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Jaws N Claws

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

26 May to 28 July 2026
Family friendly live animal handling at Brighton Museum.
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Pride at the Pavilion 2026

Royal Pavilion & Garden

30 July 2026
We are thrilled to be partnered with Pride to bring you a glamourous evening of delicious food and fabulous entertainment.
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Pride at the Pavilion event 2025. The Banqueting Room of the Royal Pavilion is full of people standing, drinking and watching a choir

Pavilion Pride Picnic

Royal Pavilion & Garden

1 August 2026
Join us in our family safe space to celebrate Pride together. Bring a picnic and plenty of pride! Please note this is an Alcohol-free zone.
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Photo of the family event for Pride, Picnic Like A Prince in the grounds of the Royal Pavilion. Groups of families sit on the lawn playing games. A young girl plays with a hula hoop in the foreground

Museum Makers: Dastardly Dragons at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

27 May to 5 August 2026
Try your hand at painting, making and creating something dragon themed to take home.
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Dragon from the Music room

Spirit Chasers - August

Preston Manor & Gardens

7 August 2026
Step inside one of Brighton’s most famously haunted buildings for a night of atmospheric ghost hunting at Preston Manor.
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Regency Picnic with Zack Pinsent

Royal Pavilion & Garden

8 August 2026
Join Regency tailor Zack Pinsent for a private picnic on the beautiful Kings’ Lawn of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton.
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Regency Picnic with Zack Pinsent. A group of people dressed in Regency attire are sitting on blankets in the Royal Pavilion Garden. Picnic hampers and food are laid out on the blanket. The scene is viewed through the trees of the garden.

Mystery at the Manor Family Weekend

Preston Manor & Gardens

8 to 9 August 2026
Enjoy a weekend of fun with a side of intrigue at Preston Manor!
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Preston Manor Easter trail 2026. A child stands in the entry hall of Preston Manor. Their face is hidden behind a printed Preston Manor children's trail leaflet they hold in one hand, the other hand holds a magnifying glass and a toy bunny is tucked under their arm.

Drawing Dragons

Royal Pavilion & Garden

4 to 11 August 2026
Sketch the Royal Pavilion’s amazing creatures in the beautiful Music Room with artist Sam Hobbs. New and experienced artists welcome.
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Dragons from the Royal Pavilion wallpaper. Gold dragons against a red background

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

Museum Makers: Dastardly Dragons at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

28 May to 13 August 2026
Try your hand at painting, making and creating something dragon themed to take home.
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Dragon from the Royal Pavilion

Kick off! A family weekend of football fun

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

15 to 16 August 2026
Be among the first to experience the new *Brighton & Hove Albion FC: Stand or Fall* gallery at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
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Children play football in Royal Pavilion Gardens

Royal Pavilion Domes & Rooftop Tours

Royal Pavilion & Garden

6 May to 16 August 2026
Climb forgotten staircases that wind up into the world-famous domes of the Royal Pavilion roof, and explore the rooftop.
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Photograph of the exterior of the Royal Pavilion showing the main dome

Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories from the Collections: June - August

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

10 June to 18 August 2026
Drop-in sessions at Brighton Museum & Art Gallery where curators will be working in the galleries and talking about current projects
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Curator at Work - Lucy Faithful. Lucy sits behind a desk in the Central Gallery of Brighton Museum. On the desk is a laptop and a plastic storage box containing various wrapped objects. A group of people stand facing the desk at Lucy unwraps and talks about the objects.

Museum Makers: Albion Football Special

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

19 August 2026
Have a go at designing your own football badge and making your own banner to take home, ready for the next match day!
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Live Dungeons & Dragons

Royal Pavilion & Garden

20 August 2026
Step into the historic Palace of Dragons for a thrilling one-shot live Dungeons & Dragons game, run by local Dungeon Master James Bennison
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Dungeons & Dragons LIVE

Come on you Seagulls! Storytelling for Footie Fans

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

20 August 2026
Calling all football fanatics!
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An Introduction to Willow Sculpture for Young Artists

Hove Museum of Creativity

17 to 20 August 2026
In this two-day practical workshop, you will learn the basics of creating three-dimensional shapes in willow.
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three-dimensional shapes in willow

Design a Dragon with Author Jenny McLachlan

Royal Pavilion & Garden

21 August 2026
Author Jenny McLachlan will be taking young visitors on a journey into the world of her best-selling Land of Roar series.
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Design a Dragon with Author Jenny McLachlan

Dragon’s Den: Story Time at the Royal Pavilion

Royal Pavilion & Garden

29 May to 21 August 2026
Join our expert storyteller for magical tales of dragons in the Royal Pavilion’s beautiful Music Room.
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A stained glass dragon from the Music Room in the Royal Pavilion.

The Art of Pauline Baynes

Royal Pavilion & Garden

23 August 2026
Local author Louise Peskett examines Hove illustrator Pauline Bayne’s fantastical artworks, including her work with J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S Lewis.
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Photographic portrait of Pauline Baynes. Image paulinebaynes.com

Dragon’s Den: Story Time at Hove Museum

Hove Museum of Creativity

25 May to 24 August 2026
Join our expert storytellers for magical tales of dragons upstairs at Hove Museum.
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Dragon’s Den: Story Time at Brighton Museum

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery

26 May to 25 August 2026
Join our expert storytellers for magical tales of dragons in the Archaeology Gallery.
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Carved, gilded dragon decorative element in the Music Room

Designing Dragons: Craft Workshop

Royal Pavilion & Garden

14 to 27 August 2026
Get creative at the palace with a fun drop-in crafting session for all the family. Come and create your very own fantastical dragon using recycled materials.
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Designing Dragons- Craft Workshop. A pale blue background with a blue and yellow dragon enclosed in a dark blue circle with points facing outward.

Basement & Tunnel Tours: Summer

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

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

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.

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

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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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.

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

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

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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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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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

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

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

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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