Europe's largest outdoor jazz festival lands at Glynde Place, just 20 minutes from Brighton, from 3 to 5 July 2026. Loyle Carner, Ezra Collective and De La Soul headline a huge weekend of jazz, soul and funk.

Rob Lamberti, the UK's number one George Michael tribute, brings Wham! and the solo hits to Central Park on Brighton Seafront on Sunday 5 July 2026. An open-air evening of Careless Whisper, Faith, Club Tropicana and more.

Rum and Reggae Fest lands at Central Park on Brighton Seafront on Saturday 4 July 2026, with Gentleman's Dub Club, The Skints, Mad Professor, Don Letts and more, plus a full Jamaican carnival village.

Brighton is getting its very own Comic Con. Brighton and Hove Comic Con lands at the Brighton Dome on 5 and 6 September 2026, a full weekend of film, gaming, cosplay and celebrity guests. Here is everything you need to know, including tickets.

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.

The world's No.1 Beatles tribute band plays Central Park on Brighton Seafront on Friday 26 June 2026, with support from Rolling Stones tribute The Rolling Clones. Here is everything you need to know.

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.

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.

Brighton Pride 2026 takes place on 1 and 2 August for its 35th anniversary, with RAYE and Diana Ross headlining. Here is everything you need to know about the parade, the lineup, tickets and getting there.

The complete Brighton guide for 2026. Where to stay, what to see, where to eat, which beaches to visit, what is on and everything locals know that visitors usually miss.

Your complete guide to everything happening in Brighton and Hove in 2026 — from weekly markets and open mic nights to the biggest festivals of the year, month by month.