Fifty-two gigs, screenings and sessions between Monday and Sunday. Sixteen of them on Friday.
Last week’s round-up listed nine. That is not the town getting busier — it is the listings catching up with it. Here is the week as it actually stands.
Monday 21 September
Two things, and they could hardly be less alike.
- Jenny Lind Open Mics Present : PLUGGED IN MONDAYS — The Jenny Lind, 7pm, free.
- Joni Mitchell’s Blue: An Evening in Laurel Canyon | Studio 27, Hastings — White Rock Theatre, 7.30pm.
Tuesday 22 September
Quiet, unless you write or play.
- Writers Cafe – Silent Writing Session- Every Tuesday and Thursday 3.00-5.00pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 3pm, free.
- It Came From Outer Space ft. Haydn Cornner + Steve Bowditch — The Jenny Lind, 7pm, free.
- Open Mic Hosted by Konarucchi ~ 7pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 7pm, free.
Wednesday 23 September
Midweek picks up, and the Old Town gets the loud one.
- Jenny Lind Open Mics Present UNPLUGGED WEDNESDAYS — The Jenny Lind, 7pm, free.
- Milton Hide at The Stag — The Stag Inn, 7pm, free.
- Off The Hook presents Daz and Will Unhooked — White Rock Theatre, 7.30pm.
- X Ray Cat Trio & Thee Headshrinkers — The Lord Nelson, 7.30pm, free.
Thursday 24 September
The Misanthrope screens twice in one evening, at two different cinemas, half an hour apart.
- Social Accessible Tea Dance for older people and those with Dementia — St Michael’s Hospice, 2pm, free.
- Writers Cafe – Silent Writing Session- Every Tuesday and Thursday 3.00-5.00pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 3pm, free.
- The Shanty Sessions ft. Completely Scuppered — The Jenny Lind, 6pm, free.
- ISLAMOPHOBIA: the hate the state made — White Rock Theatre, 7pm.
- NT Live: The Misanthrope — Kino-Teatr, 7pm.
- NT Live: The Misanthrope at the Electric Palace — Electric Palace, 7.30pm.
Friday 25 September
The week’s centre of gravity. Sixteen things, and a run of 8pm starts that makes you choose.
- Time and Water (Knitflix Screening) at the Electric Palace — Electric Palace, 3pm.
- Jason McNiff’s Folk Sundowner feat Haves & Haves — The Jenny Lind, 5pm, free.
- LowLight Trio ~ 5.30pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 5.30pm, free.
- Karen Arthur: A conversation on menopause, creativity and joy — Stade Hall, 6.30pm, free.
- Nadia Reid live at Henry Ward Hall, Hastings — Henry Ward Hall, 7pm, free.
- Roger Carey LIVE at The Dolphin Inn — The Dolphin Inn, 7.30pm, free.
- Think Floyd Live in Hastings — White Rock Theatre, 7.30pm.
- Stray Bentos — The Jenny Lind, 8pm, free.
- KID KAPICHI at The Piper – St Leonards/Hastings — The Piper, 8pm, sold out.
- The Mighty Zircons — The Crown, Hastings, 8pm, free.
- Alt Anthems – Hastings Friday 25th September — The Pig, 8pm, free.
- Palmerama’s Comedyrama — The Pig, 8pm, free.
- 808 State — Black Box Hastings, 8pm.
- LIVE FOREVER- OASIS TRIBUTE Live at Pissarros Townhouse Rooms — Pissarro’s Townhouse Rooms, 8.30pm, free.
- Jennifer Maslin Jazz Trio ~ 8.30pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 8.30pm, free.
- Friday Karaoke- 11pm til Late! — Barnaby’s Lounge, 11pm, free.
Saturday 26 September
Kid Kapichi’s all-ages matinee, then garage rock, jazz, a Stones tribute and an 80s party that starts in the afternoon.
- Keepers Clothes | Panel discussion — DEPO, 2.30pm, free.
- KID KAPICHI – matinee, all ages — The Piper, 3pm, almost sold out.
- THE ULTIMATE 80’S DAYTIME PARTY! – HASTINGS! — Black Box Hastings, 3pm.
- Afrit Nebula ~ 5.00pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 5pm, free.
- Yes Yes & Total Khaos — The Pig, 7pm, free.
- STORMBRINGER + PLANET FATALE + SILENCE MUTANT @ THE CARLISLE – HASTINGS — The Carlisle Rock Pub, 7pm, free.
- Nothing In Rambling + Kaspar & Lucy @ Oscar’s, St Leonards (Double Header) — Oscar’s on the Square, 7pm, free.
- Saints~On~Sea -8.00pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 8pm, free.
- Rockin’ Ambassadors — East Hastings Sea Angling Association, 8.30pm, free.
- The Sonics LIVE at The Dolphin Inn — The Dolphin Inn, 9pm, free.
- Stoned at The Clarence, Hastings — The Clarence, 9pm, free.
Sunday 27 September
Sunday does the heavy lifting: a bike ride, two recitals and five bands before closing time.
- Kidical Mass Mass September 2026 — Alexandra Park, 10am, free.
- FREE PARANORMAL TEAM OPEN DAY/EVENING @ The True CRIME Museum! — True Crime Museum, 10am, free.
- Sunday Coffee Concert: Riyad Nicolas (Syria) — Kino-Teatr, 11am.
- Bjorn Dahlberg & Matt Jackson Bluesy Jazz Duo ~ 1.30pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 1.30pm, free.
- RESCHEDULED Andrew Kötting Weekend: Gallivant 30th Anniversary Screening plus Intro & Q&A — Electric Palace, 3pm.
- Rewind 45 – live at the Old King John in Ore — Old King John Public House, 4pm, free.
- Mambo Jambo — The Jenny Lind, 4pm, free.
- The Sunday Trip with Paul Aquaman Kinloch and Jeff Fuzzface Gilbert — Twelve Hundred Postcards, 4pm, free.
- The Paul Huggett Band ~ 4.30pm — Barnaby’s Lounge, 4.30pm, free.
- Dreamcoat Stars at Hastings White Rock — White Rock Theatre, 7.30pm.
Every date here is at hastingsflyer.com/events, which is where this list comes from and where it stays current. Venues: the full directory. Running something we have missed? Add it.
