The Brighton 10K on 15 November, the Valley Gardens Christmas market from the 26th, Father Christmas from 4 December and Burning the Clocks on the 21st.

The next six weeks in Brighton start with Armistice Day on Wednesday 11 November and the Brighton 10K on Sunday 15 November, then the Royal Pavilion’s winter season from the 21st and the Valley Gardens Christmas market from Thursday 26 November. December brings Father Christmas at the Pavilion from the 4th and at Preston Manor from the 19th, the Brilliant Brighton Festive Afternoon on the 5th, the Pavilion carol concert on the 16th and Burning the Clocks on the 21st.

Updated 10 November: past listings dropped (fireworks, Remembrance Sunday, The Signalman, the Story Trail’s last day); new: the Valley Gardens Christmas market, the Festive Afternoon on 5 December, Father Christmas at Preston Manor (19 to 24 December), the Victorian Cookery Club Christmas special, the Purcell Singers, the Big Christmas Singalong, the Pavilion carol concert, The Snowman, Albion v Ipswich, Burning the Clocks and the Metropole panto.

Everything below comes from the organisers’ own listings, re-checked on 10 November 2026, and each entry links back to its source so you can check it before you set off. Prices are the ones the organiser publishes; where no price is given, the organiser has not put one on its listing. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in Brighton.

This week

  • Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November, two-minute silence at 11am. Short services at the Brighton War Memorial, Old Steine Gardens, from 10.50am, and at the Hove War Memorial, Grand Avenue, and the Village Green war memorial in Rottingdean from 10.55am (Brighton & Hove City Council). Our Remembrance page has the arrive-by times.
  • The Proclaimers, Wednesday 11 November, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. From £44.25, limited availability (Brighton Dome).
  • Diwali at the Pavilion, Thursday 12 November, 7pm to 11pm, Royal Pavilion. Dishoom Permit Room drinks and a performance in the Music Room, then a three-course dinner in the Banqueting Room. £85 a head (Brighton & Hove Museums).
  • Gareth Malone, Friday 13 November, Theatre Royal Brighton (Theatre Royal Brighton).
  • Chris Ramsey: Here, Man!, Friday 13 November, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. From £34.50 (Brighton Dome).
  • Ghostly Gatherings, Friday 13 November, 8pm to 11pm, Preston Manor. The last of the after-dark ghost tours, added “due to demand” after every October Friday sold out. £36, ages 16 and over (Brighton & Hove Museums).
  • Brighton 10K, Sunday 15 November, Junior Mile 8.45am and 10K 9.30am, from Hove Promenade about 500m west of the i360. Entry £36 (£34 for affiliated runners); 10K entries close at 11.59pm on Friday 13 November and Junior Mile entries at noon on Saturday 14 November (Runbase Events). Our Brighton 10K page has the route and parking.
  • Making the Masked Singer, open to 6 June 2027, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. 24 costumes and seven character heads from seven series of the TV show. Free with museum admission (Brighton & Hove Museums).

Next week

  • The Gruffalo, Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 November, Theatre Royal Brighton. The picture book on stage for families (Theatre Royal Brighton).
  • A Fairy Tale of Frost and Fire, Saturday 21 November to 10 January, Royal Pavilion. The Pavilion’s winter season, a frozen land of mythical beasts among the royal rooms, free with Pavilion admission (Brighton & Hove Museums). See our Royal Pavilion Christmas page.
  • Chris Packham’s World of Wonder: A Planet on the Edge, Sunday 22 November, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. From £34.49 (Brighton Dome).

Later in November

  • Midge Ure: A Man Of Two Worlds, Monday 23 November, 8pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. From £47.75 (Brighton Dome).
  • We’re going on a Mouse Hunt, Tuesday 24 November to 21 January, Central Gallery, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery. The museum’s mice are hidden for a secret winter ball; find them all. Free with museum admission (Brighton & Hove Museums).
  • The Damned: Final Damnation 50, Wednesday 25 November, 7pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. From £59.50, limited availability (Brighton Dome).
  • Brighton Christmas market, Thursday 26 November to Sunday 27 December, noon to 9pm every day, Valley Gardens, in front of the Royal Pavilion. The council calls it “a small traditional Christmas market”: craft stalls, live music on selected dates, hot chocolate, mulled wine and food cabins (Brighton & Hove City Council). More on our Christmas market page.
  • Albion v Universitatea Craiova, Thursday 26 November, 5.45pm, American Express Stadium. A home European tie (Brighton & Hove Albion).
  • The Story Trail Farewell Weekend, Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November, The Wing, Brighton Centre (entrance on Russell Road, not the seafront). Every BookBench in one room for the last time before the 30 November auction. Adults £10, children 3 and over £5, under-3s free, a group of four £25 (Amaze).
  • Russell Howard: Don’t Tell The Algorithm, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. An extra date is on sale. From £39.50 (Brighton Dome).
  • Albion v Newcastle, Sunday 29 November, 2.05pm, American Express Stadium (Brighton & Hove Albion).
  • The Purcell Singers: A Ceremony of Carols, Sunday 29 November, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome Corn Exchange. Britten and Christmas choral music. From £24 (Brighton Dome).

