Events in Brighton — December 2026

December 2026: events in Brighton.

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Top picks for December 2026

58 events are listed in Brighton. These are the ones we'd start with.

Thu, Dec 10

Grace Campbell: the Lady Is a Tramp

Theatre Royal - Brighton · Brighton

From £22

Tue, Dec 15

The Darkness

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Gentleman's Dub Club

Chalk, Brighton · Brighton

From £29

Wed, Dec 9

Bill Bailey - Vaudevillean

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 20

Live At Christmas Live At Christmas With David O'Doherty, Sa

Brighton Dome · Brighton

From £33

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Martin Kemp - Back to the 80s Xmas Special

Brighton Concorde 2 · Brighton

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Child with balloons near a carousel in a park at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 27

Sea Life Brighton - Standard Admission

SEA LIFE Brighton · Brighton

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Tue, Dec 1

Westside Cowboy

Chalk, Brighton · Brighton

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Tue, Dec 1

Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean · Dec 1

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Band playing to a crowd in a brick-walled club — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 1

mustbejohn

Green Door Store · Brighton

From £19

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2

The Ordinary Boys

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £29

Audience seen from behind seated on the stone steps of an ancient amphitheatre at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2

THE EVENING SONS + JOHNNY FALLEN

The Folklore Rooms · Brighton

From £6

Theatre audience applauding, seen from behind, with a brightly lit stage and balcony beyond — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Royal Blood

Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £52

Outdoor concert crowd facing a glowing stage at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Danalogue

The Green Door Store · Brighton

From £18

Festival tent crowd seen from behind with arms raised toward a distant lit stage and band under a canvas roof — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Good Health Good Wealth

Patterns · Brighton

From £33

Festival campsite at dawn with tents, mist and a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Martin Kemp - Back to the 80s Xmas Special

Brighton Concorde 2 · Brighton

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Sat, Dec 5

Squeeze

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £39

Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH

The Folklore Rooms · Brighton

From £23

Sun, Dec 6

Morrissey

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £37

Friends with drinks on a rooftop terrace looking toward a domed skyline at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

Electric Six

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £25

Mon, Dec 7

The Holiday in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Tue, Dec 8

Ocean Colour Scene

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £20

Tue, Dec 8

Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend · Dec 8

Brighton Dome · Brighton

From £42

Tue, Dec 8

ETHAN REGAN

Patterns · Brighton

From £17

Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean · Dec 8

Congress Theatre · Brighton

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A busker seen from behind plays in a lantern-lit cobbled alley while passers-by blur past. — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 9

Big Special

Chalk, Brighton · Brighton

From £28

Three panel speakers seen from behind at a draped table facing a packed theatre audience under bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 9

Greg Davies: Full Fat Legend · Dec 9

Brighton Dome · Brighton

From £42

Empty raked seating in a studio theatre with light across the stage floor — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 9

Young Knives

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £29

Wed, Dec 9

Bill Bailey - Vaudevillean · Dec 9

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Wed, Dec 9

DLWP Presents: THE UNTHANKS IN WINTER

De La Warr Pavilion · Brighton

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Visitors walking through a museum hall lit around white marble statues — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 10

Bill Bailey - Vaudevillean · Dec 10

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £18

Author reading to an audience in a bookshop — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 10

Buzzcocks

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £40

Thu, Dec 10

Grace Campbell: the Lady Is a Tramp

Theatre Royal - Brighton · Brighton

From £22

Two spectators in coats, seen from behind, look out over a floodlit stadium. — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 10

Brighton & Hove Albion vs AS Monaco

American Express Stadium · Brighton

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Fri, Dec 11

ELVANA: ELVIS FRONTED NIRVANA - BRIGHTON - CONCORDE 2

Brighton Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £34

Fri, Dec 11

UB40 Feat Ali Campbell - the Big Love Tour

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £64

Listeners seated on wooden chairs in a candle-lit converted church hall facing a small stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11 – Sat, Dec 12 · 07:00 PM

Sky Kingdom: A Dragon Drone Light Show - Brighton

Sussex County Cricket Club · Brighton

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Fri, Dec 11

Christmas Comedy Crackers · Dec 11

Theatre Royal - Brighton · Brighton

From £30

Runners seen from behind on a grassy ridge trail at sunrise above low mist — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Everton

American Express Stadium · Brighton

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Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Gentleman's Dub Club

Chalk, Brighton · Brighton

From £29

Audience seated among bookshelves at a bookshop-cafe reading — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Rhythm of the 90s - Xmas Special - Concorde 2

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £30

A group of people seen from behind gathers under a warmly lit stone archway on a wet cobbled street at dusk. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Barbara

DUST · Brighton

From £22

Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12 · 07:00 PM

Candlelight: Christmas Movie Soundtracks

Royal Pavilion · Brighton

From £28

Sat, Dec 12

Jools Holland and His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £24

Wooden lectern in a bookshop with listeners on folding chairs seen from behind, warm lamp glow — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

DEPARTURE LOUNGE

The Rose Hill · Brighton

From £14

Sun, Dec 13

Disney's Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13

Larry Dean: Hellbent

Brighton Dome Corn Exchange · Brighton

From £27

Guests in evening dress mingling in a warm-lit marble foyer with a curved staircase — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 14

Softcult

DUST · Brighton

From £17

Tue, Dec 15

The Darkness

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16

ABBA Revival

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £21

Mime performer on a sunny square watched by a crowd from behind — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16

Richard Walters

The Folklore Rooms · Brighton

From £20

Live band on stage with confetti and warm lights over the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 17

POLITE BUREAX, BRIGHTON, HEADLINE GREEN DOOR STORE

The Green Door Store · Brighton

From £1

Fri, Dec 18

Step Into Christmas

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Empty comedy club stage with a microphone and stool under a spotlight — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

Christmas Comedy Crackers · Dec 18

Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall · Brighton

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Crowd arriving at a theatre entrance under a glowing bulb-lined canopy on a wet street at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

80's HiFi - Christmas Special

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £19

Silhouetted cyclist on an empty coastal road at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 19

Brighton & Hove Albion vs Ipswich Town

American Express Stadium · Brighton

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Sat, Dec 19

The Bootleg Beatles

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £45

Pianist seen from behind at a grand piano in an amber-lit piano bar with glasses in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 19

Absolute Bowie Christmas Special

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £21

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 20 – Wed, Dec 30 · 06:00 PM

Taste Film presents Elf (2003) in Brighton!

Harbour Hotel Brighton · Brighton

From £88

Dancers in sparkling gold costumes in a chorus line on a pink-lit stage, seen from the audience — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 20

Jamie T

Brighton Centre · Brighton

From £52

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 20

Live At Christmas Live At Christmas With David O'Doherty, Sa

Brighton Dome · Brighton

From £33

Sun, Dec 20

The Big Christmas Sing A-Long with Aled Jones and Alexander Armstrong

De La Warr Pavilion · Brighton

From £35

Four theatregoers seen from behind on a balcony overlooking a gilded, warmly lit theatre auditorium — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 20

The Smyths

Concorde 2 · Brighton

From £26

Mon, Dec 21

Love Actually Live in Concert

The Brighton Centre · Brighton

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Child at a hands-on water play exhibit in a science centre — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 27

Sea Life Brighton - Standard Admission

SEA LIFE Brighton · Brighton

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Festive season

December is typically dominated by festive markets, holiday concerts and New Year’s Eve programming, with many cities running special end-of-year events.

Browse Christmas markets, festive concerts and holiday shows
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Book early — festive-season tickets and popular markets fill up fast