Grand Opening Ceremony This is a picture taken from the History of The Winter Gardens of the opening on the 3rd August 1911 Laurel and Hardy A picture taken from The History of the Winter Gardens of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy perhaps one of the most famous film comedy 'duo' of all times who appeared at the Winter Gardens on the 18th August 1947 Dinner Dance Main hall Winter Gardens A picture taken of a Dinner Dance in the Main Hall which is the larger of the two halls within the Winter Gardens

1911 to 2011 - Celebrating 100 years of entertainment 

2011 will be a very special year for the Winter Gardens as it celebrates its 100^th Birthday. 

Thanet Leisureforce in conjunction with Thanet District Council are launching an appeal fund to raise money for this much loved landmark. The appeal funding is aimed at providing funds for essential works to the building prior to the celebrations in August 2011.

Leader of Thanet District Council, Cllr Sandy Ezekiel said: "Celebrating 100 years will be a fantastic achievement for the Winter Gardens. It's a well loved landmark and has seen a huge variety of entertainment and special events held there over the years. It would be great to see this appeal fund raise the money needed to renovate and improve the building to ensure that the centenary can be celebrated in style! I hope to see lots of people out in support in September."

JLS TICKET DRAW - Local Promoters "Beat Up Music" have kindly offered 2x tickets for the forth coming JLS concert on Friday 29^th January. We are asking anyone who donates £5.00 or more to fill out a contact sheet, all contact sheets will be placed in a sealed container and one sheet will be drawn live on stage this Boxing Day! The lucky winner will be contacted and awarded the tickets. GOOD LUCK!!!!! For more information or to enter the draw please contact the box office.

There are some more fantastic events in the planning stage.  As these are finalised they will be featured here.  Look out for more details over the coming months and years.

For the latest press release click here

Find out more about the history of the Winter Gardens click here