3 Best Performing Arts in Canterbury, The Southeast

Kent's biggest international arts festival fills the town with music, dance, theater, and other cultural events for two weeks every October (and sometimes early November).

Outside the town center, the Gulbenkian Theatre mounts all kinds of plays, particularly experimental works, as well as dance performances, concerts, and comedy shows. It also screens films.

This impressive modern performance space showcases Shakespeare productions, contemporary theater, music, dance, and comedy. It is also a venue for popular touring shows, including West End musicals.