The City:
VisitBrighton is the official Brighton tourism information guide for the city of Brighton and Hove.
England’s loveliest and liveliest city by the sea. Brighton and Hove is fun, cosmopolitan and uniquely eccentric all year round.
Regency architecture, pleasure pier, specialist shops, pavement cafés, lively arts scene and vibrant nightlife everything’s in walking distance, so take time to explore and enjoy.
And with a backdrop of the Sussex Downs and traditional English countryside, Brighton and Hove is a great base for exploring the region.
Brighton is one of the most vibrant, colourful and creative cities in Europe. Cosmopolitan, compact, energetic, unique, fun, lively, historic, young, exotic and free-spirited, it's a city like no other.
Nestling between the South Downs & the sea on the stunning south coast, Brighton offers everything from Regency heritage to beachfront cool.
A fantastic mix of iconic attractions, famed nightlife, award winning restaurants, funky arts.
Gay Brighton:
Brighton has a thriving and diverse gay scene which ranges from leather bars, to country and western line dancing, to techno clubs. Brighton has long been known as the number one gay seaside resort in the south of England.
As well as the usual tourists and visitors Brighton also acts as a magnet for lesbians and gay men from all over the UK and abroad who are attracted by its bohemian atmosphere, easy going attitude and raffish air. This has led to one of the largest populations of lesbians and gay men in the UK. Much of the Brighton gay scene is concentrated in the Kemptown area of Brighton, the focal point being St James's Street and the Old Steine. It's here you'll find most of the clubs, shops and bars mentioned in the guide, so many in fact that Kemptown has become known as Brighton's Gay Village.
Events:
Sun 4 Jan Polar Bear Swim
Charity dash into sea Brighton Seafront
Sat 31 Jan Sussex Schools Cross Country Competition
Annual Schools Cross Country Competition Stanmer Park
Sun 1 Feb Half Marathon registration event
Race Registration Day Old Steine
Tues 10 Mar Holi
A Religious Ceremony Stanmer Park
Sun 22 Feb Sussex Beacon Half Marathon
Annual Fundraising Half Marathon Seafront/City Centre
Tues 24 Feb Pancake Day Race
Several small races St Ann’s Well Gdns
Sat 28 Feb – Sun 1 Mar Aren’t Birds Brilliant!
RSPB about the starlings by west Pier Seafront near west Pier
Thurs 12 Mar MindOut Vigil
Candlelit Charity Vigil St Ann’s Well Gdns
Thurs 26 Mar Adept Marketing & Comm
F.A.S.T. Info on Strokes The Old Paddling Pool
Sun 22 Mar Pioneer Motorcycle Run
Pre 1925 Motorcycle Run Madeira Drive
Thurs 2-Sun 5 Apr Funfair
Annual funfair Carden Park
Sat 4 April Stoneham Park Springwatch
Springtime Activity Day
