News from the Festival

Brighton Festival made a triumphant return in 2021 as the first multi-arts festival in the UK to open after the coronavirus pandemic caused cancellations…

Brighton Festival is pleased to support Brighton CCA's annual Summer Commission 2021 as part of our commitment to bringing artists’ work to the city.

Against all the odds we delivered a safe, responsible and fun Festival that we hoped you loved just as much as we did.

Brighton University student, Cassie Murphy reviewed our latest Live is Alive! gig on Fri 21 May at Brighton Dome

Brighton Festival attendee Max Crisfield reviews his exploration of the South Downs on our unique nature trail

We speak to Renata Noronha, People Power Community Ambassador at Octopus Energy about their involvement in Brighton Festival and their People Power scheme. As…

We talk to Christopher Green, star and creator of Ida Barr’s Caring Care Home Tour and find out more about their latest work.

Film and sound artists Polina Medvedeva and Andreas Kühne have created immersive multi-channel audio-visual installation The Informals II, we catch up…

Whether you missed out on in-person tickets or prefer to watch at home, you can enjoy classical and contemporary music performances livestreamed direct…

Brighton College Nursery & Pre-Prep is supporting Michael Rosen’s Brighton Birthday and Jacqueline Wilson as part of our Literature programme…

The Exchange is an exciting new collaboration between internationally acclaimed artists and young people in Brighton & Hove. 

We catch up with violinist Roberto Ruisi, who will be with us on Mon 17 May with pianist Ljubica Stojanovic, performing music by Debussy and Beethoven’s…

The opera occasional black bearded diva comes to Brighton Dome after a year in absentia with this one-night-only treat - Liminal. We spent some time with…

‘Celebratory, inclusive, exciting.’ That is what Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE, Founder, Artistic & Executive Director of the Chineke! Foundation and ensemble performer…

A long-standing supporter of Brighton Festival, Southern Water are generously supporting the community-led events Our Place and the Children's Parade,…

Explore the South Downs This Spring on an Audio Walking Trail

Our Guest Director, Lemn Sissay MBE, has just launched Tell Me Something About Family, a new storytelling website created with Brighton Festival 2021.…

BTN BikeShare is kindly supporting Rider Spoke by Blast Theory as part of Brighton Festival this May. We speak to Matthew Thompson, BTN BikeShare Manager…