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Brighton & Hove Museums Dragons at the Royal Pavilion Welcome to the Palace of Dragons and step into a world of flight, fantasy and magic. Dragons at the Royal Pavilion explores the power, beauty and mystery of the world’s most iconic mythical creatures. Royal Pavilion, Brighton BN1 1FN Free with Royal Pavilion admission (on the […] 
Kind & Talented brings together artists from across Brighton working at different stages of their journey: emerging, returning, established, and shifting direction. Presented across Mid Street Lab (Kemptown) and The Vault (Seafront), the exhibition reflects a simple idea: talent grows where it is supported, and kindness is what sustains it. SUMMER 2026 PROGRAMME Mid […]
Mid Street Lab and The Vault Children’s Art Studio: A Six-Week Programme A calm, progressive children’s studio programme developing drawing, colour, composition and making skills through weekly guided sessions, culminating in a final artwork and optional group viewing. Location across: Mid Street Lab, 80 St George’s Road, Brighton BN2 1EF The Vault Brighton Contemporary Art, […]
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Music for Connection: Music and Motion Lively, supportive, and fun dementia-friendly singing and music-making monthly at Jubilee Library. Come and sing your favourite songs with us! No experience necessary. Free Jubilee Library, Jubilee Square, Brighton, BN1 free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096 
POETRY FOR PLEASURE Cornerstone Community Centre Palmeira Square, Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FL Mondays at 12 noon April 27 The Poetry of Hilaire Belloc by Angela Abbo May 11 In Remembrance of Past Presenters and Readers 18 The Poetry of Matthew Arnold by Tim Digby Roberts Admission: suggested donation of £2 Contact: Marek Urbanowicz 07799136558 marekrurbanowicz@gmail.com |
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Chapel Royal Lunchtime Concert Tuesdays 1.10-1.55pm Cafe with home made goodies and filter coffee from 12.15. Please come early as we do tend to get full houses! An international line up of fine concerts artists. Concerts run by a committee of volunteers. Programmes can change. Check Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100076245363130 and https://www.chapelroyalbrighton.org.uk/lunchtime-concerts/ April 28 Simon Taylor/Paul Gregory […] Brighton & Hove Camera Club Speaker Tom Pilston: ‘My Life in Photojournalism’ https://www.tompilston.com/ Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, Hove BN3 5DR Non-members (£5 at the door). Members and trial members free. https://bhcc-online.org/main-programme or Enquiries@bhcc-online.org |
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The Grange Gallery (Rottingdean Heritage) The Nature of Being The Nature of Being is a vibrant collection of paintings inspired by insects and plant life, by sculptor and painter Romany Mark Bruce. The collection was sparked by a fleeting moment when a ladybird landed on his dog’s nose. Bruce is also the creator of the […] 
Wednesday recitals at St Nicholas at 2pm April 29 Maurizio Baudino, Guitar - Albéniz, Walton, Villa-Lobos and Piazzolla May 6 Katy Blatt and Zhanna Kemp, Violin and Piano - Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn 13 Adrien Brandeis, Jazz Piano - Repertoire from his latest album Resurgence 20 Luca Luciano, Clarinet - 20 and 21st century music, from Stravinsky and Messiaen […] 
The Arts Society East Sussex Monthly illustrated lecture: ‘The Art of the Space Race’ presented by Steve Carroll Most revolutions in science or technology like the Renaissance and Enlightenment, have an impact upon art. So why has the Space Race and the resultant moon landings – among the greatest achievements of humanity – had so little […] |
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The Attic Art Club Art exhibition Painting, prints, sculpture, wood carving, jewellery, demos The Village Hall, 18 Lewes Road, Ditchling BN6 8TT Friday 1–Monday 4 May Friday 1 May 12noon–5.00pm / Saturday 2–Monday 4 May 10.00am–5.00pm Admission free but voluntary contributions to Age Concern Contact details: Carole-Lynn Duffy 07763 675565 / email cld48@icloud.com
Mid Street Lab and The Vault Contemporary Care: An Artist-Led Series A dual-site group exhibition exploring care-led artistic practice. A fair-paid opportunity for local artist practitioners to produce eco-aware, non-extractive and process-led new work and installations aimed for public engagement. Locations: Mid Street Lab, 80 St George’s Road, Brighton BN2 1EF The Vault Brighton Contemporary […] 
Kemp Town Arts Association Artist Open House - selection of member's artworks for your delight. Painting, printmaking, photographs, textiles, jewelery, ceramics and more. • Rock Inn, 7 Rock St, Kemptown, BN2 1NF • https://www.instagram.com/kemptown_arts_brighton?igsh=azVqYzRmMWN5N2dv Friday 1–Sunday 31 May (and beyond) 12 noon -11.00pm 
Brighton is the place to be in May and we've got plenty of live performance going on at The Dance Space in partnership with Brighton Fringe & Brighton Festival. 1st to 17th May. Click here for further details.
