Three people in colorful, festive costumes standing outdoors under a black tent decorated with bunting. They are smiling and posing with energetic gestures. There is a gold disco ball on a small table in front of them.

Knotty Festival

Biennial performance festival, showcasing radical artists in unconventional sites.

Knotty Festivals

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Knotty Festival 2024
Knotty Festival 2024

6—16th June 2024

Knotty Festival of Performance 2024, a programme for the adventurous.

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Knotty Festival 2022
Knotty Festival 2022

Knotty Festival of Performance 2022. A programme of playful, immersive encounters across Hastings for everyone to enjoy.

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Knotty Festival 2020
Knotty Festival 2020

In response to COVID-19 Knotty 2020: Fragments of a Festival featured rare performance fragments from a selection of the artists due to perform in Hastings and St Leonards that summer.

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Knotty Festival 2019
Knotty Festival 2019

The first ever Knotty Festival of Performance took place from 6-10 June 2019 (with a special warm-up event on 30 May).

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A person in costume wearing a large triangular headpiece holding a banana like a phone

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