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London Assurance
Today to Sat 17 Oct
Rottingdean Public Hall
Park Road
Rottingdean
Brighton BN2 7HL
LONDON ASSURANCE
By Dion Boucicault
Adapted and directed by Jerome Lloyd
The plot follows the vain, ageing dandy Sir Harcourt Courtly, who...
LULL x She Shucks - Photography wine & oysters
Thu 15 Oct
Unit 6, Dukes Lane BN1 1BG
LULL began with listening. After moving to Brighton, acclaimed artist and photographer Laura El-Tantawy found herself tuning into the unique sounds...
K-Pop Dance Heroes
Fri 16 Oct
The White Rock Theatre, Hastings TN34 1JX
Sing and dance along with the K-POP DANCE HEROES as they take you on a musical adventure through the biggest K-Pop hits of all time...
Saving Grace by Philip Ayckbourn
Sat 17 Oct
Lewes Little Theatre, Lancaster Street, Lewes, . 01273 474826 BN7 2PX
Grace, a once-promising concert pianist who has not uttered a word since her fourteenth birthday, now lives quietly in the sanctuary of her garden,...
Seaford Zine and Book Art Fair
Sat 17 Oct
The Wellington Pub, 33 Steyne Road, Seaford BN25 1HT
Seaford's first Zine and Book Art Fair is being held on Saturday 17 October 2026, 11am-3pm at The Wellington Pub, 33 Steyne Road, Seaford, BN25...
Pup-kin Patch
Sat 17 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
Warren Road, Brighton BN2 9XX
Dobbies’ popular Pup-kin Patch will return this autumn for lots of tail-wagging fun for dogs. Bring your furry friend along to the dog-friendly...
The Sussex Guild Contemporary Craft Show at Eastbourne College
Sat 17 Oct and Sun 18 Oct
Eastbourne College, Winn Building, Carlisle Road, Eastbourne BN21 4XJ
The Sussex Guild is delighted to be exhibiting at Eastbourne College, another new venue for the Guild this year...
Handel's Messiah
Sat 17 Oct
St. Peters Church, Church Street, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 2HE
Bexhill Choral Society presents Handel’s MESSIAH,
Handel’s oratorio Messiah is possibly the best-known choral work in the world, regularly...
Art for All
Sat 17 Oct
St Mary's Church, Church Street, Hartfield TN7 4AG
Free and open to all ages, Art for All is Hartfield’s biennial art event. Every year has a different theme and this year the theme is WATER!...
41st Uckfield Model Railway Exhibition
Sat 17 Oct and Sun 18 Oct
Uckfield Civic Centre, Civic Approach, Uckfield TN22 1AE
Come and see many fantastic Model Railway Layouts from all over the country, with model trains moving through detailed model scenery...
Premium
Brighton Antiques and Vintage Fair
Sun 18 Oct
Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN2 9XZ
We look forward to welcoming you back to our Brighton Racecourse fair. With 120+ indoor sellers for you to explore at this fantastic fair...
JAZZ ELEVENSES AT MANOR BARN
Sun 18 Oct
Manor Barn, De La Warr Rd, Bexhill on Sea TN40 2JA
Stolen Moments Trio return to Manor Barn on 18th October 2026 with guest trombonist Jeff Williams for an elevenses performance celebrating the music...
Sunday Fellowship @ His Place Fathers Heart Community Church
Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Oct, and more dates until Sun 6 Dec
His Place community church,
Robertson Street, Hastings TN34 1HL
His Place – Father’s Heart Community Church.
(Pentecostal church if your interested in denominations)
Welcome to His Place – Father’s Heart...
FREE taster session with the Eastbourne Rock Choir
Mon 19 Oct, Mon 16 Nov, and more dates until Mon 11 Jan 27
Victoria Baptist Church, Eldon Road, Eastbourne BN21 1UE
If you have ever wondered 'are there any community choirs near me?' then the answer is firmly yes!...
FREE taster session with the Hastings Rock Choir
Wed 21 Oct, Wed 25 Nov
The Hastings Centre, The Ridge, Hastings TN34 2SA
Do you want to join a choir near you?
The Hastings Rock Choir is led by East Sussex based musician Pippa Binham...
Digital Dance Practice: Artist Talk
Thu 22 Oct
The Dance Space, 2 Market Square, Circus Street, Brighton BN2 9AS
Join independent Sydney-based dance artists Ella Watson-Heath and Ashleigh Veitch as they share their ongoing digital practice and research,...
Bird Bath – Alice Eldridge & Alistair Appleton
Fri 23 Oct
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts (ACCA), Gardner Center Rd, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RA
Take time out to pause, rest and immerse yourself in the sounds of the natural world with Bird Bath, a restorative sound installation bringing the...
