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Preston Manor Drawing Room April 2025

Preston Manor: A New Era

Home of the Stanford family, where the 'upstairs downstairs' life of Edwardian society comes alive.
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Play Days at Hove Museum Garden

Hove Museum of Creativity

27 July to 31 August 2025
Enjoy some outdoor fun and games in Hove Museum garden with our library of outdoor games to choose from.
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Play Days at Hove

Heritage Open Day: Booth Museum

Booth Museum of Natural History

13 September 2025
Meet curators, take part in activities and find out how we are exploring animal stories from a decolonised point of view.
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Tower of London Menagerie, 1790

Colour Conversations: Colour & Emotion

The Old Courtroom

13 September 2025
Listen to our colour experts converse about how humans respond to and feel about colour in this fascinating panel discussion.
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Pinot & Picasso present Under the Chandelier September

Royal Pavilion & Garden

14 September 2025
An exclusive pop-up event to explore the beautiful patterns and colours of the Pavilion on your own canvas!
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Pinot & Picasso present Under the Chandelier

Colour Heritage Open Day 2025

Royal Pavilion & Garden

14 September 2025
Join us to explore shape and colour in the Royal Pavilion Garden.
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Royal Pavilion Garden in bloom

Beside The Sea: Photographs by JJ Waller and Martin Parr

Hove Museum of Creativity

3 May to 14 September 2025
Internationally celebrated photographer Martin Parr joins Brighton-based photographer JJ Waller for this exhibition. 
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Martin Parr - Ice Cream

Heritage Open Day: Future Hove 

Hove Museum of Creativity

18 September 2025
Join us for a talk and display with Hove Civic Society in partnership with St. Andrew's Primary School.
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Hove Civic Society - credit Hove Civic Society. Anja Poehlmann

Equinox Sound & Colour Healing at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

19 September 2025
As the red glow of the setting sun signals the shift into Autumn, join Brighton Sound’s Petra & Matt for a deeply immersive evening of sound and colour healing.
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As the red glow of the setting sun signals the shift into Autumn, join Brighton Sound’s Petra & Matt for a deeply immersive evening of sound and colour healing

Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories in the Collections: September

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

26 September 2025
Drop-in session at Brighton Museum where Curators will be working in the galleries and talking about current projects
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Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories in the Collections

Hearing Colour - An evening of classical music at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

26 September 2025
Step into the regal elegance of the Royal Pavilion for a spellbinding evening of classical music.
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George IV Piano in Royal Pavilion Music Room

Royal Pavilion Afternoon Tea (Saturdays only)

Royal Pavilion & Garden

16 August to 27 September 2025
Guests are most cordially invited to a Afternoon Tea in the Pavilion’s resplendent Adelaide Suite every Saturday
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Adelaide Room Afternoon Tea

An Introduction to the Royal Pavilion - Every Saturday

Royal Pavilion & Garden

3 May 2025 - ongoing
Explore the opulent Royal Pavilion with expert-guided tours every Saturday at 2pm.
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Royal Pavilion Gardens May 2020

Summer Band Concerts in the Royal Pavilion Garden

Royal Pavilion & Garden

31 May to 28 September 2025
A series of summer band concerts in the Royal Pavilion Garden, café lawns
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Royal Pavilion Garden

Hearing Colour - An Evening of Classical Music at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

3 October 2025
Step into the regal elegance of the Royal Pavilion for a spellbinding evening of classical music.
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George IV Piano in Royal Pavilion Music Room

The John Dinkel Memorial Lecture: Colour in the Royal Pavilion

The Old Courtroom

11 October 2025
Dr Alexandra Loske, curator of the Royal Pavilion will take you on a chromatic journey through George IV’s pleasure palace.
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book The Royal Pavilion, Brighton: A Regency Palace of Colour and Sensation (Yale University Press, 2025)

The Wonder Club

Hove Museum of Creativity

13 September to 11 October 2025
Explore the magic of early cinema in a hands-on filmmaking workshop for ages 13-18.
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A King's Estate: Historical Walking Tour - Sep & Oct

Royal Pavilion & Garden

6 September 2025 - ongoing
Join local historian Carol Homewood on a guided tour of the Royal Pavilion Estate. Tours September and October 2025.
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West Front of Royal Pavilion, 1826

COLOUR

Royal Pavilion & Garden

21 March to 19 October 2025
Discover a chromatic promenade through the Royal Pavilion.
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Royal Pavilion Colour exhibition poster

Days of Wonder: Press Play

Hove Museum of Creativity

25 October 2025
A fun, hands-on family day exploring early film and media through creative workhops inspired by the Play Back Exhibition.
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Spooky Storytime at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

27 October 2025
Come and hear some fun spooky stories in the school holidays.
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Jaws N Claws

Booth Museum of Natural History

30 July to 27 October 2025
Family friendly live animal handling at the Booth Museum.
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Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories in the Collections: October

Booth Museum of Natural History

27 October 2025
Drop-in session at the Booth Museum where Curators will be working in the galleries and talking about current projects
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Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories in the Collections

Art Club: Day of the Dead at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

29 October 2025
Celebrate Day of the Dead with a colourful, creative workshop for kids at Brighton Museum
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Ghostly Gatherings at Preston Manor

Preston Manor & Gardens

9 to 30 October 2025
Join us, and the spirits of Preston Manor, for a ghostly evening exploring what is purported to be one the most haunted houses in Britain! 
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Art Club: Day of the Dead at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

30 October 2025
A vibrant, hands-on art workshop for ages 5–13 inspired by Mexico’s Day of the Dead, using Hove Museum’s colourful collection for creative inspiration.
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Passion, Power and Protest

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

25 October 2025 - ongoing
The Central Gallery at Brighton Museum reopens with a new exhibition all about people.
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Mae West Lips Sofa, designed by Salvador Dalí, 1937.

