About The City Brief Chatham
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Chatham
Chatham has a strong maritime heritage and a community spread across neighbourhoods like Hamlet Park, Temple Woods, and Chatham Dockside, each with its own character. The City Brief exists to help residents and visitors stay informed about what's happening in these areas, the weekly markets, seasonal festivals, and neighbourhood events that shape local life. Every week, we cover the regular events that form the backbone of community life: the Chatham Saturday Market and Chatham Town Centre Market bring traders and fresh produce to the centre, while neighbourhood activities connect people across residential areas. Beyond the weekly calendar, we track the larger festivals that define the year, the Chatham Festival's 20-day summer celebration, the Chatham Folk Festival, and the Maritime Festival, which honours the area's naval significance through the historic Chatham Dockyard. Chatham’s identity is rooted in its past. The Dockyard's influence remains central to the city's story, and events throughout the year reflect that heritage. We help people discover how that history connects to what's happening now: family-friendly activities in green spaces, cultural performances in Victoria Gardens, and the kind of local gathering points that build neighbourhood bonds. Our role is straightforward: we collect and organise what's on across Chatham so you don't have to search for it. Whether you're in Hamlet Park looking for what's happening this weekend, or in Temple Woods curious about upcoming festivals, The City Brief brings the week's events to one place. We focus on the real events, the ones that matter to how people actually live here, rather than corporate promotions or distant attractions. Chatham changes week to week, season to season. The City Brief moves with it, keeping you informed about the local events that define your neighbourhood and the wider city.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Chatham – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
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About the editor
The City Brief Chatham is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
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