Saturday Events

Please see the upcoming Saturday events at the Hailsham Festival below

Upcoming Saturday Events

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September

Sat

Art and Discovery Trail

Date September 3, 2022 - September 18, 2022Organizer Hailsham Artists’ NetworkPrice FreeCategory Art, Exhibitions, Face-To-Face, Saturdays

The Art Trail has always been a major part of the Hailsham Festival. This year the Hailsham Artists Network and friends invite you to come out and visit artists and makers once again at various different venues in Hailsham and surrounding areas.

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03

September

Sat

Wealden Writers

Date September 3, 2022Time 10:00 am - 2:00 pmVenue Civic Community Hall HailshamOrganizer Hailsham Festival, Wealden WritersPrice FreeCategory Debates & Discussions, Face-To-Face, Literature, Saturdays, Writing

Local writers will be displaying their work. A well-loved author (TBC) will speak to us and book-sign. This will be followed by the announcement of the creative writing competitions winners.

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03

September

Sat

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.

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03

September

Sat

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.

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03

September

Sat

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…

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10

September

Sat

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.

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10

September

Sat

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.

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10

September

Sat

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!

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10

September

Sat

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+.

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10

September

Sat

Mayor’s Concert

Date September 10, 2022Time 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmVenue Hailsham Parish ChurchPrice FreeCategory Face-To-Face, Music, Saturdays

Join us for this free concert at Hailsham Parish Church where we will welcome the town's Mayor, Hailsham Choral Society, Hailsham Voices and the talented young tenor, Ben Hancox-Lachman

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10

September

Sat

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...

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15

September

Thu

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.

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17

September

Sat

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.....

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17

September

Sat

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.

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17

September

Sat

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!

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07

October

Fri

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 ...

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