What’s On in Brighton

There’s something for everyone in Brighton

With a double bank holiday weekend, May is the perfect time to visit Brighton and enjoy all the city has to offer. It’s also festival time! England’s largest festival – The Brighton Festival and Fringe bring the City to life with a huge amount of comedy, theatre, dance, acrobatics, outdoor performance, music (for all tastes) and family friendly events, you really can’t go wrong!
Read more here about May Festival in Brighton.

Not to mention the endless restaurants and cafés, the beach, seafront attractions and fantastic shopping – Brighton truly has something for everyone. 

With the New Steine Hotel located just off the seafront, a few minutes walk from the beach and Brighton Pier, we’re an ideal base for exploring Brighton. Peruse through our blogs below to find out more about Brighton & our surrounding areas, plus things to do.

Here’s our top 6 picks for this month*:

Best for Foodies

The restaurants and cafés thrive during May, with outdoor seating at most venues you can soak-up street performance or let the children run whilst enjoying a bite to eat with family or friends. View the list of seafront eateries here.

Best Music

Carnival Collective delivers an irresistible tidal wave of energetic music bringing flavours of latin, samba, drum’n’bass, jungle, ska, hip-hop, swing and funk. Featuring Brighton’s own tropical outfit, Lakuta, who will bring their signature mix of afrobeat, funk and Latino grooves, expect a lineup of energetic and highly danceable acts. Part of Brighton Festival 2024.
Sun 12 May 2024 , 19:00
Starts at £10.

Best for Culture with Friends

Shelf: Teenage Men. In their last show, Hair, Shelf joked about being mistaken for teenage boys. Now, it’s time to grow up. It’s time to stop being teenage boys and start being teenage men. This new show from the ‘easy to fall in love with’ (The Scotsman) double-act features anecdotes, songs, jokes about performing for kids, the Instagram algorithm, confronting your toxicity, and more.
Sun 19 May 2024 , 19:30 from £13.60.

Best for Romance

Everything about English’s of Brighton feels special and intimate. There’s it’s long history, its position, its attitude; the quiet, secluded dining room with its earthy tones and starched linen, the discreet service and glamorous clientele. Meet your lover, take two seats at the bar, order a sharing platter of delicious seafood or just a plate of oysters and a glass of fizz, a decadent dessert, two spoons. Taxi back to the hotel! Check out our couples breaks here.

Best for Families

Lifesize with Sophy Henn. Step into the pages of author and illustrator Sophy Henn’s playful picture book series featuring lifesize illustrations of some of the world’s smallest and largest animals. Take part in the animal challenges, learn some incredible facts and draw along with Sophy in this fun, interactive event.
Sun 12 May 2024 , 10:30 from £9.

Best Theatre

Fishbowl – Le Fils du Grand Réseau (France) at The Theatre Royal, Brighton. Once upon a time, in three small attic apartments in Paris, a big man, a tall thin man and a curvaceous blonde are neighbours. This would be a romantic story if it wasn’t for the fact that these three oddballs have a special talent for messing things up. Messing everything up.
23 – 25 May 2024, 19:30. From £15.

* This is just our roundup – other events do exist!

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