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Wednesday, October 21, 2026
The Royal Pavilion has a new reason to draw you inside this spring — and it comes with a glass of Champagne. Running from 27 April to 27 July 2026, the Royal Dragons Experience Brighton 2026 is a collaboration between Brighton & Hove Museums and The Ivy Asia Brighton that...
Sumptuous Exhibition Brighton 2026
Sumptuous Exhibition Brighton 2026 opens at Kellie Miller Arts Gallery on 25 April — and the timing feels exactly right. Running through Brighton’s busiest cultural season until 8 June 2026, this free exhibition brings together two artists whose work asks the same question from very different directions: what does it...
Brighton will host its first-ever Italian Street Party on 2 May 2026, launching this year’s Brighton Italian Festival (BIF) with a full-day celebration in Jubilee Square from midday until late. The free outdoor event will transform the city centre into a vibrant Italian piazza, packed with regional street food, live bands,...
Ballet Nights Theatre Royal Brighton 2026
Ballet Nights Brighton brought an extraordinary evening of live dance to Theatre Royal Brighton, where local dancer Phoebe Dowglass performed alongside international stars in a programme that seamlessly blended classical precision with contemporary edge. There are evenings you attend as a journalist — notebook in hand, ready to observe and...
Brighton is widely recognised as one of the UK’s most creative cities. Its independent spirit, cultural diversity and artistic energy are central to its identity. Yet behind this reputation lies a quieter reality: many of the artists who help shape the city’s cultural life struggle to sustain their practice...
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Portslade will host a weekend celebration of local creativity on 28 and 29 March, as Meet the Makers brings together artists, craftspeople and the public for two days of original art, hands-on workshops and live demonstrations — all completely free of charge. Held at South Portslade Community Centre (SPCC), the...
The UK government has announced a £1.5 billion arts funding package to be delivered between 2025 and 2030, describing it as a long-overdue correction after years of underinvestment. The plan includes £600 million for national museums and DCMS-backed organisations, alongside £160 million earmarked for regional and local museums —...
As debates over artistic freedom intensify following the recent cancellation of an exhibition at Jubilee Library, Mid Street Contemporary Art Lab is pressing forward with a show that confronts the politics of borders, belonging and mental health head-on. ‘Borders & The Bits Between’ brings together two Brighton-based conceptual artists, Broken Glass and Vb,...
What's on in Brighton this weekend. Stars Ruth Wilson, Rory Kinnear and Fisayo Akinade star in Tim Crouch ground breaking play An Oak Tree
In a cosy Hanover pub, playwright Tim Crouch leans in, disarming and dryly funny as he unpacks the magic behind An Oak Tree, his ground-breaking play comes to Brighton Dome after twenty years of touring the world. This weekend, some of Britain’s most celebrated actors, Fisayo Akinade, Ruth Wilson and...
The iconic Central Gallery at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery reopens on Saturday (25 Oct) after an 18-month hiatus with a bold new exhibition exploring how passion drives creativity, power shapes society, and protest sparks change. This will be the first exhibition to be displayed in the large entrance gallery...