Entertainment Events

Please see the upcoming Entertainment events at the Hailsham Festival below.

Upcoming Entertainment Events

Opening Celebrations – Saturday Morning, September 3rd

Opening Celebrations – Saturday Morning, September 3rd

Date September 3, 2022Time 10:00 am - 3:00 pmVenue Vicarage Field HailshamOrganizer Hailsham FestivalPrice FreeCategory Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Music, Outside, Saturdays

Come along to Vicarage Fields in the centre of town and visit the weekly Saturday market. There will be music with Country & Western Singer Birdie Tucker, Line Dancing and children’s crafts with Crafty Annie.

Party in the Garden

Party in the Garden

Date September 3, 2022Time 1:00 pm - 6:00 pmVenue The King’s Head, South RoadPrice FreeCategory Children, Dance, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Food, Music, Outside, Saturdays

Come along for a relaxing afternoon in the King's Head Garden and listen to 4 bands with strong local connections.

Richard Durrant – Guitar Recital

Richard Durrant – Guitar Recital

Date September 3, 2022Time 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmVenue Hailsham PavilionPrice £17.50Category Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Hailsham Pavilion, Music, Saturdays

Critically acclaimed guitarist/composer playing Bach’s 3rd Cello Suite on a humble ukulele plus music from his latest album, guitar favourites and tales from the road…

Afternoon Tea Quiz

Afternoon Tea Quiz

Date September 4, 2022Time 2:00 pm - 5:00 pmVenue St Wilfrid’s HallOrganizer Sunflowers Mental Health and Wellbeing, Hailsham FMCategory Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Quiz

95.9 Hailsham FM and Sunflowers Mental Health & Wellbeing are delighted to be hosting a Family Tea Quiz with pots of tea and delicious biscuits served straight to your table, with a unique prize raffle and medals for the winning team!

Murder Mystery Night

Murder Mystery Night

Date September 7, 2022Time 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmVenue Rustico HailshamOrganizer Hailsham FestivalCategory Drama & Theatre, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Food

Murder Mystery (“Firm Foundations”) - all is not as it seems in the knicker factory! As the mystery unfolds before you as you dine, you are challenged to try and solve the crime.

Tango and Tapas

Tango and Tapas

Date September 8, 2022Time 7:30 pm - 10:30 pmVenue B12 Wine Bar and KitchenPrice £15Category Dance, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Food, Music, Presentations

If the unique sound of the bandoneon inspires you to put on your dance shoes, and d’Arienzo’s beats are missing from your life, then you’ll be pleased to hear that this year’s Hailsham Festival includes a Milonga, where Mark & Sue Young will be delighted to welc...

Open Morning – Saturday, September 10th

Open Morning – Saturday, September 10th

Date September 10, 2022Time 10:00 am - 3:00 pmVenue Vicarage Field HailshamPrice FreeCategory Art, Children, Entertainment, Exhibitions, Face-To-Face, Music, Outside, Saturdays

Come along to Vicarage Fields in the centre of town and visit the weekly Saturday market as well as music, children’s crafts with Crafty Annie and a Sustainable Lego Build.

Sustainable Lego Building

Sustainable Lego Building

Date September 10, 2022Time 10:30 am - 12:30 pmVenue Hailsham Memorial Institute ClubOrganizer Hailsham Community Land TrustCategory Children, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Presentations, Saturdays

A sustainable Lego Building session provided by Hailsham Community Land Trust. Ages 5 - 11. Free, but booking essential.

Mish Mash Morris

Mish Mash Morris

Date September 10, 2022Time 11:00 am - 1:00 pmVenue Vicarage FieldPrice FreeCategory Children, Dance, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Music, Outside, Presentations, Saturdays

Morris Dancing in Sussex! We perform Border, Cotswold, Molly and a touch of North West - A veritable Mish Mash of Morris!

Storytelling and Scavenger Hunt

Storytelling and Scavenger Hunt

Date September 10, 2022Time 11:30 am - 12:30 pmVenue Hailsham LibraryPrice FreeCategory Children, Entertainment, Exhibitions, Face-To-Face, Literature, Presentations, Saturdays

Join storyteller John Kirk at Hailsham Library for stories and a scavenger hunt to celebrate Hailsham Festival. Suitable for families with children aged 3+.

