Christmas pantomime retelling of Snow White with Shona McGarty and Matt Terry, with relaxed and BSL-signed performances.
Three-day festival of music, performance and culture by the sea in Hastings, with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Park headlining on Friday.
Five-day town-wide music festival marking Mardi Gras, with mostly free gigs, a costumed umbrella parade and a free Shrove Tuesday finale across Hastings Old Town.
Family fireworks display by Griffin Fireworks set to music, with live music from The Raven Drummers and family entertainment at The Pilot Field.
Morph Ska 6 live music event featuring ska performances.
Christmas market with local handmade crafts and jewellery, live music, festive refreshments, games and a Santa's Grotto in the hospice garden.
The Drifters play their classic hits, from 'Under the Boardwalk' to 'Save the Last Dance for Me', at The White Rock Theatre.
Christmas stage version of Frank Capra's 1946 film, adapted by Mary Elliot Nelson and directed by Niall Whitehead and Barbara Ward, as a family show.
Free all-day record fair with thousands of vinyl records and CDs for sale from dealers across the South East.
Festive market of makers, artisans and independent traders with festive food and drink, Santa's Grotto, craft workshops and children's activities.
Third-year indoor Christmas fair with over 50 local designers and makers selling gifts and homeware, a charity raffle, a choir and festive surprises.
Live professional wrestling show with former WWE and ECW star Rhyno and a defence of the GrandSlam Wrestling Championship.
The Stables Theatre presents Jez Butterworth's award-winning play 'Jerusalem', directed by Gareth Brighton, about a troublemaker who refuses to be driven out of his village.
Festive edition of Bongo's Bingo with classic bingo given a Christmas twist, singalongs, dance-offs, rave rounds and Christmas prizes.
Adult pantomime 'Tinderella', a naughty reworking of Cinderella for the dating-app age by Happy Ending Pantomimes, strictly for ages 16 and over.
Comedy play by Ron Hutchinson about the chaotic making of 'Gone With The Wind', directed by Jenny Lloyd Lyons.
Stand-up show by Australian comedian Dan Schreiber, QI elf and host of the No Such Thing As A Fish podcast, about the world's weirdest facts.
Intimate acoustic night with Alabama 3, bringing blues, country, gospel and acid-house, with a DJ set from Lol Hammond of Drum Club.
Tribute show to George Michael with Steve Mitchell singing Wham! hits, alongside ex-Wham! bassist Dave West, in its third year.
Winter Metal Meltdown night with four heavy metal bands, Girlschool, Raven, Alcatrazz and Airforce, at Blackbox Hastings.
Over-18s disco party with live 70s, 80s and 90s music, dancers, confetti, balloons and a light and laser show.
Blue Note session by the More Fountains crew and Metalheadz, with DJ Storm, Loxy and Elm Street, over 18s after 8 pm.
Interactive murder-mystery supper inspired by Carry On and Agatha Christie, with guests playing along to solve the crime, all in aid of Friends of Conquest Hospital.
Free winter market with independent makers, candlelight, glowing fires and mulled wine over two days.
Screening of the 4K restoration of Madness' 1981 docu-comedy 'Take It or Leave It', directed by Dave Robinson.
Weekly Saturday indoor market with arts and crafts, antiques, vintage finds and jewellery, plus a food and drink court.
Cider festival with tastings of local and national ciders, perries and apple juices, plus food and music at The Crown.
Nine Below Zero, the UK rhythm and blues band, play The Piper in Hastings for their 50th anniversary tour, with special guests Bruce Foxton, Zac Shulze, Ben Waters, Robbie McIntosh and Dr Feelgood.
Weekly co-operative market with local fish, organic vegetables, fresh bread, artisan cheese, flowers, clothes and home ware.
Free makers market with around 50 stalls of vintage homeware, handmade ceramics and homemade dog treats, plus open studios, food, coffee and live music.
Screening of Disney's 'The Muppet Christmas Carol', with Michael Caine as Bob Cratchit and Gonzo as Charles Dickens, including a singalong on Wednesday.
UK Michael Jackson tribute show in which Ben Bowman, dressed and trained like the King of Pop, performs his greatest hits with a live band.
Dave Pearce, former BBC Radio 1 Dance Anthems presenter, plays an extended set of trance and progressive dance music with Mark Dickson, Skie and Kel Sweeney.
Nine-day cider festival with local and national ciders, perry and apple dishes served in Old Town pubs.
Special 4K screening of the 50th anniversary of Nicolas Roeg's sci-fi classic starring David Bowie.
Concert by the Rautio Piano Trio of music by Marianne Martines, Haydn and Beethoven, played on a fortepiano from Glyndebourne, in association with the Hastings Chamber Music Festival.
Weekly Thursday community market with local produce, artisan cheese, fresh bread, flowers, clothes and home wares at Wellington Place.
Kay Iris performs live in Hastings.
Queer country music night with live music from Pink Suits and The Northdown Rodeo, a cabaret performance, a costume contest and DJs, for the LGBTQIA+ community.
80th anniversary screening of Frank Capra's 1946 Christmas classic 'It's a Wonderful Life' at The Electric Palace Cinema.
Screening of the 2003 Christmas comedy 'Elf', directed by Jon Favreau and starring Will Ferrell and James Caan, for all the family.
Folk troubadour Beans on Toast brings his winter tour to Studio 27, with support from Katacombs.
