Searching for something...
  • Accommodation
  • What's On
  • Things to Do
  • Food & Drink
  • Shopping
Accommodation Search
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
Things to Do Search
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
What's On Search
Dates
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
Food & Drink Search
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:
Shopping Search
Type:
Area:
Location
Keyword:

Festivals in Brighton

Are you ready to

be inspired!

Inspiration

  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

    Refine By

    Refine Your Search

    Dates
    Type
    Location

    Number of results: 68

    , currently showing 41 to 60.

    1. Abstract bokeh photo capturing blue and orange lights

      Address

      Charleston in Lewes, Southover Road, Lewes, BN7 1AB

      Telephone

      01323 811626

      Lewes

      Type

      Type:

      Festival

      Global events are moving fast. Headlines change daily, alliances are in flux, conflicts are deepening. It's hard to keep up - let alone make sense of it all. But how unprecedented is this moment, and what might history tell us about where we are…

    2. Red theatre curtain

      Address

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

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Theatre

      Whispers is a haunting theatrical journey through memory, trauma, and the silenced voices of the past. Set against the backdrop of Victorian England – from a courtroom and convent to the foggy banks of the Thames – the story follows Mrs. P.M. Jones,…

    3. 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…

    4. Black acoustic drum set with shiny hi hat

      Address

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

      Telephone

      01273 592 819

      Southwick

      Type

      Type:

      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…

    5. 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…

    6. Cocktails & Canapés Under The Sea

      Address

      Sea Life Brighton, Marine Parade, Opp Brighton Pier, Brighton, BN2 1TB

      Telephone

      01273 604234

      Opp Brighton Pier, Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Festival

      During the BITE Brighton Oyster Festival, take a journey under the waves with Brighton's best restaurants, bartenders and local drink producers.

      Explore the world’s oldest operating aquarium at your own pace while enjoying hand-crafted cocktails,…

    7. 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…

    8. 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.

    9. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

      Address

      Waterhall, Waterhall Road, Brighton, BN1 8YR

      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…

    10. Colourful close-up of used watercolor paint palette with vibrant hues

      Address

      Brighton Unitarian Church, New Road, Brighton, BN1 1UF

      Telephone

      01273 696022

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Arts

      Brighton’s first affordable art fair set to launch in May

      Flying Circus Art Fair

      Get ready Brighton, something BIG is rolling into town! Flying Circus Art Fair is Brighton’s first affordable art fair. It’s being organised by two Brighton artists,…

    11. 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…

    12. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

      Address

      Steyne Gardens, Steyne Gardens, Worthing, BN11 3DZ

      Worthing

      Type

      Type:

      Music

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

    13. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

      Address

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

      Eastbourne

      Type

      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.

    14. 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,…

    15. R&B Lovers

      Address

      Horizon Nightclub, 214 Kings Rd, Brighton, BN1 1NB

      Telephone

      01273044354

      Brighton

      Type

      Type:

      Music

      Get ready for a massive celebration of 90s & 00s R&B music! If you love your oldskool anthems you cannot miss this.

    16. Worthing FreeWheelin' FEASTival

      Address

      Beach House Grounds, Brighton Road, Worthing, BN11 2DW

      Worthing

      Type

      Type:

      Festival

      Steam into Beach House Grounds for a free to enter, food focused festival weekend.

      Zoom returns to Worthing with its fun packed FEASTival featuring street foods and bars together with a range of original grocery foods, craft stalls, and world…

    17. 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…

    18. 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…

    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. Abstract bokeh photo capturing blue and orange lights

      Address

      Arundel Castle, High Street, Arundel, BN18 9AB

      Telephone

      01903 882173

      Arundel

      Type

      Type:

      Festival

      Step into a magical night of glamour, entertainment, and celebration at our Annual Castle Fundraiser on the Lower Lawns of Arundel Castle. This year, we invite you to truly dress to impress and enjoy an unforgettable evening in a stunning setting…

    • Visit Brighton
    • Visit Britain
    • Brighton and Hove City Council
    • The Living Coast
    • visit England

    Don't Miss