About The City Brief Hastings
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Hastings
Hastings boasts a lively calendar of events that reflect the town's character, from its medieval past and Victorian seaside heritage to its thriving contemporary arts scene. The City Brief helps you stay across what's happening each week, whether that's a community celebration, a festival, or a gathering that matters to your neighbourhood. The town draws visitors and locals alike to recurring events. Jack in the Green brings seasonal colour, Hastings Pirate Day holds the Guinness World Record for the largest pirate gathering, and the Hastings Old Town Carnival Week continues a tradition that began in 1968. Summer brings Coastal Currents Arts Festival, showcasing performance and visual work across the coast. Autumn offers Voodoo Fest, Hastings Rocks film festival, and the Hastings Bonfire Society Event with its torchlight procession. Winter and spring feature St Leonards Festival and other community-led initiatives. Beyond the headline occasions, there's activity every week across neighbourhoods like Old Town and St Leonards. You can find music nights, art exhibitions at Hastings Contemporary, markets, workshops, and gatherings at venues and public spaces. The BMX Battle of Hastings at Source Park draws international competitors. Hastings Tap Takeover in October sees bars and venues collaborate on a month-long celebration. The City Brief keeps you informed about what's on locally. Rather than searching multiple websites or social media, you get a weekly overview of events across the town and its neighbourhoods. We cover the major festivals alongside smaller happenings, theatre productions, sports fixtures, workshops, food events, and gatherings that shape local life. Whether you're new to Hastings, raising a family here, or a long-time resident, The City Brief helps you stay connected to your community and discover something you might otherwise miss.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Hastings – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
The City Brief is a global network of local newsletters. We succeed in sending the best of local information to local people. To learn more, visit our main website.
About the editor
The City Brief Hastings is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
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