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Music for Connection: Sing and Play at Brooke Mead Playful music session for older adults, including those with memory challenges Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton, BN1 Fridays Weekly 11:30am-12:30pm (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096 
Brighton Unitarian Church Friday lunchtime fund-raising concert The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s the perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime, enjoying a rich variety of music within the reverberant walls of our beautiful Grade II listed church, with your donations helping us to […] 
Jazz at St Andrews Tony Kofi, ‘Miles and Bird’ Celebrating Miles Davis’ Centenary at St Andrew’s Church as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival. Tony Kofi has long been at the forefront of the British jazz scene, with a tone and improvisational style that emulates the great Charlie ‘Bird’ Parker, the godfather of post-war bebop. […] 
New Music Brighton The Barefaced Violas concert The Barefaced Violas will play new compositions by New Music Brighton members at St Luke’s, Queen’s Park. St Luke's Church, Queen’s Park, Brighton BN2 9ZB Tickets available online and on the door https://www.newmusicbrighton.co.uk/ 
Music & Wine at St. Luke’s / New Music Brighton The Barefaced Violas New Music Brighton composers’ works for this wonderful viola quartet alongside an arrangement of the Bach ‘Chacconne’ and Fantasy for 4 violas by York Bowen. St. Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road, BN2 9ZB £10 / £5 concessions / free to under 16s […] |
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Secret Garden Kemptown Sculpture Show for the Brighton Festival The Secret Garden Kemptown is delighted to announce our collaboration with the Surrey Sculpture Society. We look forward to welcoming a curated group show to the Garden, for the Brighton Festival 2026. The show will be curated and managed by two Shoreham-based sculptors, Abby Martin and […]
Saturday 2 May–Sunday 6 September Open Monday, Thursday–Sunday 10.00am–5.00pm This family-friendly exhibition explores the wonderful world of animals from Brighton & Hove Museums’ fine art collection. Hove Museum, 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB Free (children must be accompanied by an adult) Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk
Saturday 2 May–Sunday 20 September Tuesday–Sunday 10.00am–5.00pm Closed Mondays apart from Bank Holidays 10.00am–5.00pm For this new display, curator and colour historian Alexandra Loske has chosen blue drawings, prints and paintings from Brighton & Hove Museums’ collections. Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Garden, Brighton BN1 1FN Free with Brighton Museum admission (on the door or online), […]
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Brighton Embroidery & Textiles Embroidered Flower Collage with Marilyn Willis, a local artist. A practical hand embroidery session using vintage materials such as lace and buttons. Patcham Community Centre, Ladies Mile Road, Brighton BN1 8TA Saturday 2 May 2.00–4.00pm Guests pay just £5 for each of the first two meetings attended. For more information and […] |
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Until 8 June: Wednesday's Child Brighton premier solo exhibition "Republic of Dogs", life inspired paintings (of joy's best moments) SUMMER 2026 PROGRAMME Mid Street Lab × The Vault (June – July – August) “A summer of evolving exhibitions across two spaces — from Wabi Sabi to Glitch, Flow Mode to Zine Making: meet […]
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Silver Strings OPEN SESSION - monthly Brighton’s very own later-starter community string band. It’s never too late to learn! Always wanted to play a stringed instrument? Then Silver Strings is for you! We are Brighton’s very own later-starter community string band: we meet weekly to play cellos, violas and violins together. Most of our players […]
Chapel Royal Lunchtime Concert May 5 Bela Hartman piano Newly published works by Béla Hartmann for the right hand alone, Études by Chopin and Preludes and Fugues from the Well Tempered Clavier by Bach. 12 Polina Sharafyan violin Ysaye (Ballade) Bach (Chaconne) Kreisler Kanachyan (The last Rose of Summer) 19 Zoffany Ensemble Mozart (Clarinet Quintet […] 
Brighton Organists’ Association Fringe organ recital – Peter Dutton St Bartholomew’s Church, Ann St, Brighton BN1 4GP Tuesday 5 May 1.10pm Free entry, retiring collection 
