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In a large white spotlight, a group of acrobats lay on the floor, all with their right arms and half of their bodies lifted off the floor
Visual Arts
Six young people stand and sit on a curving staircase

We, The Change

Lighthouse Future Creative Leaders
Thu 1 - Sun 18 May
Lighthouse
Free
Visual Arts
A woman with large sunglasses and gold jewelery sun bathes on an orange towel

Beside the Sea

JJ Waller & Martin Parr
Sat 3 - Mon 26 May
Free
Visual Arts
A composite image of lots of painted and drawn circles representing a sun rise

How dark it is before dawn

Doyel Joshi and Neil Ghose Balser of Howareyoufeeling.studio
Sat 3 - Mon 26 May
Free
Family
A group of primary school children are parading through the streets of Brighton. They are banging drums and a giant phoenix sculpture flys above them

The Children's Parade

Same Sky
Sat 3 May
Jubilee Square
Free
Spoken Word
Sanah Ahsan, Camille Sapara Barton and anaiis

Giving Up Goodness

Sanah Ahsan
Sat 3 May
Brighton Dome Studio Theatre
From £10
Outdoor
Billie Gold, Alex Fincher and Alfie Ordinary are stood in front of a bright pink building. Billie and Alfie wear bright green glittery suits, and Alex wears a bright pink coat over a bright pink bra

Revealing St James Street

Queer Heritage South
Sat 3 & Sun 4 May
From £8
Dance
A group of dancers lunge forward and throw their arms backwards, intense blue lighting surrounds them

Theatre of Dreams

Hofesh Shechter Company
Sat 3 & Sun 4 May
Brighton Dome Concert Hall
From £15
Performance
A collage of headshots

Anoushka Shankar Proudly Presents: Brown Girl in the Ring: Words in Motion

Curated by Founder Sweety Kapoor
Sat 3 May
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange
From £25
Music
Ahadadream, Anish Kumar and Izzi

Ahadadream + Anish Kumar + Izzi

Brighton Festival Opening Night Party
Sat 3 May 2025, 21:00
The Old Market
From £15
Visual Arts
A dancer wearing a stripy mask and red clothes moves through a jungle landscape

In the Eye of a Dream

Kinnari Saraiya
Sat 3 May - Sun 29 Jun
Phoenix Art Space
Free
Outdoor
A path in nature, with trees overhanging and greenery either side

Festival of Ideas: Dawn Chorus Day Ecosocial Breakfast Walk

Sun 4 May
Stanmer Park Playground
From £8
Young Readers
image of the front cover of kindness comes back

Kindness Comes Back

With Sital Gorasia Chapman
Sun 4 May
Brighton Dome Founders Room
From £10