Margate has more art per square mile than almost anywhere else in the UK outside London and most of it exists because artists actually want to live here, not because someone decided to brand the place a cultural quarter. Turner Contemporary sits at the heart of it all, pulling in major shows and international names, but the real texture of the scene is in the independent spaces: Salon Margate, Quench Gallery, The Margate School, the DIY art festivals like Offseason every January and Pride every August. The galleries we've listed here are the ones worth your time whether you know a lot about art or just like being in rooms where interesting things are happening.