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What to do in Brighton in October 2026

218 events from Sunday, October 18 to Saturday, October 31, 2026. Free: 17. Busiest venues: Komedia, Brighton Dome, Chalk.

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Visual arts
until Nov 1

DRAGONS

Royal Pavilion · City Centre
- Visual arts
Tickets
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 Oct 18

Tessa Boffin: Where We Touch the Archive, Draft 3

Phoenix Art Space · Hanover
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 1

Ghosts in the Field – Murray Ballard

Phoenix Art Space · Hanover
- Visual arts
Tickets
Visual arts
until Nov 22

Photo Fringe Collectives Hub 2026

Phoenix Art Space · Hanover
- 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 Oct 28

One Song by Kadir Karababa

Fabrica · The Lanes
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Literature
until Oct 18

The Coast is Queer 2026

Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts · Falmer
- Literature
£90 Tickets
Theatre
11 AM

Sundae Club

Komedia · North Laine
- Theatre
Tickets
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Music
7 PM

Stone Angels

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Music
£10 Tickets
Comedy
7 PM

The Noise Next Door: Furnace With… Deborah Frances White!

Ironworks Studios · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Jimeoin - BALLYHOO!

Brighton Dome · North Laine
- Comedy
£26.50 Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Robin Ince & Joanna Neary

Komedia · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

The Blindboy Podcast LIVE

Brighton Dome · North Laine
- Comedy
£34 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Tom McRae

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

John Crace: What The Hell Just Happened?

Komedia · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

DAUDI MATSIKO

Alphabet · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Comedy
Time not announced

Kiell Smith-Bynoe's - Kool Story Bro

Theatre Royal Brighton · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Martin McAloon of Prefab Sprout Steve McQueen - Slight Return.

The Brunswick · Hove
- Music
£24.50 Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Stella Goes to Mars Ep Launch Party

The Brunswick · Hove
- Music
Free Tickets

Monday, October 19, 2026

Literature
3 PM

Peter James OBE Signing

Peter James

City Books · Hove
- Literature
Tickets
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Music
7 PM

Pleasure Hunt

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Music
Free Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

CHLOE PETTS: WORK IN PROGRESS

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Comedy
£15 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

NOTES: A Wine and Music Pairing Night

The Old Market · Hove
- Music
£20 Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Siblings: Dreamweavers

Komedia · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Open Mic Night

The Brunswick · Hove
- Music
Free Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Raising the Roof 2: A Fundraiser for YMCA Brighton

Komedia · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Nights out
11 PM

Fat Poppadaddys: RECORD STORE

Chalk · The Lanes
- Nights out
Tickets

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Other
7 PM

Inside the World of The Beatles with Gary Kemp and Simon Halfon

The Old Market · Hove
£22.50 Tickets
Music
7 PM

Makeshift Art Bar

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Music
£10.50 Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

CHLOE PETTS: WORK IN PROGRESS

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Comedy
£15 Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Huey Morgan

Concorde 2 · Kemptown
- Music
Tickets
Music
8 PM

Jazz Jam

The Brunswick · Hove
- Music
- Jazz
Free Tickets
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Music
8 PM

Northcote

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

Phil Ellis: Bath Mat

Komedia · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Cinema
Time not announced

BFI Amplified: Limbo (12A) + live oud performance

Fabrica · The Lanes
- Cinema
Tickets
Theatre
until Oct 24

The Haunting of Hill House

Theatre Royal Brighton · North Laine
- Theatre
Tickets

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Music
6 PM

Cabaret Voltaire

Chalk · The Lanes
- Music
£35 Tickets
Cinema
7 PM

SOUL TO SOUL: HYENAS

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

Tabi Gervis – EP Release Party

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Music
Free Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian

Brighton Dome · North Laine
- Comedy
£20 Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Maisie Adam: Whatsherface

Brighton Dome · North Laine
- Comedy
£29.50 Tickets
Other
7:30 PM

Professor Brian Cox

Brighton Centre · Seafront
Tickets
Comedy
7:30 PM

Sergi Polo – LIVE in Brighton (in English)

Komedia · North Laine
- Comedy
Sold out Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

COOL-AID COMEDY

Caroline of Brunswick · London Road
- Comedy
Free Tickets
Comedy
8 PM

Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote

Komedia · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
8 PM

The Sewing Club

The Hope & Ruin · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Visual arts
until Oct 25

Everything is Never Enough

Phoenix Art Space · Hanover
- Visual arts
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

SHADOWMAN

Alphabet · City Centre
- Music
Tickets
Music
Time not announced

Singer Songwriters for Free Tibet

The Brunswick · Hove
- Music
Free Tickets

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Music
6 PM

SEA POWER

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

Pete Fij

Green Door Store · North Laine
- Music
£12 Tickets
Cabaret
7:30 PM

CABARET LAB: BOO-LESQUE SPOOKTACULAR

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

Comic Boom Comedy Club

Komedia · North Laine
- Comedy
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

HH Presents: YAANG + Noon Garden + Club Magic + Huarinami

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

Jake Vaadeland

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

Kristin Hersh

The Old Market · Hove
- Music
£25 Tickets

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