The Sussex Guild Winter Show ‘Gifted’ The Guild Shop's annual winter show featuring seasonal gifts and decorations The Sussex Guild Shop & Gallery, The North Wing, Southover Grange, Southover Road, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 1TP Saturday 29 November–Sunday 11 January 2026, 10.00am–5.00pm, 7 days a week Information: 01273 479565 / info@thesussexguild.co.uk
POETRY FOR PLEASURE Cornerstone Community Centre Palmeira Square, Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FL Mondays at 12 noon December 1 Sonnets of Dark Love by Federico Garcia Lorca by Barbara Odell 8 ‘Growing Up – Growing Old’ by Carole Middleton 15 Poems from the Loud Hill of Wales by Erin Martin 22 Christmas Personal […]
St Mary's Church Kemptown World AIDS Day Fundraising concert featuring Actually Gay Men's Chorus, Brighton Gay Men's Chorus, Rainbow Chorus, Resound Male Voices, and many more 7pm for 7.30pm, tickets £14 details at www.brightonwadconcert.info
Brighton Dome / Create Music One Voice Over 2,400 young singers from Primary and Special Schools across Brighton & Hove and East Sussex will take part in the annual seasonal festival of singing, produced by Create Music in partnership with Glyndebourne and De La Warr Pavilion. Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD […]
Chapel Royal 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/ Dec 2025 2 Yoko Ono piano Chopin […]
Portslade Recorded Music Society A Selection of French Composers Presented by Wendy Elmore-Jones, Society Member Loxdale English Centre (Business Centre), Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA Admission £3.50, includes tea, coffee and cakes Information: Richard Richardson (Chairman): 01273 328722
Music for Connection BHMC Open Session Freeform jam session, 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 3 December 2.00–3.30pm
Wednesday recitals at St Nicholas at 2pm 3-Dec Chris Bundhun- Guitar Iberian Discovery. 10-Dec Julian Black - Piano Rachmaninov and Bach and improvisations. 17-Dec Caroline Goodwin & Zhanna Kemp Piano and voice - A Christmas Feast DOORS OPEN at 1:30pm Tea, Coffee and Home-made Cakes Suggested donation £5 - or what you can afford
The Grange Gallery (Rottingdean Heritage) Christmas Fair Christmas cards, jewellery, ceramics, glass, gift ideas and arts & crafts galore. Seventeen stalls selling beautiful and unique gifts – your one-stop Christmas shop. Wide selection of local history & children’s books. See you there! The Grange Gallery, The Grange, The Green, Rottingdean BN2 7HA Friday 5 December–Sunday […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Brighton and Hove’s specialist community music service for adults of all abilities. Sing and Play Lively, supportive and fun weekly dementia-friendly singing and music-making session. No experience necessary. For people living with dementia and companions. Free – funded by NHS. Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton BN2 9AJ Free – […]
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 Simon Savage / Roy Hilton quintet This quintet have long been a regular fixture at ‘The Speakeasy Jazz Club’ bringing the authentic sounds of 50s bebop to the fore with material influenced by some of the pioneers of the music such as Horace Silver, Dexter Gordon and Kenny Dorham. More recently […]
Nicholas Yonge Society Carducci Quartet A concert for the 50th anniversary of Shostakovich’s death with quartets 2, 8 and 10 Cliffe Building, East Sussex College, Lewes, BN7 2XH Tickets: (£20.00 - ages 8–25 free) www.ticketsource.co.uk/nyslewes or on the door Information: www.nyslewes.org.uk/
Phoenix Art Space Brighton Art Book Fair 10–14 Waterloo Place, Brighton BN2 9NB Saturday 6–Sunday 7 December 11.00am–5.00pm £2 on the door www.phoenixartspace.org
The Sussex Guild Midhurst Contemporary Craft Show Midhurst Rother College, North Street, Midhurst, West Sussex GU29 9DT Saturday 6 December 10.00am–5.00pm and Sunday 7 December 10.00am–4.00pm Admission £4.00 adults – allows re-admission throughout the weekend. Children and students free. Information: 01273 479565 / info@thesussexguild.co.uk https://thesussexguild.co.uk/sussex-guild-events/midhurst-contemporary-craft-show/
