The Hastings Old Town Carnival has been in existence since 1968. In those days Hastings and St Leonards had their own carnival which missed out the Old Town so Old Towners decided to have their own, better, more socially inclusive carnival. As time went by the Old Town event got better and better and the other one, sadly, fizzled out. As a parting gift they gave us the right to the title "Miss Hastings" so our Old Town Carnival Queen is also Miss Hastings.
Hastings Old Town Carnival is run by an unpaid band of dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers and our aim is to make our town, through carnival, the cultural capital of the south east and to achieve this we welcome new members that can extend our inclusive multicultural aspirations by widening the scope of the carnival entries and resulting in greater community cohesion and regeneration - you don't have to join at the AGM, just e-mail us for details.

Hastings Old Town Carnival Committee 2017/18 Elected 15th November 2017.

President: Bill Wicking, Chairman: Keith Leech, Vice Chairmen: Elizabeth Fowler and Sarah Murray, Secretary Heather Leech, Treasurer: Tina Burgess, Minutes Secretary: Reg Wood. Committee: Hannah Burgess, Ion Castro, Mags Cooper, Bruce Dowling, Jacqui Fitzgerald, Peter Gould. Alan Griffiths, Michelle Melville, Mark Hall, John Pond, Kevin Towner. Not in picture Hannah Burgess, Sue Castro, Nikki Parker, Judy Rogers, Andria Trunchion, Harry Wheatcroft and Harris Woodcock.