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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. 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
    2. 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. 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. 30 May 202631 May 2026

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      1. Abstract bokeh photo capturing blue and orange lights

        Address

        Horatio's Bar, Brighton Pier, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1TW

        Madeira Drive, Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Festival

        The Brighton Italian Festival is happening this May across multiple locations in Brighton — and we’ve created something special for you.

        What’s included:

        - 9th or 10th – A Wander Fool Word (kids’ clown show) – 3:30pm, Horatio Bar
        - 9th or 10th –…

      2. Everywhere At Once Festival

        Address

        The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1AS

        Telephone

        01273 201801

        Hove

        Type

        Type:

        Music

        Taking place over the Glastonbury weekend, Everywhere at Once brings live music to your doorstep. Hundreds of grassroots music venues across the UK – from Inverness to Penzance – will unite for one extraordinary weekend, hosting major artists,…

      3. Fab Goualin

        Address

        Artista, 42 Brighton Square, Brighton, BN1 4HD

        Telephone

        07800523714

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Comedy

        A self-professed storyteller with a sharp eye for the absurd, Fab Goualin blends nationality-based observations with witty anecdotes to offer a fresh take on cultural differences and the strange ways we try to understand one another. Drawing humour…

      4. Everywhere At Once Festival

        Address

        Volks Club, 3 Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN2 1PS

        Telephone

        01273 292718

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Music

        Taking place over the Glastonbury weekend, Everywhere at Once brings live music to your doorstep. Hundreds of grassroots music venues across the UK – from Inverness to Penzance – will unite for one extraordinary weekend, hosting major artists,…

      5. Woman leading a group meeting

        Address

        The British Engineerium, The Droveway, Brighton & Hove, BN3 7QA

        Brighton & Hove

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        Type:

        Lecture

        WILD LOVE FESTIVAL - the brand-new one-day wellbeing festival, launches this summer with a bold and heart-led mission: to reimagine wellness as inclusive, accessible, and rooted in real human connection.

        Wild Love is a living, breathing celebration…

      6. Borde Hill Summer Series Presents: Nile Rodgers & CHIC

        Address

        Borde Hill Garden, Borde Hill Gardens, Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath, RH16 1XP

        Telephone

        01444 450326

        Borde Hill Lane, Haywards Heath

        Type

        Type:

        Music

        Nile Rodgers & CHIC bring their legendary, era-defining live show to our stunning Parkland at Borde Hill on Thursday 13th August, headlining a huge open-air summer event in one of the South East’s most stunning outdoor settings. With gates opening…

      7. Performers at Could Be Real festival on Hove Lawns
        The crowd at Could Be Real festival on Hove Lawns
        The crowd at Could Be Real festival on Hove Lawns
        Performers at Could Be Real festival on Hove Lawns
        The crowd at Could Be Real festival on Hove Lawns
        The crowd at Could Be Real festival on Hove Lawns

        Address

        Hove Lawns, Kingsway, Hove, BN3 2PE

        Hove

        Type

        Type:

        Music

        After a highly successful debut, the Could Be Real Tribute Festival is set to return with an even bigger and better lineup! This ultimate tribute festival promises an unforgettable night of nostalgia, celebrating some of the greatest names in music…

      8. Vibrant nightclub scene with blurred dancing crowd and colorful lights

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        Stanmer Park, Lewes Road, Brighton, BN1 6JG

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        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.

      9. Everywhere At Once Festival

        Address

        Patterns, 10 Marine Parade, Brighton, BN2 1TL

        Telephone

        01273 894777

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Music

        Taking place over the Glastonbury weekend, Everywhere at Once brings live music to your doorstep. Hundreds of grassroots music venues across the UK – from Inverness to Penzance – will unite for one extraordinary weekend, hosting major artists,…

      10. Grand Tasting of English Wine at Winelands Festival

        Address

        All Saints Arts Centre, Friars Walk, Lewes, BN7 2LE

        Telephone

        01903 204321

        Lewes

        Type

        Type:

        Festival

        Raise a glass to English Wine with Winelands – an exciting festival in Lewes to showcase the world-class quality of Sussex sparkling and still wines.

        Winelands brings together wine lovers, local producers, and industry experts for a week-long…

      11. Red theatre curtain

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

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        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…

      12. Photo of Brighton seafront with the City Uncovered logo overlaying it.

        Address

        Citywide, Brighton, East Sussex

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Festivals

        City Uncovered is a new programme of limited-run experiences launching across Brighton & Hove this June.
        From foraging workshops and Brighton seascape resin coaster making to food tours and creative workshops, the series offers new ways to explore…

      13. Babel Beast

        Address

        The Actors Pub, 4 Prince's Street,, Kemptown, Brighton, BN2 1RD

        Kemptown, Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Theatre

        After 3 festivals in London, Babel Beast lands in Brighton!

        Babel Beast is an experimental, multi-lingual cabaret of monstresses, made by and for mythical creatures of Ancient Greece. Whether repurposing pop culture, childhood nostalgia or mythic…

      14. Caravanserai Festival

        Address

        Caravanserai, North of St Peter's Church, Brighton and Hove, BN1 4GU

        Brighton and Hove

        Type

        Type:

        Festival

        Welcome to Caravanserai, a free to enter eccentric and eclectic creative world built from a thousand repurposed trinkets and treasures. Calling Brighton its home once again for the month of May and inviting the whole community to come and share in…

      15. Paul Hilleard: Grogg at The Secret Comedy Club

        Address

        Artista, 42 Brighton Square, Brighton, BN1 4HD

        Telephone

        07800523714

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Comedy

        Paul Hilleard brings his new show 'Grogg' to The Secret Comedy Club! Paul was the BBC New Comedian of the Year 2024, Channel 4's Sean Lock Award finalist 2025, and winner of Chortle Hotshots 2026 debut at Edinburgh Fringe!

        Through the month of May,…

      16. Red theatre curtain

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

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        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…

      17. Everywhere At Once Festival

        Address

        The Rossi Bar, 8 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Music

        Taking place over the Glastonbury weekend, Everywhere at Once brings live music to your doorstep. Hundreds of grassroots music venues across the UK – from Inverness to Penzance – will unite for one extraordinary weekend, hosting major artists,…

      18. Brighton Rocks International Film Festival

        Address

        Daltons, Under Brighton Zip, Lower Promenade, Brighton, BN2 1TB

        Lower Promenade, Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        Film

        Brighton Rocks International Film Festival returns for its biggest edition yet, celebrating independent cinema across a full week of screenings, events and industry talks. This year’s festival will showcase over 200 films across three Brighton…

      19. 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…

      20. 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…

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