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  1. The Black Saint and the Sinner - Brighton Festival.
    Brighton Festival is the largest and most established annual curated multi-arts festival in England. Taking place over three weeks in May.
    1. 2 May 202625 May 2026
  2. Image courtesy of dfphotography. Funny business clown cabaret 2024
    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. 1 May 202631 May 2026
  3. Image courtesy of Nathalie von Rotz. Gut Health performing at Patterns as part of The Great Escape Festival.
    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.
    1. 13 May 202616 May 2026
  4. Two women sat on chairs animatedly discussing the artwork in the house. Photo credit: Syl Ojalla
    The Artist Open Houses offer festival–goers the chance to meet the artists and to view locally made, seriously good arts and crafts.
    1. 2 May 20263 May 2026
    2. 9 May 202610 May 2026
    3. 16 May 202617 May 2026
    4. 23 May 202624 May 2026
    5. 30 May 202631 May 2026

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  1. Live band performing at the Foodies Festival
    Pasta making workshop at the  Foodies Festival.
    Cookery class at the Foodies Festival.
    Festival goers enjoying the day, drinking beer.
    Crowds at the Foodies Festival.
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    Live band performing at the Foodies Festival
    Pasta making workshop at the  Foodies Festival.
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    Crowds at the Foodies Festival.
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    Address

    Preston Park, Brighton, BN1 6SD

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    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.

  2. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

    Address

    Charleston in Lewes, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1AB

    Telephone

    01323 811626

    Lewes

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Adam Buxton has spent his career making things his own way. From his art school beginnings and DIY experiments in music, films and comedy, he helped sketch a blueprint for the aesthetic of life online long before YouTube, Instagram and TikTok…

  3. The Tarot Fayre

    Address

    Saint Augustine’s Arts and Events Centre, Stanford Avenue, Brighton, BN1 6EA

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Lecture

    A one day festival of tarot and oracle wisdom, held in the beautiful St Augustine's Arts and Events centre, a converted church near to Preston Park. Tarot readers, stallholders, deck artists and creators, and a range of fascinating talks and…

  4. Zoomed in shot of a black speaker with bright yellow mesh

    Address

    East Brighton Park, Brighton, BN2 5RT

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Back to our roots...

    A one-off, one-day edition of the festival, taking place at East Brighton Park on Sunday 24th May 2026 (Bank Holiday Weekend).

    We're excited to introduce Land Beyond: Origins, a one-off, one-day edition of the festival, taking…

  5. Horsham Fake Festival

    Address

    Horsham Park, North Street, Horsham, RH12 2BP

    Telephone

    07831 296230

    Horsham

    Type

    Type:

    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…

  6. Empty red seats in a theatre

    Address

    The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    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.…

  7. Woman painting a nature scene outside

    Address

    Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF

    Telephone

    01273 696022

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    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,…

  8. Red curtain

    Address

    The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Upon boarding the Ocean Princess for a relaxing European cruise, Agatha and Mary find certain behaviours slightly odd. Why is Captain Harkness so unusually attentive and who are the three bright young things who seem to be involved in a rather…

  9. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

    Address

    Waterhall, Waterhall Road, Brighton, BN1 8YR

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    The UK’s Biggest LGBTQ+ Pride Festival

    “Historic, inspired and unparalleled. Brighton Pride is one of the best international pride festivals, we love it” Attitude Magazine.

    Pride On The Park is the official Brighton & Hove Pride fundraiser for our…

  10. Elaborate gold and red mirror surrounded with yellow lights

    Address

    The Avenue, The Avenue, Brighton, BN2 4GF

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    A joyous all female wire walking show.

    ElevateHer is played out across three multi level interconnecting wires telling the stories of six performers through music, spoken word and movement. Celebrating female camaraderie and sisterhood. Expect…

  11. Brighton Sauna Festival

    Address

    Beach Box Spa, Banjo Groyne, 285 Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1EN

    285 Madeira Drive, Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Brighton and the Sussex coast are the birthplace of UK beachside sauna culture. Since Victorian times, these shores have drawn people to the water’s edge - to restore, to gather, and to connect.

    The Brighton Sauna Festival, designed and hosted by…

  12. Brick Festival

    Address

    American Express Stadium, Village Way, Brighton, BN1 9BL

    Telephone

    01273 878288

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Childrens Events

    This will be a great day for families, collectors, adult builders and every other kind of LEGO fan. With lots to see and do including speed building competitions, large scale displays, activities, traders selling loose bricks, new LEGO sets, retired…

  13. R&B Lovers

    Address

    Horizon Nightclub, 214 Kings Rd, Brighton, BN1 1NB

    Telephone

    01273044354

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Get ready for a massive celebration of 90s & 00s R&B music! If you love your oldskool anthems you cannot miss this.

  14. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

    Address

    Charleston in Lewes, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1AB

    Telephone

    01323 811626

    Lewes

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    In 1917, Virginia and Leonard Woolf launched the Hogarth Press as a daring experiment in editorial freedom and creative risk. It grew into one of the 20th century's most influential independent publishers.

    Legendary publishers Margaret Busby and…

  15. DJ and mixing decks in a blue light

    Address

    Brighton Beach, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN1 1TW

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Brighton, get ready for the ultimate Caribbean celebration! Rum & Reggae Fest is coming to Brighton Beach Village, bringing tropical beats, mouthwatering food, and pure island vibes right to the seaside. ️

  16. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

    Address

    Eastbourne Bandstand, Grand Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 3AD

    Telephone

    01323 410611

    Eastbourne

    Type

    Type:

    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,…

  17. Person in white hat in front of blue and orange bunting

    Address

    Brighton Open Air Theatre, Dyke Road Park, Dyke Road, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6EH

    Dyke Road, Brighton and Hove

    Type

    Type:

    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…

  18. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

    Address

    Western Lawns, King Edwards Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 4UH

    Eastbourne

    Type

    Type:

    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,…

  19. Empty seats in a performance theatre

    Address

    The Yellow Book, 3a York Place, Brighton, BN1 4GU

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    This sharp, playful comedy follows a delightfully mis-wired mind as it attempts to navigate..well, everything. The journey is a chaotic celebration of the beautifully unconventional ways of neurodivergent brains.

  20. Revealing St James Street

    Address

    New Road, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Lecture

    What makes St James’s Street so fabulously unique?

    Drag icons Alfie Ordinary, Alex Fincher, and Billie Gold have dug deep into the history books and listened to all the juicy gossip to create a new walking tour of the places and spaces that make up…

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