Rye Bay Scallop Week
www.ryebayscallops.co.uk
20th to 28th February. A gourmet festival involving many of the local pubs and restaurants running cookery schools, demostrations, competitions and scallop themed celebrations including a 'What a load of Scallops' Race on Sunday 28th February.

RX Wildlife & Culture Festival
www.wildrye.info
A week of family outdoor and wetland activities, exhibitions and guided walks, many of which are free. A great way to discover the coast of East Sussex and Kent.

Rye goes Rock
www.ryegoesrock.co.uk
This is an annual music festival helping to raise money for the local charity ARRCC [Activities Respite Rehabiltation Care Centre].

Rye Arts Festival
www.ryeartsfestival.co.uk
Midseptember annual festival celebrating all the arts, from clasical music concerts, exhibitions and artists talks, to comedy and literature events.

Rye Christmas Festival
12th to 26th December

South East Open Studios
www.seos-art.org
Every year in June, artists and craftspeople across south east England open their doors to the public. It is a unique opportunity to meet, talk to and see them at work as part of the South East Open Studio event.

Coastal Currents Arts Festival
Late August - End of September
www.coastalcurrents.org.uk
Visual Arts Festival, mainly focussed on Hastings and St Leonards, but also including open studios in Rye and Bexhill.