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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. 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. 16 May 202617 May 2026
      2. 23 May 202624 May 2026
      3. 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

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      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. Land Beyond Festival

      Address

      East Brighton Park, Brighton, BN2 5RT

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Music

      A brand new festival for Brighton, escape to a land unexplored as a brand new festival lands on the South Coast. Let the adventure begin.

      After a SOLD OUT day in 2019, Brighton’s #1 underground bass music brand, SuperCharged, returns to host 2…

    3. 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. ️

    4. Sussex Retold - Sounds, Sites, Stories

      Address

      Fulton Building, University Of Sussex, Sussex House Southern Ring Road, Brighton, BN1 9RH

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Conferences

      A one day conference investigating traditional arts, crafts, cultures and music from the Sussex region. With walks, workshops, dancing, drama and music. Featuring - Anooshka Rawden, Alina Azadeh, Caroline Lucas, Libby Drew, Love Our Ouse, The…

    5. Brighton & Hove Triathlon and Multisport Festival

      Address

      Hove Lawns, Kingsway, Hove, BN3 2PE

      Hove

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      Childrens Events

      Swim Bike Run events for everyone from first‑timers to the pros.

      Experience the fast and flat traffic-free route from Hove Lawns along the famous seafront Promenade. Brighton & Hove Triathlon is well established as one of the biggest events in the…

    6. Run Love Festival

      Address

      Great Ote Hall, Janes Lane, Wivelsfield, RH15 0SR

      Wivelsfield

      Type

      Type:

      Festival

      Run Love is a two day, one night running and wellness festival set in the Sussex countryside.

      Start your day with relaxed trail runs, from social 5km routes to longer distances, all focused on enjoyment rather than pressure. As the day unfolds,…

    7. Disco Deviant

      Address

      Festival Big Top, Fletchers Croft, Steyning, BN44 3XZ

      Steyning

      Type

      Type:

      Music

      Festival favourite, Greg Wilson re-unites with Pablo Contraband for a night of fun and disco excess under the Big Top. Greg is regarded as one of the most important figures on the UK dance scene. He was a pioneer of mixing in the UK, nominated by DJ…

    8. 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

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      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…

    9. Red theatre curtain

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

      Brighton

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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…

    10. 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…

    11. Empty red seats in a theatre

      Address

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

      Brighton

      Type

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      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…

    12. 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…

    13. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

      Address

      Preston Park, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AU

      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…

    14. 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,…

    15. Red theatre curtain

      Address

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

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Theatre

      You Have Been Summoned.

      Dead Time Stories is a darkly comic horror anthology play, homaging The Twilight Zone, Inside No. 9 and Tales of the Unexpected. A mysterious unnamed host, together with her silent, but ever-watchful skull companion, John,…

    16. Stefania Licari: I Can Make You Italian In 55 Minutes

      Address

      Komedia, 44--47 Gardner Street, Brighton and Hove, BN1 1UN

      Telephone

      01273 647101

      Brighton and Hove

      Type

      Type:

      Theatre

      After sold-out seasons at Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringes, award-winning comedian Stefania Licari returns with her hit show.

      This is your unique chance to become Italian in under an hour.

    17. Red theatre curtain

      Address

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

      Brighton

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      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…

    18. 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…

    19. Person with grey waistcoat holding a deck of cards

      Address

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

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Theatre

      Partake in “Communal Love Spell" on this May’s new and full moon! Have an opportunity to reconnect: within, without, and with one another, through tenderness, care, joy and love! First cast in Glasgow at the institutional Queer Theory (@queertheory)…

    20. 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…

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