Acceleration Structures — Dan Holdsworth
Fri 23 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
POST, Second Floor, Industrial House, Conway Street, Hove BN3 3LW
Join POST for Acceleration Structures, a screening by artist Dan Holdsworth, presented as part of Dreamy Place 2026...
Nova — Studio Vertigo
Fri 23 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
Pavilion Square, George Road, Brighton - Next to the War Memorial at the Old Steine BN1 1EF
A dazzling new star lands in the centre of Brighton as Studio Vertigo’s Nova transforms the newly pedestrianised Pavilion Square with light and...
Natural Frequency
Fri 23 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
Jubilee Square, Brighton BN1 1GE
Platform Asia and Dreamy Place present Natural Frequency, a new site-specific outdoor sound installation in Jubilee Square, Brighton, developed in...
Bones of Our Land – Tsz Wai Pun and Coskun Güçlü
Fri 23 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
Gallery Lock In, Little Western Street, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2PU
Created by artist Tsz Wai Pun and ecologist Coskun Güçlü, this multimedia project focuses on a single hillside undergoing ecological restoration on...
Oska Bright Film Festival x Dreamy Place: Nature – Outdoor Film Trail
Sat 24 Oct
Outside Food For Friends, across from Zizzi on Prince Albert Street. BN1 1HF
Join Dreamy Place and Oska Bright Film Festival for a special outdoor film trail through central Brighton, featuring five short films inspired by...
Oska Bright Film Festival x Dreamy Place: Queer Freedom – Outdoor Film
Sat 24 Oct
Outside Food For Friends, across from Zizzi on Prince Albert Street. BN1 1HF
Join Dreamy Place and Oska Bright Film Festival for a special outdoor film trail through central Brighton celebrating queer lives, identities and...
First-hand
Sat 24 Oct
The Skiff, 30 Cheapside, Brighton BN1 4GD
First-hand brings together five artists working with experiential technologies.
Touch and feel your way through digital artworks curated for...
Monster Mashed
Sat 24 Oct
Brighton Youth Centre, 64 Edward St, Brighton BN2 0JR
What happens when old toys destined for landfill are given a strange new life?
Monster Mashed is a series of creative workshops from Exploring...
MargaM
Sun 25 Oct
The Dance Space, 2 Market Square, Circus Street, Brighton BN2 9AS
Put on a headset. Enter a South Indian temple. Let a 2,000-year-old dance tradition guide you from the threshold to the inner sanctum...
Talking of Nature…
Sun 25 Oct
The Old Market, 11A Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1AS
How artists and creative projects can bring us closer to the natural world
What happens when artists, scientists and environmental specialists work...
Making Beats & Moving Bodies Workshop with NEON DANCE
Sun 25 Oct
The Dance Space, 2 Market Square, Circus Street, Brighton BN2 9AS
Get ready to make some noise and get moving! Neon Dance brings a playful, interactive sound and movement workshop to Brighton as part of Dreamy Place...
P U L S E – Move, Touch, Discover!
Sun 25 Oct
The Dance Space, 2 Market Square, Circus Street, Brighton BN2 9AS
A playful, interactive experience where movement and touch create sound. Designed for kids, adults and curious minds, P U L S E invites you to play,...
ADHD Uckfield Meet-Up Late Diagnosis & Making Sense of ADHD
Thu 29 Oct
The Lounge, 80 New Town, High Street, Uckfield TN22 5AE
Discovering you have ADHD later in life can change how you see your past and present. It might bring relief, questions, frustration, or a mix of all...
FREE taster session with the Crowborough Rock Choir
Tue 10 Nov, Tue 24 Nov, Tue 12 Jan 27, Tue 2 Feb 27
United Church, Croft Road, Crowborough TN6 1HA
If you have ever thought 'I want to join a choir near me in Crowborough?' then why not join your local Rock Choir...
Open Days Now Booking for Kiddie Capers Childcare Uckfield
Wed 11 Nov, Fri 20 Nov
190 High Street TN22 1RG
Local families can now book their place at two open days ahead of the opening of Kiddie Capers Childcare Uckfield in January 2027...
FREE taster session with the Lewes Rock Choir
Thu 12 Nov, Thu 19 Nov
Cliffe Hall, Cliffe High Street, Lewes BN7 2AH
If you are wanting to join a choir you'll find a warm welcome with us in the Lewes Rock Choir.
The local Lewes choir is run by vocal coach...
