A weekend of festivities to welcome the coming of summer! With Morris dancing, giants, drumming, sessions, concerts and ceilidhs.
On the Monday Jack leads the grand procession through the Old Town before being slain to release the spirit of summer!
Saturday 26 April
11.00 – Stick Puppet Workshop, Ore Community Library
14.00 – Family Friendly Singaround with Rattlebag, Ore Community Library
Sunday 27 April
14.00 – Children’s Spin Drum Workshop, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery
Thursday 1 May 04.45 – Dancing at Dawn, the Ladies Parlour on the West Hill*
Friday 2 May 19.00 – Friday evening talk: ‘Red Set Girls and Jack in the Green’, Hastings
Museum and Art Gallery
20.00 – Folk Session, East Hastings Sea Angling Association
Saturday 3 May
10.00 – Children’s Headdress Workshop, Classroom on the Coast
12.00 – Morris Dancing around the Old Town
14.00 – Rattlebag Singaround, The Stag Inn
20.00 – Ceilich with Out Of Hand and caller Annie Bolt, White Rock Theatre
Sunday 4 May
10.00 – Morris Dancers’ service, St Clement’s Church
12.00 – Dancing at The Stade and around the Old Town 13.00 – Carnival of Giants – Folk story telling with Ed Boxall, Hastings
Fishermen’s Museum
15.00 – Rattlebag Family Friendly singaround, Hastings Fishermen’s Museum
16.00 – Drum off, Butlers Gap *
17.00 – Concert with the Copper Family, St Clements Church
20.00 – The Big Squeeze with The Woodland Kitchen Band, The Albion pub
Monday 5 May
07.30 – Morris Dancers’ Breakfast, St Clements Church 10.15 – Jack is released from the Fishermen’s Museum and followed by
grand procession around the Old Town 11.15(ish) – Procession break in the High Street for 45 mins before
continuing up to the West Hill
12.00 – The West Hill Party with Garry Blakeley and Bear Lucas
16.00(ish) – Slaying of the Jack
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As a registered charity, Hastings Traditional Jack in the Green is funded by public donations, trusts, grants, business donations, and ticket/merchandise sales.
