Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival will once again deliver five days of music, mayhem and Mardi Gras across Hastings and St Leonards this February 28 to March 4. The five day town wide celebration will present over 350 free gigs, gatherings, parties and parades alongside ticketed events, with internationally acclaimed artists from across the globe appearing alongside a wealth of local bands. ADD A DONATION. Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival will return in its full form in 2025. Some funding has been secured to deliver a full festival, but we still need a little extra help to allow us to keep the main festival elements free for all, including our community and school umbrella workshops, our family parade and our main music tours. Hastings’ favourite night of revelry returns in 2025 with an array of musical delights, so dust off your beads and boas! Opening the night is festival favourites Ríoghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet with their eclectic taste for musical adventure. Hastings Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Ball Returns! After a year off, the seminal Mardi Gras Ball returns to kick off the 2025 Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival. EARLYBIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW Friday 28th February 2025 8pm-3am 18+ Featuring Rioghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet Mr Wilson's Second Liners DJ sets by Justin Robertson and Jon Carter The festival encompasses numerous venues across Hastings throughout the 5 days of the festival until culminating on the evening of Shrove Tuesday/Pancake Day/Fat Tuesday/Mardi Gras/whatever 🎶 Tuesday the 4th of March, for the Fat Tuesday Tour 2025 , with partying and music galore from 24 established acts at 12 venues from The Carlisle in the The full five days of music and mayhem launches with the Grand Mardi Gras Ball with early bird tickets (£29.50) ON SALE NOW from The White Rock Theatre. The Ball takes place on Friday 28th February 2025, with an array of musical delights, so dust off your beads and boas and get dressed to impress! Le Grand Mardi Gras Ball 28th February. Anchor Inn 13 George St, Hastings TN34 3EG, UK. Benbow Arts Space 2 London Rd, St Leonards, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN37 6AE. Le Grand Mardi Gras Ball 2025 at White Rock Theatre, 1-10 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1, United Kingdom,Hastings, East Sussex on Fri Feb 28 2025 at 09:00 pm to Sat Mar 01 2025 at 04:00 am Mardi gras 2025 carnivals, parties & things to do in Hastings Fat Tuesday or very popularly known as Mardi Gras calls for a lot of scrumptious food and bright colourful costumes. With all things green, golden and brown; have a blast at the extravagant Mardi Gras Parades, witness huge floats and a mass of people at the street parties in Hastings. Hastings Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Ball returns! After a year off, the seminal Mardi Gras Ball returns to kick off the 2025 Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival. EARLYBIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW. Friday 28th February 2025 8pm-3am 18+ Featuring Rioghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet Mr Wilson’s Second Liners DJ sets by Justin Robertson and Jon Carter Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival will once again deliver five days of music, mayhem and Mardi Gras across Hastings and St Leonards from February 28 to March 4. The five day town wide celebration will present over 350 free gigs, gatherings, parties and parades alongside ticketed events, with internationally acclaimed artists from across the globe appearing alongside a wealth of local bands. The full five days of music and mayhem launches with the Grand Mardi Gras Ball. The Ball takes place on Friday 28th February 2025, with an array of musical delights, so dust off your beads and boas and get dressed to impress! Opening the night is festival favourites Ríoghnach Connolly and Honeyfeet with their eclectic taste for musical adventure. Hastings Fat Tuesday CIC is a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a year-round programme of activity to support the communities of Hastings and St Leonards. This includes the flagship Fat Tuesday Music Festival and a range of live music events and community sessions/workshops to support musicians and young people, and provide engaging Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info. 7.30pm-11.30pm FREE A raucous celebration of all things Mardi Gras, the Fat Tuesday Tour is the main event - a whirlwind of music, merry-making and more music. Twelve venues host the Fat Tuesday Tour, where 24 established acts play 20-minute sets in 3 venues each. Brace yourselves! The Ball takes place on Friday 28th February 2025, with an array of musical delights, so dust off your beads and boas and get dressed to impress! The full five days of music and mayhem launches with the Grand Mardi Gras Ball with tickets ON SALE now from The White Rock Theatre. Le Grand Mardi Gras Ball 2025 happening at White Rock Theatre, 1-10 White Rock, Hastings, TN34 1, United Kingdom,Hastings, East Sussex on Fri Feb 28 2025 at 09:00 pm to Sat Mar 01 2025 at 04:00 am A look at Louisiana's Mardi Gras festivities through the years The 2025 Carnival Season -- marked by a weekslong pre-Lenten bash and complete with colorful parades, shimmery beads tossed from Hattiesburg, Mississippi – On Wednesday, February 5, Mayor Toby Barker and city partners gathered at City Hall to announce several events for the upcoming Mardi Gras season. The 2025 festivities will feature returning favorites, offering a variety of parades, block parties, pub crawls and cultural celebrations for residents and visitors of all ages. A glimpse Click on the Mardi Gras krewes below for further information about the krewe and to see their usual route for each parade. Please note: Events and activities are subject to change without notice. Stay tuned to the site for further info.
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