Hastings Events
Discover what's happening in Hastings. Updated regularly with events for the town; from major events to quiz nights, theatre, markets and music evenings.
Here are just some the highlights of the year (2017) but there is always a good reason to visit Hastings at any time of the year.
January – the 92nd Hastings International Chess Congress - 28 December 2016 - 5 January 2017
February – Fat Tuesday - details are from 2016 at present!
March – Hastings Half Marathon – 19 March
April – Beatles Day 18 – on 2nd at White Rock Theatre
May - Hastings’ Jack in the Green
June – Stade Saturdays - cultural events every Saturday on Stade Open Space; and free!
July – Hastings Beer and Music Festival, Alexandra Park
August – Old Town Carnival Week
September – Seafood & Wine Festival
October – Hastings Bonfire – 14 October
November – Hastings Storytelling Festival
December – It’s Christmas!
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Ongoing Events
Type
Type
Music
Location:
St Leonards
Dates
- From:
- 19 Oct 2017 To 19 Oct 2017
David Quantick - comedy writer and music journalist - brings his legendary quiz night to Kino Teatr.
The quiz takes in every aspect of popular culture - music, films, books, funny things and famous people. It’s also quite difficult. £5 ticket with proceeds going towards prizes.
Type
Type
Music
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 20 Oct 2017 To 20 Oct 2017
One of Hastings Finest singers/young talent
Type
Type
Music
Location:
St Leonards
Dates
- From:
- 20 Oct 2017 To 20 Oct 2017
DJ Wendy May’s Locomotion started back in the late 80’s at the Town & Country Club in Kentish Town and regularly pulled in 2000 clubbers. Now a St Leonards resident, Wendy brings her club back to the Kino-Teatr! Expect non-stop dancing to 60’s soul, Motown, R&B and funk.
Type
Type
Participatory Event
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 21 Oct 2017 To 7 Jan 2018
The first major exhibition of new work by Dame Paula Rego to a UK public art gallery for 10 years.
The Boy Who Loved the Sea and Other Stories has at its heart a body of new paintings, drawings and sculptures, inspired by a 2005 story by Hélia Correia called The Boy Who Loved the Sea. It...
Type
Type
Arts
Location:
St Leonards on Sea
Dates
- From:
- 21 Oct 2017 To 22 Oct 2017
Hastings Arts Forum will again be hosting the Big Draw at its popular seafront gallery. It is a free event - forming part of the 2017 BIG DRAW festival -to which everyone is welcome.
Type
Type
Music
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 21 Oct 2017 To 21 Oct 2017
The Flying Teapots are an exciting and lively covers band from Bexhill and Hastings. Covers played the 'Teapots' way with imagination and a certain flouting of the rules, with energy and at times a little risky. From Stones to Stereophonics, Funk to Floyd, Beatles to anything them fancy.
Type
Type
Music
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 21 Oct 2017 To 21 Oct 2017
A One Man Band & Singer Songwriter, songs and style are influenced by country folk & Blues.
Type
Type
Concert
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 22 Oct 2017 To 22 Oct 2017
Afrikaba in association with African Night Fever presents Habib Koité, one of West Africa's most popular and recognized musicians. In support, Sura Susso, popular kora player, singer and younger brother to kora master, Seckou Keita. Habib Koité takes a unique approach to playing the guitar. By...
Type
Type
Childrens Events
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 22 Oct 2017 To 22 Oct 2017
Come down to Hastings Pier and create some Halloween decorations for your house and clay tealight holders.
This event will take place in the Birch Room.
E2 on the door.
Type
Type
Childrens Events
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 22 Oct 2017 To 29 Oct 2017
Join us for a week of different Halloween activities on Hastings Pier including pumpkin carving, halloween movies, art cart and craft workshops. Please check out the website for more details.
Type
Type
Museums
Location:
White Rock, Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 22 Oct 2017 To 27 Oct 2017
A mass murder has taken place and the KILLER is still on the loose, the Police need YOUR detective skills to uncover the identity of THE HALLOWEEN HACKER!
The Halloween special 'Serial Killer Tours' last approximately 40 minutes and are FREE with Museum entrance ticket, be prepared to discover...
Type
Type
Music
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 22 Oct 2017 To 22 Oct 2017
The Stone Junction line-up includes Michael Prochak (vocals, guitar, mandolin, mandola, banjo, accordion), Dan Larpins (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Will Thompson (vocals, lead guitar, whistle). All three are well known on the acoustic scene and have played in bands like Temple Bar, Local Heroes,...
Type
Type
Childrens Events
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 23 Oct 2017 To 29 Oct 2017
In the Memories Room you can make your own GREEN candy floss and create something magical from our art cart which has been decked out with lots of Halloween arts and crafts. Take in the beautiful views from the warmth of a cup of coffee in our pop up café.
We will have a selection of Halloween...
Type
Type
Childrens Events
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 24 Oct 2017 To 24 Oct 2017
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery is holding a free family activity day with a First World War theme.
Family activity days are always very popular, with a great mix of history and arts and crafts. There will also be the chance to handle real objects, dressing up and a musician to teach all the...
Type
Type
Childrens Events
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 25 Oct 2017 To 25 Oct 2017
The learning and education team will be running a Halloween inspired workshop where you can make spiders out of Pom Poms and cobweb dream catchers.
This workshop will takes place in the Memories Room.
£2
Type
Type
Special Events
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 25 Oct 2017 To 25 Oct 2017
A breath-taking real life ‘mermaid’ is returning to Blue Reef Aquarium this October half term. Visitors can take part in a meet and greet with Mermaid Anna, a mythical and magical interactive character.
Anna last swam ashore in August to meet guests at the Rock-a-Nore Road attraction and...
Type
Type
Music
Location:
St Leonards
Dates
- From:
- 25 Oct 2017 To 27 Oct 2017
Hastings based theatre company, Stage Left Project, present a live performance of Leonard Bernstein’s one act opera, about the darker side of American suburbia, featuring Jazz and Barbershop arrangements of music from the era.
The show starts with a musical introduction in the bar at 7.30pm,...
Type
Type
Music
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 26 Oct 2017 To 26 Oct 2017
Type
Type
Special Events
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 26 Oct 2017 To 26 Oct 2017
A huge Tyrannosaurus Rex is set to descend on Blue Reef Aquarium this October half term.
The impressive four metre animatronic dinosaur, known as Pete, will also be bringing a selection of baby dinos – Rita, Bob and Alan.
The dino crèche features Alan the lazy Velociraptor, Bob the...
Type
Type
Music
Location:
Hastings
Dates
- From:
- 27 Oct 2017 To 27 Oct 2017
DODGY play a acoustic set with support from local bands ...
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