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Welcome to Creative Hastings - promoting the arts in the beautiful district of Hastings right in the heart of Hawke's Bay.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!!!

The final Summer in the Park Concert is Ben Throp at Cornwall. It will be held at Cornwall Park, Hastings, on Sunday March 4, starting at 3pm. If it is wet, it will be moved to the Hastings Sports Stadium in Railway Road. If it is in the sports stadium, it would still be  a good idea to bring your chair. To find out if the concert has been moved to the wet weather venue, contact the Hastings I-site, 873 5526, after 11am.

Exhibitions

We invite you to visit the exhibitions in the Hastings Community Arts Centre, located in an absolute gem of a Spanish Mission building in the centre of Hastings City. The arts centre showcases the talent of Hawke's Bay with exhibitions changing every two weeks.

Go to the exhibitions link on the left to see our calendar of coming shows.

        Events

HBS Summer in the Parks

A series of free public concerts held at Cornwall Park, in Hastings. They run from 3pm to 5pm every Sunday afternoon from January 28 until March 4.

Hastings Literary Festival

March 10 & 11. Leading writers read their work. Have brunch with the writers. See events link in the menu for more information.

Tower Tutus on Tour

March 31. The Royal New Zealand Ballet presents works ranging from traditional to contemporary. Tickets through 0800 4TICKET or online at www.ticketdirect.co.nz

Check the events page link on the left for more details of these events.

                     Grants

Visit this link for information about the grants we administer for community based arts events. There is also information about Creative Communities grants and a link to Creative New Zealand.