180 shows and exhibitions in Brighton
From frosty fairy tales to fiery performances, here's the lowdown on Brighton's unmissable shows and exhibitions in the chilliest month of the year.
6-Week Pottery Courses
2 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Hot Fox Pottery (Brighton)
A Christmas Carol
12 Nov 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
A Fairy Tale of Frost and Fire
21 Nov 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
ABBIE MURPHY: GARAGE GIRL
1 Nov 2026 – 29 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
ACT 50+ Age Positive Acting Classes - Beginners Level
4 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
The Lantern Theatre, Cafe & Bar (Brighton)
Adriana Mater
28 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Age is a Stage
31 Oct 2026 – 19 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Aladdin (Pantomime)
21 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
ALEXANDER BENNETT: ALL IT TAKES (WIP)
1 Nov 2026 – 16 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
An Evening with Sir David Jason
1 Nov 2026 – 17 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
And So I Watch You From Afar and The Most Beautiful Anthropocene by Aindreas Scholz
27 Oct 2026 – 18 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Starlight Express
26 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
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Andy Weir[Project Hail Mary (Deluxe Edition)]
1 Dec 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Avenue Q
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Back To The Future The Musical
1 Nov 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Backstage Tours
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Basement & Tunnel Tours
3 Nov 2026 – 26 Dec 2026
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Beetlejuice The Musical
31 Oct 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Bill Bailey
1 Dec 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Brighton Centre
Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean
7 Nov 2026 – 6 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
BING-0-MG
5 Nov 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
Revolution Brighton
Blackbird
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
Bogan Bingo Bottomless Brunch
7 Nov 2026 – 24 Apr 2027
Komedia Brighton
Bogan Bingo: Afternoon Delight
31 Oct 2026 – 26 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Brighton Dome Backstage Tours
1 Nov 2026 – 12 Feb 2027
Brighton Dome
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
28 Oct 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Bring Your Own Baby Comedy Brighton
3 Nov 2026 – 1 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
CAITLIN POWELL IS BUFFERING (FREE!)
2 Nov 2026 – 7 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
CANDACE BRYAN: DON’T BE RIDICULOUS, EVERYBODY WANTS THIS (WIP) (FREE!)
2 Nov 2026 – 13 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
CATS
10 Nov 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
CK NATH: “A BIT OF FOREIGN STUFF” (FREE!)
1 Nov 2026 – 28 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Class Act – Autumn/Winter Term
31 Oct 2026 – 21 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Comedy & Jazz
26 Nov 2026 – 17 Dec 2026
Artista Cafe and Gallery (Brighton)
Comic Boom Comedy Club
7 Nov 2026 – 29 Jul 2027
Komedia Brighton
COOL-AID COMEDY (FREE!)
4 Nov 2026 – 16 Dec 2026
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Curator at Work
10 Nov 2026 – 18 Aug 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories from the Collections
27 Oct 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
DAVE CHAWNER: DRY HUMOUR (FREE!)
