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Things to do in Brighton

55 ideas for a day or a night in Brighton, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Nightlife · 13Arts & culture · 13Live music · 11Tours & day trips · 7Outdoors · 6Walking tours · 2Festivals & events · 2Family · 1

Nightlife in Brighton

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Concorde 2Seafront / Madeira Drive · $$KomediaNorth Laine · $$Green Door StoreBrighton Station / Trafalgar Arches · $PlateauThe Lanes · $$$RevengeOld Steine / Kemp Town edge · $$The Verdict Jazz ClubKemp Town · $$UnBarred Brewery & TaproomBrighton Station / North Laine edge · $$Lost And Found Taproom & BottleshopFiveways · $$ChalkPool Valley / Old Town · $$The CricketersThe Lanes · $$

Arts & culture in Brighton

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DragonsThu 15 October · Royal Pavilion & GardenThe Biba Look: Photography and FashionThu 15 October · Brighton Museum & Art GalleryAlfie Brown: The EntertainerFri 16 October, 7pm · Komedia · From £22Tom Davis: SpudgunFri 16 October, 7:30pm · Brighton Dome Concert Hall · From £28Komedia Comedy ClubFri 16 October, 8:30pm · Komedia · From £18Jordan Brookes: The Part of You That's Always ScreamingSat 17 October, 6:30pm · Komedia Studio · From £18The Blindboy Podcast LIVESun 18 October, 7:30pm · Brighton Dome Concert Hall · From £32Kiell Smith-Bynoe's Kool Story BroSun 18 October · Theatre Royal BrightonPhil Ellis: Bath MatTue 20 October, 8pm · Komedia · From £18The Haunting of Hill HouseTue 20 October · Theatre Royal Brighton

Live music in Brighton

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Ibibio Sound MachineThu 15 October, 7:30pm · Concorde 2Boris - Pink 20th Anniversary UK TourFri 16 October, 7pm · Concorde 2MouldFri 16 October, 7pm · Green Door Store · From £14The HoosiersFri 16 October · ChalkAll My Friends Day DiscoSat 17 October, 3pm · Brighton Dome Concert HallReefSat 17 October, 7pm · Concorde 2The Mary WallopersSat 17 October, 9pm · Brighton CentreHuey MorganTue 20 October, 7:30pm · Concorde 2 · From £30Cabaret VoltaireWed 21 October · ChalkJake VaadelandThu 22 October, 7:30pm · Concorde 2

Tours & day trips in Brighton

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Seven Sisters Country ParkBus from Brighton to Exceat (about 1 hour); park entrance… · FreeArundel Castle & GardensTrain from Brighton to Arundel (usually one change), then…Bluebell Railway steam trainsSheffield Park station by car/bus, or East Grinstead… · From £27Fishbourne Roman Palace & GardensTrain from Brighton to Fishbourne (coastway line, about 1… · From £15Lewes Castle & MuseumTrain from Brighton to Lewes (about 15 minutes), then walk… · From £12Rathfinny Estate vineyard and winery tourRathfinny Wine Estate near Alfriston (by car, or train to… · From £40Ridgeview classic vineyard tour and tastingRidgeview estate, Ditchling Common (by car; Burgess Hill… · From £35

Outdoors in Brighton

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FreeStanmer Greenways Accessible Trail1.2 km · about 18 minFreeDevil's Dyke Circular4 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeDitchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke12 km · about 3.5 hrsFreeUndercliff Walk, Brighton Marina to Saltdean5 km · about 1.5 hrsFreeLewes Rail to Ramble Circular9 km · about 3.5 hrsFreeStanmer Loop6.6 km · about 1 hr

Walking tours in Brighton

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FreeFree Historical and Cultural Tour of BrightonDaily · 2 hrs · ★ 5 on GuruWalkFreeSecrets of Brighton Free Walking TourDaily · 2 hrs · ★ 4.9 on GuruWalk

Festivals & events in Brighton

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FreePhoto Fringe 2026Thu 15 October · Venues across Brighton & HoveBrighton Dome Comedy Festival in cahoots with KomediaFri 16 October · Brighton Dome and Komedia

Family in Brighton

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Comedy Club 4 KidsSat 17 October, 2pm · Komedia
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Things to do in Brighton, answered

What are the best things to do in Brighton?

Right now: Concorde 2 (nightlife), Dragons (arts & culture), Ibibio Sound Machine (live music) and Seven Sisters Country Park (tours & day trips). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in Brighton?

Stanmer Greenways Accessible Trail, Devil's Dyke Circular, Ditchling Beacon to Devil's Dyke and Undercliff Walk, Brighton Marina to Saltdean, and 5 more.

What's on in Brighton this week?

What's On Brighton has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.