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Thursday 29 October
11 gigs today.
Across 10 venues. 5 free.
505 gigs coming up. 55 this month. 70 this week.
- Thu 29 Oct
Peatbog Faeries at Studio 27…one of Scotland's best-known names in contemporary folk music.White Rock Theatre19:30in 9h - Thu 29 Oct
Spooky crafts, Halloween workshopLooking for something fun and creative to do this October Half Term?Babilicious13:00in 2h - Thu 29 OctIsh at the Electric PalaceSet in Luton’s South Asian and Middle Eastern community, it’s a story of political and racial tension, loss and growing up.Electric Palace15:00in 4h
- Thu 29 Oct
Writers CafeCome and write with us! A co-working club and writing snug…Barnaby’s Lounge15:00in 4h - Thu 29 OctThe Karma Effect + Juliet’s Not Dead @ The Carlisle HastingsThe Carlisle Rock Pub19:00in 8h
- Thu 29 Oct
Brewing Brothers QuizQuiz in a unique subterranean escape, just steps from the shoreBrewing Brothers (Courtyard)19:00in 8h - Thu 29 Oct
Flux Artists: Immersive Multimedia ScreeningFollowing the success of the recent Flux Photography exhibitionBarnaby’s Lounge19:00in 8h - Thu 29 Oct
A Head Full of Stories Vol.5Join local writers Amanda Dormon and Joan Taylor Rowan for another in their popular series of short stories.Crown House19:15in 9h - Thu 29 Oct
Wasted Youth + West WickhamsWasted Youth return to The Piper for the fourth time in four yearsThe Piper19:30in 9h - Thu 29 Oct
Now That’s What I Call A Music Quiz at French’sFrench’s19:30in 9h - Thu 29 Oct
The Pig Open Mic NightWe have a Tanglewood Acoustic guitar, a Fender Stratocaster, 2 microphones, a set of Roland drum padsThe Pig20:00in 9h
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Fri 30 Oct — Thu 12 November — 40, one at a time
Fri 30 Oct · 00:00
Halloween Karaoke Night with Lyricz N Lungz at The Havelock
Costumes encouraged
The Havelock
The venueFri 30 Oct · 00:00
Killer Kiss at The Piper
Bubblegum power pop + disco
The Piper
Free
17 min walk from The Havelock
The venueFri 30 Oct · 13:00
Halloween Film Fest with Hastings Comic Con: Coco Screening
We’ll also be selling snacks for kids and adults to enjoy!
White Rock Theatre
12 min walk from The Piper
The venueFri 30 Oct · 17:00
Hastings Rocks Film Festival: Home Is Where I Want to Be at The Printworks
Celebrating local and coastal cinema
The Printworks
£12.00
3 min walk from White Rock Theatre
The venueFri 30 Oct · 18:00
Volunteers & Trustees Exhibition at Hastings Arts Forum Gallery
Art Exhibition and Open Evening
Free
Fri 30 Oct · 19:00
Hastings Rocks Film Festival: Love, Loss and Leviathans at The Printworks
Experimental films and animation
The Printworks
£12.00
The venueFri 30 Oct · 19:00
Bill’s Big Charity Quiz Night – Brain Research UK
Quiz night raising funds for Brain Research UK
£5.00
Fri 30 Oct · 20:00
Ritchie ‘Reggae’ Campbell
Enjoy Ritchie's take on the biggest and best-loved anthems from the reggae scene.
Shear Barn Holiday Park
Free
20 min walk from The Dolphin Inn
The venueFri 30 Oct · 20:00
Hello Queen DJ Night
Dark disco, filthy house, twisted classics. Tkts:sailer-club.eventcube.io
Crown House
58 min walk from Shear Barn Holiday Park
The venueFri 30 Oct · 20:00
Blackbox Presents: THE RESURRECTION – Cabaret & Burlesque Show
Get ready for a night of sin and spectacle from beyond the grave as Halloween comes alive!
Black Box Hastings
36 min walk from Crown House
The venueFri 30 Oct · 20:00
FREESTYLERS at INSOMNIA >> The Piper >> St Leonards/Hastings
INSOMNIA and The Piper present FREESTYLERS + Andy G (Bora Bora) and Ed F (Ministry of Sound).
The Piper
27 min walk from Black Box Hastings
The venueFri 30 Oct · 20:00
The Coven Club presents Halloween Spooktacular: Femme-fuelled goth & rock live music night
Featuring Not Now Norman, Dead Blood Cells, and Ditch the Demon
The Carlisle Rock Pub
£5.00
The venueFri 30 Oct · 20:30
Terrarium-Jazz Sextet 8.30pm
Terrarium is the original-music sextet led by saxophonist Jo Stout
Barnaby’s Lounge
Free
4 min walk from The Carlisle Rock Pub
The venueFri 30 Oct · 20:30
REWIND 45 Live at Pissarros Townhouse Rooms
Pissarro’s Townhouse Rooms
Free
5 min walk from Barnaby’s Lounge
The venueFri 30 Oct · 21:00
Hastings Rocks Film Festival: So This Is How It Ends at The Printworks
Sci-fi and dystopian film
The Printworks
£12.00
6 min walk from Pissarro’s Townhouse Rooms
The venueFri 30 Oct · 23:00
Karaoke – Every Friday Night 11pm til Late
Bring songs you’d like to sing, we’ll load ‘em up and have a great time until the early hours !
