Three-day festival of music, performance and culture by the sea in Hastings, with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Park headlining on Friday.
Hidden Beach Festival returns to The Oval on Bohemia Road from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 August 2027. It's a festival of electronic, hip hop, soul, funk and world music, and this time it's running over three days instead of its usual format, as part of Hastings' Summer of Culture 2027. The whole thing is run by The Hidden Beach Organisation CIC, and it sits within the council's 'Seasons of Culture' programme, which takes music, performance and culture by the sea and into the Weald across East Sussex and Kent.
The weekend kicks off on Friday 13 August with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Park. Saturday 14 August brings Aba Shanti Ful Sound System, and later that night, The Poetic Funk Afterparty runs from 9pm to 2am at The Printworks Hastings for £10. The festival closes on Sunday 15 August with Love Sensation Festival 2027, which returns as a standalone celebration following the success of Love Sensation 2026. It carries on the disco, house and dancefloor sounds that have become a staple of the festival.
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Between the three days, you've got a good spread to pick from: orchestral sounds on Friday, a sound system on Saturday, and a full dancefloor celebration on Sunday. If you're staying for the whole weekend, the afterparty at The Printworks is the one that costs extra, at £10 for the night. The rest of the festival is donation entry — pay what you can. The Oval is on Bohemia Road, Hastings TN34 1EU.