Forever Diamond: The Concert in Trading Boundaries, Uckfield
Fri 13 Nov
Sheffield Green, Uckfield , United Kingdom TN22 3RB
Looking for a Christmas gift for Mum, Dad, the grandparents — or perhaps a little treat for yourself?...
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
Sat 14 Nov
De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DP
From small rooms above old pubs to the world’s greatest stages, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain have spent four decades delighting audiences...
In The Dark
Sat 14 Nov
All Saints Church, The Drive, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 3QE
Step into complete darkness and experience a world where sound takes over and the audience becomes the stage...
Mozart & Schubert - Mayfield Festival Choir
Sun 15 Nov
St Dunstans Church, Mayfield TN20 6AB
Programme
Mozart: Great Mass in C Minor
Schubert: Stabat Mater
Performers
Mayfield Festival Choir
Conductor: Jeremy Summerly
Orchestra:...
Mozart: Mass in C Minor (KV427) & Schubert: German Stabat Mater (D383)
Sun 15 Nov
St. Dunstan's Church, High Street, Mayfield TN20 6AQ
It’s hard to believe that Mozart rattled off the great Mass in C Minor well before he was 30, and even more surprising that Schubert can have trotted...
Infra Violet, Wiltingflower Gr3gg
Sun 15 Nov
The Pipeline, 6 Little East Street, Brighton BN1 1HT
Infra Violet:Alt rock band based in Brighton. Fusing intricate guitar, raw soulful vocals and gritty synth elements with live drums...
FREE taster session with the Brighton and Hove Rock Choir
Thu 19 Nov
Central United Reformed Church, Ventnor Villas, Hove BN3 3YF
If you have always wanted to join a choir locally, you can!
Your local Hove choir is run by singer/pianist Natasha Graimes...
Hans and Mary Romney Winners’ Concert
Sat 21 Nov
Concert Hall, Mayfield School TN20 6PH
Eight brilliant prize winners from the 2026 Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition return to Mayfield to perform wonderful music...
TURIN BRAKES Songs & Stories
Wed 25 Nov
The Old Market, 11A Upper Market St, Brighton, Brighton and Hove, Hove BN3 1AS
After an impressive 26 years together, ten studio albums, seven Top 40 singles, six Top 40 albums and over a million records sold worldwide, Turin...
Vivaldi - Gloria and Fauré - Requiem Crowborough Choral Society
Fri 27 Nov
Crowborough Community Centre, Pine Grove, Crowborough TN6 1FE
Crowborough Choral Society accompanied by professional soloists and the Hastings Philharmonic Ensemble are giving a performance of the Fauré Requiem...
Beauty and the Beast
Thu 3 Dec and Fri 4 Dec
Community House, Meridian Way BN10 8BB
Beautiful Belle dreams of living the adventures she reads about in her books. When she becomes the prisoner of a monstrous beast, her hapless father...
Beauty and the Beast
Sat 5 Dec
Community House, Meridian Way BN10 8BB
Beautiful Belle dreams of living the adventures she reads about in her books. When she becomes the prisoner of a monstrous beast, her hapless father...
Beauty and the Beast
Sat 5 Dec
Community House, Meridian Way BN10 8BB
Beautiful Belle dreams of living the adventures she reads about in her books. When she becomes the prisoner of a monstrous beast, her hapless father...
Q THE MUSIC Presents: A JAMES BOND CONCERT SPECTACULAR
Fri 18 Dec
De La Warr Pavilion, Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea TN40 1DP
Q The Music’s James Bond Concert Spectacular is the world’s most critically acclaimed tribute to the music of James Bond...
Handel’s Messiah at Mayfield
Sat 19 Dec
St. Dunstan's Church, High Street, Mayfield TN20 6AQ
Celebrate the festive season as conductor Jack Gonzalez-Harding returns to Mayfield on Saturday 19th December 2026, to lead Handel’s timeless...
A Christmas Carol - A One-Man Performance - Hove
Wed 23 Dec
All Saints Church
Hove BN3 3QE
A bare stage. A single performer. And suddenly, Victorian London flickers into life.
This Christmas, the magnificent All Saint's Church in...
Rossini’s The Barber of Seville - A whirlwind of love, wit and mischie
Sat 20 Feb 27
New Hall, Rectory Lane, Winchelsea TN36 4AA
Get ready for opera’s ultimate feel-good comedy! Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville hits the stage in a whirlwind of brilliant disguises,...
Things to do around East Sussex
East Sussex, a picturesque county on the southeastern coast of England, offers a wide range of activities for a memorable day out. Whether you're interested in history, outdoor adventures, or cultural experiences, there's something for everyone. Let's explore some of the best things to do in East Sussex:
1. Royal Pavilion in Brighton:
- Begin your day by visiting the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. This exotic palace, built for King George IV, combines Regency grandeur with Indian and Chinese visual styles. Explore its colorful interiors, stunning gardens, and learn about its fascinating history.
