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Brighton Events and Brighton Festivals
(Brighton and Hove, England)



Brighton has a number of lively festivals and events which take place throughout the year, in and around central Brighton. The residents of Brighton like to party and the seaside city's extensive calendar of festivals and events includes lively Brighton street fairs, carnivals, parades and numerous sporting events in Brighton. Local newspapers and leading magazines in the Brighton area often publish the latest cultural events and festivals, and also contain up-to-date listings of events nearby Brighton.

Brighton's helpful tourist information office is always a useful source for current events and festivals in Brighton. Many of the events and festivals in Brighton draw enormous crowds of both participants and spectators, and provide tourists with a wide range of things to see and do whilst staying in the exciting city of Brighton.




Brighton National Public Holidays - Brighton and Hove, England

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• Good Friday / Easter Monday - late March or early April
• First and last Monday in May
• Last Monday in August
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Boxing Day

(If Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next weekday becomes a public holiday).

Brighton Calendar of Festivals and Events - Brighton and Hove, England

Brighton Festival - Brighton, BN1 4EE, England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 709709
The Brighton Festival is a popular annual event held over three weeks in May. With thousands of people participating in the Brighton Festival, events include concerts, numerous theatrical performances, colourful parades, street entertainers and dancing events, most of which are held at Brighton's premier venues, such as the Brighton Corn Exchange and Brighton's Theatre Royal.

Lewes Guitar Festival - Friar's Walk, Lewes, Brighton, East Sussex, England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 477356
Held in early August each year, the Lewes Guitar Festival is held in the Lewes area of Brighton and features a number of lunchtime and events guitar concerts, performed by many world-class musicians, workshops and musical events.

UK Jewish Film Festival - New England Road, Duke of York's Cinema, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 4NA, England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 647100
The annual UK Jewish Film Festival is held in late October and lasts around two weeks. Many popular films celebrating Jewish life are screened at Brighton's Duke of York cinema and other smaller cinemas in central Brighton.

Herstmonceux Castle Medieval Festival - Wartling Road, Herstmonceux Castle, Brighton, BN27 1RN, England
Tel: +44 (0)20 8416 0398
Held in August each year, Brighton's Herstmonceux Castle Medieval Festival is actually the largest medieval festival of its kind in the whole of the United Kingdom. Set in this atmospheric Brighton castle, to the east of central Brighton, the Herstmonceux Castle Medieval Festival includes music, knights, archery events, food and drink, market stalls and more.

Brighton National Speed Trials - Madeira Drive, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1, England
Tel: +44 (0)1273 292711
The Brighton National Speed Trials, in the Kemp Town area of Brighton, is a popular annual event, held in early September. With many different cars and vehicles, the Brighton National Speed Trials always attracts crowds of spectators.

The Ellipse - Kings Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1, England
The Ellipse is situated in central Brighton, on Brighton's seafront. This large, open-air venue is home to many exciting Brighton events and festivals throughout the year, including concerts, live entertainment, radio events, dancing, demonstrations and exhibitions.

 
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