Weekend Events in Hastings

The Hastings Winkle Club (blog) Jazz & Blues Festival - 31 May to 2 June 2019, in aid of local charities, begins this evening with live music at 3 venues: The Letter Quintet playing from 8.30pm at the Jenny Lind in the High Street, and from 9pm with The Black Sheep playing at the Nelson near the bottom of The Bourne, and The Chantell Duncan Band playing at the Old Market in George Street (website). Saturday and Sunday evenings will also see live music at these venues and at Porters Wine Bar in the High Street, the EHSAA Club opposite the Lifeboat Station at The Stade, and the Dragon Bar in George Street (see website for more details).

Saturday and Sunday also has live music plaing at The Stade Open Space, in conjunction with the first of this year's Stade Saturdays (website): live music playing on stage from 12.30pm to 9pm on Saturday 1st, and from 10.30am (opens 10am) on Sunday with The Big Band Breakfast until 7.30pm (website).



Also on Sunday, from 8am to 12 noon, there will be a Car Boot Sale organised by Roebuck Enterprises in the Roebuck Centre, Roebuck Street (in between High Street and The Bourne - facebook page).

Meanwhile, over in St Leonards the road will be closed for the St Leonards/Kings Road Street Market (facebook page) from 10am to 4 pm tomorrow Saturday 1st.

And, of course, there are the usual music events in the regular pubs and bars, and there are museums, seafront, aquarium et cetera to enjoy!



Hastings Winkle Club's Jazz & Blues Fest 2018

Oops, nearly missed it! Hastings Winkle's Club's Jazz and Blues Fest 2018 is on this weekend (1st - 3rd June, website). This event is taking place at the Stade Open Space, and many local bars are participating as well, so much jazz and blues merriment around town this weekend, plus the Winkle Club (blog) are always "raising money for local charities and good causes!"

Of course, other pubs and bars have alternative music as well over the weekend, so there will be free music for everyone, enjoy!



Hastings Jazz & Blues Festival 2-4th June 2017

Hastings Winkle Club's Jazz and Blues Festival returns to The Stade Open Space this weekend, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th June 2017. Free music starts tomorrow (Saturday) at 2pm with the Helen Sharp Jazz Quartet, culminating with the world famous, multi-award winning, Liane Carroll Band, 7.30-9pm. 

Sunday entertainment starts with the Jazz Breakfast, yes, includes food, tea and coffee being available, 10.30am at The Stade Open Space, and winds down with The Tom Fitzpatrick Band 6.30-7.30pm; see website for full details of the free music at The Stade. There will be collection buckets for people, encouraged to make donations to the Winkle Club, who support local charities and poorer folk and people in need (website).

There are 8 other official venues with music starting this evening (Friday), ie the Albion, Anchor, Dragon Bar, Jenny Lind, Old Market, Porters, Nelson and Trader (website for individual gig information). Of course, we're blessed with plenty of live music around the town centre and old town, I know there is music at the Dolphin Inn this evening, and with an act from the Stade crossing the road tomorrow evening (Saturday) to continue their gig! Also, music at the East Hastings Angling Club tomorrow evening! If you know of any further music venues, please let me know, cheers!