The Story Trail
The Story Trail: Amaze, your local charity supporting families with disabled children brings you The Story Trail—a free, fun and family-friendly adventure. Explore our 74 BookBench sculptures across the city until 8 Nov.
Free
31 events found.
Events for 30 October 2026
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OCTOBER UNPACKED: The Taste Trail
OCTOBER UNPACKED: The Taste Trail: No tricks, just treats this October! As part of October Unpacked 2026, selected restaurants, cafés, pubs and bars across central Brighton will be serving up some special tasters and added value treats throughout the whole month. This could be a small taster portion from their food or drink menu, an October Unpacked 'Special' or maybe buy something and get something extra for free. It's easy; no tickets, wristbands or special codes to show; all payment is made directly to the venue. Follow @octoberunpacked on Instagram for updates and look out for the October Unpacked Taste Taste posters in participating venues.
Free
WHERE WE ARE: Photo Places Politics
WHERE WE ARE: Photo Places Politics: Discover Brighton beyond the postcard. A month of socially engaged photography, installation, walks and conversation exploring place, identity, masculinity, memory and belonging. By the seafront by the i360.
ARE YOU A CREATIVE PRACTITIONER?
ARE YOU A CREATIVE PRACTITIONER?: Looking For A Space? Look No Further BN1 Arts Centre Has It All! BN1 Arts Centre Is A Welcoming Community Interest Company with flexible spaces for classes, rehearsals, meetings, workshops and performances
Ongoing
Looking For Trouble
Looking For Trouble: Exhibition of original artworks by Dylan Moran. Brand new drawings inspired by his up coming European tour. Observational musings on life and love... and cats and space. See the tour, see the exhibition. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Free
Brighton Chocolate Tour
Brighton Chocolate Tour: Ditch boring candy bars! Devour 4 legendary local chocolate creations on a 1.5-hour Brighton walking tour that is a total feast. Built for every single chocoholic, this really is the ultimate sweet escape!
£35.00
Brighton Walking Food Tour
Brighton Walking Food Tour: Forget sit-down dinners! Devour 4 epic indie street eats on a 1.5hr Brighton walk that makes a full meal. Built for meat lovers & fully suitable for vegans, everyone wins! Hit the city's top hidden gems.
£45.00
Unlimited Greek Street Food Wednesdays
Join us every Wednesday from 5pm–11pm for an unlimited Greek feast at Nostos Hove! Enjoy as much as you like from a selection of authentic Greek favourites, including: Gyros & Souvlaki & Fresh Salads.
£21.00
Photoworks Festival 2026 (Various dates/venues)
Photoworks Festival 2026: Un/Stable: Lands, Anxieties, Dreams, the theme for Photoworks Festival, considers how identity, place, memory, community and the environment are interconnected, asking what it means to live through uncertainty. Please check website for dates/venues. https://photoworks.org.uk/festival2026/
Free
Ghostly Gatherings Friday
Ghostly Gatherings: Explore supposedly haunted Preston Manor after dark this Halloween on a guided ghost tour. Enjoy a glass of wine and nibbles before uncovering the house’s secrets with an expert ghost guide. Every Friday in October (2,9,16,23 and 30)
£36
Drive a Volk’s Railway Train
Drive a Volk's Railway Train: Volk's Electric Railway is giving adults the chance to drive one of its historic railcars this October: £35, with two guests along for the ride. Book a slot by emailing daly.brian.anthony@gmail.com. All aboard!
£35.00
The Biba Look: Photography & Fashion
The Biba Look: Photography & Fashion: Rediscover Biba’s iconic style through rare photographs from Barbara Hulanicki’s archive, including previously unseen images, alongside six iconic garments from the original catalogues.
£10.50
Jules Emporium’s Halloween Showcase
Jules Emporium's Halloween Showcase: WHO is the famous Grey Lady ghost at Theatre Royal Brighton? COULD she be British actor Evelyn Terrace, who vanished from her dressing room in the 1950s, or does the apparition belong to someone else entirely? As you sift through Evelyn’s abandoned belongings in a sealed‑up room frozen in time, clues hint at the fates that may have befallen her. Now’s your chance to explore David G Taylor’s interactive installation The Fourth Wall. Alongside this, Jules Emporium will be hosting a Halloween group art show of haunting works!
Free
Le Petit Chef
Le Petit Chef: Le Petit Chef & The Magical Cooking Book returns to DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole this October. Step into a world of magic, gastronomy and innovation with this immersive 3D dining experience.
£82.00
“Between” – A Group Art Exhibition
"Between" - A Group Art Exhibition: "Between" explores thresholds, transitions & possibilities through painting, sculpture, ceramics, installation & photography as part of Photo Fringe, with workshops & events throughout the exhibition.
Free
Beats and Caffeine: Brighton
Beats and Caffeine: Brighton: Beats-Driven. Caffeine-Fuelled. Brighton - We're Back. A high-energy daytime party where coffee meets the dancefloor. Independent brews and Rising DJs. No hangovers. Just energy, connection, and feel-good vibes
£17.50
FREE Brilliant Brighton Bricks Trail
FREE Brilliant Brighton Bricks Trail: Spot the Minifigures hidden in 25 businesses' windows, jot down the names of the Minifigures you find and hand in completed forms - you could win one of three Brighton Gift Cards! It's free to take on!
