October has started properly in Brighton and Hove. The students are back, the evenings are drawing in, and this weekend has a free food festival, some of the best gigs of the autumn and plenty of reasons to stay out late. Here's what's worth your time.
Food: BrightonFoodStory Festival
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WHAT'S ON IN OCTOBER?
Cosy season is here and we all want to hibernate. Luckily, autumn is one of the best times to visit our venue, ready for some excellent Halloween events and one of the most packed months of the year!
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COMEDY
For starters, the Brighton Dome Comedy Festival...
SEPTEMBER
Keo
Thursday 29 September - Chalk
Keo have quickly earned a fiercely loyal following through emotionally raw songwriting and increasingly explosive live shows. Fronted by Finn Keogh and completed by Conor Keogh, Jimmy Lanwern and Oli Spackman, the band first broke through with their debut EP Siren in 2025 before selling...
BRIGHTON & HOVE, 18 September 2026 — Brighton Journal
If you've lived in Brighton for any length of time, you don't need us to tell you that the seafront is there or recommend a wander around The Lanes. What you probably do want to know is what's actually worth getting...
Friday 11 – Sunday 13 September 2026 | Brighton Journal
September is properly getting into its stride in Brighton, and this weekend brings the kind of mix the city does particularly well: live music, comedy, late-night parties, independent pubs, cultural events, exhibitions and a few wonderfully eccentric things you probably...
Cast your mind back to 1996, when a handful of fresh-faced young Irishmen reached the finals of the coveted So You Think You’re Funny award. Tommy Tiernan won the prize, with Jason Byrne coming in a close second.
“Tommy beat me by one point and he’s been my Edinburgh nemesis...
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WHAT'S ON IN AUGUST?
Happy Pride everyone! We’re sure you’ll be having a blast at some amazing events this month and we’ve got another sizzling line-up of comedy, music, club nights, brunches and more this August. Check out our highlights below…
EXPLORE AUGUST'S LISTINGS
COMEDY
Our comedy programme kicks off with an...
She's back! Bigger, bolder and more fabulous than ever
Fresh from dazzling millions on Strictly Come Dancing, La Voix brings you an evening of sensational live vocals, outrageous comedy, razor-sharp wit and more glamour than should be allowed.
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Expect a night of world-class entertainment – from show-stopping songs to hilarious...
Here we go - August and its shows galore at the Lantern. Some wonderful stuff incoming so get booking , now )
Celebrating Pride at The Lantern
Tuesday 4th - Wednesday 5th August
Shadowed Dreamer is the story of a boy’s search for survival and a man’s quest for the future he knows he deserves.
Written...
Brighton Dome Comedy Festival returns from 16-25 October and this year has partnered with Komedia, bringing a packed 10-day programme to two of the city’s best loved events venues.
All My Friends indie disco makes a long-awaited Brighton debut on the first Saturday of the Festival. Hosted by legendary...
