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Ghostly Gatherings

Get in the spirit this Halloween and join us after dark for a ghost tour and exploration of Preston Manor. 2 to 30 October 2026
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In Search of Dragons - Royal Pavilion tour

Royal Pavilion & Garden

30 May to 30 August 2026
Find out more about the amazing collection of dragons in the Royal Pavilion during this magical tour for all the family.
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Dragon currently outside William IV Room of The Royal Pavilion. A 3d relief of a green dragon with red tips on its wings and gold claws and belly. It holds a red hoop and looks away to the right.

Play days - Hove Museum Garden

Hove Museum of Creativity

2 to 30 August 2026
Enjoy some outdoor fun and games in Hove Museum gardens this summer with our library of outdoor games to choose from. Picnic optional!
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Play days at Hove. A variety of children's toy are displayed on a mat on the grass. Giant Dominos, Connect 4, juggling balls, wooden stacking toys and bat and balls are among them

The Slayers

Preston Manor & Gardens

19 June 2026 - ongoing
The Slayers blends table-based deduction with interactive challenges, social strategy, and group decision-making — all unfolding across an atmospheric evening at Preston Manor.
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The front of Preston Manor, a long angled shot with the garden in the foreground

The Roebuck Sparkling Wine Bar

Royal Pavilion & Garden

24 July to 6 September 2026
This summer, enjoy award-winning Sussex bubbles right beside Brighton’s most famous landmark, the Royal Pavilion, at The Roebuck Sparkling Wine Bar.
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Roebuck Estates wine promotional image inside the Royal Pavilion. A temporary bar plinth with bottles of wine is placed in front of a fireplace. A bust of King George IV sits on the mantle above. To the left of the bar is a Roebuck Wine poster on a wooden easel. A wicker sculpture of a deer - the Roebuck logo - is placed to the right of the bar.

Hop! Skip! Jump!

Hove Museum of Creativity

2 May to 6 September 2026
This new family-friendly exhibition explores the wonderful world of animals from Brighton & Hove Museums’ fine art collection.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

9 May to 6 September 2026
Experience the wonder of the natural world through the lens of the world’s finest photographers.
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© Ralph Pace / Wildlife Photographer of the Year

Royal Pavilion & Garden Taster Audio Sessions: Embracing our Elms

Royal Pavilion & Garden

13 to 16 September 2026
We invite you to attend a taster digital audio tour to hear from elm expert Peter Bourne about these significant trees and his excellent stories.
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Peter Bourne elm garden audio tour. A man stands in the Royal Pavilion garden with a large microphone

Into the Blue

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

2 May to 20 September 2026
This summer, dive into the deep blue sea and sky with us.
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The Ice Maiden or Everything about her was white, 1915 Edmund Dulac

Night at the Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

26 September 2026
Step inside Brighton Museum after hours and see the museum come alive!
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Mini Photographers: A Day for Families

Hove Museum of Creativity

3 October 2026
A day of hands-on creativity celebrating the launch of Mini Photographers published by Thames & Hudson, led by Joséphine Seblon (author), Robert Sae-Heng (illustrator) and exhibiting photographer Alma Haser.
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Repatriation and Shared Heritage: Making Connections between Brighton & Botswana

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

7 October 2026
Brighton & Hove Museums repatriated 45 objects to the Khama III Memorial Museum in Botswana. Learn more about this landmark project in a special talk and the premiere of a new short film.
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Playing With Your Eyes: A Day for Families

Hove Museum of Creativity

24 October 2026
Join photographer Alma Haser and the Photoworks team for a day of hands-on photography trickery inspired by Alma’s work, on display in the museum for Photoworks Festival.
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Storytime at Hove Museum: Black History Month

Hove Museum of Creativity

26 October 2026
Join our expert storytellers for stories from around the world. Upstairs at Hove Museum.
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Story time at Brighton Museum: Black History Month

