Hastings Pirate Day 2026
A free July weekender of pirate parades, sea shanties and family entertainment across Hastings Old Town and the Stade.
- When
- Where
Hastings Old Town and the Stade (Rock-a-Nore Road, TN34 3FJ)
- Info
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Hastings holds the Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of pirates — 14,231 costumed buccaneers on Pelham Beach in 2012, and still unbeaten. Each July the town tries to keep up the tradition: two days of costumed processions through the cobbled lanes of the Old Town, sea shanties on the Stade, treasure hunts and family entertainment. Free, family-friendly and as chaotically silly as you'd hope.
Pull on the eye patch and stay riverside at The River Haven — make a long July weekend of it.
Stay at The River Haven
Hastings is a 20-minute drive along the coast from Rye. Stay riverside at The River Haven and make a weekend of it.
