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Things to do in and around Brighton: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story Brighton Ice Rink 2026: Royal Pavilion Dates Not Yet Out The Royal Pavilion Ice Rink has not announced its 2026 season. Last year it opened on 25 October, sessions ran 10am to 9.45pm, and tickets were from £15. · 5 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 1 Nov DRAGONS at the Royal Pavilion, final day Royal Pavilion
  2. On now to 8 Nov The Story Trail Across Brighton & Hove · Free
  3. On now to 3 Oct The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Theatre Royal Brighton
  4. 2 Oct to 1 Nov Photoworks Festival 2026 Venues across Brighton & Hove
  5. Fri 2 Oct Photoworks Festival conference 9.30am · University of Brighton School of Art and Media
  6. Fri 2 Oct African Soul Rebels 7.30pm · Brighton Dome Corn Exchange · From £24.50
  7. 2 to 3 Oct Queer History Clubbing The Oculist
  8. Sat 3 Oct Preston Park parkrun 9am · Preston Park · Free
  9. Sat 3 Oct Hove Promenade parkrun 9am · Hove Lawns · Free
  10. Sat 3 Oct Brighton Open Market, Saturday stalls 10am · Brighton Open Market
  11. Sat 3 Oct Mini Photographers: A Day for Families 11am · Hove Museum of Creativity · Free
  12. Sat 3 Oct Open Portfolios at POST 5.30pm · POST

More stories

Running Brighton 10K 2026: Sunday 15 November, 9.30am Start The Brighton 10K is on Sunday 15 November from Hove Promenade: Junior Mile 8.45am, 10K 9.30am. Entry is £36, rising to £38 on 2 November. Route and parking. · 5 min read Music Craig David Brighton Centre 2027: Tickets on Sale 2 Oct Craig David plays Born To Do It in full at the Brighton Centre on Sunday 9 May 2027. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 2 October through MyTicket. · 3 min read Events What's On in Brighton: a Comedy Festival, Then the Veteran Cars Brighton Dome Comedy Festival 16 to 25 October, the Veteran Car Run finish on 1 November, and Albion at home to Palace, plus 35 dated listings to 8 November. · 8 min read Music Brighton Weekend 25-27 Sept: Saint Etienne, Marina Hyde Saint Etienne at the Dome tonight, Marina Hyde and free Slow Fashion Week on Saturday, the Brighton Phil on Sunday, and Coastway West buses all weekend. · 5 min read Christmas Royal Pavilion Christmas 2026: Frost and Fire From 21 Nov The Royal Pavilion winter season, A Fairy Tale of Frost and Fire, runs 21 November 2026 to 10 January 2027 with admission. Carol concert 16 Dec, banquets 17 to 19. · 4 min read Arts Photoworks Festival 2026: Brighton Openings Friday 2 Oct Photoworks Festival opens Friday 2 October, 6pm to 8pm across Brighton, with speeches at 6.30pm and 7.45pm. 13 exhibitions run to 1 November, plus talks. · 4 min read Family Brighton Story Trail: 74 Free BookBenches Out to 8 November Amaze's free BookBench trail is on now and runs to 8 November. 74 sculptures, a map free with a library card, and Once Upon a Trail on 28 October from £4. · 7 min read Remembrance Brighton Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 November, Old Steine Remembrance Sunday falls on 8 November 2026. The council names its services in late October, so here is the timetable it repeats and what has changed · 5 min read Christmas Brighton Pantomime 2026: Only One, and It Is a Hotel The Theatre Royal Christmas slot goes to Legally Blonde, not a panto. Brighton's only pantomime this year is Aladdin at the Metropole, 22 to 30 December. · 6 min read Christmas Santa in Brighton 2026: Nothing Booked in the City Yet No Brighton grotto has announced 2026 dates. What is bookable is out of town: Bluebell Santa Specials from 28 November and Drusillas from 21 November. · 5 min read Bonfire Night Brighton Fireworks 2026: Hove County Ground, Sat 7 Nov Fireworks Night at the Hove county ground is Saturday 7 November, gates 5pm, display about 7pm, standing from £10 until 8 October. Preston Park is not listed. · 6 min read Madeira Drive Veteran Car Run 2026: Oldest Rolls-Royce Due in Brighton Sunday 1 November, free to watch on Madeira Drive from 10am to 4.30pm. The oldest surviving Rolls-Royce, a 1904 car, is entered. No closure order published yet. · 6 min read Madeira Drive Burning the Clocks Is Back: Monday 21 December on the Beach After a fallow year in 2025, Same Sky says the solstice parade returns in full on 21 December 2026 with the Magicada effigy. Free to watch, but walking in it needs a wristband. · 5 min read Christmas Brighton Christmas Market 2026: None Yet, New Lights Due Still no Brighton Christmas market for 2026. The BID says a new Christmas lighting scheme is coming, date unannounced. Free fairs: Wagner Hall 12-13 Dec, Dome 5 Dec. · 9 min read Hove Hove Speakers Festival: Corbyn and Hunt on 11 October Seven talks at The Old Market in Hove on Sunday 11 October, from Jeremy Corbyn to Jung Chang. Seats are £16 or £20, and every ticket carries a £2 venue levy. · 5 min read What's On Things to Do in Brighton: 10 Days Out Checked, With Prices Ten Brighton days out checked against their own sites this week: the £1 pier, Royal Pavilion at £21.50 (£16.50 residents), free Devil's Dyke and more. · 5 min read