Sigue Sigue Sputnik's Martin Degville fronts a new line-up as Sigue Sigue Sputnik Electronic, marking the 40th anniversary of 'Flaunt It', with Ultrarabbit on support.
Relaxed screening of the 1990 Christmas comedy Home Alone, with Macaulay Culkin and Joe Pesci.
Country music night with Dolly Parton, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen and more at Blackbox Hastings.
Live music performance by the band Rewind 45 at the Old King John.
High-energy musical tribute to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, with Matt Terry and Damion Scarcella, working through the group's biggest hits.
18+ tribute show by JRN3Y, with musicians from Magnum, Vega, Paradise Lost and Ten, playing Journey's biggest hits.
Artist Marcus Coates leads a conversation with the land, screened with Joya Berrow's film 'Two Kingdoms' and the exhibition 'Edge', followed by a shared-table feast.
A night of music celebrating the 1970s New York scene, with the Ramones, Talking Heads, Iggy, Lou Reed and Debbie Harry.
Screening of Alex Gibney's documentary on Fela Kuti and Afrobeat, with a post-screening discussion, part of Hidden Beach: Winter of Culture.
Live interactive Dungeons & Dragons show by Hell To Leather in which the audience's choices change the story.
Annual fundraising ball for Arts on Prescription, the charity's fifth edition, with best-dressed prize, raffle and Santa collecting for children in need.
Intimate standing one-man show by singer-songwriter Will Varley, with songs from his career and his 2025 album 'Machines Will Never Learn to Make Mistakes Like Me'.
Over-18s tribute night to The Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, James, Oasis, Inspiral Carpets and Joy Division, recreating the Madchester and Britpop era.
British power trio Sharp Class play The Piper with Medway's Dead Star Boys and the Brighton ska Mod band XLNTS.
Exclusive evening of relaxed browsing for adults before the main Christmas Market opens to the public at St Michael's Hospice.
Live gig by The Kytes, a covers band playing classics by The Beatles, the Stones and Oasis, at the East Hastings Sea Angling Association.
Spun Glass Theatre short play by Elijah W Harris about Hastings, followed by pizza from Sustenance and a party by Remi Vibesman.
Stipe, the R.E.M. tribute band, plays The Piper in Hastings with hits like 'Losing My Religion' and 'Man on the Moon'.
A Christmas show of comedy improv from Speechless Improv at the White Rock Hotel.
All-ages show by the girl band Message From The Ravens, marking their return to the stage with their new single 'Rattlesnake'.
Frances Viner's gritty, non-realistic adaptation of Anne Brontë's 'The Tenant of Wildfell Hall', recast and reimagined at The Stables Theatre.
A morning of art and storytelling for children and carers with nature activities and imaginative projects at Alexandra Park.
Screening of the horror film 'The Ugly Stepsister' with an introduction, part of Fright Night at the Electric Palace.
Screening of the documentary '50 Years of Punk' with a Q&A with director Mark Sloper and a performance by the Hastings Punk Choir.
Screening of Olivia Wilde's dark dinner-table comedy 'The Invite', with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton, shown subtitled.
Screening of the documentary 'NAZA', about the Israeli military's targeting of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, part of the Storm the Palace strand.
Screening of the documentary 'Everybody to Kenmure Street' about the civil resistance at the Kenmure Street immigration raid, followed by a Q&A with participant Julie Sherry.
Free live gig by Nashville country act Willow Hill, the husband-and-wife duo of Alexandra and CT Fields, at The Carlisle rock pub.
Live show by Toronto roots and rock outfit The Commoners on their Runnin' Blind Tour, with Spencer Mackenzie, at The Carlisle.
Live jazz session by the Adrian Cox Trio, with clarinetist Adrian Cox, guitarist Honey Boulton and bassist Alex Gilson.
Screening of Nick Bloomfield's film about smuggling in Hastings and the Sussex coast, with an introduction by Bloomfield and a Q&A.
Free live music by Afrit Nebula, a South Coast trio blending Middle Eastern and jazz influences, at The Jenny Lind in Hastings Old Town.
A series of three accessible workshops by iDOLRiCH Theatre Rotto on Hastings' fossil heritage, shadow puppetry and paleo art, for children aged 8 and over.
Live set by Vexed, a Hastings four-piece rock and pop covers band, at The Dolphin Inn.
Live gig by covers band Sarah G and the Other 3, with Stevie Bart playing rock 'n' roll covers, at the East Hastings Sea Angling Association.
Screening of Ava DuVernay's film 'Selma' with an introduction by Tola Dabiri, part of the 'Hidden Beach: Winter of Culture' series at the Electric Palace.
Screening of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, with Matt Damon, subtitled and with an interval at the Electric Palace.
Free live house music night fronted by Toby Barelli with some of Hastings' top players at The Albion.
Screening of Olivia Wilde's dark dinner-table comedy 'The Invite', with Seth Rogen and Penélope Cruz, at Electric Palace Hastings.
Semi-professional football match between Hastings United FC and Steyning Town in the Isthmian League South East Division.
Talk show by TV legend Fred Dinenage, the Krays' official biographer, sharing stories and recordings from his time with Ronnie and Reggie Kray.
Comedy play by Ben Randall imagining a meeting between Margaret Thatcher and John Lennon, recommended for ages 16 and over.
Comedy about the first actresses on the English stage, set in Restoration London, directed by Liz Mattey at The Stables Theatre.
Free live music night at The Pig Hastings with alt rock band April Again and support from The Home and Landlines.