Brighton Dome Crafty Christmas: Wonderful Winter in a Box Craft workshops using a combination of natural and found materials as well as a few special surprise elements. These sessions are designed to suit children aged 3+ working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. Brighton Dome Anita’s Room, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD […]
Rottingdean Whiteway Centre New Insights on the Royal Pavilion – a Regency palace of colour and sensation, with Dr Alexandra Loske The Royal Pavilion in Brighton is often considered the most impressive architectural expression of the Romantic imagination and a hallmark of Regency style. Created between 1787 and 1823 by George IV, the Royal Pavilion […]
Brighton Guitar Group Platform – open concert for all musicians Featuring performances by Brighton Guitar Group, plus other ensembles and soloists St Bernadette’s School, 261 London Rd, Brighton BN1 6UT Audience £3, performers £5 per group/soloist, Brighton Guitar Group members – free Information 07732 014153, admin@brightonguitargroup.co.uk https://www.brightonguitargroup.co.uk/home/
St Mary's Church Kemptown Fine Music for Free Journey to Iberia - Susanna Horowitz and Anya Kolesnik (mezzo-soprano, piano) Free entry with donations requested, split between the musicians and St Mary’s St Mary’s Church, 61 St James’s Street, Brighton BN2 1PR 5.30pm for 6pm www.stmaryschurchbrighton.org.uk
Crafty Christmas: Fabulous Festive Shadow Lanterns Children aged 3+ and their parent/carer can get crafty making a silhouette shadow lantern to light up those dark wintery nights. All materials are provided. Brighton Dome Anita’s Room, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD Sunday 7 and Saturday 13 December, 11.00am 1.30pm, 3.30pm £10 for 1 adult and 1 […]
Kemptown Arts Association Festive market with original art, ceramics, jewellery, crafts, cards, prints and other gift ideas. Free entrance Rock Inn, 7 Rock Street, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1NF Sunday 7 December 12noon–6.00pm
Brighton Dome / Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra A Fairytale Christmas: Ukrainian Carols and the Nutcracker Suite Step into The Kingdom of Sweets with the Sugar Plum Fairy and enjoy a heartwarming celebration of Ukrainian fairy tales and Christmas carols. Featuring music by Delius, Václav Trojan, De Hartmann, and Tchaikovsky. Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Brighton […]
Brighton Dome Disabled + Disobedient: Vitamin D+D Cosy and campy celebration created for disabled/neurodivergent folks and their allies; a warming winter offering of performances, games and space for you to connect, recharge and craft. Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UG BSL + Captioned £10, low-income concessions £5, concessions £8 https://brightondome.org/whats-on/LmE-disabled-disobedient-vitamin-dd/ 01273 709709 […]
Sussex Voiceworks Christmas Concert A joyful celebration of Christmas with the Hangleton Brass Band, featuring ‘On Christmas Night’ by Bob Chilcott and a festive selection of carols. St Theresa of Lisieux Church, Old Shoreham Road, Southwick BN42 4RY £15 per ticket, £5 for students, under 16s go free! Contact: Sue Crane – sussexvoiceworks@gmail.com / Phone: 07770 623023 […]
Sussex Voiceworks On Christmas Night – Sussex Voiceworks & Hangleton Brass Band Sussex Voiceworks return this December with ‘On Christmas Night’, a beautifully uplifting concert in partnership with the Hangleton Brass Band. Held at St Theresa of Lisieux Church, Southwick, the performance promises an inspiring evening of festive music, from traditional carols to Handel’s ‘And the Glory […]
POETRY FOR PLEASURE Cornerstone Community Centre Palmeira Square, Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FL Mondays at 12 noon December 8 ‘Growing Up – Growing Old’ by Carole Middleton 15 Poems from the Loud Hill of Wales by Erin Martin 22 Christmas Personal Choices collated by Estelle Taylor January 5 The Later Poems of […]
