Fat Tuesday Festival

Hastings Fat Tuesday is all about appreciating the local music scene, having a good time and raising some money for local charities.

The main highlight is Fat Tuesday night on 21 February with 8 pubs playing host to 16 bands between the hours of 8pm and11pm followed by a great party!

The organisers encourage you to dress up, head out and see Hastings at its best.

The Seaview Project and St Michaels Hospice, Hastings have been chosen as this year's charities.  A suggestion of £2 per person (voluntary donation) is given to the charity collectors at each event.

18 February The Cajun Kitchen from 1pm; The Stag, 14 All Saints Street

A buffet of tasty Creole food – with seafood, game, full flavoured “gumbo” stews, spicy surprises and some exquisite sweets - real Louisiana flavour. A great atmosphere with traditional Cajun Music provided by “Les Petit Chiens”

Tickets are £10 for the buffet and are limited.  Contact the Stag to reserve yours – 01424 425734

Collection for St Michaels Hospice.

Crescent City Limits; from 9pm - till late; Bar Blue, 22 Grand Parade, St. Leonards

A night of the very best of the Big Easy’s alternative music scene. Free entry but collection on behalf of The Seaview Project.

Preservation Sunday – Old Town to theTown Centre

Recreating the spirit of a traditional New Orleans Jazz and Umbrella Parade.  Some players from the Hastings Jazz scene are putting together their own “second line” band “The Filthy Half Dozen” to lead a procession from the Old Town to the special Town Centre’s America Ground for an afternoon of music and dancing.

The day events:

Jazz Breakfast from 10am at the Jenny Lind, High Street

Procession from 12.30pm led drummers and the “Filthy Half Dozen” second line band, from Old Town to The Print Works 14 Claremont.

Music and Dancing – from 1.30pm to 5.3pm at the Print Works including the Filthy Half Dozen, DJ and the Lindy Hopper dancers, food and drink.

The Lucky Ones, 6.30pm, Jenny Lind – 01424 421394

Finish the day Back at the Jenny with a special evening performance.

Slim Monday; from 8pm; The Brass Monkey, Havelock Road, Hastings

Featuring the artist previously and still in fact, known as King Size Slim. A chilled night for a quite drink and a chat, listening to a musician at the top of his game.

This is the pre Fat Tuesday gathering of musicians and support crew – free entry (£2 voluntary donation).

It's Fat Tuesday !!!

Special Creole Lunch Menu from 12noon at The Coast Restaurant South Coast College - fortify yourself for the evening to come!

From 8pm - All over town

The fastest growing music event in town! 8 venues playing host to a rotation of 16 bands!  Experience a great party atmosphere to see and listen to some of the best loved local acts and two world class recording artists giving their time and talent to raise awareness and money for a great local charities.

Who to see? Where to go? It’s all part of the fun 

See how many bands you can catch, see how many strings of beads you can collect, see how many friends you can recognise under their masks.

All venues are free but a suggested voluntary donation of £2 would go to the chosen charities

A timetable for who to see; when can be found on Hastings Fat Tuesday.