Paralympic champion Melanie Barratt is backing Gateway to the Sea, a new accessible sea swimming day at Sea Lanes Brighton on 27 June, helping blind and partially sighted people gain confidence in open water.

Brighton events brand Groove Cartel launches its Summer Series at Tide Night Club this July, three Saturday nights with secret line-ups and free entry before 12:30 am, powered by ImJustBrighton.

Brighton youth dance company Entasi brings its bold new show How to Hold an Ice Cube to Roedean Theatre on 18 July 2026, five pieces exploring identity, technology and what it means to be human. Tickets from £12.

Indian Summer celebrates 25 years on East Street in June 2026 with a brand new menu, a live jazz and Indian dance anniversary celebration, and a BRAVO Best International Cuisine 2026 win.

A full day country music festival is coming to Brighton seafront on Sunday 21 June 2026, with live tributes, line dancing, rodeo bull, axe throwing and barbecue at Central Park on Madeira Drive.

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.

The University of Brighton has announced a new partnership with Brighton-based Black Anti-Racism Community Organisation BARCO, including support for the BASH Carnival and Black History Month activities.

University of Brighton Product Design student Tilly Lawless has created Bâche, a sustainable fashion collection made from abandoned festival tents. Her work is on free display at the Architecture and Design Graduate Show at Moulsecoomb this weekend.

As the FIFA World Cup kicks off, a University of Brighton programme is celebrating 25 years of using football to unite communities across conflict zones, from Israel and Palestine to The Gambia, Colombia and Northern Ireland.

University of Brighton podiatry student Arham Khalid has won Student of the Year at the 2026 Royal College of Podiatry Awards, as the university opens a new NHS clinic at its Falmer campus.

The Brighton and Hove Business Growth Board is looking for an experienced leader to become its next Chair. Applications close Monday 6 July 2026.

Brighton and Hove City Council is urging beachgoers to use bins or take their rubbish home after more than 20 tonnes of waste was cleared from the seafront during the May bank holiday weekend.

Research shows domestic abuse rises significantly during major football tournaments. Brighton and Hove City Council is urging residents to be vigilant and offering support for those affected.

Brighton and Hove City Council is backing the Odds Are They Win campaign as gambling advertising surges during the 2026 World Cup. Free support available locally and nationally.

Virginia Woolf's Night and Day screens at Duke of York's Picturehouse Brighton on Thursday 11 June at 7.30pm in a special advance screening hosted in partnership with the Charleston Trust. Screenwriter Justine Waddell will take part in a Q&A following the film.

Brighton and Hove celebrates Refugee Week from 15 to 21 June 2026 for the first time as an accredited Council of Sanctuary. Here is the full programme including the Best Foot Music concert at Jubilee Library on World Refugee Day.

Three new School Streets are proposed for Brighton and Hove, camera enforcement arrives at three schools in September 2026, and the consultation is open until 21 July. Everything you need to know in one place including the full list of all 15 current School Streets and three years of school term dates.

Brighton and Hove City Council has published its seafront investment prospectus, setting out plans to transform 13 kilometres of coastline including a potential landmark art gallery at Black Rock, a revamped Brighton Centre and 1,000 new homes at the Marina.