Fretful Federation Mandolin Orchestra Playing Kemptown Tangos and More Brighton’s own mandolin orchestra returns once again for the 2026 Fringe Festival. Joining the orchestra on piano is the international awarding-winning composer, David Sutton-Anderson to perform the newly-commissioned Kemptown Tangos, written especially for the Fretful Federation. The versatility of the mandolin orchestra in the modern age […] Brighton & Hove Camera Club Speaker – A club member: ‘My personal work’ (details to be announced) Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, Hove BN3 5DR Non-members (£5 at the door). Members and trial members free. https://bhcc-online.org/main-programme or Enquiries@bhcc-online.org |
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Permission to Play Freeform music-making in the moment. All abilities welcome, some instruments provided. Over-50s free (small donation for under-50s) Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton, BN1 1YD
Wednesday recitals at St Nicholas at 2pm May 6 Katy Blatt and Zhanna Kemp, Violin and Piano – Mozart, Beethoven and Haydn 13 Adrien Brandeis, Jazz Piano – Repertoire from his latest album Resurgence 20 Luca Luciano, Clarinet – 20 and 21st century music, from Stravinsky and Messiaen to today 27 Viola Lenzi and Isabella Gori, Four hands – […] |
12 events,Brighton & Hove Camera Club New Members Group - Workshop ’A review of the year in pictures’ The English Language Centre, 2 Salisbury Mansions, Hove BN3 2GB New members and trial members (free) – sign up here https://membermojo.co.uk/bhcc-online |
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Southwick Opera and Musical Theatre ‘Great Adaptations’ A fabulous costumed and staged concert of music from musicals and operas that were based on novels. Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick Street, Southwick BN42 4TE Friday 8–Saturday 9 May 7.30pm Matinee Saturday 9 May 2.30pm Tickets £15 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/barn-theatre-southwick Information: www.southwickopera.co.uk
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Music for Connection: Sing and Play at Brooke Mead Playful music session for older adults, including those with memory challenges Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton, BN1 Fridays Weekly 11:30am-12:30pm (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
Brighton Unitarian Church Friday lunchtime fund-raising concert The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s the perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime, enjoying a rich variety of music within the reverberant walls of our beautiful Grade II listed church, with your donations helping us to […]
Jazz at St Andrews Chris Coull’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ (featuring Imogen Ryall) Celebrating Miles Davis’ Centenary at St Andrew’s Church as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival. In 1959, Miles Davis and Gil Evans produced perhaps their most outstanding album in George Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’. St Andrew’s musical director Chris Coull and his all-star […] |
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Saturday 9 May–Sunday 6 September Tuesday–Sunday 10.00am–5.00pm Closed Mondays apart from Bank Holidays 10.00am–5.00pm On tour from the Natural History Museum, Wildlife Photographer of the Year arrives at Brighton Museum with a stunning showcase of award-winning images capturing nature in all its beauty, drama, and fragility. Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Garden, Brighton BN1 1FN Free […] 
Coastline Harmony / Sussex Harmonisers Harmony Explosion! Enjoy an afternoon of close harmony singing. Friends’ Meeting House, Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AF Tickets £10 from Brighton Fringe website: www.brightonfringe.org Enquiries: coastlineharmony@outlook.com coastlineharmony.co.uk sussexharmonisers.org.uk
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St Mary’s Church Kemp Town Fine Music for Free – Résurgence French jazz pianist and composer Adrien Brandeis presents music from his album ‘Resurgence’. Refreshments available. St Mary’s Church, 61 St James’s Street, Brighton BN2 1PR Free entry with donations requested for the musician info@stmaryschurchbrighton.org.uk www.stmaryschurchbrighton.org.uk 01273 698601
Cello and piano recital Esther Ward-Caddle (cello) and Nicole Panizza (piano) will be giving a recital consisting of the first performance of Peter Copley's Nocturnal and Stephanie Cant’s Suite in Ancient Style, and also the cello sonatas of Frederick Delius and Frank Bridge. https://www.brightonfringe.org/events/from-nightingales-to-butterflies-english-cello-and-piano-music/ 
Shoreham Chamber Choir The first of our full-scale concerts this year, in which we incorporate all four of our specialist sections: Sacred, Early Music & Madrigals, Folk songs as well as arrangements of 20th century jazz and pop songs, and will include music by Sant Saëns, Rachmaninov and Gershwin St Giles Church, Upper Shoreham Road, […] 
