Brighton and Hove City Council has been awarded Council of Sanctuary status, recognising its commitment to welcoming refugees and people seeking sanctuary. Councillor Mitchie Alexander received the award at a Refugee Day ceremony at Jubilee Library on 20 June.

Brighton-based artists Stevoo Hide and Luan Luan wrote a tribute to Manu Chao called Ciao Manu Chao, recorded it live with Luan on sax and released it on his 65th birthday. The video has passed 200,000 views.

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.

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 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.