Events in Chatham From 13th April – 19th April 2026

You can find music and community events taking place across public spaces in Chatham. The annual Medway Music Festival starts at Riverside Park on Tuesday evening, with local country bands playing near the old dockside warehouses, areas that once housed naval engineers but now host acoustic sets under string lights. On Saturday afternoon, High Street becomes an informal stage for buskers; recent performers have included a three-piece folk group from Rochester and a solo accordionist known locally for weekend appearances at St Paul’s Church hall.

Evenings bring modest gatherings: the Chatham Heritage Society holds its monthly discussion on maritime archives in one of the remaining 19th-century council buildings near Pentagon Bus Station. Attendance is open to all, with tea provided by volunteers from a nearby residents’ group, this event draws people aged twenty-five to seventy-two, reflecting local continuity.

Families can access riverside play zones at Chatham Dockside Outlet Centre during midweek afternoons; these are supervised areas adjacent to the refurbished riverwalk. On Friday night, an open-air screening of a 1940s naval documentary is projected onto the side wall of what was once a ship repair depot, the same site now hosts periodic cultural talks.

Events run without tickets or formal reservations. Venues include benches at Chatham Railway Station’s platform entrance and grassy patches near St Mary’s Churchyard, all reachable by Medway bus service or on foot along marked walkways from Rochester Train Station. No booking is required, just come when the time suits.