Welcoming all Grown Ups aboard the Playbus - the Final Stop of A Curious Town Plays festival!

Join the double decked red wonder on this most curious journey, stopping for marvellous music, playful performances and superb surprises.

Perfect for wrestling fans & curious folk of all ages - get ready to rumble in a lucid dream! Hagstone Stunners is a show that brings Hastings folklore to life through a mix of drag, high flying wrestling and comedy theatre. This is not wrestling as you’ve seen it before!

What happens when you hand the camera to the next generation? Step into the skate bowl at Source Park, sink into a beanbag, and find out.

This one-of-a-kind screening spotlights a series of bold, thought-provoking documentary shorts crafted by the young creatives of The Benbow Youth Film Collective, part of The Bright Foundation. Their lens, their stories—raw, real, and refreshingly unfiltered.

Projected onto the big screen in the atmospheric underbelly of Source Park, this is cinema with a side of skate culture. And yes, The Courtyard’s finest food vendors will be serving all evening, so you won’t go hungry.

Bless our bunting! It’s the Curious Coastal Village Fete. Join our hip Rev Colin Durr and our gorgeous grannies for an afternoon of hilarity. With lots of stations to explore and try your hand at, this will be a day of silly fun and prizes to be won, for all the family.

With all the charm and wholesome informality of a traditional English Village Fete, A Curious Town brings you a day with all the norms, plus a few curious twists. Come along between midday and 5pm to gorge yourself on cream teas, Pimms and high quality local produce from our market stalls. Take part in vegetable carving, get in a spin with our hula hoop workshop and let your creative side out with flower arranging and cake decorating. Have your face painted, enter the raffle to win fabulous prizes, or get your furry best friend to enter into the dog show - because pets deserve prizes too! 

And don’t forget to explore the space while you’re at it! St Leonards church will be filled with fantastic artwork in the exhibition, installation pieces upstairs, and curious musicians and walkabout performers roaming around to entertain you! 

Naughty nuns, top calibre performers and a flaming saxophone have made the annual Curious Cabaret the talk of this Curious Town. Returning to the stunning St Leonard’s Church, hosts The Duchess & Son (award winning Desmond O’Connor and Twice Shy Theatre) will transport you on a delectably devilish journey via a host of the most talented and curious characters.

Featuring a selection of the very best local and guest performers, prepare to be astounded by a heady concoction of aerial prowess, titillating burlesque, hula hooping & fire wizardry, alongside belly laughs, more than a sprinkle of magic, dancing and a whole lot more…

Feeling truly sinful? Well, you certainly will be after encountering a member of our curious convent, resplendent in their pink or purple robes. However, no need to condemn yourself to a lifetime down below just yet. Seek out Sister Mary Joanna who will be waiting to hear your many sins in her very special Confession booth.

Come Play with Us in this very Curious Cabaret…

🌟 Embark on an Adventure: Join Us for the Launch of Play the Town! 🌟

Get ready to unlock the magic of art and exploration on April 30th with the exciting launch of Play the Town, an interactive treasure trail that will transform our town into a vibrant canvas of creativity!