Burgess Hill Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert Bottesini Double base Concerto – soloist Karena Tam, Mozart Symphony No.35, Hayden Symphony No.101 ‘The Clock’ St Andrew’s Church, Cants Lane, Burgess Hill RH15 0LG Tickets: adult £16 on the door £18, under 18s/students £5 For tickets and more information bhso.org |
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Seaford Music Society La Follia Band Bach – Brandenburg Concertos nos. 4 & 5 Suite no. 2 Vivaldi – ‘Summer’ from ‘The Four Seasons’ Seaford Baptist Church, Belgrave Road, Seaford BN25 2EE Members free with membership card / non-members £21.00 / under 26 free tickets@seafordmusicsociety.com / 01323 885365 |
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POETRY FOR PLEASURE Cornerstone Community Centre Palmeira Square, Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FL Mondays at 12 noon May 11 Pablo Neruda- Love, Despair and Beyond by Jamie Martin 18 The Poetry of Matthew Arnold by Tim Digby Roberts Admission: suggested donation of £2 Contact: Marek Urbanowicz 07799136558 marekrurbanowicz@gmail.com |
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Create Music Rock & Pop Course Are you a rock or pop musician in Year 6 or above playing from Initial to Grade 5 level? Come and join our new weekly course! Join our 4-week evening rock & pop course and learn what it takes to be in a band. Over these four sessions, with […] 
Mid Street Lab and The Vault Trauma: An Exhibition, by award-winning resident artist Broken Glass A contemporary art exhibition exploring trauma as texture, disruption and inheritance, carried through bodies, spaces, families, borders and institutions, examining trauma as both deeply personal and quietly collective A Brighton Fringe Event Mid Street Lab, 80 St George’s Road, Brighton […] 
The Arts Society Brighton and Hove The History of Kew Gardens: The World’s Garden Illustrated lecture by Cindy Polemis Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD Members free, visitors £10 on the door (cash or card) Information: theartssociety.org/brighton-hove email: brightonhove@theartssociety.org
Brighton Guitar Quartet concert The Brighton Guitar Quartet will be mixing up a lot of different music across the concerts: expect works from Vivaldi, Bizet and local composer Bernd Rest, along with Brazilian jazz by Paulo Bellinati, Americana from Andrew York, and Simon Hopkins' own arrangement of a Ryuichi Sakamoto classic. Christ Church Worthing, Grafton […]
Chapel Royal Lunchtime Concert May 12 Polina Sharafyan violin Ysaye (Ballade) Bach (Chaconne) Kreisler Kanachyan (The last Rose of Summer) 19 Zoffany Ensemble Mozart (Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581) Weber (Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34) Manon Derome violin Michael Trainor violin Sarah-Jane Bradley viola Anthony Pleeth cello Anthony Pike clarinet 26 […]
Brighton Organists’ Association Fringe organ recital – John Ross St Bartholomew’s Church, Ann St, Brighton BN1 4GP Tuesday 12 May 1.10pm Free entry, retiring collection Brighton & Hove Camera Club Annual General Meeting Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, Hove BN3 5DR Members only Enquiries@bhcc-online.org |
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Wednesday recitals at St Nicholas at 2pm May 13 Adrien Brandeis, Jazz Piano – Repertoire from his latest album Resurgence 20 Luca Luciano, Clarinet – 20 and 21st century music, from Stravinsky and Messiaen to today 27 Viola Lenzi and Isabella Gori, Four hands – one piano – Gershwin, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Milhaud DOORS OPEN at 1:30pm Tea, Coffee […]
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Wednesday 13 May 5.00–6.30pm Join the Royal Pavilion’s first Archivist Saadia Kahn and Curator of the Royal Pavilion Dr Alexandra Loske for an exclusive insight into historical sources held in the Royal Pavilion Archives. Royal Pavilion, Brighton BN1 1FN £15, members discount 15%, book online Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk
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Brighton and Hove French Circle L’Aveyron: Nathalie Morgan invites us to explore the villages and landscapes of this region of SW France, which has something for everyone. Illustrated talk in French Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD 6.00–8.00pm Members free, visitors £7 on the door Information: www.brightonandhovefrenchcircle.org.uk Email: hinton@clara.net |
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Mid Street Lab and The Vault The Shape of Love: Mother’s Day Abstract Studio Refined mixed-media workshop exploring connection and care through abstract making, guided by in-house practitioner Emma Liu, using clay, paint and tactile materials, culminating in a finished abstract artwork, as personal piece or meaningful gift. The Vault Brighton Contemporary Art, 42–43 Kings […] |