Roger McGough – Safety in Numbers, with guest, Stephen Plaice

Roger McGough – Safety in Numbers, with guest, Stephen Plaice

Date September 10, 2022Time 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmVenue Hailsham PavilionPrice £20Category Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Hailsham Pavilion, Literature, Presentations, Saturdays, Writing

Roger McGough is the author of over a hundred books of poetry for adults and children. Safety in Numbers is his latest collection. Traversing rocky terrain with the assurance of a poetry Rover on Mars, McGough brings down to earth the strangeness of a time on hold. Stay...

Singalong – Mamma Mia!

Singalong – Mamma Mia!

Date September 11, 2022Time 2:30 pm - 5:00 pmVenue Hailsham PavilionOrganizer Hailsham FMPrice £6.50Category Children, Drama & Theatre, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Film, Hailsham Pavilion, Music

Join Hailsham FM for a special sing-along showing of Mamma Mia! and prepare to sing your heart out to some much-loved Abba tracks!

Festival Film – Under the Volcano

Festival Film – Under the Volcano

Date September 13, 2022Time 7:30 pm - 9:30 pmVenue Hailsham PavilionOrganizer Hailsham Festival, Hailsham PavilionPrice £5.00Category Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Film, Hailsham Pavilion, Music

Under the Volcano charts the rise and fall of AIR Studios Montserrat, the recording studio at the center of the pop universe in the 1980s.

Hailsham Theatres

Hailsham Theatres

Date September 15, 2022 - September 17, 2022Time 7:30 pm - 10:00 pmVenue Summerheath HallOrganizer Hailsham TheatresCategory Drama & Theatre, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Saturdays

Hailsham Theatres will once again be presenting a play every evening from Thursday, September 15th to Saturday, September 17th with a matinee performance on the Saturday. Check back here for further details as they are announced.

Three Choirs in Concert

Three Choirs in Concert

Date September 16, 2022Time 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmVenue Civic Community Hall HailshamPrice £5Category Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Music

Recent years have witnessed a welcome revolution in the popularity of choirs and singing and it has been estimated that 2.8 million Britons are now members of a choir. Hailsham Festival isproud to support the resurgence of accessible singing groups and to welcome three ...

Nostalgia Fair

Nostalgia Fair

Date September 17, 2022Time 11:00 am - 4:00 pmVenue Hailsham Cattle Market SiteOrganizer Hailsham FestivalPrice FreeCategory Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Food, Music, Outside, Saturdays

Returning by public demand the Nostalgia Fair will take you back to the 50s and 60s when we used to have street fairs – remember? Roundabouts, Candy Floss, Games, Music, and lots more.....

Hellingly Enchanted Forest Adventure

Hellingly Enchanted Forest Adventure

Date September 17, 2022 - September 18, 2022Time 1:00 pm - 7:30 pmVenue Hellingly Country ParkOrganizer animazingPrice £5Category Art, Children, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Outside, Saturdays

Can you help a young adventurer to lift a wicked witch's curse in this interactive 1-hour theatrical experience. Presented by Animazing C.I.C. and Hailsham Community College. Advance booking online essential.

Blues Brothers Party Night

Blues Brothers Party Night

Date September 17, 2022Time 7:00 pm - 9:30 pmVenue Hailsham PavilionOrganizer Hailsham PavilionPrice £10Category Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Hailsham Pavilion, Music, Saturdays

Join Andy B & Ritchie Lee for all the best hits from The Blues Brothers including Soul Man, Gimme Some Lovin, Mustang Sally, Shake A Tailfeather and Everybody!

String! – a New Musical for Hailsham

String! – a New Musical for Hailsham

Date October 7, 2022 - October 8, 2022Time 7:30 pm - 9:30 pmVenue Hailsham PavilionOrganizer Hailsham FestivalPrice £10Category Drama & Theatre, Entertainment, Face-To-Face, Hailsham Festival Extra, Hailsham Pavilion, Music, Saturdays

String! - the Musical will return for 2 nights on October 7th and 8th as part of Hailsham Festival Extra. This new, specially-commissioned musical set in Hailsham and the surrounding area is probably the most ambitious project the festival has undertaken in its 15 year ...