Award-winning adventurous music
& combined arts events in Canterbury
We've got 8 amazing events happening over October and November featuring feminist poetry, 13th century devotional songs to the Virgin Mary, jazz, handbells, Robert Stillman, Liam Magill, a folk play about AI, a play about witches, desire and play, a chamber concert about memory, absurdist German poetry and free improvisation, magical folk story rituals and an explosive big band playing John Zorn's Bagatelles (this last event will be taking place at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre).
08/10/26 Bassie Gracie / St Mary’s Observatory / Unruly Duet
15/10/26 Robert Stillman & Caius WIlliams / Liam Magill
22/10/26 SolidGoldMagikarp: A Descent into the AI Underworld
29/10/26 Who’s the muse? / Open Stage set
05/11/26 Remember, remember: an alternative bonfire night celebration
12/11/26 Elations / Alexis & Kat
19/11/26 Free Women: Folk Hole
20/11/26 John Zorn’s Bagatelles (at the Gulbenkian Arts Centre)
St Peter's St, Canterbury CT1 2BQ. This is the church near the Cricketer's Pub in Canterbury High Street (on the same side of the street as the pub).
Doors open at 7pm, performances start at 8pm and finish by 10pm. All events are free entry. Cafe/bar open throughout.
In response to feedback you can now book tickets to Free Range events, on the event pages or direct via ticket tailor as well as turning up on the night. The advantages to booking tickets are:
- you can reserve a seat
- we have some idea of how many people are coming
- you can add an optional donation
Upcoming
Autumn 2026
St Peter's Anglican Church
This is the church near the Cricketer's Pub in Canterbury High Street (on the same side of the street as the pub). The address is 15 St Peter's St, Canterbury CT1 2BQ. You can see it on Google maps here. It's close to both train stations and the bus station. Nearest car parks are Pound Lane (£3.70 per hour), Miller's Field (£2.70 per hour) and the one near Canterbury West train station (£1.90 per hour)
📸 Austen Cooper
Free Range is an award-winning charity based in Canterbury presenting adventurous music and combined arts events in a playful and provocative way with a policy of free entry. Our purpose is to grow communities around adventurous culture and provide platforms for developing creative practice. We do this by presenting regular events, workshops and monthly open stage nights.
If you’d learn more about Free Range please email sam@freerangecanterbury.org
Free Range is for everyone.
‘Free Range has, frankly, resuscitated my belief in the possibility of creating no-bullshit great art for everybody to access and it walks the walk. World class events for free in an intimate and welcoming setting. Commitment to experimentation. Resistance to formulas or platitudes. Bringing everyone along.’
Alongside our main events, Free Range presents monthly open stage events on the first Saturday of each month. 7-9pm at The Moorings Cafe, Water Lane, Canterbury CT1 2NQ. These are like open mic nights but for all forms of adventurous performance practice. Book your 10 min slot in advance by emailing Kat Peddie at k.m.peddie@gmail.com. Limited slots may be available on the night. Works in progress encouraged. The bar will be open!
Dates for this Autumn are: 07/11/26, 05/12/26
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About
The purpose of Free Range is to grow communities around adventurous culture and provide platforms for developing creative practice. We do this by presenting performances, workshops and open mic nights. Since we started in 2012 we’ve presented 310 events featuring over 1000 artists and reached over 15000 audience members. You can support our work by donating here.