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

27 October 2026
Join our expert storytellers and hear stories from around the world in the Archaeology Gallery.
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Museum Makers at Brighton Museum: Black History Month

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

28 October 2026
Celebrate Black History with arts and crafts, inspired by objects from the museum’s world cultures collection.
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Alice in FUNderland

Preston Manor & Gardens

29 October 2026
Play classic parlour games from the Victorian era with some Lewis Carroll inspired science, puzzles and wordplay thrown in for good measure.
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Ghostly Gatherings

Preston Manor & Gardens

2 to 30 October 2026
Get in the spirit this Halloween and join us after dark at Preston Manor, supposedly one of the most haunted houses in Brighton.
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Booth Diorama and Stores Tours - Extra tickets added

Booth Museum of Natural History

29 to 30 October 2026
2026 marks 150 years since Edward Thomas Booth first displayed his bird dioramas to the public in the halls of the Royal Pavilion. 150 years later, why not come and have a tour of the museum he built to house them. EXTRA TICKETS ADDED
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Museum Makers at Hove Museum: Black History Month

Hove Museum of Creativity

30 October 2026
Celebrate Black History with arts and crafts, inspired by objects from the museum’s world cultures collection.
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Haunted Happenings: A Ghost Tour for Young People

Preston Manor & Gardens

30 October 2026
Do you dare explore one of Brighton’s most haunted houses? As you venture through this spooky historic house, you will uncover tales of ghostly sightings and supernatural experiences.
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Twisted Tales: Ghost Story Writing for Young People

Preston Manor & Gardens

30 October 2026
Have you ever wondered what makes a good ghost story? What makes a story scary, creepy or unsettling? Step inside one of Brighton’s most haunted houses, for a masterclass in ghost-story writing in this fun and interactive workshop.
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DRAGONS

Royal Pavilion & Garden

28 March to 1 November 2026
Welcome to the Palace of Dragons and step into a world of flight, fantasy and magic.
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Secrets of the Royal Pavilion Tour – Ground Floor

Royal Pavilion & Garden

20 May 2026 - ongoing
Uncover hidden secrets of the Royal Pavilion on this tour of the ground floor.
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Kings Apartment, Royal Pavilion. Royal Pavilion, King's bedroom. To the right of the bed, you can make out a hidden door, known as a jib door, which led to the King’s water closet or lavatory. The jib door also leads to stairs that went up to the apartments of George’s last mistress, Lady Conyngham, in what is now part of the Royal Pavilion tearoom.

How to look at a Dragon Robe

Royal Pavilion & Garden

19 November 2026
The 2026 John Dinkel Memorial Lecture is presented by Rachel Silberstein who explores the history of the dragon robe.
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Preston Manor: 2026 season

Preston Manor & Gardens

14 March to 30 November 2026
Preston Manor reopens with lots of new surprises in store. Experience Edwardian Ghosts and Glam at this remarkable home.
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Preston Manor

Victorian Cookery Club: Christmas Special!

Preston Manor & Gardens

5 December 2026
A tour of our beautiful Victorian Dining Room and Kitchen, followed by a hands-on cookery workshop creating genuine festive Victorian recipes.
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Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories from the Collections

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

9 September to 10 December 2026
A series of informal drop-in sessions across our sites where our curators will be working in the galleries and talking to the public about their current projects.
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Secrets of the Royal Pavilion Tour – Upper Chambers

Royal Pavilion & Garden

17 June 2026 - 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

Carol Concert

Royal Pavilion & Garden

16 December 2026
Christmas at the Royal Pavilion wouldn’t be complete without a traditional carol concert in the stunning Music Room.
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Christmas Banquets

Royal Pavilion & Garden

17 to 19 December 2026
For the ultimate in festive glamour, join us at the Royal Pavilion for a Christmas Banquet.
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Christmas Regency Cream Teas

Royal Pavilion & Garden

15 to 22 December 2026
What could be more festive than exploring the Royal Pavilion’s enchanting winter exhibition, followed by the delight of a Regency Christmas Cream Tea in the beautiful King William IV Room?
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Basement & Tunnel Tours

Royal Pavilion & Garden

2 May 2026 - ongoing
Go behind the scenes of servant life & WWII shelters in Brighton's most iconic palace. Tours from May - August
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Tunnel Tour

Young Carers. Big Voices. A Fairer Future.