Storytelling at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

31 October 2025
Join us around the fire in the Archaeology gallery and hear some fun stories with a spooky twist.
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Catching the Sun: Camera-less Photography

Hove Museum of Creativity

6 November 2025
Follow in the footsteps of photographic pioneers with artist Sam Hobbs in this relaxed and Alzheimer’s friendly workshop.
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Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories in the Collections: November

Hove Museum of Creativity

13 November 2025
Drop-in session at Hove Museum where Curators will be working in the galleries and talking about current projects
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Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories in the Collections

Behind Closed Doors Tour – Upper Chambers (Autumn)

Royal Pavilion & Garden

24 September 2025 - ongoing
Explore the first floor of the Royal Pavilion and discover spaces usually off-limits to visitors.
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Queen Victoria's Bedroom

See the Sea

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

22 July 2023 to 30 November 2025
Sail through romantic seas and skies to views of today’s vibrant seafront.
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The West Pier, Brighton, is seen from about half way along it, looking landwards. The pier is thronged with figures in late Victorian dress. The seafront is seen from Preston Street to the Chain Pier at far right. Fishing boats at sea in right foreground

Preston Manor: A New Era

Preston Manor & Gardens

5 April to 30 November 2025
For the first time in five years, Preston Manor will reopen to the general public with a new visitor experience.
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Preston Manor web banner

Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories in the Collections: December

Royal Pavilion & Garden

9 December 2025
Drop-in session at The Royal Pavilion where Curators will be working in the galleries and talking about current projects
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Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories in the Collections

Behind Closed Doors Tour – Ground Floor (Sep-Dec)

Royal Pavilion & Garden

10 September 2025 - ongoing
Explore and discover servants’ corridors, mysterious hidden staircases and other secret spaces..
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The King's Apartment

Creative Kids Club

Hove Museum of Creativity

7 September to 14 December 2025
Different art activities that unite creative confidence, wellbeing, art and nature.
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Christmas Carol Concert

Royal Pavilion & Garden

17 December 2025
Join us in the sparkling Royal Pavilion for a special evening of Christmas carols performed by two talented Sussex based choirs.
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Christmas Banquets

Royal Pavilion & Garden

12 to 20 December 2025
The Royal Pavilion invites you to celebrate Christmas in regal splendour.
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Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

29 November to 24 December 2025
Meet Father Christmas in the magical setting of the Royal Pavilion this December.
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Father Christmas

Storytime with Father Christmas – new for 2025! 

Royal Pavilion & Garden

6 to 24 December 2025
Join us for a magical story time with Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion!
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Basement & Tunnel Tours - Sep to Dec 2025

Royal Pavilion & Garden

9 September 2025 - ongoing
Go behind the scenes of servant life & WWII shelters in Brighton's most iconic palace. Tours from September to December.
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Tunnel Tour

Mince Spy Mystery

Preston Manor & Gardens

1 to 31 December 2025
Join us at Preston Manor for a brain-teasing, jovial Whodunnit with escape-room-style puzzles and (un)real elves!
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Preston Manor exterior April 2025

A Very Austen Christmas at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

22 November 2025 to 4 January 2026
Join us this festive season as Jane Austen’s much-loved characters pay a visit to George IV’s Royal Pavilion in search of Christmas cheer.
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Royal Pavilion in snow

The In Crowd: Mod Fashion and Style 1958-1966

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

10 May 2025 to 4 January 2026
A fashion exhibition on Mod look, youth culture and the appeal of Mod style.
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Ben Sherman: The Decades

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

23 May 2025 to 4 January 2026
Ben Sherman celebrate its heritage and enduring influence on fashion and youth culture with this fashion retrospective installation.
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Herbarium: Flore de Petersbourg

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

15 July 2025 to 11 January 2026
Free with Brighton Museum admission See selected specimens from our oldest botany collection
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The Royal Pavilion Grand Regency Ball

Royal Pavilion & Garden

6 to 8 February 2026
The Royal Pavilion Grand Regency Ball, hosted by Zack Pinsent, is an immersive weekend like no other!
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regency ball

What's in the box?

Hove Museum of Creativity

2 October 2025 to 1 April 2026
What's in the box at Hove Museum of Creativity
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Play Back Forward

Hove Museum of Creativity

4 October 2025 to 12 April 2026
Step into a cinematic time machine with Play Back Forward - a playful and immersive exhibition celebrating Brighton & Hove’s early film pioneers.
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Curator at Work: Brighton as it was 50 to 60 years ago

Royal Pavilion & Garden

17 September 2026
A tour of Brighton as it was 50 to 60 years ago using images from 35 mm slides in the Brighton Borough Surveyor collection.
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Preston Circus, Brighton 1960s