Kemptown Arts Association Group exhibition of 14+ members’ work in various mediums Free entrance Fishing Quarter Gallery, 201 Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 1NB Tuesday 9–Sunday 14 December 11.00am–5.00pm daily
The Arts Society Brighton and Hove ‘Emerging from the Shadows – Goya’s Self Portraits’ Illustrated lecture by Jacqueline Cockburn 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
Chapel Royal 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/ Dec 2025 9 Ursula Smith cello Solo […]
The Sussex Harmonisers A Cappella Christmas Concert Seasonal and other songs from our two choruses, guests and audience St John the Evangelist Church, Civic Way, Burgess Hill RH15 9AA Free. Refreshments available; retiring charity collection Information from www.sussexharmonisers.org.uk or contact@sussexharmonisers.org.uk
Southwick Players ‘Abigail’s Party’ By Mike Leigh Directed by Gary Cook The Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick BN42 4TE Wednesday 10–Saturday 13 December 7.30pm Matinee Saturday 13 December 2.30pm Tickets £12 from southwickplayers.org.ukor 0333 666 3366
Wednesday recitals at St Nicholas at 2pm 10-Dec Julian Black - Piano Rachmaninov and Bach and improvisations. 17-Dec Caroline Goodwin & Zhanna Kemp Piano and voice - A Christmas Feast January 2026 21 Kitty-Maria Clarke and Marcus Martin, Soprano and Piano -Puccini, Mozart, Lloyd-Webber and Lehar 28 Yohei Nakajima & Miho Sanou, Viola & piano - Hindemith, […]
Brighton and Hove French Circle Hanoukka and Christmas: how these two festivals are celebrated in French-speaking countries – illustrated talk in French Brighthelm Centre, North Road, Brighton BN1 1YD Wednesday 10 December 6.00–8.00pm Members free, visitors £7 on the door Information: www.brightonandhovefrenchcircle.org.uk Email: hinton@clara.net
Brighton Dome Blue Camel Club A club night created by and for learning disabled people with a pantomime theme. Relaxed Performance Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UG £6, £0 carer https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/blue-camel-club-tickets-1562121901659?aff=oddtdtcreator 01273 709709 / tickets@brightondome.org
Silver Strings performance 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. Funded by NHS / BHCC. Children’s Library, Jubilee Library, Jubilee Square, Brighton BN1 1GE Thursday 11 December 11.00am Free admission
Brighton Dome The Big Christmas Singalong! 2025 – Choir with No Name The Choir with No Name Brighton, a choir involving people impacted by homelessness, returns for their annual Christmas singalong extravaganza – the musical highlight of the festive season! BSL Brighton Dome Concert Hall, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD £8.50 concessions, £17.50 https://brightondome.org/whats-on/LAN-the-big-christmas-singalong-2025-choir-with-no-name 01273 […]
Resound Voices Sleigh What?! Resound and Rebelles bring you a fabulously unique and eclectic choral adventure for the festive season. St Luke’s Church, Queen’s Park Road, Brighton BN2 9ZB Friday 12 and Saturday 13 December, 7.30pm (doors from 7.15pm, bar available) Tickets £18 inc. booking fee, available online from www.resoundvoices.org Contact: info@resoundvoices.org
New Venture Theatre ‘Pickwick & Weller’ by Barry Purchese With more than a nod towards Charles Dickens Music composed by Michael James Directed by Rod Lewis New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place, Brighton BN1 2PT Friday 12–Saturday 20 December 7.30pm (no perf Monday 15 December) Sunday 14 December matinee only at 2.30pm, additional matinee Saturday 20 […]
Cabaret Lab is Brighton’s only monthly professional open-stage comedy-variety-cabaret show. Launched in 2016 at the Caroline of Brunswick, Cabaret Lab has grown into a heavy hitter on the Brighton performer circuit, and for almost 10 years Cabaret Lab has been the ultimate testing ground. For the first time in Kemptown at the Rock Inn. Reservation […]