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

6 October 2026 to 10 January 2027
A powerful selection of photographs celebrating young carers, supported by The Carers Centre for Brighton & Hove.
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A Fairytale of Frost and Fire

Royal Pavilion & Garden

21 November 2026 to 10 January 2027
Explore an enchantingly festive world of fire, frost and fantasy at the magnificent Royal Pavilion.
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Regency Ball 2027 Friday Night Soiree

Preston Manor & Gardens

15 January 2027
Start the weekend in style by attending this traditional welcome party to kick of the Grand Regency Ball festivities!
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Regency Ball

Regency Ball 2027 Saturday Grand Regency Ball

Royal Pavilion & Garden

16 January 2027
The Saturday of the Grand Regency Ball weekend is truly the beating heart of the occasion
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Regency Ball

Regency Ball 2027 The Regent's Package (full weekend)

Royal Pavilion & Garden

15 to 17 January 2027
The Regent’s package gives you full access to all events across the Regency Ball weekend
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Regency Ball

Playing With Your Eyes by Alma Haser

Hove Museum of Creativity

2 October 2026 to 18 January 2027
This playful exhibition explores the question: What is real?
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And So I Watch You From Afar and The Most Beautiful Anthropocene by Aindreas Scholz

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

2 October 2026 to 18 January 2027
This exhibition explores ecologically sustainable cameraless photography as a fragile record of environmental change.
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We’re going on a Mouse Hunt…

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

24 November 2026 to 21 January 2027
The mischievous mice have been hibernating in Brighton Museum and are now getting ready for a secret winter ball.
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Magic Place

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

24 October 2026 to 21 February 2027
Step into the immersive world of Magic Place, an interactive and reactive installation that responds to you in real time. 
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Spirit Chasers - Preston Manor, February 2027

Preston Manor & Gardens

26 February 2027
Step inside one of Brighton’s most famous buildings for a night of atmospheric ghost hunting at Preston Manor
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Preston Manor exterior

Where are all the Lesbians?

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

3 October 2026 to 28 February 2027
Discover hidden stories of lesbian lives through selected objects from Brighton & Hove Museums' collections, along with artistic responses.
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The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

3 October 2026 to 21 March 2027
Step into a vivid vision of the creativity, style and influence of Biba’s golden years and rediscover the style that defined an era.
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Helmut Newton, Biba fashion, spring summer 1969, © the Helmut Newton Foundation

Spirit Chasers - The Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

3 April 2027
Step inside one of Brighton’s most famous buildings for a night of atmospheric ghost hunting at the Royal Pavilion.
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Royal Pavilion exterior.

Spirit Chasers - Booth Museum

Booth Museum of Natural History

9 April 2027
Step inside one of Brighton’s most famous buildings for a night of atmospheric ghost hunting at the Booth Museum
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The interior of the Booth Museum

Spirit Chasers - Preston Manor, June 2027

Preston Manor & Gardens

18 June 2027
Step inside one of Brighton’s most famous buildings for a night of atmospheric ghost hunting at Preston Manor
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Preston Manor exterior

Spirit Chasers - Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

24 September 2027
Step inside one of Brighton’s most famous buildings for a night of atmospheric ghost hunting at Brighton Museum.
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Egyptian Gallery of Brighton Museum

Official Tour of the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

1 August 2026 - ongoing
Explore the opulent Royal Pavilion with expert-guided tours every day at 2pm.
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Royal Pavilion Gardens May 2020

Brighton & Hove Albion: Stand or Fall

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

15 August 2026 - ongoing
Dive into the incredible story of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club in a brand‑new gallery within Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
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