HFT 2024

9th to 13th February 2024

This year Celebrated 15 Years of Hastings Fat Tuesday!

The 2024 Festival was in jeopardy following the announcement from Arts Council England that they would not be supporting the event, but thanks to a successful crowdfunding campaign and generous support from local businesses and East Sussex County Council’s Community Wellbeing Fund, the music festival went ahead in February, albeit with a smaller programme than in recent years.

To celebrate the festival running 15 years strong, a 15 Year Anniversary album was released on vinyl with songs donated by 10 festival favourites, including HotWax, Kid Kapichi, Skinny Lister, King Size Slim, Matilda’s Scoundrels, Cajun Dawgs and Crunchy Bat and previously unreleased tracks by Buddha Triangle, Jamie Smart and Liane Carroll.

Despite a few challenges along the way, thanks to everyone’s support and the hard work of our dedicated team, we managed to keep the Mardi Gras spirit alive and thriving!