Dishoom Permit Room Diwali party at the Royal Pavilion on 12 November

Dishoom Permit Room is hosting a Diwali party at the Royal Pavilion on Thursday 12 November, 7pm to 11pm. £85 for a vegetarian feast, drinks and live music.

Tim

Published 17:55, Saturday, 24 October 20261 min read

Collage of the Royal Pavilion lit up at night in Brighton and the Music Room inside with its lotus chandeliers

Dishoom Permit Room is throwing a Diwali party at the Royal Pavilion on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 7pm to 11pm, with tickets at £85 per person. The evening is listed on the Brighton & Hove Museums event page, and Permit Room shows it on its own Brighton page.

Four key facts: Thursday 12 November, a Diwali party at the Royal Pavilion from 7pm to 11pm; 85 pounds per person with 15 percent off for Brighton Museums members; a three course bespoke vegetarian Diwali spread by Dishoom Permit Room; drinks in the Music Room and dinner in the State Banqueting Room — Key facts on Diwali at the Pavilion (Source: Brighton & Hove Museums)

What the evening includes

On arrival. Guests are welcomed with a drinks reception from the Dishoom Permit Room bar in the Royal Pavilion’s Music Room, with what the listing calls a very special performance.

Dinner. Guests then move to the State Banqueting Room for a three course bespoke vegetarian Diwali party spread, crafted and served by Dishoom Permit Room.

Drinks and music. Dinner comes with a selection of wine, Kingfisher beer and Paul John Whisky, and live music from The Mehfil Space.

To finish. Guests can choose a final nightcap from the bespoke Permit Room drinks menu.

How the evening runs: 7pm drinks reception and performance in the Music Room; then a three course vegetarian dinner in the State Banqueting Room; live music from The Mehfil Space at dinner with wine, Kingfisher beer and Paul John Whisky; a nightcap to finish; the evening ends at 11pm — How the evening runs (Source: Brighton & Hove Museums)

The setting

The dinner takes place in the State Banqueting Room, which this print by John Nash shows set for a banquet. The Pavilion’s gardens have their own story, which we covered in Royal Pavilion Gardens Restoration Budget Rises £1.6m to £8.038m.

A banquet in the Banqueting Room of the Royal Pavilion in Brighton, shown in a colour print by John Nash, with a long table under a domed ceiling and a large chandelier — A banquet in the Royal Pavilion Banqueting Room, in a print by John Nash (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)

Where and how to book

The party is at the Royal Pavilion, in Pavilion Buildings in the centre of Brighton. Dishoom Permit Room is a short walk away at 32 East Street in the Lanes, where it is open daily from 9am to 10pm, according to its website.

Map of central Brighton showing the Royal Pavilion, where the Diwali party is held, and Dishoom Permit Room on East Street in the Lanes, a short walk to the south west — The Royal Pavilion and Dishoom Permit Room, shown approximately (Map: OpenStreetMap contributors)

Tickets are £85 per person, with a 15% discount for Brighton & Hove Museums members, and are sold through the museums’ booking page. The listing does not give an age limit or dress code, or any dietary information beyond the vegetarian menu, so check with the museums before you book.