From the debut Beyond Boundaries festival at Stanmer Park to Comic Con at the Dome, ten days of cocktails, seafront club nights, cookery classes and everything in between. Here is your day-by-day guide to September in Brighton and Hove.

Provisional 2026 results show 98.3% of the city's A-level students achieved A* to E, with a 97.4% pass rate for vocational and technical qualifications.

A new council pilot offers landlords up to £7,500 to bring rented homes up to EPC C, in return for a three-year lease as temporary accommodation.

A second recycled multi-use games area is being installed at Knoll Park in Hove, reusing surfacing and fencing from the Moulsecoomb Hub for around £47,000. Together with Hangleton Park, the recycling projects save the council close to £200,000.

Brighton and Hove City Council has begun restoring 300 metres of Hove's historic cast iron seafront railings, revealing the original Victorian Martlet emblems, following the recent volunteer restoration of the cucumber benches.

Brighton-born circular economy expert Professor David Greenfield has been appointed chair of the Brighton and Hove Business Growth Board, a role that now carries the city's business voice into the new Sussex-wide Strategic Authority.

Brighton and Hove's first legal e-scooter hire trial is now live, run by Beryl. Here is how it works, what it costs, where you can ride, the safety rules, and what people are saying, plus a little ImJustBrighton exclusive.

A new council campaign brings together 18 walks across Brighton and Hove, every one reachable by bus. Leave the car at home, catch a bus, and let it drop you at the start of a beautiful walk.

Brighton and Hove City Council has launched a Civic Leadership Programme with Operation Black Vote, aimed at getting more Black and Asian residents into roles as councillors, magistrates, school governors and trustees. The programme launched at Afrori Books on 9 July.

Brighton and Hove City Council is backing local charity Pelican Parcels with new pilot funding to help more families access essential items for babies and young children, following a warehouse visit from Council Leader Bella Sankey and Councillor Mitchie Alexander.

Care leavers in Brighton and Hove aged 18 to 24 can apply for a free monthly bus pass from September, as the city council launches a new pilot to help young people leaving care reach education, work and support.

The Old Market in Hove presents Feel Good this September, an eight-day season of immersive music, 360-degree audiovisual shows, folk, sound baths and deep listening running from 2 to 8 September 2026.

A Brighton technician is bringing expert iPhone, Samsung and Google Pixel repairs straight to your door across Brighton and Hove, with a free WhatsApp diagnosis and a no fix no fee promise.

South East Patriots attempted to march through Brighton on 13 June 2026. Eight people were arrested. Around 4,000 counter-protesters from the Carnival Against Fascism shut them down. Fatboy Slim played the streets.

Norman Cook, Fatboy Slim, played an impromptu free DJ set outside Brighton station on 13 June 2026 as 4,000 counter-protesters shut down a far-right rally. Covered by NME. He later said: "So proud of our City today. No place for hate."

South East Patriots attempted a Stop the Boats rally in Brighton on 13 June 2026 and were met by an estimated 4,000 counter-protesters from the Carnival Against Fascism. Five arrests were made. Fatboy Slim played a free set on Queens Road.

Brighton is famous for its busy seafront, nightlife and historic streets, but scattered across the city are abandoned locations that many people walk past without even noticing.

Police have formally identified the three sisters recovered from the sea off Brighton beach, as enquiries into the tragedy continue. The women were from the London area and their family are now being supported by specialist officers.