2. The Lanes in Brighton:
- Afterward, wander through The Lanes, an area known for its eclectic mix of shops, boutiques, and restaurants. Explore the narrow alleys, discover unique treasures, and enjoy a meal at one of the charming eateries.
3. Seven Sisters Country Park:
- For nature enthusiasts, head to the Seven Sisters Country Park. Hike along the dramatic chalk cliffs, enjoy panoramic views of the English Channel, and spot wildlife. It's a great spot for picnics and photography.
4. Battle Abbey and Battlefield:
- Visit Battle Abbey and Battlefield, where the historic Battle of Hastings took place in 1066. Explore the abbey ruins, learn about the Norman Conquest, and enjoy the serene surroundings.
5. Hastings Old Town:
- Explore Hastings Old Town, a charming area with cobbled streets, historic buildings, and fishing boats. Visit the Fishermen's Museum, stroll along the seafront, and enjoy fresh seafood.
6. Rye:
- Discover the medieval town of Rye, known for its preserved architecture and quaint streets. Climb to the top of St. Mary's Church for panoramic views of the surrounding countryside¹.
7. Bodiam Castle:
- Head to Bodiam Castle, a 14th-century moated castle surrounded by lush greenery. Explore its towers, drawbridge, and picturesque setting. It's a great spot for history enthusiasts and photographers.
8. Lewes Castle and Anne of Cleves House:
- In Lewes, visit Lewes Castle for its panoramic views of the town and countryside. Explore the nearby Anne of Cleves House, a Tudor timber-framed building with a fascinating history.
9. Beachy Head and Birling Gap:
- Take a scenic drive to Beachy Head and Birling Gap. Admire the white cliffs, walk along the coastal paths, and breathe in the fresh sea air. It's a stunning natural landscape.
10. Charleston Farmhouse:
- For art and culture, visit Charleston Farmhouse, the former home of the Bloomsbury Group. Explore its vibrant interiors, gardens, and learn about the influential artists and writers who lived here.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in history, nature, or cultural exploration, East Sussex promises an enriching and diverse day out!
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1. Royal Pavilion in Brighton:
- Begin your day by visiting the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. This exotic palace, built for King George IV, combines Regency grandeur with Indian and Chinese visual styles. Explore its colorful interiors, stunning gardens, and learn about its fascinating history.
2. The Lanes in Brighton:
- Afterward, wander through The Lanes, an area known for its eclectic mix of shops, boutiques, and restaurants. Explore the narrow alleys, discover unique treasures, and enjoy a meal at one of the charming eateries.
3. Seven Sisters Country Park:
- For nature enthusiasts, head to the Seven Sisters Country Park. Hike along the dramatic chalk cliffs, enjoy panoramic views of the English Channel, and spot wildlife. It's a great spot for picnics and photography.
4. Battle Abbey and Battlefield:
- Visit Battle Abbey and Battlefield, where the historic Battle of Hastings took place in 1066. Explore the abbey ruins, learn about the Norman Conquest, and enjoy the serene surroundings.
5. Hastings Old Town:
- Explore Hastings Old Town, a charming area with cobbled streets, historic buildings, and fishing boats. Visit the Fishermen's Museum, stroll along the seafront, and enjoy fresh seafood.
6. Rye:
- Discover the medieval town of Rye, known for its preserved architecture and quaint streets. Climb to the top of St. Mary's Church for panoramic views of the surrounding countryside¹.
7. Bodiam Castle:
- Head to Bodiam Castle, a 14th-century moated castle surrounded by lush greenery. Explore its towers, drawbridge, and picturesque setting. It's a great spot for history enthusiasts and photographers.
8. Lewes Castle and Anne of Cleves House:
- In Lewes, visit Lewes Castle for its panoramic views of the town and countryside. Explore the nearby Anne of Cleves House, a Tudor timber-framed building with a fascinating history.
9. Beachy Head and Birling Gap:
- Take a scenic drive to Beachy Head and Birling Gap. Admire the white cliffs, walk along the coastal paths, and breathe in the fresh sea air. It's a stunning natural landscape.
10. Charleston Farmhouse:
- For art and culture, visit Charleston Farmhouse, the former home of the Bloomsbury Group. Explore its vibrant interiors, gardens, and learn about the influential artists and writers who lived here.
Remember to check opening hours and any booking requirements for these attractions. Whether you're interested in history, nature, or cultural exploration, East Sussex promises an enriching and diverse day out!