36 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)
Citizens Advice
4 Nov 2026 – 21 Jul 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
Courses
11 Nov 2026 – 13 Jun 2027
Depot (Lewes)
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
15 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
myndstate: deep breath
16 Nov 2026 – 15 Jan 2027
Komedia Brighton
Seed Talks - The Dark Origins of Christmas: Demons
16 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
Seed Talks - The Retelling of Greek Mythology: Fro
16 Nov 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
Studio Sessions: Monthly Oils Club
20 Nov 2026 – 11 Dec 2026
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
The Book Club Social
23 Nov 2026 – 14 Dec 2026
Rockwater Hove
The Fisher Social Club
14 Nov 2026 – 24 May 2027
Whitstable Umbrella Community Support centre
The Gate London
25 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
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
Brighton Social Book Swap
2 Dec 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Spirit of Gravity
3 Dec 2026
The Rossi Bar (Brighton)
Wall, Mick - When Giants Walked the Earth : A Biography Of Led Zeppelin
3 Dec 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Michael Attenborough in conversation with Vice Chancellor Sasha Roseneil
4 Dec 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Winter Festival
4 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
One Garden Brighton
Winter Festival at One Garden Brighton
4 Dec 2026 – 13 Dec 2026
One Garden Brighton
Exeter Picturehouse
5 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Bear Grylls: Never Give Up
6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Comic Club
10 Dec 2026 – 13 May 2027
The Horsebridge Arts Centre (Whitstable)
Book Club: Impossible Creatures with Katherine Rundell
13 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (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)
Sussex Universe presents AI Christmas Lecture: Teaching Computers to See the World
16 Dec 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Sussex Universe presents Astronomy Christmas Lecture
16 Dec 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
The Sound of the Baskervilles – A Sherlock Holmes Suite, by Alan Barnes
18 Dec 2026
The Alexander Centre (Faversham)
Blueprint: Gather Creative Social
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)