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Brighton and Hove’s specialist community music service for adults of all abilities. Sing and Play Lively, supportive and fun weekly dementia-friendly singing and music-making session. No experience necessary. For people living with dementia and companions. Free – funded by NHS. Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton BN2 9AJ Free – […]
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 We’re delighted to welcome back the incredible Tony Kofi for his third appearance in as many years at St Andrews – a firm favourite for good reason. With a tone steeped in the spirit of classic bebop, Tony’s alto saxophone captures the raw energy and innovation of modern jazz’s early trailblazers. […]
Crafty Christmas: Fabulous Festive Shadow Lanterns Children aged 3+ and their parent/carer can get crafty making a silhouette shadow lantern to light up those dark wintery nights. All materials are provided. Brighton Dome Anita’s Room, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD Sunday 7 and Saturday 13 December, 11.00am 1.30pm, 3.30pm £10 for 1 adult and 1 […]
The Brighton Singers Christmas Concert Vivaldi Gloria and seasonal carols The chamber choir, directed by Nicholas Houghton, returns to Ditchling for a seasonal event in the lovely church. The programme features Vivaldi Gloria as well as many familiar and newer pieces. Come and raise the roof joining with the choir in some traditional audience carols. […]
Brighton & Hove Arts Orchestra Annual Christmas Concert Join us for seasonal music and audience carols featuring Hely-Hutchinson’s ‘Carol Symphony’ movements one and four, Tchaikovsky’s ‘Dance of the Flowers’ from the ‘Nutcracker Suite’, Diego Monsalve’s ‘Mazurka for Orchestra’, Anderson’s ‘Sleigh Ride’ and Williams’ ‘Theme from Harry Potter’. We shall be joined by local choir Hove […]
BREMF: Brighton Early Music Festival Christmas a Cappella Join BREMF Consort of Voices to celebrate Advent and Christmas with a cappella music from the medieval era to the present day. St Martin’s Church, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 3HQ Tickets £15; u30s £7.50; u12s free from www.bremf.org.uk Information: cathy@bremf.org.uk
Brighton Dome Christmas Ceilidh A magical evening of dance for all ages with legendary barn dance band The Sussex Pistols plus Caller to keep you on the move! No experience? No problem – all welcome, we’ll help you to learn as you go! Brighton Dome Corn Exchange, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UG £12, £6 concession, […]
Shoreham Oratorio Choir Christmas Concert Johann Bach – Christmas Oratorio Part 1 Nigel Hess – Jubilate Deo John Rutter – Lullaby And favourite carols St Mary de Haura, Church Street, Shoreham by Sea BN43 5DQ Tickets £15 from the Shoreham Gallery or online rom WeGotTickets.com and on the door
Brighton Dome Crafty Christmas: Wonderful Winter in a Box Craft workshops using a combination of natural and found materials as well as a few special surprise elements. These sessions are designed to suit children aged 3+ working collaboratively with their parent/carer, and all materials are provided. Brighton Dome Anita’s Room, Church Street, Brighton BN1 1UD […]
Brighton Festival Chorus / Brighton Dome Brighton Festival Chorus presents Christmas with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra Join the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra and special guest singers for our annual joyful celebration of Christmas. James Morgan will conduct the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra with renowned mezzo-soprano Juliette Pochin with the Brighton Festival Chorus and Brighton […]
Brighton Chamber Choir Christmas Carol Concert: Twinkly Choral Arrangements and Carols for All St Luke's Church, Queen’s Park Rd, Brighton BN2 9ZB Tickets £10 Tickets available from wegottickets.com brightonchamberchoir.org
POETRY FOR PLEASURE Cornerstone Community Centre Palmeira Square, Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FL Mondays at 12 noon December 15 Poems from the Loud Hill of Wales by Erin Martin 22 Christmas Personal Choices collated by Estelle Taylor January 5 The Later Poems of Gillian Clarke by Marek Urbanowicz 12 ‘By Heart – […]
