Live Performances & Events in Brighton - in May and at other times throughout the year
Brighton hosts many big events throughout the year - summer, winter, spring & autumn. Check out our Events Calendar to see if anything is on whilst you're with us.
If you're in Brighton in May, you'll be here for the Brighton Festival and the Fringe Festival, which bring thousands of live events and performances of every imaginable type to Brighton (and some you can't even imagine!)
Check out this year's listing to see what's on at the Festival & Fringe this year
Brighton Festival - throughout May every year - to make ground-breaking and inspiring arts accessible for all.
Brighton Fringe - throughout May every year - the largest open-access arts festival in England, an international festival that is at the same time rooted in the community, embracing every art form and every form of artistic expression. It supports both new and established performers in trying out new work and taking risks. In 2019 Brighton Fringe consisted of 1034 events in 164 venues across the city, and attracted audiences of over 604,000.
