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Festivals in Brighton

Brighton & Hove is a City of Festivals with an eclectic annual programme of events including Paddle Round the Pier; Brighton Pride and Burning the Clocks.

The main month for Festivals in Brighton is May as the Brighton Festival; Brighton Fringe; Artists Open Houses and the Great Escape take place in the city centre and in Sussex there’s the Elderflower Fields and Charleston Festivals too!

Brighton Festival

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This year’s Guest Director is Malian musician Rokia Traoré who will be bringing three exclusive performances to Brighton. The programme as a whole features over 130 events with artists and performers from more than 20 countries all encouraging audiences to meet, listen and pass on their experiences. As always the Festival will open in spectacular style with the Children’s Parade.

Brighton Fringe

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The Fringe continues to grow with over 1000 events taking place at 100s of venues across the city. The festival is open-access meaning literally anyone can take part so expect the unexpected as anything goes! Fringe City and the Family Picnics are back again this year. Plus popular pop-up venues the Spiegeltent and The Warren will return and the Tours programme gives you a chance to get out & about and see the city in a new way.

Artist Open Houses

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Every weekend in May over 1000 artists exhibit their work in 200 venues across the city and beyond. This is a fantastic opportunity to meet the artists and buy directly from them, it’s also a chance to get a sneak peek inside some lovely houses and possibly pick up some interior design tips along the way! A lot of the houses also sell tea and cake to help keep you going as you walk around different areas of Brighton & Hove.

The Great Escape

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This is the place to catch the next big thing with over 450 emerging artists performing in city centre venues – all of which are within easy walking distance of each other. Past performers have gone on to become huge stars including Adele; George Ezra; Royal Blood; Rag ‘n’ Bone Man; Mumford & Sons and Ed Sheeran.

For more Festivals in Brighton browse the listings below...

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Brighton Fringe

Dates:

From:

3 May 2019to2 June 2019

Location:

Various Venues
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1EL

Type:

Festival

The 2019 Brighton Fringe programme will be launched on the 28th February 2019 and will include over 4,000 events and performances.

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Brighton Festival 2019

Dates:

From:

4 May 2019to26 May 2019

Location:

Various locations
Brighton
E Sussex
BN1 1EE

Type:

Festival

Award-winning Malian singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rokia Traoré named as the eleventh Brighton Festival Guest Director, following in the footsteps of David Shrigley (2018), Kate Tempest (2017), and Laurie Anderson (2016) amongst others

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Beach To Street Party PUBLIC EVENT

Dates:

From:
25 May 2019

Location:

The Lion & Lobster
24 Sillwood Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN12PS

Type:

Festival

The Lion & Lobster are closing the road and bringing Brighton beach to Sillwood Street for a summer party on 25th May.

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Artists Open Houses Festival 2019

Dates:

From:

25 May 2019to26 May 2019

Location:

Various venues across the city and beyond
Brighton
East Sussex

Type:

Festival

Twice a year artists and makers open their homes and studios, offering art lovers the chance to browse and buy original artwork direct from the artists and makers. The twice-yearly festival runs during the Brighton Festival in May and in the run up...

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Land Beyond Festival 2019

Dates:

From:

8 June 2019to9 June 2019

Location:

East Brighton Park
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 5TS

Type:

Festival

Land Beyond is an electronic music festival coming the UK's south coast, for a weekend in the city of Brighton.

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Brighton Vegan Summer Festival

Dates:

From:

8 June 2019to9 June 2019

Location:

The Level
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4ZN

Type:

Festival

8th and 9th June - Huge outdoor vegan celebration at The Level, Brighton - 80+ fantastic stalls, world food caterers, talks and cookery demos, live entertainment and live music and more! 11am - 7pm Saturday, 11am - 5pm Sunday

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Brighton Beats

Dates:

From:
8 June 2019

Location:

East Brighton Park
Wilson Avenue
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 5NP

Type:

Festival

Brighton Beats Festival is a brand new exciting boutique Festival & a unique collaboration between The Southport Weekender Team, SunceBeat Festival Croatia & Mi Soul Radio.

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FACES

Dates:

From:
9 June 2019

Location:

17 Jubilee Street
Jubilee Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1GE

Type:

Festival

A day festival promising live music from QM Records, sustainable cocktails, food pairings from The Chilli Pickle and live up-cycling – and Brighton Cocktail Week's official closing party.

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Brighton Comedy Garden

Dates:

From:

19 June 2019to23 June 2019

Location:

Preston Park
Preston Drove
Brighton
E Sussex
BN1 6SD

Type:

Comedy

The first ever Brighton Comedy Garden plants its roots this June with five nights of sensational stand-up comedy presented in a boutique festival in the glorious surroundings of Preston Park.

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Brighton Craft Beer Festival

Dates:

From:

20 June 2019to22 June 2019

Location:

The Clarnedon Centre
47 New England Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 4GQ

Type:

Festival

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls, we would like to invite you to the first annual Brighton Craft Beer Festival on June 20th through to June 22nd 2019.

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The Rock House Festival 2019

Dates:

From:
27 July 2019

Location:

Green Door Store
3 Trafalgar Street
Brighton
East Sussex
BN14FQ

Type:

Festival

Join us at The Rock House Festival 2019 for an all-dayer where learning disabled bands rule the stage!

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Brighton Pride 2019

Dates:

From:
3 Aug 2019

Location:

Various locations
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 1EN

Type:

Festival

A dazzling display of inclusivity, and just about as much fun as you can have with your clothes on, the Brighton & Hove Pride Festival in Preston Park is the beating heart of every year’s event.

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Boundary Brighton 2019

Dates:

From:
28 Sept 2019

Location:

Stanmer Park
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 9SE

Type:

Festival

Boundary Brighton is back for the fourth time this September, once again taking over Brighton's Stanmer Park for a day of on-point dance and bass music.

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Brighton Early Music Festival 2019

Dates:

From:

25 Oct 2019to10 Nov 2019

Location:

Various Venues
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1EE

Type:

Festival

METAMORPHOSIS - Transformation and wonder through 700 years of music.

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