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New Venture Theatre ‘Murder, Margaret and Me’ by Philip Meeks directed by Bryony Weaver New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place, Brighton BN1 2PT Friday 15–Saturday 23 May 7.30pm (no performance on Monday 18 May) Sunday 17 May matinee only 2.30pm Tickets: www.newventure.org.uk Box Office Information: 01273 746118 or email boxoffice@newventure.org.uk
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Music for Connection: Sing and Play at Brooke Mead Playful music session for older adults, including those with memory challenges Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton, BN1 Fridays Weekly 11:30am-12:30pm (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
Jazz at St Andrews Kind of Blue (featuring Josephine Davies And Andy Panayi). Celebrating Miles Davis’ Centenary at St Andrew’s Church as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival. The most widely sold and famous jazz album in history is arguably ‘Kind of Blue’. In this concert, John Coltrane aficionado Josephine Davies (tenor sax) and Cannonball […] 
Resound Voices Pick-N-Mix Resound Voices bring you a brand new show, Pick-N-Mix packed full of their favourite things, mixing a little bit of ‘this’ with a generous sprinkling of ‘that’. Chapel Royal, 164 North Street, Brighton BN1 1EA Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May 7.30pm (doors 7.15pm, bar available) Tickets available online from www.resoundvoices.org £18.00 inc. […] |
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Brighton Painting Group Monthly meet-up to paint plein air in and around Brighton. Bring your own materials. Location to be announced the week before the event date on our website and Instagram. Free, public event. Saturday 16 May 10.00am–1.30pm https://brightonpainting.group/ orhttps://www.instagram.com/brightonpaintinggroup/ 
Sussex Symphony Orchestra Brighton Festival Opera Gala Puccini, Verdi, Bizet Soloists: Nadine Benjamin MBE, soprano; Gilles van der Linden, tenor Mark Andrew James, Conductor All Saints Church, The Drive, Hove BN3 3QE Tickets from www.sussexsymphony.org
Resound Voices Pick-N-Mix Resound Voices bring you a brand new show, Pick-N-Mix packed full of their favourite things, mixing a little bit of ‘this’ with a generous sprinkling of ‘that’. Chapel Royal, 164 North Street, Brighton BN1 1EA Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May 7.30pm (doors 7.15pm, bar available) Tickets available online from www.resoundvoices.org £18.00 inc. […] |
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Secret Garden Kemptown Sculpture Show for the Brighton Festival The Secret Garden Kemptown is delighted to announce our collaboration with the Surrey Sculpture Society. We look forward to welcoming a curated group show to the Garden, for the Brighton Festival 2026. The show will be curated and managed by two Shoreham-based sculptors, Abby Martin and […] |
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POETRY FOR PLEASURE Cornerstone Community Centre Palmeira Square, Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FL Mondays at 12 noon May 18 The Poetry of Matthew Arnold by Tim Digby Roberts Admission: suggested donation of £2 Contact: Marek Urbanowicz 07799136558 marekrurbanowicz@gmail.com |
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Chapel Royal Lunchtime Concert May 19 Zoffany Ensemble Mozart (Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581) Weber (Clarinet Quintet in B-flat major, Op. 34) Manon Derome violin Michael Trainor violin Sarah-Jane Bradley viola Anthony Pleeth cello Anthony Pike clarinet 26 Noriko Ogawa piano, back by popular demand. Bartok Sonata and Brahms Tuesdays 1.10-1.55pm Cafe with […]
Brighton Organists’ Association Fringe organ recital – Michael Maine St Bartholomew’s Church, Ann St, Brighton BN1 4GP Tuesday 19 May 1.10pm Free entry, retiring collection |
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Wednesday recitals at St Nicholas at 2pm May 20 Luca Luciano, Clarinet – 20 and 21st century music, from Stravinsky and Messiaen to today 27 Viola Lenzi and Isabella Gori, Four hands – one piano – Gershwin, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Milhaud DOORS OPEN at 1:30pm Tea, Coffee and Home-made Cakes Suggested donation £5 – or what you can […] |
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Music for Connection: Sing and Play at Brooke Mead Playful music session for older adults, including those with memory challenges Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton, BN1 Fridays Weekly 11:30am-12:30pm (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
Brighton Unitarian Church Friday lunchtime fund-raising concert The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s the perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime, enjoying a rich variety of music within the reverberant walls of our beautiful Grade II listed church, with your donations helping us to […]
