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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. Le Grand Mardi Gras Ball 28th February. Hastings, TN34 3EA. Cactus Hound Bar 33 - 35 Western Rd, St Leonards, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN37 6DJ, UK. View All 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. This year's Mardi Gras will be an unforgettable experience, whether you come to take part in the wild celebrations or to witness them in wonder. Things To Do In Hastings During Mardi Gras 2024 Mardi Gras 2024 in Hastings ensures a lively celebration with a vibrant parade, diverse food stalls, and engaging street performances. 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. A five day festival including a music conference, a Mardi Gras Ball, an Unplugged Tour with 60 acts touring 30 venues, an Under the Radar emerging band night, a Cabaret/Comedy/Drag bingo night, our Sonics electronic/experimental events, an Umbrella Parade and afternoon of Mardi Gras music, a night in the pub with King Size Slim, the main Tuesday Tour with 24 acts touring 12 venues, a Reggae Hastings Fat Tuesday Music Festival 9-13 February 2024 is back for its 15 years anniversary , as I've already implied , and it's time to celebrate Mardi Gras in Hastings! This is very much thanks to a 'successful crowdfunding campaign and generous support from local businesses and East Sussex County Council's Community Wellbeing Fund.' 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 Hastings Fat Tuesday Festival is a local favourite. Now Britain’s biggest Mardi Gras is returning, a celebrated late-winter musical blowout that also has a wider programme of activity to support the communities of Hastings and St Leonards. Hastings Fat Tuesday (HFT) is supported by trustees and managed by a small team. Bernard McGinley 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 508 Queen St W, Hastings, 4122; Hours are: 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday, Closed Saturday & Sunday Facebook Instagram Pinterest. About Mardigras; My Account; 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. 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 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, NE (68901) Today. Plenty of sunshine. High 63F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.. Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, which takes place March 4, marks the party’s climax and the end of Carnival mardi gras ball 2025- tickets on sale now! BUY NOW 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! 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! 508 Queen St W, Hastings, 4122; Hours are: 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday, Closed Saturday & Sunday Facebook Instagram Pinterest. About Mardigras; My Account; Joining our festival headliners HORSE MEAT DISCO, THE FUTURE SHAPE OF SOUND and MR WILSON’S SECOND LINERS at the Mardi Gras Ball on Friday and THE MAGIC NUMBERS on Saturday are a wealth of exciting local and national talent including WILL VARLEY, BUDDHA TRIANGLE, DANNY GEORGE WILSON, ESE & THE VOODUU PEOPLE, HOT WAX, MISS MELODY and more. 508 Queen St W, Hastings, 4122; Hours are: 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday, Closed Saturday & Sunday Facebook Instagram Pinterest. About Mardigras; My Account;
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