Hockley Hustle

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Hockley Hustle Annually in October. Get stuck in.

Hockey Hustle is a music, arts and community festival, supporting local charities, with over £237,500 donated to date.

450 acts, 45+ venues, 6 charities, 1 wristband, street entertainment & street food galore.

ANNOUNCING 🪩 Tano’s Afterparty 🪩 Cae Capurro This year, the official Hockley Hustle after party is taking place at The M...
09/10/2026

ANNOUNCING 🪩 Tano’s Afterparty 🪩 Cae Capurro

This year, the official Hockley Hustle after party is taking place at The Model headlined by our festival founder Adam Pickering 😱💃

You may see some familiar faces in these pictures from Tom Platinum Morley in 2024, because there’s nothing we enjoy more than wrapping up a fantastic Hockley Hustle day with a good dance 💃 Just turn up with your Hockley Hustle wristband to have a boogie with some of the crew who have been running the festival 🫶

LINEUP:

10pm Siren GG | Nipa B2B Bea
11:15pm Cae Capurro
00:30 Sonu Singh B2B Toura
1:45 Adam Pickering 👑

Did someone say street ents 👀 🤹🏻‍♂️The fun doesn’t stop inside the venues! From parades, walkabout acts, dance performan...
08/10/2026

Did someone say street ents 👀 🤹🏻‍♂️

The fun doesn’t stop inside the venues! From parades, walkabout acts, dance performances and choirs… there’s always something popping off 🥁

Parades and performers span both festival sites, from Sneinton Market Avenues at Young Hustlers to very heart of hockley at Hockley Hustle 🎊

Music: Jake Bugg

Huge thanks to our partners: Arts Council England Gigantic Tickets It's in Nottingham My Nottingham Confetti Nottingham Trent University

6 MORE LINEUPS. 16 STILL TO GO! 🎊Upstairs at The Bodega, .hustlecollective presents a magical lineup not to be missed. A...
08/10/2026

6 MORE LINEUPS. 16 STILL TO GO! 🎊

Upstairs at The Bodega, .hustlecollective presents a magical lineup not to be missed. A must-visit on the day. 🤩

The first The Lord Roberts lineup of the year is also stacked, with something for everyone. 🌞

Økende joins the Hustle for the first time, with a lineup of artists plucked from the Hustle Collective’s Artist Development programme earlier this year. Rounded off with a Gyals In Notts takeover. 👏

Another of this year’s Q***r Hustle stages Pogo, Nottingham is presented by Hustle newcomer Write Q***r 🫶

Legendary Notts scratch DJ Stephen Fever Richards has rallied the troupes for a party at LACE BAR 💿
.and there’s a fab lineup down at Sneinton’s The Bath Inn featuring traditional klezmer, tanbur, blues and Irish music. Can’t beat it! 🪕

Stay tuned for more.

With love to our partners: Arts Council England Gigantic Tickets It's in Nottingham My Nottingham Confetti Nottingham Trent University

FOLLOW OUR SPOTIFY PLAYLIST 💃As well as putting on Nottingham’s biggest party of the year and showcasing musical talent ...
07/10/2026

FOLLOW OUR SPOTIFY PLAYLIST 💃

As well as putting on Nottingham’s biggest party of the year and showcasing musical talent across different venues, we absolutely had to make a playlist too!

Use this playlist to have a jam, a dance and also plan your Hockley hustle day! Did you know, LIVE on our website now you can save your fave artists into a Hockley Hustle calendar to share with your friends?

Full video on this coming soon - but feel free to check this out yourself 😘

Hustlers, 5 more lineups 🤩It’s a stellar BBC Music Introducing Midlands lineup at Metronome (with a secret set 🤫)There’s...
01/10/2026

Hustlers, 5 more lineups 🤩

It’s a stellar BBC Music Introducing Midlands lineup at Metronome (with a secret set 🤫)

There’s a party at Raymond’s for their Hustle debut 🍷

A fabulous lineup from Unanima down on Sneinton Market Martin 💚

There’s a Build Beats takeover at Bunkers Hill 🎧

Speech Therapy and Free Minds gather an array of poets collaborate downstairs at 1 Fisher Gate Point 🗣️

More lineups announced on Saturday!

Huge thanks to our partners: Arts Council England Gigantic Tickets It's in Nottingham My Nottingham Confetti Nottingham Trent University

Hockley Hustle X Young Hustlers DECOR SESH ALERTWe’re joining forces with our sister festival to create decor for both s...
01/10/2026

Hockley Hustle X Young Hustlers DECOR SESH ALERT

We’re joining forces with our sister festival to create decor for both sites, which means there’s even more crafty bits to get stuck in with!

Everyone who volunteers will get a free Hockley Hustle or Young Hustler’s wristband, join us every Tuesday and Thursday at 1 Fisher Gate Point 4pm - 8pm

All abilities welcome, family friendly! Drop in when you can 🫶

There’s a cafe on site for tasty treats 🧁

28/09/2026

50 venues across Nottingham 🤯

There simply is so much to discover across the day of - every venue is an opportunity to find something new! Whether that’s a new artist or a new space that you’ve never been in before ✨

From bars, cafés & galleries to cinemas… we are so so grateful to every venue that chooses to be a part of our festival every year! 🫶

Take this as your opportunity to step into spaces that you may not have done so in your every day life… and discover something unexpected! Let’s Hustle 💃

Huge thanks to our partners:

TONIGHT at , our friends at present a dynamic night of live poetry and music, showcasing exciting acts from Notts, the ...
17/04/2026

TONIGHT at , our friends at present a dynamic night of live poetry and music, showcasing exciting acts from Notts, the UK and beyond, in a warm, inclusive setting. BSL signed. 💫

With poetry from Mona Arshi, Isabelle Baafi, Kevin Mclean, Sarah Fletcher and Rachelle Foster, and music from Mr Shay, this will be an excellent event!

Hosted by Bridie Squires and Jake Wild Hall. BSL interpreted by Steph Lehrle. Supported by Arts Council England.

Tickets available here: https://shorturl.at/sVQlJ

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