1 Nov 2026 – 23 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Deeper Life Bible Church
1 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
DIGNITY OFF
2 Nov 2026 – 3 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Dirty Dancing
31 Oct 2026 – 12 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Down the Hatch Comedy Club
1 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2027
Komedia Brighton
Ebony Scrooge
24 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Experimental Life Drawing
10 Nov 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
Fabrica (Brighton)
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
31 Oct 2026 – 20 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Fleur de Lis Classical Theatre Company presents A Train to Woking
23 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Fourteen Again
21 Nov 2026 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Frameless
31 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Funny Women Live in Brighton
28 Nov 2026 – 27 Nov 2027
Komedia Brighton
Game Swap
24 Nov 2026 – 22 Dec 2026
Stargazer (Brighton)
Geek Sundays
8 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
The Actors (Brighton)
Good Grief! 3 Plays of Love & Age
3 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
Hadestown
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hamilton
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Harry Enfield and No Chums
2 Nov 2026 – 16 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Hay Fever
1 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Heathers the Musical
24 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
i f***ing h8 clubbing
13 Nov 2026 – 11 Dec 2026
Green Door Store (Brighton)
Inala
1 Nov 2026 – 2 Aug 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Into The Woods
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Intro Dance Course
1 Dec 2026 – 15 Dec 2026
Marina Studios (Brighton)
Jersey Boys
2 Nov 2026 – 24 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jesus Christ Superstar
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
JIM E. BROWN
11 Nov 2026 – 9 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Joe Black’s Kleines Kabarett
29 Oct 2026 – 3 Feb 2027
Komedia Brighton
JOHN CALLAGHAN’S CABARET ELECTRO
1 Nov 2026 – 17 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Julius Caesar
6 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Jumpers for Goalposts
1 Nov 2026 – 20 Feb 2027
New Venture Theatre (Brighton)
KATE CHEKA: THE LAST FUNNY WOMAN (WIP)
1 Nov 2026 – 1 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Komedia Christmas Party
1 Dec 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Komedia Comedy Club
30 Oct 2026 – 21 Aug 2027
Komedia Brighton
Les Misérables
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Life Drawing at The Boot Factory
2 Nov 2026 – 26 Dec 2026
Artist Residence Brighton
Living Monuments: A Discovery of the Pavilion Elms
21 Oct 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
LOL Comedy Club
1 Nov 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville
5 Nov 2026 – 7 Jan 2027
Madam Lola's Cabaret & Vaudeville (Brighton)
Magic Place
28 Oct 2026 – 21 Feb 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Maisie Adam - Whatsherface
4 Nov 2026 – 19 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Making the Masked Singer
28 Oct 2026 – 6 Jun 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
MAMMA MIA!
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matilda The Musical
1 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella
1 Dec 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Mean Girls
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Media from Brighton & Hove Museums Collections
22 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Michael Akadiri: Don’t Call Me Uncle!
28 Oct 2026 – 6 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Michael Starring Ben
19 Nov 2026 – 21 Oct 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Million Dollar Quartet
31 Oct 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Miriam's Full English LIVE
11 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Murderous Minds with Emma Kenny
15 Nov 2026 – 17 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
My Royal Life: An Audience with Lucy Worsley
2 Nov 2026 – 9 Sept 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
MyCharleston
2 Nov 2026 – 7 Dec 2026
South East Dance at The Dance Space (Brighton)
New Act Night
1 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Nine Night
12 Nov 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Oh, Mary!
31 Oct 2026 – 5 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Oliver!
1 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
One Day: The Musical
17 Nov 2026 – 14 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
ONE’S CLEAN, ONE’S NOT
1 Nov 2026 – 9 May 2027
Caroline of Brunswick (Brighton)
Online Exhibits
25 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
31 Oct 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Opportunities to take part
29 Oct 2026 – 24 Dec 2026
South East Dance at The Dance Space (Brighton)
Palace Theatre Tour
16 Nov 2026 – 11 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Paranormal Activity
31 Oct 2026 – 27 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Paul Smith
25 Nov 2026 – 4 Sept 2027
Brighton Centre
Phantom of the Opera
31 Oct 2026 – 13 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Phil Wang: UH OH
6 Nov 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Pinocchio
28 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Playing With Your Eyes by Alma Haser
27 Oct 2026 – 18 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Public Venue Tour
6 Nov 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Queen by Candlelight
4 Nov 2026 – 6 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Queen of the Night - A Tribute to Whitney Houston
31 Oct 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
QUEENZ: Battle of the Divas!
