The 2012 Broadstairs Dickens Festival runs from

 http://www.letsvisit.co.uk/see-do/museums-and-galleries/Dickens-House-Museum

Kent prepares for Charles Dickens bicentenary events

Charles Dickens was very familiar with north Kent and the Medway towns

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-16266904