Tag archives for Umbrella Parade
Rolling Thunder
GARETH STEVENS explores the power and ritual of community drumming and the historical tradition of taking it to the streets. Organising an outdoor carnival parade on a Sunday in mid-February…
The Fat is Back!
CREDIT: Mark Richards After almost two years of hibernation, Fat Tuesday blasted back into Hastings in a blaze of rock, rhythm and revelry. It included the Umbrella Parade, Preservation Sunday,…
Fat Tuesday Team get the Ball rolling for 2022
By Ben Cornwell Bringing the colour, costumes and carnival spirit of New Orleans, Hastings Fat Tuesday, the UK’s largest Mardi Gras celebration, is returning in 2022. The festival is made…
Umbrella Parade and Preservation Sunday
Families and Mardis Gras revellers are invited to join the parade on 23rd February! Muster at the Stade by and the procession will then depart at midday and head to…