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Festivals in Brighton

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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. 13 May 202616 May 2026
  4. 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. Close up of a roll of tickets for a show

    Address

    Brighton Open Air Theatre, Dyke Road Park, Dyke Road, Brighton and Hove, BN3 6EH

    Dyke Road, Brighton and Hove

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    Festival

    For the fifth year running, the legendary poetry slammers Hammer & Tongue bring their epic grand final into the open air!

    Finalists will come equipped with their unique styles and perspectives to battle it out for the crown. Lucky audience members…

  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. Red theatre curtain

    Address

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

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    When three strangers attend a queer book club and find the leader absent, they decide to run it themselves. In their search for community, their assumptions of one another are challenged as they struggle with identity, disability, relationships, and…

  4. Red theatre curtain

    Address

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

    Brighton

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    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…

  5. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

    Address

    The Barn Theatre, The Barn, Saxon Lane, Seaford, BN25 1QL

    Telephone

    01323 492240

    Saxon Lane, Seaford

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Seaford Musical Theatre, in conjunction with the Royal British Legion Seaford, is proud to present Seaford's Festival of Remembrance.

    A night of pure nostalgia honoring those brave people who paid the ultimate sacrifice! Get your tickets for this…

  6. 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,…

  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. 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)…

  9. Close up of a roll of tickets for a show

    Address

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

    Telephone

    01323 811626

    Lewes

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Rose McGowan joins Deborah Frances-White, host of the hit podcast 'The Guilty Feminist', which has built a global following by diving headfirst into the joys, flaws and contradictions of modern womanhood.

    In this special conversation 'The Guilty…

  10. Homegrown Festival

    Address

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

    Telephone

    01273 325793

    Brighton

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    An eclectic music festival in the heart of Brighton.

  11. People at a concert taking pictures with phones

    Address

    Eastbourne Bandstand, Grand Parade, Eastbourne, BN21 3AD

    Telephone

    01323 410611

    Eastbourne

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    One of the south coast's largest food and drink festivals in May, as 'Beer and Cider by the Sea' kicks off a three day extravaganza to tantalise the taste buds.

    From Friday to Sunday, real ale and cider lovers can sample real ales, craft beers,…

  12. 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…

  13. 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.

  14. 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.

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