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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. Person with grey waistcoat holding a deck of cards

        Address

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

        Brighton

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        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)…

      2. 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…

      3. Homegrown Festival

        Address

        The Hope & Ruin, 10--12 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA

        Telephone

        01273 325793

        Brighton

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        Type:

        Music

        An eclectic music festival in the heart of Brighton.

      4. Brighton Rocks International Film Festival

        Address

        Dukes at Komedia, 44-47 Gardner Street, North Laine, Brighton, BN1 1UN

        Telephone

        0871 902 5728

        North Laine, Brighton

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        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…

      5. Everywhere At Once Festival

        Address

        The Brunswick Pub, 3 Holland Road, Hove, BN2 1JF

        Telephone

        01273 733984

        Hove

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        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,…

      6. Brighton Cocktail Festival

        Address

        Various venues: Brighton, Brighton, BN1 1UG

        Brighton

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        General event

        Brighton Cocktail Festival is back and this year we’re the country’s biggest cocktail event with more bars and cocktails than any other city!

        Join us for a city-wide celebration of mixology, and discover Brighton & Hove’s exceptional cocktail scene…

      7. View of the crowd and performer taken from The Glorious Day Festival stage on Hove Lawns
        View of the crowd seen from The Glorious Day Festival stage on Hove Lawns
        The Glorious Day Festival stage on Hove Lawns
        View of the crowd and performer taken from The Glorious Day Festival stage on Hove Lawns
        View of the crowd seen from The Glorious Day Festival stage on Hove Lawns
        The Glorious Day Festival stage on Hove Lawns

        Address

        Hove Lawns, Kingsway, Hove, BN3 2PE

        Hove

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        Type:

        Music

        Taking place on Hove Lawns with stunning views of Brighton & Hove seafront expect an eclectic line up to keep you dancing all day long as we watch the sun set over the sea.

      8. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

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        Steyne Gardens, Steyne Gardens, Worthing, BN11 3DZ

        Worthing

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        Type:

        Music

        A line up packed with Queer artists and allies supporting a grass roots pride event.

      9. Everywhere At Once Festival

        Address

        The Green Door Store, Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4FQ

        Telephone

        07944 693214

        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. Black acoustic drum set with shiny hi hat

        Address

        The Barn Theatre, 24 Southwick Street, Southwick, BN42 4TE

        Telephone

        01273 592 819

        Southwick

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        Music

        Alive at the Barn 2026 is back for a fourth year, with a line-up of legends, loud guitars, sharp words, and pure joy.

        From ska and punk to poetic chaos and full-on live performance, this is a proper grassroots music festival where the bands are…

      11. 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…

      12. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

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        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…

      13. Shhh... Isobel Smith & Abigail Norris

        Address

        BN9 Studio, Marine Workshops,, Railway Approach, Newhaven, BN9 0ER

        Railway Approach, Newhaven

        Type

        Type:

        Arts

        Shhh… explores silence as a charged force.

        Abigail Norris and Isobel Smith met weekly, guided by a virtual Louise Bourgeois, letting strangeness and intimacy coexist. Over two years, their dialogue shifted from conversation to paired works,…

      14. Borde Hill Summer Series

        Address

        Borde Hill Parkland, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 1XP

        West Sussex

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        Type:

        Music

        Introducing a brand-new festival weekend set in the stunning grounds of Borde Hill, Haywards Heath, West Sussex. Against the backdrop of its Grade II* listed parkland, the 2026 edition brings together world-renowned acts including The Human League,…

      15. Brighton & Hove Triathlon and Multisport Festival

        Address

        Hove Lawns, Kingsway, Hove, BN3 2PE

        Hove

        Type

        Type:

        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…

      16. Everywhere At Once Festival

        Address

        The Hope & Ruin, 10--12 Queens Road, Brighton, BN1 3WA

        Telephone

        01273 325793

        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,…

      17. Everywhere At Once Festival

        Address

        The Folklore Rooms, 12 North Street, Brighton, BN1 3GJ

        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. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

        Address

        The Grove Theatre Eastbourne, 1 Grove Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4TL

        Eastbourne

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        Type:

        Music

        Eastbourne's best independent music festival is back for its second year and it's even bigger and better - more will be revealed soon.

      19. Woman leading a group meeting

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

        Brighton & Hove

        Type

        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…

      20. OnTheBeach LIVE: The Maccabees, Editors, Miles Kane, Anna Calvi

        Address

        Brighton Beach, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN1 1TW

        Brighton

        Type

        Type:

        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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