Hastings Beer and Music Festival is a two-day event, formerly three, which takes place in Alexandra Park, Hastings. It is managed by a committee made up of members of the local Round Table. These people pull together experience from a whole range of professional positions to make the event happen. The Hastings Beer Festival started in 1981 and was the vision of former Hastings Round Table Member John Butters and the former landlord of the Queen's Head in Icklesham, Martin Harris. They joined forces to create this now annual event. In 1998 the event became the Hastings Beer and Music Festival.