What's On In Sussex?

Our pick of events, festivals, exhibitions and gigs In 2024.

• 1BTN We Are Love 2024. Four-day festival of dance music, wellness and family. June 25-28, Bentley Farm Estate, Ringmer
• Big Screen at Brighton Marina. Screening the olympics at the Village Square until August 11
• Food, Drink and Makers Festival: In aid of Chailey Heritage Foundation. Sussex National Golf Resotrt & Spa, July 29, 11am-3pm
• Summer Playhouse Season at Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne: Graham Green's Dangerous Obsession, July 18-27.
• The Promise, by Paul Unwin, directed by Jonathan Kent, Chichester Minerva Theatre, July 19 - August 17.
• Brighton Bash Carnival: Music, parade, performances. St Anns Well Gardens, Brighton. July 27 11am - 7pm, July 27
• On The Beach, Brighton for Carl Cox's Birthday. Brighton Beach, July 27. 

• On Thin Ice: Echoes of Pink Floyd. The Summer Party Gig, Carlisle Pub, Hastings, July 27
• The Rattonians: 40 Years & Counting. Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne. July 31 to August 3
• Lavender Boy by Greg Bailey. Photography exhibition by renowned drag photographer. Helm Gallery, Brighton. Aug 1 - Sept 1

• The Hound Of The Baskervilles (comedy adaptation), Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne, Aug 2 - 31
• Los Dedos (below) and burlesque cabaret, with support the Stanmers. 'Summer At The Sidings' Newhaven, August 2.
• Summer At The Sidings events in Newhaven in August on Fridays (2,9,16,23) and Saturday evenings (3,10,17,24) including Pirate Day on August 17 and a Ceilidh with Dockside Barrel Scrapers, August 23.

• Pride Rock - A day of rock / metal / alt bands. The Old Market Theatre, Hove. August 3.
• Rainbow Westival: Entertainment, stalls, bouncy castle. Westall House, Birchgrove Road, Horsted Keynes. August 4, 10am-6pm
• Jodie Harsh. The drag queen celebrates Pride at Brighton's i360. August 4, 6pm-10pm.
• In The Night Garden Live. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, August 7-8
• The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, August 12 - 16
• Airbourne: Eastbourne International Airshow. Eastbourne seafront. August 15 to 18
• Martin Stephenson and the Daintees, at The Church on the Hill, Holy Trinity Church, Washington, August 31.
• CPRE Countryside Day. Activities, talks and tours. Knepp Estate, September 7, 10am - 4pm
• Kiiōtō (Lou Rhodes - Lamb and Rohan Heath - Urban Cookie Collective). The Old Market, Hove, September 10
• An Officer & a Gentleman The Musical. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne. September 17 - 21
• Louise Candlish (author) in conversation at Burgess Hill Library, September 24, 7-8.30pm
• Roy Orbison and the Travelling Wiburys Experience. Congress Theatre, September 28.
• Cirque: The Greatest Show, Congress Theatre, September 29.
• Max Cooper. The Old Market Theatre, Hove. October 3 &4
• Eastbourne Beer Festival. Winter Garden. October 3-5
• Blue Camel Club learning disability club night hosted by Carousel. Corn Exchange, Brighton. October 7.
• Scouting For Girls. Bexhill De La Warr Pavilion. October 8.
• DigiFest. Event for the Digital community and those wanting to join. Eastbourne, October 10.
• Su Pollard: Still Fully Charged. Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne. October 22.

• Il Divo 20th Anniversary UK Tour. Brighton Centre. October 24.
• Australian Pink Floyd. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, October 21
• Caravan Palace, Brighton Dome, October 22.
• Cirque de Magique. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, October 25
• Wet Wet Wet. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, October 31.
• World Premier UK Tour Cluedo 2. Devonshire Park Theatre, October 29 - November 2.
• An Inspector Calls. Congress Theatre, Eastbourne. November 12 - 16.
• Australian Pink Floyd. Brighton Centre, November 14
• Performance group 1927's Please right back. Old Market Theatre, Hove. December 6 - 21
• Rob Beckett: Giraffe. Congress Theatre Eastbourne, December 12.
• The Magical Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan, starring Coronation Street's Alexandra Mardell. White Rock Theatre, Hastings, December 13 - 31
• Travis - Raze The Bar Tour. Winter Garden, Eastbourne, December 17

Updates to follow.

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