A free community festival
Your day at the festival
Everything you need to plan your visit to the Hythe Sports & Fitness Festival — timetable, parking, food and more.
Planning your visit
Everything you need to know before you arrive at South Road Sports Fields & Pavilion, Hythe.
Location
South Road Playing Fields, Hythe. Look for the marquee and the flag.
Car parking
150 parking spaces availableEntrance opposite the swimming pool — see the map below.
Food & drink
Food and drink vans on site all day — plenty of choice for a break between sessions.
First aid & security
First aid and security teams are on site throughout the festival. Ask any marshal for help.
Where to park
The car park entrance is on South Road, directly opposite Hythe Swimming Pool. Marshals will guide you on arrival. Please arrive early — spaces are first-come, first-served.
Get directionsEvent Timetable
In the Marquee
- 10:00Introduction by Alison ChapmanOpening by Hythe Mayor — Pauline Curran
- 10:15VWell — Beginners Pilates
- 10:45Julia's Dance Studio
- 11:15Hythe Hopefuls Ukulele Group
- 11:45Bollywood BlastPerformance + Workshop
- 12:15AGF Fitness
- 12:45VWell — Dance Cardio
- 13:15Mei Quan Tai ChiStudent demonstration
- 13:45Hythe Hopefuls Ukulele Group
- 14:15Palmarsh Judo — Demonstration
- 15:00VWell — Seated Exercise
- 15:30AGF Fitness
- 16:00Jane Mackenzie — Pilates
Outside the Marquee
- 11:15Mei Quan Tai ChiPublic join-in session
- 12:00Folkestone Amateur BoxingDemonstration
- 14:15Bollywood BlastCome and join in the fun
On the Public Courts
From 10:00
- All dayTennis Coachingby Hythe Tennis Club
- All dayPétanqueby Hythe Cricket & Squash Club
- All dayGolf Putting & Chippingby Hythe Golf Club
- All dayBowlsby Hythe Bowling Club
And Elsewhere
- 10:303K Family Fun RunSupervised by B2R running club, based at Hythe Cricket & Squash Club
- All daySkateboarding at the SkateparkSupervised by The Sports Trust (Folkestone)
- All daySquash & RacquetballAt Hythe Cricket & Squash Club
- All day5-a-side FootballHythe Youth Football Club
- 11:45–13:15Hythe Swimming ClubAt Hythe Swimming Pool — free entry to meet the club
- 13:30 & 14:10Water Poloat Hythe Swimming Pool — demonstration at 13:30, have-a-go at 14:10 — free entry to watch or join in
- All daySailing Taster DayAt Hythe & Saltwood Sailing Club
Help shape next year's festival
This festival was created by Hythe Town Council to encourage more people to get active. Please take our short anonymous survey — it takes about 3 minutes.