Something extraordinary — and extraordinarily smelly — is coming to Kew Gardens.
The Kew Gardens corpse flower is days away from blooming. The first titan arum of 2026 is preparing to open inside the Princess of Wales Conservatory — and if you want to witness one of the most spectacular...
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Brighton 22nd May-The 60th Brighton Festival reaches its final weekend, and the city is sending it off in style. The headline draw is Akram Khan Company's farewell touring production, Thikra: Night of Remembering, at the Brighton Dome Concert Hall on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May,...
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DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole is set to kick off Pride season in dazzling style as Awhora, the fashion-forward fan favourite, headlines an unforgettable celebration.
Taking place at the iconic seafront hotel on Saturday, June 27, “Pride: Through the Years” promises a high-energy, immersive experience bringing together some of...
World Goth Day at Strawberry Hill House 2026 takes place this Thursday, 22 May — and Brighton Journal highly recommends booking tickets today. Horace Walpole's extraordinary Georgian Gothic villa in Twickenham, Britain's finest example of Gothic Revival architecture and the birthplace of the Gothic novel, marks the day with...
We Are Warriors, an immersive sound and light installation featuring the voices of women, girls, trans and non-binary people, has taken over the historic Cab Road Tunnel, beneath Brighton Station, until 24 May 2026
Produced by pioneering arts agency In Between Time, in collaboration with Dreamy Place and videoclub for this year’s Brighton Festival, the installation combines...
A food and drink retreat, flower crown workshop and several festivals will be hosted across Sussex vineyards this summer, giving visitors new ways to experience the region’s celebrated wine scene.
A seasonal events programme begins this month and runs through to September, including during English Wine Week (20 June –...
World Bee Day falls on 20 May — and ahead of it, Charles Shi, Botanical Horticulturist at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Young Horticulturist of the Year 2022, has shared some of the most practical advice we've come across on how to make your outdoor space genuinely work...
Brighton Journal's Henry Moore Kew Gardens review begins with a simple observation: these sculptures do not feel placed. They feel grown.
There is a particular kind of exhibition that does not announce itself.
No white walls. No spotlights. No prescribed distance between you and the work. Henry Moore: Monumental Nature at...
THE BIG BAND SOUND SWINGS INTO THE DEVONSHIRE PARK-THE OCEANAIRES BIG BAND WITH CLARE TEAL-Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne - Sunday 24 May
For the very first time, Devonshire Park Theatre welcomes the sensational Oceanaires Big Band, joined by one of Britain’s finest jazz vocalists, Clare Teal on Sunday 24 May at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne.
Audiences...
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ART, NATURE, MUSIC AND FOOD - AN UNFORGETTABLE MAY BANK HOLIDAY AT GOODWOOD ART FOUNDATION
Across two evenings this May bank holiday, as spring shifts to summer and the afternoons relax into evening, an original musical experience will take place within Goodwood Art Foundation’s stunning setting,...
