
Alongside Brighton Festival
More to see and do in Brighton

Brighton & Hove Museums
Brighton & Hove Museums have a fabulous array of events this May, taking in topics from Mod Fashion and Style to a talk on decolonising the fruit salad. Check out the full programme!

Artists Open Houses
Throughout weekends of May, artists will open their doors to show work from around 1,000 artists exhibiting in over 150 venues across the city, out to Rottingdean, Newhaven, Ditchling, and beyond.

Brighton Fringe
It’s the 20th year of Brighton Fringe! Celebrate with amazing performances and unbridled creativity in venues across the city.

Brighton Open Air Theatre
Theatre, comedy, music, drag, opera, dance, family shows and more. Bring a picnic and relax in the sunshine

Charleston Festival
Charleston Festival returns for its 36th year where bold voices and brilliant minds share stories, spark ideas and make sense of our ever-changing world.

Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft: Tadek Beutlich: On and Off the Loom
Discover the distinctive work of Tadek Beutlich MBE (1922 – 2011), a visionary textile artist, printmaker and teacher.

The Great Escape
The festival for new music, showcasing a diverse mix of the most exciting emerging, and yet-to-be discovered talent from around the world to music fans in Brighton.

The Secret Garden Kemp Town: Sculpture Exhibition 2025
A free exhibition of the celebrated sculptor Almuth Tebbenhoff. Teas, coffees, cakes and savouries available throughout the day provided by fabulous café Tablebrighton.