28 of the best · Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom
Arts & Culture in Brighton
Brighton Museum and the Booth Museum, Fabrica and Phoenix, Brighton Dome and the Theatre Royal, Komedia and the Old Market, Glyndebourne, the Brighton Festival and the Fringe, and the music colleges.
Our 28 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Brighton.
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In the Prince’s stables
Brighton Dome
The city’s concert hall, Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre, in the Royal Pavilion estate, and home of the Brighton Festival.
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A Regency theatre
Theatre Royal Brighton
Brighton’s historic theatre on New Road, with touring plays, musicals and comedy.
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In the Pavilion gardens
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
The city’s museum and art gallery, in the Royal Pavilion Garden, with fashion, design and changing exhibitions.
Royal Pavilion Garden, Brighton BN1 1FNExplore View on map
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Visual arts
Museums 3
Great collections.
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Victorian cases of birds
Booth Museum of Natural History
A Victorian natural history museum on Dyke Road, famous for its cases of birds.
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In the Pavilion gardens
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
The city’s museum and art gallery, in the Royal Pavilion Garden, with fashion, design and changing exhibitions.
Royal Pavilion Garden, Brighton BN1 1FNExplore View on map
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Toys, film and craft
Hove Museum & Gallery
Hove’s museum in a Victorian villa on New Church Road.
19 New Church Road, Hove BN3 4ABExplore View on map
Galleries 2
Painting, sculpture and photography.
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In a former church
Fabrica
A contemporary art gallery in a former Regency church on Duke Street.
40 Duke Street, Brighton BN1 1AGExplore View on map
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Studios and exhibitions
Phoenix Art Space
An art centre with artists’ studios and exhibitions, by The Level.
10–14 Waterloo Place, Brighton BN2 9NBExplore View on map
Architecture & landmarks 4
Great buildings, old and new.
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138 metres above the sea
Brighton i360
A glass viewing pod that rises up a slender tower on the seafront, with views along the coast and to the Downs.
Lower Kings Road, Brighton BN1 2LNExplore View on map
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Terraces, squares and crescents
Regency Brighton & Hove
A long walk of Regency architecture, from Sussex Square in Kemptown to Brunswick Square and Adelaide Crescent in Hove.
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The prince’s pleasure palace
Royal Pavilion
George IV’s seaside palace, with Indian-style domes outside and dazzling Chinese-inspired rooms within.
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A Victorian pier in the sea
The West Pier
The skeleton of the Victorian West Pier, standing in the sea off the King’s Road.
Performing arts
Concert halls, gigs & music colleges 7
From Brighton Dome to the small venues, and BIMM.
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Where musicians start
BIMM Brighton
The Brighton school of BIMM, the modern music institute, whose former students include James Bay, in BIMM’s words.
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In the Prince’s stables
Brighton Dome
The city’s concert hall, Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre, in the Royal Pavilion estate, and home of the Brighton Festival.
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On the seafront
Concorde 2
The seafront live-music and club venue on Madeira Drive, east of the Palace Pier.
Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1ENExplore View on map
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Under the station
Green Door Store
A live-music bar in the railway arches below Brighton station.
Lower Goods Yard, Brighton Station, Brighton BN1 4FQExplore View on map
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In the North Laine
Komedia
The North Laine’s comedy, music and club venue on Gardner Street.
44–47 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UNExplore View on map
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By the station
The Prince Albert
A landmark music pub at the top of the North Laine, by Brighton station.
48 Trafalgar Street, Brighton BN1 4EDExplore View on map
Theatre & comedy 3
The Theatre Royal, the Old Market and the stages of the city.
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At the university
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
The University of Sussex’s arts centre at Falmer, with performance, music and film.
University of Sussex, Gardner Centre Road, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RAExplore View on map
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In a Victorian market
The Old Market
An arts venue in Hove’s restored Victorian market hall.
Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1ASExplore View on map
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A Regency theatre
Theatre Royal Brighton
Brighton’s historic theatre on New Road, with touring plays, musicals and comedy.
Opera 1
Glyndebourne, in the Downs near Lewes.
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Opera in the Sussex countryside
Glyndebourne
The opera house in the Downs near Lewes, famous for its summer festival and picnics in the gardens.
Film 3
Cinemas and film.
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Multiplex at the Marina
Cineworld Brighton
The multiplex cinema at Brighton Marina.
Brighton Marina Village, Brighton BN2 5UFExplore View on map
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A historic picture house
Duke of York’s Picturehouse
A historic picture house at Preston Circus, and home of the CineCity film festival.
Preston Road, Brighton BN1 4NAExplore View on map
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In the North Laine
Duke’s at Komedia
A Picturehouse cinema inside Komedia in the North Laine.
44–47 Gardner Street, Brighton BN1 1UNExplore View on map
Folk & cultural traditions
Art schools & universities 2
Where Brighton’s artists and musicians learn.
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Art and design
University of Brighton
The city’s second university, with a long tradition in art and design.
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On the edge of the Downs
University of Sussex
A research university on a campus at Falmer, on the edge of the South Downs, home of the Attenborough Centre.
Festivals 3
The Brighton Festival, the Fringe and Pride.
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Every August
Brighton & Hove Pride
The city’s great LGBTQ+ celebration every August: the Community Parade, Pride on the Park and the Kemptown street party.
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Every May
Brighton Festival
The city’s arts festival every May, run by Brighton Dome; the 2027 edition runs from 1 to 23 May.
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Every May
Brighton Fringe
Brighton’s open-access fringe festival, alongside the Brighton Festival in May.
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