Jazz at St Andrews Claire Martin Celebrating Miles Davis’ Centenary at St Andrews Church as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival. Claire Martin OBE, widely celebrated as the UK’s foremost jazz vocalist, brings her acclaimed quartet to St Andrew’s Church, Hove. With a career spanning over three decades and numerous awards, Martin is renowned for […]
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Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May 6.30–10.30pm Step inside Brighton Museum after hours. Explore the galleries, encounter intriguing characters, uncover secret missions, and complete immersive challenges alongside your team. Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Garden, Brighton BN1 1FN £55 per person, book online via Pier Pressure https://pierpressure.co.uk/brighton/a-night-at-the-museum Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk |
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Brighton Guitar Quartet concert The Brighton Guitar Quartet will be mixing up a lot of different music across the concerts: expect works from Vivaldi, Bizet and local composer Bernd Rest, along with Brazilian jazz by Paulo Bellinati, Americana from Andrew York, and Simon Hopkins' own arrangement of a Ryuichi Sakamoto classic. St. Laurence Church in Falmer […]
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Friday 22 and Saturday 23 May 6.30–10.30pm Step inside Brighton Museum after hours. Explore the galleries, encounter intriguing characters, uncover secret missions, and complete immersive challenges alongside your team. Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Garden, Brighton BN1 1FN £55 per person, book online via Pier Pressure https://pierpressure.co.uk/brighton/a-night-at-the-museum Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk |
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Sunday 24 May 10.30–11.30am A relaxed walk and talk with Sussex Wildlife Trust. Hove Museum, 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB Free for all ages, book online Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk |
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Monday 25 May 10.30–10.50am, 12noon–12.20pm, 3.00–3.20pm Hear magical tales of dragons upstairs at Hove Museum. Hove Museum, 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB Free, all ages, children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk |
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Tuesday 26 May 10.00–11.00am, 12noon–1.00pm Family friendly live animal handling at Brighton Museum! Enjoy live mini beast handling with Phil and his amazing menagerie, including snakes, lizards and more! Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Garden, Brighton BN1 1FN £10 per person, all children must be accompanied by a paying adult Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / […]
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Tuesday 26 May 10.30–10.50am, 12noon–12.20pm, 3.00–3.20pm Hear magical tales of dragons in the Archaeology Gallery. Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Garden, BN11FN Free with admission to Brighton Museum, all ages, children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk
Chapel Royal Lunchtime Concert May 26 Noriko Ogawa piano, back by popular demand. Bartok Sonata and Brahms Tuesdays 1.10-1.55pm Cafe with home made goodies and filter coffee from 12.15. Please come early as we do tend to get full houses! An international line up of fine concerts artists. Concerts run by a committee of volunteers. […]
Brighton Organists’ Association Distinguished visitor organ recital – Thomas Watkin (St George’s Chapel, Windsor) St Bartholomew’s Church, Ann St, Brighton BN1 4GP Tuesday 26 May 1.10pm Free entry, retiring collection |
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Brighton Dome Breakin’ Convention Breakin’ Convention is coming back to Brighton in 2026! Prepare to be blown away by high-energy, world-class performances from celebrated poppers, lockers, b-boys and b-girls. Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD Wednesday 27 May, various times £15, £20, £12.50 under 26s & low-income concessions, £10 Under 18s https://brightondome.org/whats-on/Lll-breakin-convention […]
27 May – 21 June 2026 Open Wednesday - Saturday 10.00 am - 4.00 pm Sunday 1.00 pm - 4.00 pm 14 years after graduating together, six artists reunite to present a dynamic group exhibition shaped by shared beginnings and distinct creative paths. Spanning abstract painting, assemblage, collage, still life, textiles and sculpture, the show […]
