FESTIVALS

Our pick of the best in Brighton and beyond

Brighton Book Festival is back with five days of stories, spoken word and big ideas
Brighton Book Festival returns in June with Zadie Smith, Jawdance, workshops ...

Pasta la vista, baby: Brighton Italian Festival is here
Brighton Italian Festival is bringing a month-long line-up of food, music, th...

Brighton Festival turns 60 – here’s what’s worth leaving the house for
Brighton Festival turns 60 this year and they’ve gone in a slightly dif...

The Great Escape festival announces full line-up
The Great Escape, the festival for new music, is back with another exciting l...

Oska Bright Film Festival returns with bumper edition
Oska Bright Film Festival returns in March with a bumper edition of films mad...

New joy-first festival lands in Brighton this summer
Wild Love is a new one-day festival coming to Brighton, mixing movement, musi...

Mutations Festival returns with another explosive line-up
Mutations Festival is back in Brighton this November and, as always, it’s bri...

Dive into digital culture at Dreamy Place arts festival
Brighton digital arts festival, Dreamy Place, is back for 2025 with an exciti...

Horrorfest is back with a fearfully good programme
As the nights draw in, it’s time to up the fear factor and celebrate all thin...

Come on an adventure in world cinema with the CineCity Film Festival
Cinecity Film Festival is back for its 23rd year in October. Travel the world...

Put your inner critic on mute at mental wellbeing festival
Meet Exhale, the two-day mental wellbeing festival aiming to swap hangovers f...

Live la dolce vita in Brighton this October at city’s first-ever Italian festival
The very first Brighton Italian Festival is landing this October, serving up ...