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Updated: 13:16, 24 February 2021
Events organisers finally have a reason to pop the cork, following yesterday s revelation that we could be enjoying large outdoor events once again this summer.
The Prime Minister set out four steps including the reopening of pubs and restaurants and meeting with family members indoors - situations that were impossible as coronavirus tightened its grip on Kent s communities.
But his final step is arguably the most significant of all - the return of large-scale events.
The roadmap has highlighted the cautiously optimistic date of June 21 for music concerts, nightclubs and other events to restart, sending a wave of relief - and surprise - across an industry that has been on its knees for almost 12 months.
Many people thought seeing the back of 2020 would be the start of better and brighter times.
But, as of Tuesday, Kent and the rest of the UK once again found themselves confined to their own homes as the country was plunged into its third lockdown â all while event planners and travel experts were gearing up to what was hoped to be a grand return to normality in 2021.
Leeds Castle, near Ashbank, has proved to be a popular attraction during the pandemic. Picture: Visit Kent
The roll out of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines have proved to be a small glimmer of hope that one day soon we ll be able to once again go to a festival, travel abroad, or even hug a distant relative.
Events in Kent in 2021: Including Chase & Status, Tom Kerridge s Pub in the Park, Ramblin Man, Bryan Adams and Michael Buble
Published: 06:00, 30 December 2020
This year has been eventful for all the wrong reasons but when it comes to actual calendar highlights we ve been left wanting - thankfully 2021 is set to be a bumper 12 months as a result.
We take a look at some of next year s big days out, happening across Kent, and have also thrown in a full calendar of events below.
Rapture Gaming and Creative Festival, Medway
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It ll be controllers and Nerf guns at the ready in March when the Rapture Gaming and Creative Festival is staged at the Historic Dockyard Chatham over the weekend of Saturday, May 8 and Sunday, May 9.