Brighton Events and Festivals - World Guide to Brighton

Brighton Events and Festivals

Brighton has a number of lively festivals and events which take place throughout the year, in and around central Brighton. The residents of Brighton like to party and Brighton’s extensive calendar of festivals and events includes lively Brighton street fairs, Brighton carnivals, parades and numerous sporting events in Brighton. Local Brighton newspapers and leading magazines in Brighton regularly publish the latest cultural events and Brighton festivals, and also contain up-to-date listings of events nearby Brighton.

Brighton’s helpful tourist information office is always a useful source for current events and festivals in Brighton. Many of the events and festivals in Brighton draw enormous crowds of both participants and spectators, and provide tourists with a wide range of things to see and do whilst staying in the exciting city of Brighton.

National Public Holidays

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• Third Monday in January - Martin Luther King Day
• 12th February - Lincoln's Birthday
• Third Monday in February - Brighton's Birthday
• Third Monday in April - Patriot's Day (Massachusetts)
• Last Monday in May - Memorial Day
• 4th July - Independence Day
• First Monday in September - Labor Day
• Second Monday in October - Columbus Day
• 11th November - Veterans Day
• 4th Thursday in November - Thanksgiving
• 25th December - Christmas Day

Brighton Calendar of Festivals and Events - Brighton and Hove, England

Brighton Festival - Brighton, BN1 4EE, England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 709709
The Brighton Festival is a popular annual event held over three weeks in May. With thousands of people participating in the Brighton Festival, events include concerts, theatrical performances, parades, street entertainment, debates and dance events, most of which are held at Brighton’s premier venues, such as the Brighton Corn Exchange and Brighton’s Theatre Royal.

Lewes Guitar Festival - Friar's Walk, Lewes, Brighton, East Sussex, , England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 477356
Held in early August each year, the Lewes Guitar Festival features is held in the Lewes area of Brighton and features a number of lunchtime and events guitar concerts, performed by many world-class musicians, workshops and musical events.

UK Jewish Film Festival - New England Road, Duke of York's Cinema, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4NA, England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 647100
The annual UK Jewish Film Festival is held in late October and last around two weeks. Many popular films celebrating Jewish life are screen at Brighton’s Duke of York cinema and other smaller cinemas in central Brighton.

Herstmonceux Castle Medieval Festival - Wartling Road, Herstmonceux Castle, Brighton, BN27 1RN, England
Tel: +44 (0)20 8416 0398
Held in August each year, Brighton’s Herstmonceux Castle Medieval Festival is actually the largest medieval festival of its kind in the whole of the United Kingdom. Set in this atmospheric Brighton castle, to the east of central Brighton, the Herstmonceux Castle Medieval Festival includes music, knights, archery, food, drink and market stalls.

Brighton National Speed Trials - Madeira Drive, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1, England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 292711
The Brighton National Speed Trials, in the Kemp Town area of Brighton, are a popular annual event, held in early September. With a large variety of different cars and vehicles, the Brighton National Speed Trials always attracts large crowds.

The Ellipse - Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1, England
The Ellipse is situated in central Brighton, on Brighton’s seafront. This large, open-air venue is home to many exciting Brighton events and festivals throughout the year, include concerts, live entertainment, radio events, dancing, demonstrations and exhibitions.