Free
La Choza Day of the Dead Celebrations
La Choza Day of the Dead Celebrations: Join us at La Choza to celebrate Dia de lLos Muertos with altar building ( Ofrenda) to celebrate passed loved ones, festive street food & drinks menu, kids Day of the Dead craft and face painting & live music!
Samhain – Spooky Takeover at BeerBelly
Samhain - Spooky Takeover at BeerBelly: We are celebrating the true origins of Halloween with the Celtic festival of Samhain. Spooky themed beers will takeover our taps, Samhain cocktails and our whole pub will turn into a haunted house. We will be drip feeding spooky drinks throughout October. Halloween Party 31 October at 7pm - dress spooky and get in the SPIRIT! Lets enjoy our personal favourite time of year properly. Pumpkin Spice and all things nice.
Taste Film presents Ratatouille
Taste Film presents Ratatouille: We're coming to Brighton for the very first time with one of our most popular event, Ratatouille! Think of it as a tasting menu for the whimsical: a feast for dreamers, food lovers, and those who believe that we can all follow our passions. Course after course of inspired flavour combinations designed to spark your imagination, emotionally and physically (surprise!). These tickets fly out the door faster than you can say ‘bon appétit', so snap up your seat for this feast of film, flavour and fun - rapidement! What’s on this special menu? Four courses and one cocktails, served perfectly timed with our favourite little chef on screen in Ratatouille. Dates: 27/10/2026 19:00 28/10/2026 19:00 29/10/2026 19:00 30/10/2026 19:00 01/11/2026 13:00 01/11/2026 18:00
£87.50
Booth Diorama and Stores Tours
Booth Diorama and Stores Tours: Celebrate 150 years of Booth Museum history with a guided tour, including its bird dioramas, museum stores and a preview of changes ahead of its February 2027 reopening. Thursday 29 October 10am–12pm & 3pm–5pm & Friday 30 October 10am– 12pm, 3–5pm & 6–8pm
£15.00
Mystery Meals at No No Please
Mystery Meals at No No Please: Halloween week, No No Please heads Stateside for a mash-up of Widow's Bay and Scooby Doo. Expect modern takes on 80s Diner and Mall Food, crazy drinks, and a chance to each sitting to unmask the spooky villain.
£35.00
Max Cooper: 3D/AV Live
Max Cooper: 3D/AV Live: Showcasing Max’s latest album Feeling Is Structure plus material spanning Cooper’s celebrated catalogue, alongside new compositions that continue his exploration of the human experience through music.
£25.00
Curse of the Were-rabbit + Workshop!
Curse of the Were-rabbit + Workshop!: Get creative this Halloween with a stop-motion workshop before a special afternoon screening of The Curse of the Were-Rabbit! Make spooky skeletons, monsters and Aardman-style characters with plasticine.
£7.50
Kids Halloween Clay Workshop
Kids Halloween Clay Workshop: A classic Halloween workshop for ages 7–13! Kids will get creative with air-dry clay, shaping and decorating their own spooky characters with expert guidance, before taking their unique handmade creations home
£20.00
Night of the Living Deadly Sinz
Night of the Living Deadly Sinz: Get ready for a wicked night of pole, burlesque and drag with Haus of Excess! Hosted by Penny Pound, expect cabaret, games, a costume competition and plenty of Halloween mayhem. Come dressed to impress!
£15.00
The Space Olympics
The Space Olympics: Join Award-Winning Lost Hippo for Brighton’s quirkiest Halloween party. Expect cosmic competitions, immersive theatre, a live DJ & unforgettable chaos. Pick a planet. Join a galaxy. Compete for Glory
£30
Queer Regency Revel
Queer Regency Revel: Step into a queer Jane Austen fantasy at our Queer Regency ball – All Hallow’s Eve edition. Dress up and join us for an evening of performances, activities, and Regency dancing - no experience required.
£27.00
Congregational
Congregational Written by Fatt Butcher The nightclubs are closing and the village is dying, but the beat of the dance floor's heart keeps on pumping. Artist and vocalist Fatt Butcher presents a newly composed choral service for the nightclub that's part-concert, part-communion, part-resurrection. Featuring a live choir of professional queer vocalists complete with superstar DJ and virtuosic piano accompaniment, the show is a ceremony for the dancefloor and a service for dying nightlife that reminds use to keep on living. This performance is BSL Interpreted, Captioned and a Chilled Performance
£20.00
Fatt Butcher presents Congregational
Fatt Butcher presents Congregational: Join artist and vocalist Fatt Butcher, a choir of professional queer vocalists and a superstar DJ for a newly composed choral service for the nightclub that's part-concert, part-communion, part-resurrection.
£20
Cabarave: Scary Tales
Cabarave: Scary Tales: Once upon a time, in a club not so far, far away…A celebration was proclaimed to honour the turning of the season, on the weekend where the veil between life and death runs thin. And so, Cabarave would return to The Volks Nightclub for its annual Halloween séance…Bearing gifts of magical cabaret performances, dark decor and powerful villains taking to the decks. Fairies, goblins, monsters and maidens will dress to disgust, intrigue and mesmerise…A spellbinding prophecy has been foretold of a night of epic proportions. Mirror mirror on the wall, will Cabarave live happily ever after all?
Free – £16