𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 is our free weekly art club for 10-19 year olds, every Saturday throughout the year - including school holidays. It's free to attend - snacks included - and everyone is welcome!

Ages 10–13: ⏰ 9:30–11.30 AM
Ages 14–19: ⏰ 12.30–3.30 PM
Saturdays at Biggin Hall, Dover, CT16 1BD

The festival was co-created by @futurefoundry.bsky.social and Dover Town Council and celebrated rare wildlife returning to the town’s chalk cliffs and coastal grasslands.

Read more about the exciting discovery 👉 butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blo...

We can't wait to see our new lantern puppets fly for the first time under the night's sky this Saturday! 🌟

𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱
📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟲 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿
🎪 Market Square (10am–3pm)
🎵 Pencester Gardens (3pm–7:30pm)
🕯️ Lantern Procession leaves Pencester at 5:30pm

Don't miss our 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 where you'll create your own star lantern to carry in 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 procession on Saturday 6th December!
✨ Workshops are free
✨ No experience necessary
✨ Limited spaces - booking: futurefoundry.org.uk/lantern-workshop-booking

Less than two weeks to go until 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 - our biggest and brightest yet! This year we've been working with master puppeteer James Frost, to create brand new giant lanterns that are not to be missed. We can't wait...🏮✨

Last month we had some incredible news: 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺 won a trio of top awards at the 𝗥𝗛𝗦 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 & 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗺!
✨ Winners in our category
✨ Gold Award
✨ Biodiversity Award
An extraordinary achievement thanks to the generosity, enthusiasm, and community spirit of the people of Dover 💚

🌟 𝗦𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 + 𝗦𝘂n 𝟭𝟲𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃: Make your very own lantern to join the parade!

Getting ready for 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 this year with free workshops (including free Dover Castle entry, thanks to our friends at @englishheritage.bsky.social)🏮
Contact [email protected] to get involved.