St Leonards is preparing for crowds of around 10,000 for the 13th annual St Leonards Festival on Saturday 30 June.
The event is centred around Warrior Square Gardens, where there will be a main stage, community stalls, global food court, (sponsored by Eat Global) and a children’s storytelling marquee (sponsored by Hastings Storytelling Festival).
The event officially starts at noon, though warms up at 11.30am with a live yoga session ‘for everyone’ from Karen Simnet. Throughout the afternoon local artists and performers will take to the stage, including Tornado Twirl Stars, the Bangladeshi Community, Barefoot Opera, Gizmo Kids, Tania Pieri, the Hastings Gospel Soul Singers, Bollywood dance workshop and more.. Evening highlights include up-and-coming pop sensation Libby Whitehouse and X-Factor runner-up, musician Kevin Davy-White with rock blues, soul and funk.
As ever, Kings Road Street Market will run from 10am – 5pm, packed with enticing crafts, activities, stalls, food and fun. The Hastings Thrives parade starts on the seafront at 2:30pm, making its way to the stage at Warrior Square Gardens by 3:15pm to end with a drum-off with six local drumming groups.
As night falls at 9.40pm, Dundu and Worldbeaters present a beautiful, captivating illuminated parade with giant puppets, colourful costumes and wild drumming. This spectacular show, which has appeared at some of the world’s leading arts festivals, is not to be missed..
St Leonards Festival is suitable for everyone and completely free. Sponsors include Arts Council England, Hastings Council, Hastings Thrives, Hastings Storytelling Festival, and local business including Adams and Jarrett, Optivo, Fastprint, SoUrban, Dyer and Hobbis, Eat Global, Hastings Lions, Coasters and the East Sussex Arts Partnership.
Saturday 30 June
12noon – 10.30pm
Warrior Square
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THIS IS SPECIAL!
We are beyond excited to announce that the mighty FM official are coming to Hastings for the very first time at The Carlisle Rock venue on Thursday 17th October. Special Guests are the excellent White Skies. Tickets on sale now at: skiddle.com/e/38218276
Both bands are promoting their new albums so make sure you get a ticket before they are gone.
See Ya There⚡️
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😂😂😂👍👍👍Winner -2023 BBC New Comedian Of The Year
Here he is. For one night only! Can Frankie Monroe save showbiz??
Join Frankie Monroe owner and resident MC at The Misty Moon Social Club (a working men's club in Rotherham which is also a portal to hell) for a slap up feast of laughs, tricks and mucky bitter.
Frankie Monroe is the debut show from the multi-award winning character comedian Joe Kent-Walters, one of Yorkshire’s finest alternative comedy acts.
2021 Chortle Student Comedy Award.
"Mesmerising and unpredictable presence" Chortle
"Shades of Reeves and Mortimer" The Scotsman
📍Electric Palace Cinema, Hastings
🗓Saturday 15th June
🕙10pm
🎟£5 online/£6.50 on the door if available
Tickets available from the link in the bio or visit Hastingscomedyfestival.com
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Support acts announced for this rather tasty psychedelic dream-fest!Excited to announce that Ellis D and Tioklu will join Vinyl Williams at The Piper at the end of the month.
Advance tickets - www.thepiper.club/Deep Riddim Events
ELLiS·D Tioklu
All the way from Los Angeles, via Italy, France and the Netherlands, Vinyl Williams is bringing his neo-psychedelic celestial-pop sound to The Piper the April, for a set not to be missed as part of his 2024 European tour.
The grandson of legendary cinematic composer, John Williams, Vinyl Williams has six studio albums to draw on for his live shows... and his songs paint a dreamy and sensual soundscape of blissed-out and gently rocking delight.
Ellis.D - expect post-punk, krautrock and psychedelia to funk, art-rock and baroque pop
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