Celebrating Gravesham’s rich riverside heritage with a fantastic festival of family events, walks and talks.
10am – 5pm
St Andrew’s Quayside – come and join our acrobatic juggling pirates, have your picture taken in the frozen North Pole, and take part in a variety of fun workshops in our special ‘igloos’ – your may even see a roaming Polar Bear! Look Out!
Add your voice to the legacy sound archive for future generations to learn about our river and you.
Rock your rollocks with music from the deck of LV21
Enjoy the amazing shanty crews:- Dazzle The Hog Eye Men, The Silver Darlings, Impressed, Helen North and Black Deep Three.
Talks will take place at the Three Daws Public House on Saturday and Sunday, and include local historian Christoph Bull , the leading expert on Captain Francis Crozier; historian Michael Smith; and the first woman to captain a super yacht through the Northwest Passage, Captain Maewenn Beadle.
Christoph Bull will also be leading two walks along the riverside at 2.30pm each day.
The Three Daws will also be hosting the tale of the Princes Alice Disaster – The Forgotten Dead; and a special appearance from the indomitable wife of Sir John Franklin, Lady Jane Franklin – frequently referred to as ‘A Man in Petticoats’!
For more information and to book, please click on the event(s) you would like to attend below:
Address
The Franklin Festival
St Andrew's Gardens
DA12 2BD
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