LOW Margate is a wine and music festival set against the backdrop of the incredible Margate skies. It now takes place in both June (and a smaller more crazy event in November) each year in the wonderful seaside town on the Kent coast.
Now in its third year, the weekend of 12-14 June 2026, the old town in Margate will once again play host to a weekend full of talks, events, gigs and of course the LOW Tasting Rooms.
The LOW Tasting Rooms (Saturday June the 13th only) will allow you to sample over 100+ wines from both importers and winemakers from across Europe and Great Britain. Organic, biodynamic and low-intervention winemakers will also be on hand to lead you through the wines that respect both the grape and the soil.
Friday 12th June.
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LOW table series.
An exciting array of small dinners and talks at venues across Margate with brilliant, low intervention winemakers.
Bottega Caruso.
6-8pm. Discover Cooperativa Lentamente
The Wellington
An evening with Henri from Clos de Caveau, hosted by Cloth Wine with Billy Stock cooking a seasonal four course menu inspired by the Rhône Valley.
Faith in Strangers
Join Dominik from Koehler-Ruprecht for an intimate dinner at Faith In Strangers, pouring through the wines that made Kallstadt legendary. Old-world craft, generous food, rare bottles, and proper conversation around one table. A 10-person dinner for anyone who loves wine, or wants to understand why great Riesling has such a devoted following.
Saturday 13th June
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11-5pm. LOW Tasting Rooms
@ Arlington House car park. £35.
Venues across Margate will be also be offering samples of low intervention, thoughtfully produced wines for £5 to all wristband holders. Alongside this there will be music hosted by a collection of winemakers and selectors across three different stages in Margate…
Stage one - Cantina Caruso.
Old Town, Margate. 12.00-3.00pm
Hosted by J
Stage two - Northdown Road.
Northdown Road, Cliftonville. 3.00-5.00pm
Hosted by Adrian from Westwell Wines + very special guests.
Stage three - Margate Off-Licence.
Cliff Terrace. Margate 6.30-9.30pm
Hosted by Louis Redly and Black Wine Club
Sunday 14th June
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Turner Contemporary
1-2pm.
Riedel wine tasting experience:
A journey showcasing how the different shape and size of a glass can change our perception and enjoyment of wine. Taste 4 very different and exceptional wines in a range of Riedel glassware and learn the basics of tasting and appreciating wine.
£15. Includes tasting 4 wines.
BOOK HERE
2.30-3.30pm
The path less travelled:
A brief history of natural wine.
How did we get from the caves of Armenia to the shores of Margate - and why are we here anyway? Mike Knowlden (Perennial Wine / Wild Wine School) takes you on a journey through natural wine's where, when, who and why, setting the scene for a resistance movement against control and uniformity in wine. A tour of how that movement spread and brought us all to LOW Margate.
£15. Includes tasting 4 wines.
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3pm-Sunset
Closing party.
Louie on Sea and the sunset terrace
Balearic beats hosted by Joe and Katie Lye (Brawnswood / Dance Dance Dance) and guests.
LOW Margate is a community – a group of venues, producers and importers – that work together to encourage people to drink and buy natural, low-intervention wines that respect both the grape, the soil and all the people associated with it.
What’s going on…
