Margate Soul Festival
MARGATE SOUL FESTIVAL 20th ANNIVERSARY – 2022
The UK’s most anticipated Soul Festival is back. Margate Soul Festival takes place on Friday 5th August to Sunday the 7th of August 2022, bringing together an exciting international line up over 3 days.
Margate Soul Festival is the UK’s signature soul event held annually on the first weekend of August. It began in 2002 on Fort Hill (Carnival Corner) with Eli, Olby’s, a sound system, local guest DJs and an intimate crowd of music lovers. It is unique, being the only town centre festival in the UK, offering both ticketed and non ticketed events attracting over 20,000 per day to it’s variety of stages.
Over the years it has grown steadily, until in 2015, when the partnership with Gordon Mac and the team at Mi-Soul Radio turned into into a worldwide phenomenon, attracting festival goers from across Europe
Our main outdoor arena ‘The Redstripe Sunset Stage’ overlooking the sea, provides the backdrop to 2 days of live music, DJ’s and dancing, whilst The Margate Winter Gardens and Olby’s Soul Cafe offer 6 rooms of music for thousands of happy people throughout the weekend. And the free stages dotted around the Old Town give it a unique feel.
The 2022 Festival will distill 20 years of soul and sunshine, in a regenerated Margate, and we will do everything to make it the best yet – a very special Margate Soul Town weekend experience.
Friday 5th Aug
Melba Moore
Odyssey
Saturday 5th Aug
Ten City
Julie McKnight
Juliette Roberts
Sunday 6th Aug
Emeli Sande
The Brand New Heavies
Loose Ends
Carroll Thompson
SouLutions
Ticket Information: VIP £175 | Weekend Ticket £99 | Friday Day Pass £45 | Saturday Day Pass £55 | Sunday Day Pass £55. For Group Bookings of 10+ £891 Booking fees apply
● Turner Contemporary VIP Reception Event
● Olby’s Soul Café,
● Margate Winter Gardens,
● Sunset Stage,
● Imperial Bar
● Lighthouse Bar
Please visit the local travel and tourism website for Thanet here https://www.visitthanet.co.uk/stay-and-eat/places-to-stay/
Unfortunately we do not offer camping for this event but you can find local camping facilities within 15 minutes drive of the action here
https://www.manstoncaravanpark.co.uk/
The main festival site is located here Event Location
Margate Winter Gardens Fort Crescent, Fort Lower Promenade Margate, Kent, CT9 1HX
for directions please visit our website https://margatesoulfestival.co.uk/
Margate offers a plethora of fantastic eateries and bars which surround the festival site. We add to this by providing an eclectic mix of other offers that compliment what is already available from the businesses.
Margate Soul Festival is a town festival which, for 2022, takes place across 3 venues across the town.
Please be aware that each venue has varied levels of disabled facilities and accessibility.
We do our best to make Margate Soul Festival one of the most accessible festivals possible and it's important you tell us what your needs are so that we can make sure we can meet them.
To apply for our access scheme first purchase a standard ticket. Once you have purchased your ticket we ask you to complete and submit an access requirements application form
Please ensure that you have booked your tickets and received confirmation before requesting a form
You can request a form here info@margatesoulfestival.co.uk
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| Smiths Court | 0.8 ml | £40.00 | Book | |
| The Crescent Victoria Hotel | 0.8 ml | £63.00 | Book | |
| The Malvern Guest House & Blues Grill | 0.8 ml | £35.00 | Book | |
| Travelodge Margate Westwood | 1.5 ml | £199.00 | Book | |
| Botany Bay Hotel | 2.1 ml | £70.00 | Book | |
| South Lodge | 2.6 ml | £84.00 | Book | |
| Royal Albion Hotel | 2.7 ml | £59.50 | Book | |
| Bleak House | 2.8 ml | £135.00 | Book | |
| Comfort Inn Ramsgate | 3.4 ml | £50.00 | Book | |
| Royal Harbour Hotel | 3.6 ml | £30.00 | Book | |
| The Lodge at Prince s Golf Club | 6.6 ml | £65.00 | Book | |
| Crown Inn | 7.0 ml | £60.00 | Book | |
| The Bell Hotel | 7.5 ml | £70.00 | Book |
Olby's Soul Cafe, 3-5 King Street Margate, Margate, CT91DD
