Fat Tuesday Music Festival Sunday 27th Umbrella Parade plus...

So, this Sunday, and hopefully the wind will not seriously effect the parade, is the planned Umbrella Parade, forming at The Stade from 11.30, starting at 12 noon heading for St Mary in the Castle (website). There, from 12.30 to 2.00 pm, is the Preservation Sunday party (website), free entry with music, dancing, food and drink!

Also, from 1.00 to 10.00 pm at The Crypt, 57 Robertson Street TN34 1HY, is Sunday Sonics (website), free entry for a mixture of live music, art, DJ sets, film and more!

Enjoy your Sunday, and stay safe folks! 

Fat Tuesday Festival Continues...

As I said in my blog the other day, today sees 40 artists and bands playing 15 minutes acoustic sets for Unplugged, from 1 pm to 6 pm, at 25 venues across Hastings (between 8 and 11 acts at each venue! - website). Not just all that free live music, but today and tomorrow (Sunday) Sonics 2020 (website) is a 2 day "celebration of experimental music, sound art and film." Plus, this evening/night from 8 pm to 2 am, is Le Grand Mardi Gras Ball, costing £22.50 (Tickets can be bought from the website).

Sadly, due to the bad weather forecast tomorrow (Sunday), the Umbrella Parade will not be experienced walking along the seafront this year (website), BUT! Head to the White Rock Theatre anyway, where 'dancers, musicians and lots of umbrellas' will be in abundance from 12 noon to 5 pm for Preservation Sunday (website).

In addition, Sonics 2020 (website) continues for its second day, and Under the Radar will be held, with 4 stages hosting "the best emerging young talent from across the UK, curated by BBC Introducing, Academy of Contemporary Music, Incubate (from The Eggtooth Project) and the Joe Strummer Foundation" (website). Under the Radar begins from 2 pm at The Carlisle, with the last act at that venue planned to come on stage at 7.30 pm, and from 5 pm to 11 pm at The Printworks, where it looks like, from the website, there may be more music on Monday the 24th!

So, plenty of musical fun to come, and even more on Monday, culminating with the Fat Tuesday Tour on the 25th, carry on enjoying Mardi Gras folks!

Fat Tuesday - Umbrella Parade (Sunday)

I was a wee bit concerned when I heard that Storm Freya would be tearing across the UK tomorrow (Sunday 3rd), and, although the West and North West of the country will receive the brunt of the storm, it is forecast to be very wet and windy down here too! However, I now understand that the Umbrella Parade this year will not be braving the elements, which is a shame but, very sensibly, the complete event will be held in St Mary in the Castle (website), simples! So, the Umbrella Parade, then Preservation Sunday with it's New Orleans style Mardi Gras celebration (website), from 12.00 noon in St Mary in the Castle it is then, do not forget your umbrella and enjoy! 😉

Also, tomorrow, will see the second day of the (Thee Saturday) now Thee Sunday Sonics (website) and Under the Radar (website), so there's something for everyone, just about, and don't worry about the weather, but do have a great day!

Sunday & The Umbrella Parade...

It's Sunday and the Fat Tuesday festival continues with the Umbrella Parade this morning, and the weather forecast doesn't look too bad, though it may be a wee bit windy. The meeting place this year is The Stade open space, with the planned time of meeting/leaving being 11.30am; see website for further details.

The Parade will head along the seafront to St Mary in the Castle for Preservation Sunday, 12.30-6pm (free entrance), with food, drink, and music from brass bands; see website. Enjoy your day!

There will be even more music in town today, next blog...

Umbrella Parade and more today.

Last year

So, this Sunday the Fat Tuesday pre-festivities start off with the Umbrella Parade, this year starting at noon from the Stade (according to the leaflet), or assembling at Butler's Gap in George Street at 11.30am, as last year, (according to the website!) and heading for the Palace at White Rock; I'd be tempted to go to George Street first... At the Palace, noon until 2pm, is 'Preservation Sunday' with food, drink and music. 

Music also with 'Off Axis' from 1pm until after 9pm with many bands at various sites around the town centre, that is, at Flairz, the Brass Monkey, Union Bar and Carlisle. Plus, a celebration of avant garde electronic music from noon onwards, 'Thee Sunday Sonics', at a few central venues, starting on the basement floor of the Borough Wines building in Robertson Street. For further details of the day go to the website.  Enjoy!

Sunday, Sunday!

The 'Fat Tuesday' Sunday Umbrella Parade takes a bit of a different route this year, indeed, starting at noon from Butlers Gap in George Street (assembling from 11.30), and walking past Pelham Crescent, instead heading to the old Observer Building in the town centre for an afternoon of fun and Preservation Sunday!  

I see you Bob (last year!)

By 4pm, the event turns into an audiovisual spectacle with Sunday Sonics, and continues from 5pm in The Printworks (See website for full details of the day).   

Enjoy the day, looks like the rain is keeping off for the parade!

The music carries on today with...

The music carries on today and tomorrow, with 'Unplugged' and over 200 smaller gigs at many venues today between 1pm and 6pm (see website) and, of course, the many other regular gigs there are in Hastings on Saturday evenings...   

Plus other events are being held, including the Grande Mardi Gras Ball this evening, and tomorrow 'Preservation Sunday', a traditional jazz and beer festival at St Mary in the Castle, and the Umbrella Parade (above) and 'Sonic Sunday' (website).