28 talks, readings and book events
Get your literary fix in East Sussex this December, where wordsmiths and bookworms gather for a month of thought-provoking talks and readings.
Autumn Light: Creative Photography
18 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Depot (Lewes)
Christmas Party Night
27 Nov 2026 – 19 Dec 2026
The Pavilion (Broadstairs)
Citizens Advice
4 Nov 2026 – 7 Jul 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Comic Club
12 Nov 2026 – 8 Apr 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Courses
7 Nov 2026 – 13 Jun 2027
Depot (Lewes)
Dan Schreiber – This Changes Everything
21 Nov 2026 – 2 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Jim White + Ben De La Cour
26 Nov 2026 – 4 May 2027
Komedia Brighton
Last-minute dates
7 Nov 2026 – 11 Jul 2027
Pelham House (Lewes)
Life Writing
5 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Charleston (Lewes)
Miriam's Full English LIVE
11 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Monthly Pay What You Can Days
29 Nov 2026 – 27 Dec 2026
Charleston (Lewes)
Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny
15 Nov 2026 – 17 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Pay What You Can, everyday at Charleston in Lewes
8 Nov 2026 – 11 Apr 2027
Charleston (Lewes)
Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life
8 Nov 2026 – 3 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Seed Talks - The Dark Origins of Christmas: Demons
9 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
Seed Talks - The Retelling of Greek Mythology: Fro
9 Nov 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
The Book Club Social
23 Nov 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Rockwater Hove
The Fisher Social Club
14 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
The Night Sky Show
21 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Tours of the Duke of York's
15 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
An Evening with crime author Rob Starr & #1 Art forger David Henty
2 Dec 2026
Rockwater Hove
Wall, Mick - When Giants Walked the Earth : A Biography Of Led Zeppelin
3 Dec 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Bear Grylls: Never Give Up
6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Scarlet Reading
14 Dec 2026
The Folklore Rooms (Brighton)
The Book of Darkness & Light
15 Dec 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
The Sound of the Baskervilles – A Sherlock Holmes Suite, by Alan Barnes
18 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Blueprint: Gather Creative Social Social Meet Ups for 18 - 25 year olds
23 Dec 2026 – 18 Feb 2027
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
Suzy Eddie Izzard Performs Shakespeare’s Hamlet
27 Dec 2026
De La Warr Pavilion (Bexhill-on-Sea)
