All Day

WHERE WE ARE: Photo Places Politics

The Vault Contemporary Art Space 42-43 Kings Road Arches, Brighton

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?

BN1 Arts Centre CIC New England Street, Brighton

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

The Coast is Queer

Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA) Gardner Centre Road, Brighton

The Coast is Queer: The Coast is Queer is the UK’s biggest and brightest LGBTQ+ literature festival, bringing together brilliant writers, poets, performers and readers to celebrate queer stories, ideas, voices and lives. Thursday 15: 19:00 - 20:30 Friday 16: 11:00 - 20:15 Saturday 17: 11:00 - 21:00 Sunday 18: 11:00 - 18:15 3-Day Festival Pass: £120/Flex Concession 1-Day Pass: £55/Flex Concession Individual event: £12/£15/£2 Student

Ongoing

Looking For Trouble

Two Kats and a Cow Gallery 167 Kings Road Arches, Brighton

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

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

The Biba Look: Photography & Fashion

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Royal Pavilion Gardens, Brighton

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 5 New Road, Brighton

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

“Between” – A Group Art Exhibition

Old School Studios Whitehawk Road, Brighton

"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

One Song | Kadir Karababa

Fabrica 40 Duke Stree, Brighton

One Song | Kadir Karababa: An audio-visual exhibition exploring music, memory, migration and belonging through songs shared by women with experiences of migration or seeking sanctuary. An associated events programme brings the work to life. Tuedays 1 - 5pm Wednesday - Sunday 12 - 6pm (closed Mondays)

Free

Jungle Harpies & African Vistas

The Regency Townhouse 13 Brunswick Square, Brighton

Jungle Harpies & African Vistas: Drawing inspiration from ancient symbolism, folklore, nature, geometry and the raw beauty of the African landscape, the exhibition brings together a collection of original artworks and live tattooing.

Free

BFI Amplified Film Programme

Fabrica 40 Duke Stree, Brighton

BFI Amplified Film Programme: BFI Amplified brings five bold films exploring youth, identity, heritage and belonging, from the Black British experience to migration, music and the hopes and fears of a generation finding its voice.

£7.50

Seaglass Jewellery Workshop

Found Café 91a Preston Drove, Brighton

Seaglass Jewellery Workshop: Make your own seaglass and sterling silver ring or pendant! Suitable for beginners, I will provide you with as much or little support as you need. Sessions are in a small group of up to 6 participants.

£125.00

Half-day pottery taster workshop

Hot Fox Pottery Studio 133 Hartington Rd, Brighton

Half-day pottery taster workshop: Get creative and give pottery a try at this half-day hand-building workshop. Relax in our small and friendly studio, and our expert tutor will guide you to make a mug, salt-pig, oil burner, vase or plant pot.

£75.00

Opera Viva! A semi-immersive experience

Horatio's bar Madeira Drive,, Brighton

Opera Viva! A semi-immersive experience: Opera Viva returns to the Brighton Italian Festival (17 Oct 2026)! Presented by Simon Gray, this intimate, semi-immersive experience brings Italian opera right to you where singers and audience share the space.

£20.00