Editing Hastings (section)

===Events===
[[File:Hastings Borough Bonfire Society, Old Town Carnival 2010.jpg|thumb|left|Hastings Borough Bonfire Society at the Old Town Carnival 2010]]
[[File:A Giant Mermaid^ Jack in the Green Festival - geograph.org.uk - 1297677.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jack in the Green]] celebration: a giant mermaid processing through Hastings Old Town]]
Throughout the year many annual events take place in Hastings, the largest of which being the May Day [[bank holiday]] weekend, which features a [[Jack-in-the-Green]] festival (revived since 1983) and usually falls around 1–3 May,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hastingsjack.co.uk/|title=hastings-jitg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220135650/http://hastingsjack.co.uk/|archive-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> and the culmination of the [[Maydayrun]]—tens of thousands of motorcyclists having ridden the [[A21 road (England)|A21]] to Hastings. The yearly carnival during [[Hastings Old Town Week|Old Town Week]] takes place every August, which includes a week of events around [[Hastings Old Town]], including a Seaboot race, bike race, street party and [[pram race]]. In September, there is a month-long arts festival 'Coastal Currents' and a Seafood and Wine Festival. During Hastings Week held each year around 14 October the Hastings Bonfire Society<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hbbs.info/|title=Hastings Borough Bonfire Society|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050402040335/http://www.hbbs.info/|archive-date=2 April 2005}}</ref> stages a traditional Sussex Bonfire which includes a torchlight procession through the streets, a beach bonfire and firework display.
Hastings Pirate Day takes place in July every year. Hastings, as of November 2017, still holds the Guinness World Record for the most pirates in one place.

Other events include the [[Hastings Beer and Music Festival]], held every July on the Oval (Previously Alexandra Park), the [[Hastings Musical Festival]] held every March in the [[White Rock Theatre]], the [[International Composers Festival]] split between Hastings and [[Bexhill-on-Sea|Bexhill]] during August<ref name="composersfestival.com-">[https://www.composersfestival.com/ Home | Composers Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807235350/https://www.composersfestival.com/ |date=7 August 2020|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> and the [[Hastings International Chess Congress]]. There is also a small Wildman event in late January.