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Our 60th edition: Brighton Festival 2026 is here!

We’re thrilled to share the programme for the 60th edition of Brighton Festival. This May marks a momentous milestone: not only are we celebrating six decades of world-class performance here in Brighton, but it is also the 40th edition of the Children’s…

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Brighton Festival Exclusives, Premieres and Commissions

Free Events
Outdoor
Ivan, an artist in a blue jacket, stands on Hove Promenade looking up at his Soft Machines, monumental forms made of a hay-like substance

Soft Machines

Ivan Morison
Sat 2 - Sun 24 May
Hove Promenade
Music
West African born Angélique Kidjo is visible from the shoulders up. She's wearing a red head scarf, gold multi-hoop necklace, gold hoop earrings and a green silk jacket. She's in front of a red and orange gradient backdrop

Angélique Kidjo

+ Saidi Kanda
Sat 16 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £25
Selling Fast
Classical Music
Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra playing on stage with a projection of William Kentridge's film 'Oh To Believe Another World'

Oh To Believe in Another World: Shostakovich Symphony No.10

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra
Sun 17 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £17.50
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Events from overseas

Free Events
Visual Art
A man and a woman stand in front of there large artworks

A Timeline of Infinite Skies

Antonio Jose Guzman and Iva Jankovic | Panama/Serbia
Sat 2 May - Sun 28 Jun
Phoenix Art Space
Lunchtimes
Rafael Kyrychenko wearing a navy blue suit leading on a piano. He is staring at the camera and sitting in front of a dark blue background

Rafael Kyrychenko

Solo piano
Tue 19 May
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
From £10
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Theatre
Two people in costumes with painted faces stand indoors; one wears a white tulle skirt with a cream jacket, hat, and holds two American flags, while the other wears a shirt, suspenders and hat.

Dark Noon

Glynis Henderson Productions and The Pleasance present a fix+foxy production
Thu 21 - Sun 24 May
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £20
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News from the Festival

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Join the party at The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady at Brighton Festival

You’re invited to dance the night away at The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady at Brighton Dome Corn Exchange (16 & 17 May). Step into this unique,…
Arinze, a black man, stands behind a black chair, his hands resting on its back. Around and above him is an orange light, the air filled with smoke

A landmark hit: Kohlhaas, the first ever Brighton Festival production

Last weekend, we opened the 60th edition of Brighton Festival with a world premiere: Kohlhaas, our first ever original work produced in house. Directed…

‘Impressive and captivating’: carnation at Brighton Festival

Step inside the Big Top at Black Rock this May at carnation: the revolution is coming and i have nothing to wear and experience a rollercoaster of large-scale…
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