Live Music in Canterbury

13 gigs · 6 venues · 3 tonight · 3 this weekend · 2 free

Live music in Canterbury at a glance

FolkAir is listing 13 live music gigs in Canterbury over the next three months, across 6 venues including Old City Bar, Drapers Arms and The Shakespeare. Next up is Evie Amber live at Old City Bar at Old City Bar on Fri 23 Oct at 7:00pm. 3 gigs are on tonight. 3 more fall this weekend. 2 of them are free to get into. Every date, venue and price comes straight from venue and promoter listings and is refreshed daily, so this is what is genuinely on sale right now rather than a fixed editorial round-up. Below the gig list are the 6 venues those gigs are at, busiest first, with a link to the venue's own page wherever it has one. Every row links through to that gig's own page for the full details and, where the promoter published one, a ticket link.

Gigs in Canterbury

Tonight

Evie Amber live — Fri 23 Oct at 7:00pm at Old City Bar
George Stocken live — Fri 23 Oct at 9:00pm at Drapers Arms
Kevin Iverson live — Fri 23 Oct at 9:00pm at The Shakespeare

This weekend

The Dr Hook Songbook — Sat 24 Oct at 7:30pm at Malthouse Theatre
Sean Pout live — Sat 24 Oct at 9:00pm at The Shakespeare
Okay You Win live — Sun 25 Oct at 6:00pm at The Lady Luck · Free

Next 7 days

The Opera Boys- The Farewell Tour Starring Paul Potts — Tue 27 Oct at 7:30pm at Malthouse Theatre
Delicia live — Tue 27 Oct at 8:00pm at The Lady Luck
Jorja. live — Fri 30 Oct at 7:00pm at Old City Bar
Double or Nothing live — Fri 30 Oct at 9:00pm at The Shakespeare

Coming up

SixFold live — Sat 31 Oct at 8:00pm at Penny Theatre
Decades Showband live — Sat 31 Oct at 8:00pm at Drapers Arms · Free
Harry Evans live — Sat 31 Oct at 9:00pm at The Shakespeare

Everything on in Canterbury this week

Free live music in Canterbury

Sun 25 Oct 2026, 6pm — Okay You Win live at The Lady Luck · Free — Okay You Win live in concert at The Lady Luck, Canterbury on Sunday, 25 October 2026 starting at 18:00.
Sat 31 Oct 2026, 8pm — Decades Showband live at Drapers Arms · Free — Decades Showband live in concert at Drapers Arms, Canterbury on Saturday, 31 October 2026 starting at 20:00.

Live music venues in Canterbury

The Shakespeare — 4 upcoming gigs; next: Kevin Iverson live (Fri 23 Oct at 9:00pm) — Butchery Lane, Canterbury, CT1 2JR
Old City Bar — 2 upcoming gigs; next: Evie Amber live (Fri 23 Oct at 7:00pm) — 2 Oaten Hill Place, Canterbury, CT1 3HJ
Drapers Arms — 2 upcoming gigs; next: George Stocken live (Fri 23 Oct at 9:00pm) — 1-2 Sun Street, Canterbury, CT1 2HX
Malthouse Theatre — 2 upcoming gigs; next: The Dr Hook Songbook (Sat 24 Oct at 7:30pm)
The Lady Luck — 2 upcoming gigs; next: Okay You Win live (Sun 25 Oct at 6:00pm) — 18 St Peter's Street, Canterbury, CT1 2BQ
Penny Theatre — 1 upcoming gig; next: SixFold live (Sat 31 Oct at 8:00pm) — 30-31, Northgate, Canterbury, CT1 1BL

Live music in Canterbury: the essentials

Where is live music in Canterbury tonight?

3 gigs are on in Canterbury tonight: Evie Amber live at Old City Bar at Old City Bar (Fri 23 Oct at 7:00pm), George Stocken live at Drapers Arms at Drapers Arms (Fri 23 Oct at 9:00pm) and Kevin Iverson live at The Shakespeare at The Shakespeare (Fri 23 Oct at 9:00pm).

What live music is on in Canterbury this weekend?

3 gigs fall this weekend, including The Dr Hook Songbook at Malthouse Theatre (Sat 24 Oct at 7:30pm), Sean Pout live at The Shakespeare at The Shakespeare (Sat 24 Oct at 9:00pm) and Okay You Win live at The Lady Luck at The Lady Luck (Sun 25 Oct at 6:00pm).

Which Canterbury venues have the most live music?

The Shakespeare (4 upcoming gigs), Old City Bar (2 upcoming gigs) and Drapers Arms (2 upcoming gigs) — 6 venues have live music listed in Canterbury over the next three months.

Is there free live music in Canterbury?

Yes — 2 of the 13 listed gigs are free to get into, including Okay You Win live at The Lady Luck at The Lady Luck (Sun 25 Oct at 6:00pm) and Decades Showband live at Drapers Arms at Drapers Arms (Sat 31 Oct at 8:00pm).