New Venture Theatre ‘Pickwick & Weller’ by Barry Purchese With more than a nod towards Charles Dickens Music composed by Michael James Directed by Rod Lewis New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place, Brighton BN1 2PT Friday 12–Saturday 20 December 7.30pm (no perf Monday 15 December) Sunday 14 December matinee only at 2.30pm, additional matinee Saturday 20 […]
Chapel Royal 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/ Dec 2025 16 Astatine Piano Trio Haydn […]
Wednesday recitals at St Nicholas at 2pm 17-Dec Caroline Goodwin & Zhanna Kemp Piano and voice - A Christmas Feast January 2026 21 Kitty-Maria Clarke and Marcus Martin, Soprano and Piano -Puccini, Mozart, Lloyd-Webber and Lehar 28 Yohei Nakajima & Miho Sanou, Viola & piano - Hindemith, Rebecca Clarke February 2026 4 Elise Hills, Piano - Mozart, Chopin, […]
Regency Society The Regency Society at 80 The inaugural meeting of the Regency Society was held on Tuesday 11 December 1945. Eighty years later we will celebrate our birthday in a seasonal reflective but forward-looking manner. We will look back at how the RS came into being, why we are still here, and what we […]
Southwick Opera Christmas at the Barn Barn Theatre, Southwick Community Centre, Southwick Street, Southwick BN42 4TE Tickets £13 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/barn-theatre-southwick Information: www.southwickopera.co.uk
St Mary's Church Kemptown With Love, Actually - A Very Festive Christmas Concert - Actually Gay Men's Chorus Friday 19th December, Saturday 20th December - 7pm for 7.30pm, tickets £21, from www.ticketsource.co.uk/agmc St Mary’s Church, 61 St James’s Street, Brighton BN2 1PR www.stmaryschurchbrighton.org.uk
MUSIC FOR CONNECTION Brighton and Hove’s specialist community music service for adults of all abilities. Sing and Play Lively, supportive and fun weekly dementia-friendly singing and music-making session. No experience necessary. For people living with dementia and companions. Free – funded by NHS. Brooke Mead Extra Care Scheme, Albion Street, Brighton BN2 9AJ Free – […]
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 The Jazz Mafia Big Band with Sara Oschlag In what has become a cherished St Andrew’s tradition, we once again ring in the festive season with a joyful evening of swing, seasonal cheer and perhaps a carol or two with a jazzy twist! Expect a warm, welcoming atmosphere with mince pies […]
Sussex Symphony Orchestra A Family Christmas Spectacular All Saints Church, Hove BN3 3QE Tickets £20, £16 (concessions), NUS and under 16s £5, family ticket £45 (2 adults, 2 under 16s) Information: www.sussexsymphony.org
POETRY FOR PLEASURE Cornerstone Community Centre Palmeira Square, Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FL Mondays at 12 noon December 22 Christmas Personal Choices collated by Estelle Taylor January 5 The Later Poems of Gillian Clarke by Marek Urbanowicz 12 ‘By Heart – Poems to Remember’ by Gillian Eddison 19 The Poetry of Thomas Hardy […]
Brighton Dome A Town Called Christmas Buckle in for a rollercoaster of magic, music, and mayhem as our hero crash-lands in a crumbling town where only the long-forgotten fables, a cantankerous caretaker and a glitching robot remain! Can they save the day, and the town called Christmas? Chilled performances + Captioned Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, […]
Hurst Players Pinocchio, The Pantomime Without Strings! Players Theatre, 147 High Street, Hurstpierpoint BN6 9PU Monday 29 December–Sunday 4 January (2.00pm and 7.00pm shows, see website) Varied ticket prices, online from www.hurstplayers.org.uk or in person from PSP Homes, 106 High Street, Hurstpierpoint Information: enquiries@hurstplayers.org.uk or www.hurstplayers.org.uk
Brighton Dome A Town Called Christmas Buckle in for a rollercoaster of magic, music, and mayhem as our hero crash-lands in a crumbling town where only the long-forgotten fables, a cantankerous caretaker and a glitching robot remain! Can they save the day, and the town called Christmas? Chilled performances + Captioned Brighton Dome Studio Theatre, […]
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