Heads up, everybody! Just a few more hours to go and you can forget about work and enjoy your well-deserved weekend! Whether you are in the mood for a crazy night out with friends, want to enjoy the great outdoors or look for an amazing comedy show that will make you laugh till you cry, you can be sure there will be something going on for you this weekend!
Friday – Friday I’m In Love @ Coalition
Tonight, Coalition is hosting one of the famous “Friday I’m in Love” club nights. Expect to hear classics from every genre and every decade when DJ Matt Robinson pulls out the best tracks from indie, electro, funk, hip-hop, reggae, 60s, 80s, D&B, dubstep and dance.
Starts at 11 pm tonight. Coalition, 171-181 King’s Rd, Brighton BN1 1NB. For free entry, put your names down on the Facebook wall.
Friday – Arcane Discotech Launch Party @ The Grand Central
Brighton’s new disco, Arcane Discotech, will open its doors for the first time tonight bringing you a fresh mix of disco re-edits and disco-influenced house and old-school music. There won’t be R’n’B or grime on the menu tonight, but loads of good-time vibes
Doors open at 9 pm tonight. The Nightingale Room, The Grand Central, 29-30 Surrey St, Brighton BN1 3PA. Free entry.
Friday – Pure Klass Techno @ Volks
Pure Klass DJ’s are taking over Brighton’s Volks Nightclub for their first event in Brighton this year. They are bringing with them seven full hours of pure techno.
Doors open at 11 pm. Volks Club, 3 The Colonnade, Madeira Drive, BN2 1 Brighton. Entry is £8 before midnight.
Saturday – Brighton Latin Festival @ Hove Park
Are you ready for Bachata, Samba, Merengue, and co? This Saturday, Brighton’s Latin community will organize the city’s first ever Latin Festival featuring performances and workshops held by Brighton-based Latin dancing and music groups, local foods and crafts, and of course, Latin cocktails!
The event runs from 11 am to 7 pm. Hove Park Gardens.
Saturday – Krater Comedy Club @ Komedia
Looking for a night out with lots of laughter? This week’s Krater Comedy Club is starring English Stand-Up comedians Carl Donnelly and Josh Howie, highly demanded comedian Eddy Brimson and Brighton-based comic Stephen Grant.
Shows run at 7.30 pm and 10.45 pm on Saturday. Doors open half an hour before shows begin. Komedia Brighton. Tickets are selling fast.
Saturday – Jungle Mania @ The Arch
Let your inner wild beast go crazy this Saturday at The Arch! A large line-up of DJs from Jungle Mania UK will make you sweat to the wildest old school jungle, drum’n’bass and rave tracks!
Doors open at 11 pm. The Arch, 189 King’s Rd, Brighton BN1 1NB. For more information and tickets check out the Facebook event.
Saturday & Sunday – Sand Sports Weekend @ Brighton Volleyball Court
Brighton’s Takepart Festival is the perfect opportunity to try out fun sports activities. This weekend is gonna be all about sand sports. Head down to Brighton Sand Court for free beach tennis, volleyball, soccer, foot volley and sand fitness sessions.
All day long Saturday and Sunday. Brighton Sand Court, BN1 1NB.
Sunday – Elvis Live Afternoon @ Maggie Mae’s
Sunday afternoon will see the revival of the King when Mark Wright’s ‘Elvis On My Mind’ show is coming to Maggie Mae’s. Other than all of the legend’s big anthems, you can also expect to hear some classics from the GI Blues.
Doors open at 2.30 pm on Sunday afternoon at Maggie Mae’s, 69-71 Preston Street, BN12HG Brighton. Tickets are available on Maggie Mae’s website.
Sunday – Charity Run @ Hove Park
Welsh former sprint and hurdling athlete, Colin Jackson CBE, is organising a run to promote men’s health in Hove Park this Sunday, hoping to encourage men and boys from all over to do the run in an effort to raise money for four major charities and the Martlet’s hospice. Participants of the SANLAM Go Dad Run will have the choice between a 5km run and a 10km run around the park premises.
Registration opens at 9 am. Run starts at 10.30 am. Hove Park.