Don’t Miss: Turner’s new Winter Wellness Festival
Turner is kicking off 2026 with something a little different. Welcome to a full month dedicated to slowing down, reconnecting and looking after ourselves during winter’s toughest stretch.
The gallery has announced a Winter Wellness programme running throughout February, featuring movement workshops, sensory sound sessions, family-friendly events, panels, Ayurvedic feasting and more.
Designed to nurture mental, emotional and physical wellbeing, the festival spans everything from gentle seated yoga to vibroacoustic therapy.
Many sessions take place inside Turner’s sea-facing Foyle Rooms, making the most of Margate’s shifting coastal light.
There’s a packed programme across Feb of workshops, talks, readings and one off events
A Month Designed for Slowing Down
Turner’s Winter Wellness month is intentionally broad, offering everything from deep rest to playful movement. It’s also one of the most accessible festival programmes the gallery has delivered, with sessions for different ages, bodies and levels of mobility, and a mix of free and ticketed events.
If February is usually the moment you start counting down the days until spring, consider this your invitation to pause, stretch, breathe and recharge, all by the glorious sea in Margate.
Here are some of our favourite events coming up at the festival. There’s a range of paid and free events, plus lots of accessibility options.
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Tracing Time with Qigong (David Willis)
Wed 18 Feb, 7pm – 9pm
A meditative blend of qigong, breathwork and drawing that explores how the body records movement and time. Expect slow grounding practices followed by experimental mark-making using chance methods.
🎟️ £8 - 12 / Book here
A Sensory Journey for Hormonal Cyclical Health
Sat 21 Feb, 2pm – 5pm
An immersive elemental workshop exploring hormonal cycles through tea ceremony, tasting, movement and sound. A deeply nurturing space for anyone wanting balance, insight and embodied connection.
🎟️ £60 / Book here
Tiny Disco Club
Tue 17 Feb, 10am – 12pm
A joyful daytime rave for kids and parents with disco, house and hip hop — all before lunchtime. Expect dancing, play and a brilliant buzz without the late-night chaos.
🎟️ £5 - 12 / Book here
Inner Farmacy x ShapedSound: The Sonaform Frequency Lab
Thu 12 – Fri 13 Feb, various times
A multi-sensory therapy experience combining Ayurveda with vibration-based sound technology using Sonaforms®. Book a 30-minute session to explore your energetic makeup and drop into deep vibro-acoustic rest.
🎟️ £22 / Book here
Wellness by Design: Creating With & For the Living World
Sun 8 Feb, 4pm – 5.15pm
A thought-provoking panel on ecological design, materials and regenerative creative practice. Hear from designers shaping a kinder, more connected future for people and planet.
🎟️ Free / Book here
Sea of Purpose: Sea Trippin’ for Restless Souls
Sun 8 Feb, 11am–12pm
A gentle, 60-minute exploration of Blue Mind Theory with Sarah Hakewill, helping you move out of your head and into your body through the calming, creative power of water. Learn simple tools to bring the clarity and steadiness of blue spaces into everyday life.
🎟️ £10–£25 / Book here
Showcasing Margate’s Wellbeing Talent
What makes this Winter Wellness programme feel particularly special is that it’s shaped almost entirely by Margate-based practitioners, artists and healers.
Many of the facilitators are people who’ve quietly become anchors in the town’s wellbeing community such as yoga teachers creating inclusive spaces, movement artists exploring embodiment, sound practitioners experimenting with coastal resonance, and creatives blending traditional practices with contemporary ideas.
They’re people who have built their work here, shaped by the sea, the seasons and the unique character of Margate’s cultural scene. Across the month you’ll meet an incredible group of Margate practitioners:
David Willis — artist, Tai Chi and Qigong instructor
Jodey Simmonds — Ayurvedic practitioner and founder of Inner Farmacy
Ted Rogers — movement artist and embodied practice guide
Shai Space — sound practitioner and herbal healing facilitator
Sarah Hakewill — sea-connection practitioner exploring Blue Mind Theory
Anna Brook — women’s circle leader and founder of Shala Women
Lily Cleo Hewit — accessible-yoga teacher and founder of Cleopatra Yoga
Many of these facilitators run small studios, grassroots community sessions or independent practices here in town all year round. Turner ‘sWinter Wellness month gathers their work under one roof. It’s wellness shaped by Margate itself: creative, grounded, inclusive and full of heart.
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