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Wednesday 27 May 10.00–11.30am and 2.00–3.30pm Paint, make and create something dragon themed to take home. Free with admission to Brighton Museum, drop-in, ages 5-12, children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Garden, BN11FN Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk
Wednesday recital at St Nicholas at 2pm May 27 Viola Lenzi and Isabella Gori, Four hands – one piano – Gershwin, Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Milhaud DOORS OPEN at 1:30pm Tea, Coffee and Home-made Cakes Suggested donation £5 – or what you can afford
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Brighton and Hove French Circle Annual General Meeting – review of the year, social evening and book sale Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD 6.00–8.00pm Members free, visitors £7 on the door Information: www.brightonandhovefrenchcircle.org.uk Email: hinton@clara.net
The Arts Society East Sussex Monthly illustrated lecture: ‘Battersea Power Station, The Four Iconic Chimneys’ presented by Ian Swankie This is a talk about just one building. It has 60 million bricks, four chimneys and an amazing story to tell. Planned in the 1920s, the massive power station operated for fifty years but was then abandoned […] 
MOOT – Music Of Our Time Paul Silverthorne (LSO) plays recent works for viola by Magnus Lindberg, Brett Dean and Poul Ruders Join us for a thrilling evening with internationally acclaimed violist Paul Silverthorne (London Symphony Orchestra) and pianist Roderick Chadwick. A passionate advocate for contemporary music, Silverthorne has inspired leading composers to write specifically […] |
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Thursday 28 May 10.00–11.30am & 2.00–3.30pm Paint, make and create something dragon themed to take home. Hove Museum, 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB £7 per person or three advance tickets for £15, ages 5–12, children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk |
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Friday 29 May 10.30–10.50am, 12noon–12.20pm, 3.00–3.20pm Hear magical tales of dragons in the Music Room. Royal Pavilion, Brighton BN1 1FN Free with Royal Pavilion Admission, all ages, children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk
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Music for Connection: Sing and Play at Brooke Mead Playful music session for older adults, including those with memory challenges Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton, BN1 Fridays Weekly 11:30am-12:30pm (1, 8, 15, 22, 29) free – booking essential hello@musicforconnection.co.uk / 01273 569096
Brighton Unitarian Church Friday lunchtime fund-raising concert The performers are a mixture of top local talent and touring musicians from across the globe. It’s the perfect way to spend your Friday lunchtime, enjoying a rich variety of music within the reverberant walls of our beautiful Grade II listed church, with your donations helping us to […]
Jazz at St Andrews Alan Barnes and Dave Newton Celebrating Miles Davis’ Centenary at St Andrew’s Church as part of the Brighton Fringe Festival. An evening celebrating Miles Davis’ ‘First Great Quintet’of the 1950s, with which a young John Coltrane and the legendary rhythm section of Red Garland, Paul Chambers and ‘Philly’ Joe Jones produced […] |
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Saturday 30 May 10.30–11.20am A magical tour of the Royal Pavilion dragons for the whole family. Royal Pavilion, Brighton BN1 1FN Adult £25 per person (member/pass holder £10), child £16 (member/pass holder £3), all ages, children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult, book online or on the door Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk […]
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Saturday 30 May 2026, 7.30pm Brighton Early Music Festival Lassus and Weelkes: Psalms and Madrigals Join BREMF Consort of Voices to celebrate the music of two renaissance titans - Orlando de Lassus and Thomas Weelkes. St Luke’s Church, Queens Park, Brighton BN2 9ZB Tickets £16; £8 concessions; u12s free from www.bremf.org.uk/whats-on Information cathy@bremf.org.uk
Saturday 30 May 7.30pm–midnight The Royal Pavilion will be transformed and curated by The Adelaide Salon into a living embodiment of contemporary arts, including performance, music, fine food and Sussex sparkling wines Royal Pavilion, Brighton BN1 1FN £100, members discount 15%, ages 18+, book online Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk |
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Sunday 31 May 12noon–4.00pm Story time, teddy fun and games and drop-in arts and crafts. Hove Museum, 19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4AB Free, drop-in, all ages, children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult Info: 03000 290900 / info@rpmt.org.uk / brightonmuseums.org.uk |
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