The clocks go back on Sunday, which gives us an extra hour in bed and an excuse to make the most of a busy weekend. With half-term and Halloween straight after, here’s what’s worth leaving the house for. By Nick Staunton
Comedy: The Festival’s Last Laughs
The Brighton Dome Comedy Festival...
Eastbourne is in for a Halloween treat as Ruby Wax brings her acclaimed live show, Absolutely Famous, to The Devonshire Park Theatre on Saturday 31 October 2026 at 7.30pm. With a date as fitting as Halloween night, audiences can expect an evening of sharp and wicked wit, unforgettable celebrity encounters, behind-the-scenes revelations and a few...
What?! Mark Thomas has been ‘standing up’ for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you…? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at the mic as he takes his brand-new show on the road this autumn.Â
So, here’s what he...
It’s a big weekend in the city. The Brighton Dome Comedy Festival opens, Crystal Palace come to the Amex, and a fresh batch of openings is worth leaving the house for. Here’s where we’d go.
Football: The Big One
Albion host Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday at 1pm....
Forget the Pier and the Lanes. This is a locals' weekend: a citywide photography festival, a packed gig schedule across the city's small venues and a few pubs worth staying in once the evenings turn cold. Here's what's on across Brighton & Hove from Friday 9 to Sunday 11...
Olga Koch has one good story. Only it’s not really her story. Do you wanna hear it?
Fat Tom Cruise is part-history lesson, part-gossip session, and part-horror story. The show is about toxic masculinity, male loneliness, and the reality of the #metoo era - without ever actually mentioning any of...
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
The big...
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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!
EXPLORE OCTOBER'S LISTINGS
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...