10 Nov 2026 – 17 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
RENT
31 Oct 2026 – 29 May 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Richmond Theatre - Guided Tour
21 Nov 2026 – 27 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Rob Lamberti Presents Perfectly George
25 Nov 2026 – 9 Jul 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Romesh Ranganathan Will Change Your Life
8 Nov 2026 – 3 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
School of Clowns Course
4 Nov 2026 – 9 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Seed Talks - The Dark Origins of Christmas: Demons
3 Nov 2026 – 2 Dec 2026
Brighthelm Centre (Brighton)
Simon Brodkin: Unleashed
6 Nov 2026 – 20 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Six
1 Dec 2026 – 5 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Sophie’s Surprise Christmas Party
13 Nov 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Speculations
31 Oct 2026 – 17 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Spellbound
31 Oct 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Step Into Christmas
15 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Stranger Things: The First Shadow
31 Oct 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
That’ll Be Christmas
25 Nov 2026 – 18 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The ARTlings Art Group
3 Nov 2026 – 29 Dec 2026
Starling Studio (Brighton)
The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion
27 Oct 2026 – 21 Mar 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
The Book of Mormon
31 Oct 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Cherry Orchard
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Harvest Moon Sessions
5 Nov 2026 – 3 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
The Illegal Eagles
2 Nov 2026 – 23 Apr 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Lives of Others
31 Oct 2026 – 9 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Michael Portillo Show
16 Nov 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Mousetrap
31 Oct 2026 – 26 Jun 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Night Sky Show
21 Nov 2026 – 14 Feb 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Standard Of Living
31 Oct 2026 – 12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Themed Quizzes
11 Nov 2026 – 30 Dec 2026
The Walrus (Brighton)
Titanique
31 Oct 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Tours of the Duke of York's
8 Nov 2026 – 6 Dec 2026
Duke of York's Picturehouse (Brighton)
Venue History Tour
15 Nov 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Venue Tour
31 Oct 2026 – 11 Dec 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Where are all the Lesbians?
27 Oct 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Where are the lesbians? Searching for lesbian lives in museums
27 Oct 2026 – 28 Feb 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Young Carers. Big Voices. A Fairer Future.
27 Oct 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
Boast in Show
2 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Bogan Bingo
2 Dec 2026 – 18 Mar 2027
Komedia Brighton
Ferrara, Abel - Scene: A Memoir
3 Dec 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
STAND UP FOR GAZA
3 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
When Giants Walked the Earth : A Biography Of Led Zeppelin
3 Dec 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
The Maydays: Confessions!
4 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Potted Panto
6 Dec 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Marisa Carnesky: Carnesky’s Live Archive
7 Dec 2026 – 28 Dec 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Solve-Along-a-Murder-She-Wrote
7 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Scummy Mummies – Christmas Show
8 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Ballet Nights
9 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Do All The Christmas Things
9 Dec 2026 – 23 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Show your Love Concert
9 Dec 2026 – 10 Dec 2026
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (Brighton)
Brighton's Big Drag Pageant
10 Dec 2026
Brighton Dome
Grace Campbell: The Lady is A Tramp
10 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Choir of Man
10 Dec 2026 – 7 Mar 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
33 1/3 : Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
11 Dec 2026
Resident Music (Brighton)
Comedy Crackers
11 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Xmas on the Dancefloor - Starring Strictly's Gorka Márquez
12 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Anton at Christmas
14 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
West End Musical Christmas
14 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Legally Blonde
15 Dec 2026 – 2 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Simpsons Ultimate Quiz
15 Dec 2026
Concorde 2 (Brighton)
Secrets of the Royal Pavilion Tour – Upper Chambers
16 Dec 2026
Royal Pavilion (Brighton)
The Christmas Movie Quiz
16 Dec 2026
The Walrus (Brighton)
Nutcracker
17 Dec 2026 – 10 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act: A Folk Horror Christmas
17 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Christmas Carol Goes Wrong
18 Dec 2026 – 23 Jan 2027
Theatre Royal Brighton
Joe Black & Friends: A Not Completely Christmas* Kabarett
18 Dec 2026
Komedia Brighton
Step Into Christmas
18 Dec 2026
Brighton Centre
The Elvis Years
20 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
Anton at Christmas
22 Dec 2026
Brighton Centre
Scrooge Cirque Extravaganza
23 Dec 2026 – 28 Dec 2026
Theatre Royal Brighton
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
30 Dec 2026
The Walrus (Brighton)
