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Hastings Seafood and Wine Festival

Hastings Old Town Carnival Week takes place from Friday, 31st July 2020 until Sunday, 9th August 2020. A week of exciting events from Pram Racing to Treasure Trails, Open Houses to Walking Tours, Art Shows to Historical Talks, Live Music, Street Parties, all culminating in a Grand Carnival Procession Hastings Old Town Carnival Week takes place from Friday, 31st July 2020 until Sunday, 9th August 2020. A week of exciting events from Pram Racing to Treasure Trails, Open Houses to Walking Tours, Art Shows to Historical Talks, Live Music, Street Parties, all culminating in a Grand Carnival Procession Indulge in a mouth-watering weekend of delicious seafood and luscious wines at this spectacular festival. The festival site and the marquees on The Stade by the historic Net Huts showcase a range of food, wine and themed activities to tempt everyone from wine connoisseurs and seafood sophisticates to those who just enjoy trying something different. Superb live music and street entertainment completes the lively festival atmosphere, making this an unmissable event. The festival is centered around The Stade and Rock-a-Nore Road in the heart of the Old Town, although business across the whole of Hastings join in with special menus and entertainment.

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Hastings Old Town Carnival

Hastings Old Town Carnival Week takes place from Friday, 31st July 2020 until Sunday, 9th August 2020. A week of exciting events from Pram Racing to Treasure Trails, Open Houses to Walking Tours, Art Shows to Historical Talks, Live Music, Street Parties, all culminating in a Grand Carnival Procession Old Town Carnival Week started in 1968, gradually increasing in popularity until the present day. Organised by volunteers and supporting numerous local charities, Hastings Old Town Carnival week has become a fun week for visitor and locals alike.

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Hastings Beer and Music Festival

Hastings Beer and Music Festival is a four day event organised by Hastings Round Table. Running from the 1st July - 4th. It is the biggest social event in the area, with stunning sea views from it’s elevated venue, The Oval. The event is entirely staffed by volunteers, and as such every single penny (over £1m to date) raised goes to local good causes.

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Beatles Day 2020 White Rock Theatre, Hastings

Performance Manager Hannah says, “Hastings Beatles Day 2020 will build on what has gone before, bringing acts together from around the world to perform on multiple stages at the White Rock Theatre; showcasing the music of this world famous and much loved band, in many different styles and with performers of all ages. It is an event that really brings the people of Hastings together, and supports a great local charity as well”.

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Hastings Pirate Day Sunday 12 July 2020

The date is set for Sunday 14th July, all over the town. We have held the Guiness World Record for the most pirates in one place since 2013. Since then our friends in Penzance and our Colonial Cousins in the USA have attempted to take it from us, to no avail. Unless the record is broken between now and July 2019 Hastings will not attempt another record. We will still out on the best pirate day atound as befits the Pirate Capital of the World.

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Jack in the Green may day festival Hastings

Sunday 3rd MAY 2020, Hastings Old Town The Jack in the Green Festival is an annual event that takes place in various parts of the gorgeous seaside resort that is Hastings. It's a four day event and attracts thousands every year. This is a true British May Day celebration not to be missed. The four day event has been described as 'thee celebration of Morris dancing and traditional merriment, centering on the symbolic figure of Jack in the Green and culminating in a wild costumed parade - one of the most bizarre in Britain.' The long weekend event includes music of all genres from some of the best local and surrounding areas bands, sun, historic and social events, and is filled with family fun.

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Boat Yard Hastings

The Boat Yard is a restaurant and café bar set within the iconic Hastings Contemporary gallery in Hastings Old Town, run by the team behind restaurant and wine bar Farmyard in St Leonards.

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Bells Bicycles

The Bell's Team is made up of Meg, Zoya, Nigel, Renee and Kate. Their interests are diverse and their backgrounds equally so, but we are brought together by their shared love of cycling, engineering and design. Meg founded Bell's in 2008 with the plan to source the most beautiful, easy to ride and simple to maintain bikes from around the world. Bell's was to be a bike shop for everyone.

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The Crown Hastings

The Crown Hastings is an independent freehouse situated on the picturesque All Saints Street between the East Hill country park and the beach. They offer a welcoming and friendly environment to enjoy high quality food and drink. Using local suppliers and seasonal ingredients we make delicious homecooked food. The Crown serves a selection of local ales and craft beers, fine wines, specialist gins, whiskeys and cider.

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Rest Homeware Shop

Reste is a purveyor of artisanal and handcrafted household products and accessories from around the world. We have sourced functional, well designed homeware that has been made with skill and care using traditional methods and materials. The relationship between the artisan and a beautiful handmade piece creates a story and makes it an individual crafted item and not just a mass market product. By telling that story we hope you will learn the item's true value and if you choose to own it then we know you will cherish it.

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Cake Room Hastings

The Cake Room, serves up homemade messy cakes, mouth watering cocktails, speciality loose leaf teas, freshly ground third wave coffee and artisan sandwiches.

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Farmyard restaurant & wine shop

Farmyard restaurant & wine shop is a restaurant, wine bar and wine shop in St Leonards on Sea, Hastings, specialising in local produce and natural, biodynamic and low intervention wines. Great meats, the freshest fish and seafood, creative veggie and vegan dishes, cured meats and fantastic local cheeses. They take sustainability seriously.

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La Bella Vista Restaurant

La Bella Vista is an award winning contemporary Italian restaurant located on the St Leonards seafront, overlooking the English Channel. The restaurant has been owned by restaurateur, Aldo Esposito since 2015 and during that time it has evolved considerably, both in food and experience. In 2019, La Bella Vista won the Muddy Stilettos Award for the Best Restaurant in Sussex for the second year running.

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A G Hendy & Co

This is a labour of almost maniacal love by Alastair Hendy, photographer, stylist and food writer. It took him more than three years to restore the building, and every surface now groans with things you thought they didn’t make any more: Bristolware, bottle brushes, ostrich feather dusters.

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Shimizu Flowers

Shimizu Flowers, Hastings, was founded by Mao Bramall in 2005. Her goal was to provide simple, stylish flowers of the highest quality. "We are proud to be independent and passionate about providing all of our customers with amazing flowers," says Mao. "Every bouquet or display is created with love and a focus on quality, originality and style. We don’t mass-produce bouquets: each arrangement is created especially for you."

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St.Clements Restaurant

St.Clements Restaurant Hastings is part of the Fish Group? This means the fish you are eating has been landed using traditional methods that have been in place for over 1,000 years. Hastings fleet uses sustainable fishing methods that help maintain stocks and don’t destroy habitats, or other species....

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Hastings Contemporary Gallery

Situated on the dramatic seafront of Europe’s oldest fishing beach, Hastings Contemporary – formerly the Jerwood Gallery – champions modern and contemporary art with a bold and ambitious exhibition programme, showing works by historically important and internationally renowned artists, and emerging practitioners, as well as exploring the rich cultural history of artists from the South East. While embracing all forms of art, the gallery has built a strong reputation for its focus on painting and Modern British art.

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