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What to do in Brighton in December 2026

118 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 7. Busiest venues: Ironworks Studios, Concorde 2, Caroline of Brunswick.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Jan 18

And So I Watch You From Afar and The Most Beautiful Anthropocene by Aindreas Scholz

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery · City Centre
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 18

Playing With Your Eyes by Alma Haser

Hove Museum of Creativity · Hove
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Mar 21

The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery · City Centre
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Feb 28

Where are all the Lesbians?

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery · City Centre
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 10

Young Carers. Big Voices. A Fairer Future.

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery · City Centre
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Feb 21

Magic Place

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery · City Centre
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
Open run

Making the Masked Singer

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery · City Centre
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Jan 10

A Fairy Tale of Frost and Fire

Royal Pavilion · City Centre
- Visual arts
Tickets
Music
6 PM

Westside Cowboy

Chalk · The Lanes
- Music
£17 Sold out Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean

Brighton Centre · Seafront
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
7 PM

mustbejohn

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Music
£17 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Andrew Cushin

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Music
Tickets
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Music
7:30 PM

Jarrod Dickenson

The Hope & Ruin · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 5

Six

Theatre Royal Brighton · North Laine
- Theatre
Tickets

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Music
6 PM

Kurupt FM

Chalk · The Lanes
- Music
£32.50 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Safehouse Open Session

The Rose Hill · London Road
- Music
£4 Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 23

THE GIFT

The Old Market · Hove
- Theatre
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

The Ordinary Boys

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

COOL-AID COMEDY

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Comedy
Free Tickets
Music
until Dec 20

SAIPPUAKIVIKAUPPIAS (The Finnish Soapstone Seller)

Bom-Bane's · Kemptown
- Music
- Theatre
£40 Tickets

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Music
5 PM

Paul Heaton: Album Launch Show (5pm)

Chalk · The Lanes
- Music
£17.81 Sold out Tickets
Music
7 PM

Mehfil-e-Rose Hill: Rising Stars

The Rose Hill · London Road
- Music
£12–£15 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

MAKTHAVERSKAN

The Hope & Ruin · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

The House of Love

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Music
- House
Tickets
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Comedy
8 PM

Ian Stone: Looking for the Wow *EXTRA SHOW*

Ironworks Studios · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Paul Heaton: Album Launch Show (8pm show)

Chalk · The Lanes
- Music
£17.81 Sold out Tickets
Literature
Time not announced

A Mastery of Magic: Three authors on fantasy

Afrori Books · North Laine
- Literature
Tickets

Friday, December 4, 2026

Music
7 PM

Danalogue

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Music
£16.50 Tickets
Nights out
7 PM

Martin Kemp - Back To The 80s Xmas Special

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Nights out
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Mike the Mic returns!

The Rose Hill · London Road
- Music
£10–£12 Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

BLONKO! XMAS SPECIAL

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Comedy
£3 Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Forge Comedy Club

Ironworks Studios · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Nights out
11 PM

90s vs 00s

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Nights out
£6 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

RÍOGHNACH CONNOLLY & HONEYFEET

Alphabet · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
until Dec 12

Talking Dog

New Venture Theatre · Montpelier
- Theatre
Tickets

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Music
3 PM

Mumfest 2026

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Music
£20 Tickets
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Nights out
5 PM

George Fitzgerald (All Day Long)

George Fitzgerald

Patterns · Kemptown
- Nights out
£15 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Church Andrews (aka Kirk Barley) & Matt Davies + support from Lee Westwood

The Rose Hill · London Road
- Music
£8–£12 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Restraining Order

The Hope & Ruin · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Festive Forge Comedy Club

Ironworks Studios · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
9 PM

(men don’t get) LOST AT SEA (like they used to)

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Music
Tickets
Nights out
11 PM

Beefmince

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Nights out
Tickets
Nights out
11 PM

It Is Still 1985

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Nights out
£6 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

FARMA G

Alphabet · City Centre
- Music
Tickets

Sunday, December 6, 2026

Music
4 PM

SUNSET SOUNDS

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Music
Free Tickets
Cabaret
7:30 PM

CABARET LAB

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Cabaret
Free Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Electric Six

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Music
Tickets
Theatre
Time not announced

James B Partridge - The Big Christmas Assembly 2026

Theatre Royal Brighton · North Laine
- Theatre
Tickets

Monday, December 7, 2026

Cinema
7 PM

CINEMA CRAPADISO

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Cinema
Free Tickets

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Cinema
6 PM

Campus Cinema Club: The Shining (18)

Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts · Falmer
- Cinema
£5–£8 Tickets
Comedy
7:45 PM

JULIETTE BURTON PRESENTS…

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Comedy
Tickets

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

Big Special

Chalk · The Lanes
- Music
£25 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Young Knives

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

COOL-AID COMEDY

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Comedy
Free Tickets
Dance
Time not announced

Ballet Nights

Theatre Royal Brighton · North Laine
- Dance
Tickets

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Literature
7 PM

From Shaman to Starman: The Secret History of Live Entertainment with David Bramwell and Jak Hutchcraft

The Rose Hill · London Road
- Literature
£10–£12 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Buzzcocks

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

Grace Campbell: The Lady is A Tramp

Theatre Royal Brighton · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets

Friday, December 11, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

Elvana

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Music
Tickets
Music
6:30 PM

UK Subs

Chalk · The Lanes
- Music
£27.50 Tickets

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