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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. 23 May 202624 May 2026
      2. 30 May 202631 May 2026

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    1. 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

      Type

      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.

    2. Red theatre curtain

      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.

    3. Dark yellow velvet stage curtain with spotlight in foreground

      Address

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

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Theatre

      Follow a fearless adventurer as she journeys across the globe, driven by the search for her missing husband. Her path weaves through distant lands, forgotten histories, and remarkable moments, each step revealing more of the world and of the man she…

    4. Person in casual wear dancing onstage

      Address

      Hove Park, Goldstone Crescent, Hove, BN3 6PJ

      Hove

      Type

      Type:

      Dance / Dancing

      The Rotary Family Festival & Big Help Out is thrilled to announce that Amanda, fan favourite from The Traitors Series 4, will be joining this year’s vibrant community celebration.

      Amanda will be at the heart of the day’s festivities, where she…

    5. 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,…

    6. Red theatre curtain

      Address

      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…

    7. 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…

    8. Magic of Thailand Festival

      Address

      Preston Park, Preston Road, Brighton, BN1 6AU

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      General event

      A two day Thai Festival to experience the taste of Thailand this summer brought to you by Magic of Thailand.

      Treat yourself to a weekend wonder and bring along your families and friends to feel a touch of Thai culture, where you can challenge your…

    9. Horsham Fake Festival

      Address

      Horsham Park, North Street, Horsham, RH12 2BP

      Telephone

      07831 296230

      Horsham

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      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…

    10. Black and white image of person with wild hair playing an electric guitar

      Address

      The Prince Albert, 48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton, BN1 4ED

      Telephone

      01273 730499

      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,…

    11. 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)…

    12. 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…

    13. Love Supreme Jazz Festival

      Address

      Glynde Place, The Street, Lewes, BN8 6SX

      Lewes

      Type

      Type:

      Music

      Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective, Jalen Ngonda, The Temptations & The Four Tops, Samara Joy, Kokoroko, Moses Boyd, Annie and the Caldwells, Luke Una, The War & Treaty, CARRTOONS, D.K. Harrell and more...

      Presented by Love Supreme.

      Children under 16…

    14. 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…

    15. Black and white image of person with wild hair playing an electric guitar

      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,…

    16. 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…

    17. 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…

    18. Black and white image of person with wild hair playing an electric guitar

      Address

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

      Telephone

      01273 647101

      Brighton and 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,…

    19. 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…

    20. On The Beach 2026: Moby

      Address

      Brighton Beach, Madeira Drive, Brighton, BN1 1TW

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Music

      Electronic music icon MOBY headlines the closing day of On The Beach Festival, performing live with a full band on Brighton Beach, one of his only shows globally in 2026.

      With over 20 million albums sold worldwide, Moby is one of the true…

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