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THURS 31 March 2022
An explosion of public illuminations, live music, performances and much more on the streets of Hastings on the last Thursday of February and March 2022.
PLUS! Late-night shopping and events in some of your favourite shops.
Thurs 31 march
at a glance
OLD TOWN – FREE
4-9pm: The Green Lady Celebrations, Butlers Gap , George Street and Hastings Contemporary
5.30-8pm: Hastings Contemporary, Rock-a-Nore Rd
5pm: Music Makers Market, St Mary in the Castle
Shop Late Events, George Street
Hastings Town Centre – FREE
Mama G’s Story Time Roadshow, Hastings Library
Mural Lauch, Harold Place Underpass
ST LEONARDS – FREE
5-9pm: St Leonards Spring Party, Kings Road
5-8pm: Shop Late Events, Norman and Kings Road
5.30 – 7.30pm: Seafront performances from Afri-Colab
click below for full programme information in each area
get involved
hastings last thursdays is open to everyone
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put on an event
Let us know if you are putting on an event on the last Thursday of the month and we will include you in the programme
open late
If you would like to join the many local businesses opening late on the last Thursday of the month sign up now to be listed on our upcoming Website Directory and featured on all our socials.
volunteer
There are lots of ways to volunteer your time with us and work with your local community to make Last Thursdays a town-wide celebration for everyone.
partner organisations
Hastings Last Thursdays is produced by Home Live Art and Hastings Fat Tuesday with partner organisations Afri-Co-Lab, Applause Rural Touring, Gleowit Productions, Unveiled, White Rock Theatre Creative Learning 18 Hours Zeroh and Ramshackle Productions.
Afri-Co-Lab is a Black led creative community dreaming space. A space to experiment, gather, explore, build community and dream creative interventions, happenings and methodologies that make life in our town and beyond a more joyful journey.
Gleowit Productions have over 30 years experience in researching and orgsanising street based events and carnivals, concerts, dances and heritage events.
Hastings Fat Tuesday delivers a year round programme of activity to support and showcase the local music scene in Hastings and St Leonards.
Home Live Art produce performance and community gatherings across Hastings, the South East and beyond.
Ramshackle are an award winning, multi-disciplinary production outfit specialising in content, communication and live events.
Radiator Arts is a talented team of artists, designers, performers and volunteers with experience and skills across a wide range of media and disciplines.
Unveiled is a social-purpose cultural change agency, working to show the true value in people and places.
WHITE ROCK THEATRE CREATIVE LEARNING
The Summer Youth Project established in 2003, gives young people the opportunity to perform on the theatre’s main stage to an audience of thousands.
FUNDERS
