Escaping the Standard Seaside Pub: Why Your Margate Stag Do Needs Bongo’s Bingo

A stag do in Margate has plenty of potential. There’s the seaside. The pubs. The bars. The food. The inevitable debate over who is responsible for losing the groom before midnight. But let’s be honest: there is only so far a traditional seaside pub crawl can take you.

You can spend the afternoon moving from pub to pub, ordering the same rounds of drinks, listening to the same playlist and gradually losing track of which sticky carpet belongs to which establishment. It’s a tried-and-tested formula, but a stag do is supposed to be memorable. That’s where Bongo’s Bingo comes in.

We’re bringing something a little louder, stranger and considerably more chaotic to Margate. And, actually, we think it fits the town rather well.

Margate has always had a bit of a rebellious streak. It’s arty, colourful, independent and proudly a little bit weird. Between the galleries, vintage shops, creative spaces, seaside attractions and increasingly lively nightlife, it doesn’t exactly scream “quiet night in”.

So why would your stag do? A traditional pub crawl can work anywhere. A bingo stag do feels like something you’d actually choose for a group heading to Margate.

Our nights are designed around the same thing that makes the town so much fun: doing something different.

We bring together bingo, live entertainment, music, dancing, ridiculous prizes and a crowd that has turned up with absolutely no intention of behaving normally. There’s a reason people come to Margate looking for something a bit different. We’re here to provide it.

There’s nothing wrong with a pub. There’s nothing wrong with several pubs, either. The problem comes when your entire stag weekend starts to feel like a conveyor belt of them. Pub. Drink. Pub. Drink. Pub. Drink. By the time you’ve reached pub number four, someone is explaining the rules of a game nobody remembers agreeing to play, the groom has acquired a novelty hat, and half the group are already asking where the nearest takeaway is.

At Bongo’s Bingo, you have an actual event to build your night around. You get the whole gang in one place, and then we take care of the entertainment. Expect bingo, big tunes, dance-offs, audience participation and the sort of atmosphere where standing still for too long feels like a personal challenge.

And because everything happens under one roof, nobody has to remember which bar you’re supposed to be meeting at next. That alone could save the group chat.

A stag do should involve at least one moment where everyone looks at each other and says, "What on earth is going on?” At Bongo’s Bingo, that moment is practically guaranteed.

Our prizes have included everything from Henry Hoovers to mobility scooters, alongside cash and plenty of other completely unexpected rewards. They’re not the sort of things you’d usually expect to win on a night out. That’s precisely why they’re brilliant.

Imagine the groom being dragged on stage, surrounded by his mates, only to discover that his heroic efforts have somehow earned him a household appliance. It’s not exactly the traditional stag do trophy. But it’s certainly more memorable. And that’s the whole point. We want you to leave with stories you’ll still be telling long after the hangover has disappeared.

There comes a point during every stag do when somebody announces that everyone should head somewhere with a pool table. And everyone politely agrees, despite the fact that three people in the group have never played pool before.

At Bongo’s Bingo, we have a rather more entertaining solution. Dance-offs. Our nights are built to get the whole room involved, whether you consider yourself a dancefloor regular or the sort of person who normally waits until everyone else has had enough drinks first. You don't need to be good.Actually, being terrible might make it more fun.

The beauty of Bongo’s Bingo is that nobody is there to judge anyone’s technique. Everyone is too busy joining in, laughing at their mates and wondering what ridiculous thing is coming next. And for a stag do, that group energy is exactly what you want.

This is perhaps the biggest reason we think Bongo’s Bingo and Margate are such a good match. Margate has never been afraid of being different.

It has reinvented itself, embraced its creative side and become known for doing things its own way. You can see it in the food, the art, the independent businesses and the people who come here specifically because it isn’t like everywhere else. So your stag do shouldn’t feel like it could have happened in any town in the country.

There are plenty of Stag do ideas that Margate can offer, but why settle for an itinerary that could have been copied and pasted from another seaside destination? Come to Margate. Get dressed up. Make a bit of a spectacle. Then let us take care of the chaos.

A Bongo’s Bingo session can also work brilliantly as the main event before heading elsewhere afterwards. Start with us, get everyone involved, make some ridiculous memories and then continue exploring the town once we’ve finished. Or, frankly, stay out and make a full night of it.

There are plenty of options when it comes to nights out in Margate, but having one big, high-energy event at the centre of the evening gives your group something to rally around. It also means the groom can't simply disappear into the nearest pub and claim he’s “just having a quick one”. We’ve thought ahead.

There will always be a time and place for a quiet pint by the seaside. Your stag do probably isn't it. You’re heading to Margate because you want a weekend you’ll remember, so make the night match the destination. Swap the predictable pub crawl for something bigger, louder and far less sensible.

At Bongo’s Bingo, we’ve got the bingo, the music, the dance-offs, the ridiculous prizes and the atmosphere. You just need to bring the groom, round up the lads and prepare for a night that could get very weird, very quickly.

Because when it comes to Margate nightlife, doing the same thing everyone else does is hardly much of an adventure.

Ready to make your Margate stag do one to remember? Get your Bongo’s Bingo tickets and bring the whole gang along.