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Based in Biggin Hall, Dover.

Future Foundry offers transformational skills and career development programmes for young people facing barriers to building careers in the arts and creative industries.

22/06/2026

Less than two weeks until the return of one of our town's favourite annual events... 🌊☀🪗🎊

Formerly known as the Port of Dover Regatta, the 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 will be bigger than ever this year. From Live Music, The Forge Youth Markent, Dragon Boat Racing, Swimming Races, Workshops, Dancing, Live Performances, Food and Drink, there's going to be something for everyone.

Join our Forge Youth Market @ Dover Harbour Festival: Free Stalls for 11-19 year olds - Equipment & support provided - First time stall holders welcome! Interested? Fill out a Market Vendor form and we'll get back to you: https://bit.ly/YouthMarket26

𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: Sat 4th - Sun 5th July
𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Dover Waterfront
𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆 | 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆-𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗻

Port of Dover Waterfront

18/06/2026

We love a good costume… 👘🧵✂️

That's why we'll be giving prizes for the best dressed at Dover's Youth Comic Con on Saturday 18th July - get your costumes ready!

We're especially looking for home-made sustainable costumes - upcycled, second hand, cardboard-creativity, reconstructed and reimagined - 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲! 💚

Dress as your favourite character, an original creation, or something completely unexpected. Make it yours.

Start raiding those wardrobes! 🎭

📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 | 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟵
📍 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀 & 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 | 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺–𝟰𝗽𝗺
🎉 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟲𝗽𝗺 | 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹
💚 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘
Gaming, market stalls, a Studio Ghibli garden, sweet shop, workshops, costume competition, food, performances and plenty of surprises - all created by the young people we work with, for you.
Made possible with the support of our main funders Port of Dover & Kent Community Foundation Fund, alongside Arts Council England, Dover Town Council, Riverside Centre & Dover Community Association.

18/06/2026

🙌 This year, Dover Harbour Festival is proud to support Emmaus Dover and Home-Start Dover!

We are delighted to be working in partnership with so many fantastic local organisations to showcase our region’s world-class culture and heritage on and off the water.

For more information about the event, please follow our Facebook event: Dover Harbour Festival

Future Foundry

17/06/2026

The 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 is back this weekend at Dover Multicultural Festival, organised and hosted by Samphire! ☀🎊

𝗧𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 (𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟭-𝟭𝟵): There's still time to sign up for your free stall! No market experience necessary - we provide tables, chairs, gazebos and on hand support from the Future Foundry Market team. Just bring what you've made: photography prints, fashion, toys, artwork - if you made it, you can sell it!

To join us, fill out our market stall form at:https://bit.ly/YouthMarket26

𝗧𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲: Come down and enjoy the day! Say hi to our young creatives and check out what they've made; enjoy a diverse range of music and live performances, international food and activities; and connect with the amazing local organisations bringing our community together through projects, activities and celebrations.

See you there! 🎊☀

📸 Swipe to see photos from last year's Multicultural Festival, with thanks to Gemma Dyer.

16/06/2026

Dover's waterfront has a serious soundtrack this weekend. 🎶

𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 - 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲

Sat 20 June | 2–4pm - 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗙 | Motown, funk, soul & originals
Sun 21 June | 2–4pm - 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 | Original vinyl Northern Soul 🕺

Food from Café on the Curve. Cold drinks from & .

Come down, bring someone, dance a bit. This is Dover doing what Dover does. ☀️

Organised with

📍 Marina Curve, Dover | Free entry

15/06/2026

Callout for Young Makers (Aged 11–19)! 📢

Got something you’ve made? We you to sell it! 🙌

Future Foundry is calling for young market traders aged 11–19 to join us at two upcoming events.

No experience necessary. Your stall is 100% FREE. We provide the gazebos, tables, and support - you just bring your stock and your talent. It’s the perfect chance to test your business in a safe, friendly community.

🗓️ Upcoming Markets:

1️⃣ Dover Multicultural Festival 📍 Pencester Gardens 🗓️ Saturday 20th June | 10am-7pm 🎉 Part of a day of music, food & celebration with the .

2️⃣ Dover Harbour Festival 📍 Marina Curve 🗓️ Saturday 4th July + Sunday 5th July | 10am-6pm 🌊 Part of a big weekend of entertainment with & .

👉 How to join: DM us right now if you (or a young person you know) are aged 11–19 and want to be a market trader. We’ll send you the full details and registration form.

Let’s turn your creativity into a real business together. 💪✨

12/06/2026

As summer kicks off and our 2026 projects take root, we thought we’d take a moment to introduce ourselves properly.

Swipe through to see who we are, what’s happening now, and what’s coming next. From Dover in Bloom to The Forge, discover how we’re proving what’s possible when young people lead.

And if you haven’t already, reach out and say hi! 👋 As a CIC, community is a huge part of what we do, and we’d love to hear from you.

For more information, visit our website: futurefoundry.org.uk [link in bio].
.. All made possible with the support of Arts Council England, Dover Community Association, Destination Dover, Port of Dover, Kent Community Foundation, and many more...

09/06/2026

This has been a long time in the making… 🛠️

For months, the young people we work with have been planning, crafting, building and creating Dover's first ever Youth Comic Con - so that every single bit of it is theirs:
💥 A handcrafted sweet shop 💥 A retro gaming setup with 10 consoles 💥 A Studio Ghibli ASMR garden 💥 A market - think Pokemon, books and Warhammer... 💥 Workshops, performances, face painting, a photo booth, food 💥 and surprises we're keeping quiet for now… 🤫🌿🎮🎭

And it's all happening outdoors, in the heart of Dover - because the best things happen when you step out into the world to enjoy the things you love.

𝗗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗼𝗻 | 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟵 📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 📍 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀 & 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 | 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺–𝟰𝗽𝗺 🎉 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟲𝗽𝗺 | 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 💚 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘
Made possible with the support of our main funders Port of Dover Waterfront & Kent Community Foundation Fund, alongside Arts Council England, Dover Town Council, Riverside Centre The Riverside Centre, Dover & Dover Community Association.

06/06/2026

Just a reminder that there will be no events on Marina Curve today due to poor weather conditions. 🌧 They will be rescheduled soon so follow us at & Port of Dover Waterfront to stay in the loop.

In the meantime: Stay dry, Dover!

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