The Herne Bay Cartoon Festival 2026!

We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone who joined us for this year’s Cartoon Festival!

Herne Bay Cartoon Festival LIVE Event at Herne Bay Bandstand - Emily Cripps Photography

We welcomed “Looks on the Bright Side” to our Gallery Spaces on Friday with a brilliant turn out for our preview. We saw over 40 Cartoonists submit their art for exhibition.

We welcomed families into Studio 7 and the Rossetti Room as part of our free workshops where we saw brilliant cartoons by Herne Bay’s children and parents.

Sunday was a huge success down at Herne Bay Bandstand with live drawings and music! We couldn’t have wished for a better turn out, and some even got to take part too.

Children's FREE Cartoon Workshop - Emily Cripps Photography

We would like to thank the team at Herne Bay Cartoon Festival and PCO for an amazing event, a special shout out to our lovely Mandy for organising this event.

You can still see the “Looks on the Bright Side” Exhibition at Beach Creatives Gallery Spaces until 13^th August, we are open Monday to Saturday from 10am – 4pm.

"Looks on the Bright side" Exhibition - Emily Cripps Photography

Thank you again to everyone who joined us, we can't wait for next year!