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Festivals in Brighton

Brighton & Hove really is a city of festivals. From the biggest arts Festival in England to comedy, food, music, film and artists' open houses, you'll usually find somewhere in the city that is in full festival swing.

And it’s not just the summer months that draw the festival crowds. The city knows how to celebrate arts and culture year round with Brighton festivals packing venues and filling the streets right across the calendar.

From silver screen and comedy gold to the local fare of the Brunswick Festival and Sussex Beer Festival, there is something for everyone. The festival season starts with the Brighton Science Festival in February and then festival fever really kicks in May when we have Brighton Festival; Brighton Fringe; Artists Open Houses and the Great Escape. Although that’s not all as in Sussex we also have Elderflower Fields and the Charleston Festivals.

In July we have Europe’s largest free beach festival – Paddle Round the Pier – which includes tons of events for sports novices and experts, as well as food, live music and of course the infamous title event! Also in July is the Brighton Kite Festival, a colourful display in the picturesque setting of Stanmer Park.

August the city celebrates Brighton Pride with a weeklong programme of events culminating in the big parade through the streets followed by a party in Preston Park. Also in August is the Brunswick Festival celebrating the diverse nature of this part of Hove.

The festival fun carries on into autumn with a mixture of music, film, photography and visual arts. The Brighton Early Music Festival aims to discover the tangled origins of classical music and the Brighton Art Fair and MADE Brighton provide opportunities to buy art and craft work directly from the creators. In alternate years we welcome HOUSE Biennial, a curated contemporary visual arts festival or the Brighton Photo Biennial curated photography festival.

As the year draws to a close we celebrate the silver screen at the CineCity film festival with a programme of international cinema including premieres and previews. Finally the year draws to a close with Burning the Clocks, a traditional Brighton event which celebrates the Winter Solstice with a lantern parade.

The above is just a snapshot of the fantastic array of Brighton festivals which happen throughout the year. For more details browse the listings below or use the search bar at the top of the page.

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Brighton Digital Festival 2017

Dates:

From:

14 Sept 2017to13 Oct 2017

Location:

Various locations around Brighton and Hove
Brighton and Hove
East Sussex
BN1 1EE

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Other

Brighton Digital Festival is an annual programme of events, taking place over four weeks across the city. The festival explores digital culture and celebrates Brighton's creativity and digital talent.

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Brighton Print Fair

Dates:

From:

15 Sept 2017to24 Sept 2017

Location:

Phoenix Brighton
10-14 Waterloo Place
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 9NB

Type:

Arts

BRIGHTON PRINT FAIR is a new print selling event. A 10-day exhibition promoting printmaking in its various forms. From classic printmaking, letterpress, posters, screen-printed gig posters to print products, the show will be a celebration of...

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HOUSE Biennial

Dates:

From:

30 Sept 2017to5 Nov 2017

Location:

Various locations
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1EE

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Festival

HOUSE is a curated contemporary visual arts event, taking place biennially in October across Brighton and Hove.
various times and prices

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Mammothfest 2017

Dates:

From:

6 Oct 2017to8 Oct 2017

Location:

The Arch
187-193 Kings Road Arches
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1NB

Type:

Music

Mammothfest is Brighton's only Metal weekend festival, headlined by Rotting Christ, Fleshgod Apocalypse and Amenra as UK exclusives for 2017.
From £30

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Witchfest

Dates:

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6 Oct 2017
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7 Oct 2017

Location:

Brighton Centre
Kings Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 2GR

Type:

Festival

Witchfest features up to six talks/workshops each hour. Also live bands, DJ, and a team of drummers. There are more talks and workshops than ever before given by the most famous Witchcraft/Wiccan authors and experts in the world. This page will be...

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Big Fish Little Fish Family Rave

Dates:

From:
7 Oct 2017

Location:

Stanmer House
Stanmer Park
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 9QA

Type:

Music

Unicorns! Tigers! Bees! - go as 'wild' as you like at our 'Animal Fantastical' Brighton family rave.
2pm-4pm, £10/ £7

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Brighton Early Music Festival 2017

Dates:

From:

27 Oct 2017to12 Nov 2017

Location:

Various Venues
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 1EE

Type:

Festival

Brighton Early Music Festival 2017: ROOTS
Exploring the Entangled Origins of Classical Music.

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VegfestUK Brighton 2018

Dates:

From:

24 Mar 2018to25 Mar 2018

Location:

The Brighton Centre
King's Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN1 2GR

Type:

Festival

Huge vegan event with massive amounts of vegan food, goodies, shopping, cosmetics, clothing, from 230 stalls and 20 caterers, plus dozens of talks, cookery demos, films, comedians, music, chillout zones, kids activities and many more!
Saturday...

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