Our picks.
Your choices.
This week we are leading with Willy Mason + Alexander Wolfe — The Piper · Thu 15 Oct, 7.30pm · £19.50.
Willy Mason has one of THOSE voices that just draws you into his world. The American singer-songwriter is supported by local musician Alexander Wolfe, who deserves your time more than you might know.
The rest
More from other venues and promoters across Hastings and the surrounding area.
MONDAY
Farol Negro @ The Jenny
Brazilian Outlaw-Country/Folk/Rock band FAROL NEGRO are set to explode onto our little town as part of their first ever European/UK tour…
FRIDAY
Woodpig + Le Beaubo
Saying 'fronted by Al Mitchell' is maybe all we need to say here… but Woodpig draws together four really talented local Hastings and Brighton musicians to delivery a dose of heavy original folk.
FRIDAY
Stray Bentos
STRAY BENTOS are great! They deliver brilliantly wonky interpretations of Tango and Latin dance classics alongside some quirky and humorous originals.
FRIDAY
The Kate Bush Experience
It's a tribute act, yes…but it's a Kate Bush tribute act. So we think you'll like this one a lot.
FRIDAY
SOUL TOWN Live at Pissarros Townhouse Rooms
Soul Town are a local Hastings institution, and live nights at Pissaros always deliver on atmosphere.
SUNDAY
Poppy Rockett at The Seadog supported by Yakubski
The Seadog is one of our favourite pubs, with some great beers on tap and excellent food. When they push back the tables to make way for Poppy Rockett you'll want to be there.
SUNDAY
Glenn Richards & The Venus Lakes
Intelligent and insightful songwriting, and a melodic folk rock delivery make this a must…especially as its at The Albion.
14 acts from the local register are out this week. Here are the first 3.Local bands playing this week
The whole week
Everything on, day by day
Monday 12 October
Hastings Local History Group’s Hastings Week History Event St Clements Church Hastings, 2pm, free
Susie Warren’s Collage & Writing Workshop 3 Barnaby’s Lounge, 3pm, free
Farol Negro @ The Jenny The Jenny Lind, 7pm, free
Maureen Charlesworth Chess Challenge The White Rock Hotel, 7pm
Film Night ~ The Cabinet of Dr Caligari ~ Hosted by Mark Poole Barnaby’s Lounge, 7.30pm, free
SOLD OUT – RYAN ZHU • Autumn Recital at The Stables, Hastings The Stables Theatre and Arts Centre, 7.30pm
Tuesday 13 October
Old Hastings Preservation Society: The Original Old Town Walk West Hill Lift (Upper Station), 2.30pm
Writers Cafe – Silent Writing Session- Every Tuesday and Thursday 3.00 Barnaby’s Lounge, 3pm, free
Open Mic Night at Cactus Hound Bar Cactus Hound Bar, 7pm
Mariamna Sherling with Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra White Rock Theatre, 7.30pm
Ms Kitty’s Guide to Death and Transformation Plus Poetry From UV Bev The Jenny Lind, 8pm, free
Monthly Jazz Jam 8.00pm Barnaby’s Lounge, 8pm, free
Wednesday 14 October
Celebrate the 960th Anniversary of the Battle of Hastings West Marina Gardens, 12pm, free
Old Hastings Preservation Society: The Original Old Town Walk West Hill Lift (Upper Station), 2.30pm
L T Gaming Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) LT Gaming, 6pm, free
Presentation of the ‘Order of 1066’ Award Hastings Town Hall, 6pm
Open Rehearsal: Rheda’s Dream Morris Side The Y Centre YMCA Hastings, 7.30pm, free
Tim Peake ASTRONAUTS: The Quest to Explore Space Tour 2026 De La Warr Pavilion, 7.30pm
Unplugged Wednesday Open Mic The Jenny Lind, 7.30pm
Thursday 15 October
Cake and a Cuppa at Friary Gardeners Friary Gardeners, 10am, free
The Stade Fishing Quarter Walk Hastings Fishermen’s Museum, 11am
The Christophers (Subtitled) at the Electric Palace Electric Palace, 11am
Cake and a Cuppa at Friary Gardeners Friary Gardeners, 1pm, free
Hastings Tractor Fish & Chip Run Stade Open Space, 4.30pm, free
Folk Blues and Beyond with Jason McNiff with guest Sue Harding The Cove, 7pm
Independent Visions present: Climate of the Hunter at the Electric Palace Electric Palace, 7.30pm
Willy Mason + Alexander Wolfe The Piper, 7.30pm
Gabriel Moreno and Richard Moore Live The Piper, 7.30pm
Trigger @ Crown House Crown House, 7.30pm, free
The Shady Pines Porters Wine Bar, 8pm, free
