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Brighton Festival is the largest and most established annual curated multi-arts festival in England. Taking place over three weeks in May.- 2 May 202625 May 2026
- During May & June, Brighton Fringe welcomes international performers and audiences as it showcases the creative heart and soul of the city and its unique cultural heritage.
- 1 May 202631 May 2026
The Great Escape is the festival for new music, showcasing 450 emerging artists from all over the world in 30+ walkable venues across the city and a pop-up festival site on Brighton Beach.- 13 May 202616 May 2026
- The Artist Open Houses offer festival–goers the chance to meet the artists and to view locally made, seriously good arts and crafts.
- 2 May 20263 May 2026
- 9 May 202610 May 2026
- 16 May 202617 May 2026
- 23 May 202624 May 2026
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Preston Park, Brighton, BN1 6SDBrighton
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Food
Food lovers, music fans and families are in for a treat as Foodies Festival returns to Preston Park from 2nd – 4th May 2026, bringing three packed days of delicious food, live music, hands-on experiences and family fun.
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Horsham Park, North Street, Horsham, RH12 2BPTelephone
07831 296230Horsham
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General event
The Horsham Fake Festival returns to Horsham Park with Fake Bands to Queen (Flash), The Killers (The Fillers), Foo Fighters (Fore Fighters), Green Day (Ultimate Green Day), Pulp (Pulp'd), Pink (Vicky Jackson). All held inside the Fake Festivals…
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Brighton Open Air Theatre, Dyke Road Park, Dyke Road, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6EHDyke Road, Brighton and Hove
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Festival
For the fifth year running, the legendary poetry slammers Hammer & Tongue bring their epic grand final into the open air!
Finalists will come equipped with their unique styles and perspectives to battle it out for the crown. Lucky audience members…
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Brighton Beach, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN1 1TWBrighton
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Music
On The Beach in association with Radio X, led by The Maccabees and joined by Editors, Miles Kane, Anna Calvi, Ash, Badly Drawn Boy and Lime Garden.
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Western Lawns, King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 4UHEastbourne
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Music
One of the south coast's largest food and drink festivals in May, as 'Beer and Cider by the Sea' kicks off a three day extravaganza to tantalise the taste buds.
From Friday to Sunday, real ale and cider lovers can sample real ales, craft beers,…
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The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1ASTelephone
01273 201801Hove
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Festival
Whisky, by the sea! This summer, Brighton will be awash with whisky at events throughout the City. From the main expo on Saturday27th - through whisky cocktails, food-pairings, tasting events, music and more - there will be whisky for everyone,…
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Charleston in Lewes, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1ABTelephone
01323 811626Lewes
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Festival
Rose McGowan joins Deborah Frances-White, host of the hit podcast 'The Guilty Feminist', which has built a global following by diving headfirst into the joys, flaws and contradictions of modern womanhood.
In this special conversation 'The Guilty…
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The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GUBrighton
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Theatre
It’s 1978 and Peter Meaden, King of the Mods, is reflecting on his halcyon days moulding The Who, before he was swamped by drug addiction and mental illness. Where did it all go wrong? Ollie Wilson King’s poignant play reveals the…
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The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GUBrighton
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Theatre
Tucson chanteuse of noir ditties ditches her desert hive for a ketch in coastal Kent; drifts to Scotland; enrolls at Goldsmiths; ‘returns’ to Fringe after an aborted pandemic run. A comic stab at all-things Trumpian and especially Monster-in-Chief…
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The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GUBrighton
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Theatre
Whispers is a haunting theatrical journey through memory, trauma, and the silenced voices of the past. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England – from a courtroom and convent to the foggy banks of the Thames – the story follows Mrs. P.M. Jones,…
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The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GUBrighton
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Music
Veronica’s dark and hauntingly beautiful storytelling and cinematic song-craft is hypnotising from the moment she steps on stage. With a strong desire for creative control and a mission to challenge the male-dominated industry, Veronica has taken…
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The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GUBrighton
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Theatre
EL is not well. Lost in the narcissism of her mother, confronting tangled, toxic connections that have shaped her life. Memories - some real, some false, some not her own - surface in surreal, rave culture-tinged therapy sessions with the audience.…
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The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GUBrighton
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Theatre
When three strangers attend a queer book club and find the leader absent, they decide to run it themselves. In their search for community, their assumptions of one another are challenged as they struggle with identity, disability, relationships, and…
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Preston Park, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AUBrighton
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General event
A two day Thai Festival to experience the taste of Thailand this summer brought to you by Magic of Thailand.
Treat yourself to a weekend wonder and bring along your families and friends to feel a touch of Thai culture, where you can challenge your…
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Stanmer Park, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 6JGBrighton
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Music
Set within one of the city's most iconic green spaces, Stanmer Park, Beyond Boundaries arrives as a new addition to Brighton's event calendar - bringing together established names and emerging talent for a one-day open-air experience.
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The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley, RH10 6YZTelephone
01293 553636Crawley
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Festival
DanceHub are excited to announce DaM Fest'26, taking place through Spring 2026 dynamic line-up of events, activities, and campaigns celebrating Dance and Movement across Crawley.
Including:
- Forward Motion 2026
- Let's Dance Crawley 2026
-…Address
Hove Park, Goldstone Crescent, Hove, BN3 6PJHove
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Dance / Dancing
The Rotary Family Festival & Big Help Out is thrilled to announce that Amanda, fan favourite from The Traitors Series 4, will be joining this year’s vibrant community celebration.
Amanda will be at the heart of the day’s festivities, where she…
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Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UFTelephone
01273 696022Brighton
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Arts
Brighton’s first affordable art fair set to launch in May
Flying Circus Art Fair
Get ready Brighton, something BIG is rolling into town! Flying Circus Art Fair is Brighton’s first affordable art fair. It’s being organised by two Brighton artists,…
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Various Venues, Brighton, East Sussex, BN2 1TWBrighton
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Exhibition
The Artist Open Houses offer festival–goers the chance to meet the artists and to view locally made, seriously good arts and crafts.
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FreeAddress
Charleston in Lewes, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1ABTelephone
01323 811626Lewes
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Festival
Global events are moving fast. Headlines change daily, alliances are in flux, conflicts are deepening. It's hard to keep up - let alone make sense of it all. But how unprecedented is this moment, and what might history tell us about where we are…
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