Todays Events
The iconic Sissinghurst Castle Garden will play host to some of the best garden, plant and landscape photography from amateur and professional photographers across the globe. From portrait to panorama, from the quirky and amusing, to the outright wondrous, these photographs reflect the everlasting appeal of the garden and vividly showcase images of a green planet. Categories include the Beauty of Plants, Wildlife in the Garden and Wildflower Landscapes among others.
Forthcoming Events
The iconic Sissinghurst Castle Garden will play host to some of the best garden, plant and landscape photography from amateur and professional photographers across the globe. From portrait to panorama, from the quirky and amusing, to the outright wondrous, these photographs reflect the everlasting appeal of the garden and vividly showcase images of a green planet. Categories include the Beauty of Plants, Wildlife in the Garden and Wildflower Landscapes among others.
The Heritage Transport Show has on display over 700 vehicles including motorbikes, cars, tractors, commercials and many more.
The South East Bus Festival will also be joining us again, proving to be one of the highlights of the Show. The Festival is a firm favourite at the Show and will be featuring a display of over 100 buses and bus related trade stands. Visitors and exhibitors can take advantage of as many free vintage bus rides around the Showground as they like.
Welcome to the 30th Paddock Wood Half Marathon. For those
of you who have run our race before you will know that not
only do we provide one of the most successful races in Kent,
but in the South East, and that we are always rated as a ‘must
do’ race in all the leading running magazines.
Maidstone Scouts return to the Hazlitt again for the Maidstone Gang Show’s 50th Anniversary Show.
Filled with all the best bits from the Gang Shows produced in Maidstone over the past 50 years it’s bound to include your favourite songs, jokes and comedy sketches.
A variety show for all the family guaranteed to entertain young and old alike.
The South East Koi Club has members of all ages sharing the same interest in koi. Every year we hold our Open Show, which is now held at the Kent County Showground, Detling, Maidstone, Kent.
The Young Koi Show staged by the South East Koi Club is the only koi show in the UK restricted to a maximum koi size of 65cm. The show also showcases the UK’s leading koi dealers and suppliers, as well as an arts & crafts section, licensed bar, hot and cold food.
The Kent Garden Show will feature over 300 exhibitors with a wide variety of goods on display and for sale. The features of the show include the floral marquees with their stunning floral displays including medal winners from Chelsea. The garden exhibitors have all manner of gardening goods for sale and include over sixty nurseies. There is a craft pavilion, food hall, brass band and children’s rides.
As well as the numerous nurseries in attendance there will be exhibitors selling garden furniture, water features, garden sheds and buildings, tools, sculptures, and much more
Jacqueline Aviolet will be in attendance all weekend to give answers to your gardening questions.
Jim Buttress will be in attendance on Saturday
The Kent area of NAFAS will be holding their annual show in the Clive Emson Building.
For those who have never attended the Show before, the Kent County Show is a showcase event for farming, countryside and rural life. The three day event brings together the very best of Kent with animals and food, fun and excitement and above all a sense of what ’The Garden of England’ has to offer.
Following the incredible success of the 2018 Show, 2019 will be an exciting year as be will be celebrating our 90th Show. Visitors will experience a more hands on Show with better access to the cattle marquee, shire stables on site, flower and woodland craft workshops, cookery demonstrations, more live music and the Food and Farming education area.
10k is a great step up from our 5k events. Up the challenge and take part in the Race for Life 10k. Walk, jog or run. Raise valuable funds for research. THIS IS BEATING CANCER. 10k (or just over 6 miles) may sound a little daunting but it is an achievable challenge for anyone with a bit of training. Jogging 10k takes about an hour, but Race for Life is non-competitive, so you can take as long as you like.
Race for Life Pretty Muddy® is the Cancer Research brilliant muddy obstacle course. Scramble over the A-frame. Crawl through the mud pit. Have fun with your friends and raise valuable Funds for BEATING CANCER. Pretty Muddy® events are in waves, each starting 15 minutes apart to make sure everyone on the course is safe. To take part you can enter as an individual or a group.
Race for Life Pretty Muddy Kids is our brilliant muddy obstacle course just for the little ones. They can take on the obstacles, crawl through the mud pit and have fun with friends, all the while helping raise valuable funds for life-saving research.
Please note, all children taking part must be at least 1.2m tall on day of event.