The Pig Open Mic Night The Pig, 8pm, free
Completely Scuppered Shanty Sessions The Jenny Lind, 8.30pm
Friday 16 October
Tommy at The Piper The Piper, 12am, free
Lost Pubs & Breweries of the Old Town Guided Walk Hastings History House, 2.30pm
K-POP DANCE HEROES at Hastings White Rock Theatre White Rock Theatre, 6pm
Millie's Nightclub White Rock Theatre, 7pm, free
Vintage Soul – Classic Soul, Funk, Motown Oscar’s on the Square, 7pm, free
Stray Bentos The Jenny Lind, 7pm, free
In The Lady Garden The Stables Theatre and Arts Centre, 7.30pm
Faith Simon LIVE at The Dolphin Inn The Dolphin Inn, 7.30pm, free
Woodpig + Le Beaubo White Rock Theatre, 7.30pm
The Best of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells I, II and III De La Warr Pavilion, 7.30pm
The Kate Bush Experience Black Box Hastings, 7.30pm
STRAY with guests Soho Dukes The Carlisle Rock Pub, 8pm, free
Soul Town The Compass, 8pm
The Long Ryders + Studio 68 The Piper, 8pm
Band Night with Le BeauBo at The Pig The Pig, 8pm
SOUL TOWN Live at Pissarros Townhouse Rooms Pissarro’s Townhouse Rooms, 8.30pm, free
Word of Mouth at The Anchor The Anchor Inn, Hastings, 8.30pm
Saturday 17 October
Hastings Storytelling Festival 12am, free
Guy Making Competition at the British Tea Museum British Tea Museum, 9.30am, free
Hastings Bonfire 9.30am, free
Vintage & Classic Motorcycle Show Stade Open Space, 10am, free
Piers Torday: Books According to Dog and Owl Hastings Library, 11am, free
Labyrinth (Relaxed Screening) at the Electric Palace Electric Palace, 3pm
Bonfire Afternoon Gig – Electric Jazz Tunes Barnaby’s Lounge, 4pm
Hanushka coffee house sessions: live Hanushka Coffee House, 5.30pm, free
Coffee House Sessions with Jason McNiff Hanushka Coffee House, 5.30pm
John Simpson: The Leaders & Lunatics Tour at The DLWP De La Warr Pavilion, 6.30pm
Foundry The Carlisle Rock Pub, 7pm
Edith Festival 2026: Edith’s Daughters — Two Women Caught in the Aftermath of the Norman Invasion Marina Fountain, 7pm, free
Humble Rumble Front Room Takeover at The Pig The Pig, 7pm
Ben Maier & The Longshore Drifters at The Lord Nelson The Lord Nelson, 7.30pm
Black River at The Anchor The Anchor Inn, Hastings, 8pm
Bonfire Night Party The London Trader, 8pm
Total Khaos: Hastings Bonfire Afterparty at Oscar's on the Square Oscar’s on the Square, 8pm
Ghost Riders Reborn East Hastings Sea Angling Association, 8.30pm
SMOKING JACKETS Live at Pissarros Townhouse Rooms Pissarro’s Townhouse Rooms, 8.30pm, free
Deep Fried Beats — Hastings Bonfire Afterparty The Piper, 9pm, free
Hyperdrives Band LIVE at The Dolphin Inn The Dolphin Inn, 9pm, free
Ska-Per at The Royal Albert The Royal Albert, 9pm
Fabulous Red Diesel The Royal Standard, 9pm, free
Blackbox Presents: HISTORY OF HARDCORE Black Box Hastings, 10pm
Wild Combination + Lemur Beats at French's French’s, 10pm, free
Sunday 18 October
Sprat & Winkle Run (Vintage Commercial Vehicles) Stade Open Space, 10am, free
The Norman Quest 10.30am, free
Sunday Coffee Concert: Evgenia Startseva, piano (Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Skryabin) Kino-Teatr, 11am
Loving Karma at the Electric Palace Electric Palace, 11am
Jonas Larsson Quartet Barnaby’s Lounge, 1.30pm
The Albion’s 1066 Conker Championship. The Albion, 2pm, free
Soulful Sundays! The She, 2pm, free
Llama Legs The New Beach Club, 3pm
Word and mouth – live at the Old King John in Ore Old King John Public House, 4pm, free
Bold Reilly The Jenny Lind, 4pm, free
Postcards and Palms Twelve Hundred Postcards, 4pm, free
Martin Blackman Band at The Lord Nelson The Lord Nelson, 4pm
The Reflection — the Closing Ceremony of Hastings Week St Clements Church Hastings, 4.30pm, free
Eazy Tyger Royal Oak Pett, 4.30pm
It Seemed Like A Good Idea! The Stables Theatre and Arts Centre, 6pm
Lois & The Love + Warlander + Black Arches + Hollywood Bob's Sparklestars at The Piper The Piper, 6.30pm, free
Mods vs Rockers Day: Quadrophenia at the Electric Palace Electric Palace, 7.30pm
Poppy Rockett at The Seadog supported by Yakubski The Seadog, 7.30pm, free
The Celine Experience White Rock Theatre, 7.30pm
Glenn Richards & The Venus Lakes The Albion, 8.30pm, free