Barnaby’s Lounge
Free
2 min walk from The Printworks
The venueSat 31 Oct · 14:00
Hastings Rocks Film Festival: In Conversation with David Quantick at The Printworks
Script Club
The Printworks
£12.00
3 min walk from The Havelock
The venueSat 31 Oct · 15:30
Hastings Rocks Film Festival: Stories of Sanctuary at The Printworks
True stories of survival and resilience
The Printworks
£12.00
The venueSat 31 Oct · 16:00
Saturday Seafront Session – Martin Blackman
Live Music @ The Albion
The Albion
Free
11 min walk from The Printworks
The venueSat 31 Oct · 17:00
Rock Band Karaoke (Trick or Treat Bakers Market 11-4)
St Andrews Mews
7 min walk from The Albion
The venueSat 31 Oct · 17:30
Hastings Rocks Film Festival: The Shape of Silence at The Printworks
Iranian films and animation
The Printworks
£12.00
8 min walk from St Andrews Mews
The venueSat 31 Oct · 18:00
Hastings Rocks Film Festival: Wrath of the Gods at The Observer Building
Remembering director Justin Hardy (1964-2026)
The Observer Building
£12.00
1 min walk from The Printworks
The venueSat 31 Oct · 18:00
THE WEREWOLVES OF HASTINGS – Halloween Party
…an evening of Halloween mayhem
The Jenny Lind
Free
15 min walk from The Observer Building
The venueSat 31 Oct · 18:00
The Oldtown Studios presents: Halloween Battle Of The Bands
The Executions, The Dead Noughts and X-Men, plus DJs
East Hastings Sea Angling Association
£7.50
5 min walk from The Jenny Lind
The venueSat 31 Oct · 18:00
Hastings Halloween Voodoo Fest
A coffin, a jazz band and the best Halloween costumes, 18th year
The Albion
Free
7 min walk from East Hastings Sea Angling Association
The venueSat 31 Oct · 18:00
Voodoo Velo!
Halloween fancy-dress bike ride from the Pier
Hastings Pier
Free
15 min walk from The Albion
The venueSat 31 Oct · 19:00
Halloween Old Skool Disco!
Four hours of 70s, 80s and 90s hits for the Sara Lee Trust
Hastings & St Leonards Masonic Hall Company Limited
£10.00
15 min walk from Hastings Pier
The venueSat 31 Oct · 19:30
Voodoo Fest 2026 and Wytch Pycknyck at The Lord Nelson
Halloween
The Lord Nelson
35 min walk from Hastings & St Leonards Masonic Hall Company Limited
The venueSat 31 Oct · 19:30
French’s Halloween: Dr Savage & The Hot Sauce
Spooky sounds and a great night guaranteed
French’s
£5.00
14 min walk from The Lord Nelson
The venueSat 31 Oct · 19:30
Hanushka coffee house sessions: live
Every Saturday evening, Hanushka Coffee House hosts Hastings troubadour Jason McNiff and a rotating collective of musicians on violin, double bass, clarinet, and mandola
Hanushka Coffee House
Free
1 min walk from French’s
The venueSat 31 Oct · 19:30
Monster Ball Mash Up
St Leonards Church
£15.00
17 min walk from Hanushka Coffee House
The venueSat 31 Oct · 20:00
The Undertakers Reggae Train at The Royal Standard
Vinyl DJ night with guests Jo & Paddy
The Royal Standard
30 min walk from St Leonards Church
DJ & Club NightSka & ReggaeSoul & Funk
The venueSat 31 Oct · 20:00
63 Stone at The Anchor
The Anchor Inn, Hastings
2 min walk from The Royal Standard
The venueSat 31 Oct · 20:00
Hastings Rocks Film Festival: Hallowe’en Horror at The Observer Building
Elevator to the Gallows
The Observer Building
£12.00
13 min walk from The Anchor Inn, Hastings
The venueSat 31 Oct · 20:00
Flow State: Make a Dance
Flow State / Make-A-Dance – Halloween party
The Printworks
1 min walk from The Observer Building
The venueSat 31 Oct · 20:00
The Carlisle Halloween Bash: 80s Horror with Vexed
The Carlisle Halloween Bash, on an 80s horror theme
The Carlisle Rock Pub
Free
5 min walk from The Printworks
The venueEverything on in Hastings and St Leonards tonight, plus the rest of the week and the weeks after. Bexhill, Rye, Battle and the rest of the coast too — switch towns at the top of any page.
Browse it however suits: by venue, by the 160-odd local acts who play them, or by the promoters putting the nights on. Festivals have a page of their own, and this town runs a lot of them. Every week the Gig Crunch takes the week apart, and there are longer pieces when something’s worth more than a listing. Putting on a gig? List it — it’s free.