Don’t waste a weekend when there’s so much going on in Kent. We hand pick what’s on across the county this weekend that we think you’ll love

Winner of the Kent Life Landscape Painter competition, Peter Day, on his art and inspiration

With sales of physical books now outperforming digital titles, Kent Life salutes Independent Bookshop Week (24 June-1 July)

In June 1667, 350 years ago, an Anglo-Dutch naval battle on the Medway saw English defeat and the tide of history turned for ever

With a new Christopher Nolan feature film on Dunkirk due out this summer, English Heritage is putting a special focus on the ‘secret’ underground tunnels at Dover Castle with a Second World War weekend taking place this month

You won’t need to trek up to London’s theatres this month, as both Judgement in Stone and Rent are on stage in Tunbridge Wells

The light and shade of the Mediterranean are vividly present in Wye artist Geoffrey Sainsbury’s works

Jane Austen, 1775-1817, whose bicentenary we mark this year, has many Kent connections and visited the county and her relatives here throughout her short but hugely significant life

We have gathered some of Kent’s top Easter events happening around the county this year

A combination of the frivolous and the serious defines the work of Faversham-based children’s books illustrator Priscilla Lamont

Folkestone-based Dee Taylor, a fan of film noir, loves the narrative in his art, which references animations such as the Gotham City of Batman comics

It’s not just Her Majesty The Queen who has reached a milestone birthday recently; the opening of the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway took place 90 years ago this year and Kent is celebrating its miniature hero

Our selection of top events in March 2017 from around the county

The ultimate bouncy castle experience for adults is coming to Deal in May 2017. At 272m The Beast is the world’s largest inflatable obstacle course and its first UK outing will be at Betteshanger Park

Sarah Sturt reviews the “perfect winter treat,” Pride & Prejudice performed at Canterbury’s Marlowe Theatre

The Kent Big Weekend is back for 2017 and we’re giving Kent residents the chance to win FREE tickets to a whole host of attractions and days out across the county!