Creative Folkestone

Who we are

Creative Folketone : South Kent's creative hub

Creative Folkestone is a visionary arts charity dedicated to producing and enabling the very best creative activity which has transformed Folkestone and East Kent and continues to do so. Working collectively, we make the town a better place to live, work, play and visit.

We believe that everyone is creative, and that creativity has the power to change people and places for the better. With this passion at its heart, Creative Folkestone enables people’s creativity to flourish, enriching the town and those who live in or visit it.

Established in 2002 with the help of our founding funder The Roger De Haan Charitable Trust and formerly known as Creative Foundation, Creative Folkestone has a remarkable record of success and looks after five projects: Folkestone Artworks, Folkestone Book Festival, Creative Quarter, Folkestone Triennial and Quarterhouse. Through all these projects we enable people to get creative.

The Creative Quarter is Folkestone's cultural heart. It is an urban village of designers, filmmakers, musicians, web developers and artists. We have restored 90 buildings and look after around 80 flats, 115 studios and offices and over 50 shops, making it a hive of activity. Enjoy watching artists paint in their galleries and sign up to classes run by skilled makers. Bars transform into micro-performance spaces and cafés are buzzing with people meeting to make exciting plans. Contributing to the reputation, infrastructure and economy of the town, Folkestone Creative Quarter is a playground for creative and digital businesses.