Chatham Maritime Food & Drink Festival

01/06/2026

29/05/2026

What an incredible weekend! 🎉

Even though it was a scorcher of a weekend it was, so well attended!

A HUGE THANK YOU to the Medway Universities and local businesses for their support with parking provision for the event. 🙌

Also, a huge Thank You to Thomson Snell & Passmore our Festival Friend, Kentstone and Gavin Jones Ltd and Chatham Maritime Watersports Centre for being our sponsors!

Thank you everyone for coming along and joining in the fun at this years Chatham Maritime Food & Drink Event!

What was your favourite part of the weekend?👌

26/05/2026

Lost something at the Food & Drink Festival?

A few items of lost property have been handed in over the weekend.

If you think you may have left something behind, please get in touch with us at the Chatham Maritime Trust offices; we’ll do our best to reunite items with their owners.

📍 The Wharf, Maritime Way, St Mary's Island, Chatham ME4 3ES
📞 01634 891888
✉️ [email protected]

24/05/2026

Day 2 of has been fantastic!

Amazing atmosphere, great fun, community coming together and fabulous food and drink!

It’s also been great to see all the teams participating in the dragon boat race for 🐉

We hope to see you all tomorrow 🙌🏻

24/05/2026

Dragon Boat Race is today! 🐉

Head down to the 9th annual Dragon Boat Challenge — a flagship fundraising event for the organisers Medway Sunlight Rotary Club.

The event, which raises money for various local charities, has been running since 2015 and is part of the annual Chatham Maritime Trust Food and Drink Festival.

USEFUL INFORMATION
🕰️ Time: 10am to 4pm (racing starts at 10.30am)
🌊 Location: Chatham Maritime Watersports Centre, Basin 2, Chatham Maritime, St. Mary’s Island

No fee and no booking required!

It's a great day of entertainment, don't miss it!

Please note that the main Chatham Maritime Food and Drink Festival is open until 6pm.

23/05/2026

I’m afraid I’m still feeling unwell so I won’t be performing tomorrow at Chatham Maritime Food & Drink Festival or The Spotted Dog, Penshurst.
I’m really sorry for letting people down.
This stomach bug has wiped out the whole house and just sucks!
I’ll be back gigging soon folks!

23/05/2026

And that’s a wrap!🌯😉

Thank you to everyone who came today!

What an incredible start to a hot Bank Holiday Weekend 🤩

We look forward to seeing you all again tomorrow!

The Dragon Boat Race starts at 10:30am, don’t miss it!

It’s going to be great fun! 🚣

23/05/2026

Head over to the marina to visit The Tugs!

Visit for FREE and take the family down to see the engines and a fun tour of MT Kent!

23/05/2026

What a glorious day at Chatham Maritime Food & Drink Festival! First time ever that I haven't worn a cardigan or coat 🤪🤣☀️ Thank you so much for having us, we loved playing for you and the lovely crowd ❤️🎵

23/05/2026

Plenty to do here at the Chatham Food and Drink Festival!

Make the most of this bank holiday weekend and head over to Chatham Maritime to enjoy food, drinks, sunshine, water sports, children’s crafts, and lots of family fun turning into memories!