December

  • Six, Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 December, Theatre Royal Brighton. The Tudor queens musical (Theatre Royal Brighton).
  • Frost, Fire and Fizz, Wednesday 2 December, 5pm to 7pm, Royal Pavilion. After-hours Christmas shopping with a glass of Roebuck Estates sparkling wine. £26 (Brighton & Hove Museums).
  • Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion, 4 to 6 and 11 to 13 December, then daily 18 to 24 December, from 10am, Adelaide Suite. A private visit with a gift for every child; one child £21, adults £7 (Brighton & Hove Museums). Our Santa’s grotto page has the alternatives.
  • Kevin Bridges: Here If You Need Me, Friday 4 and Saturday 5 December, 8pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. From £49.50, limited availability (Brighton Dome).
  • Brighton Etsy Christmas Fair, Saturday 5 December, Brighton Dome Concert Hall Foyer. Local designers, artists and makers. Free (Brighton Dome).
  • Brilliant Brighton Festive Afternoon, Saturday 5 December, 2pm to 6pm, across North Laine, The Lanes, East Street and Western Road. Choirs, singers and a brass band on the shopping streets, and the start of the Christmas window trail, which runs to 3 January. Free (Brilliant Brighton).
  • Victorian Cookery Club: Christmas Special, Saturday 5 December, 2pm to 4pm, Preston Manor. A tour of the Victorian dining room and kitchen, then a hands-on workshop cooking festive Victorian recipes. £20, ages 18 and over (Brighton & Hove Museums).
  • Storytime with Father Christmas, 5, 6, 12 and 13 December, then daily 19 to 24 December, from 10.15am, Red Drawing Room, Royal Pavilion. A story read by Father Christmas, for ages 2 to 8. £10 a child, £8 an adult (Brighton & Hove Museums).
  • Albion v Monaco, Thursday 10 December, 8pm, American Express Stadium. A home European tie (Brighton & Hove Albion).
  • Brighton’s Festive Makers Fair, Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December, 10.30am to 4.30pm, Wagner Hall, 2 Regency Road. More than 75 independent makers, artists and designers. Free (Paper Daisy Events).
  • Christmas with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sunday 13 December, 4pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. The RPO and the Brighton Festival Chorus: Christmas classics and carols to sing along to. From £20, limited availability (Brighton Dome).
  • Albion v Everton, Sunday 13 December, 2pm, American Express Stadium (Brighton & Hove Albion).
  • Legally Blonde, Tuesday 15 December to Saturday 2 January, Theatre Royal Brighton. The theatre’s Christmas show is the musical, not a pantomime (Theatre Royal Brighton).
  • The Big Christmas Singalong, Tuesday 15 December, 7.30pm, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. From £11 (Brighton Dome). Our Christmas concerts page has the rest of the carols.
  • Royal Pavilion Carol Concert, Wednesday 16 December, doors 7pm, carols 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Music Room, Royal Pavilion. £38 (Brighton & Hove Museums).
  • A Traditional Father Christmas at Preston Manor, Saturday 19 to Thursday 24 December, 10am to 5pm (to 2.30pm on Christmas Eve). Father Christmas is back at the manor after a few years away: a private five-minute visit, a gift for each child. One child £21, adults £7, manor admission included (Brighton & Hove Museums).
  • The Snowman, Saturday 19 December, various times, Brighton Dome Concert Hall. The film with live orchestra, for families. From £15.50 (Brighton Dome).
  • Albion v Ipswich, Sunday 20 December, 2pm, American Express Stadium (Brighton & Hove Albion).
  • Burning the Clocks, Monday 21 December, early evening, Madeira Drive and the beach. Same Sky’s solstice lantern parade returns after a year off, free to watch; the start time and route are not yet announced (Brighton & Hove City Council outdoor events). Our Burning the Clocks page is updated as details land.
  • Aladdin, Brighton Family Panto, Tuesday 22 to Wednesday 30 December, DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole, King’s Road. The city’s only pantomime this year (Brighton Family Panto). See our pantomime page.

Regular events

  • Preston Park parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, Preston Park. A free timed 5k; register before your first run (parkrun).
  • Hove Promenade parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, Hove Lawns, Kingsway. The seafront 5k, also free (parkrun).
  • Brighton Open Market, every day on Marshalls Row off London Road, across from The Level. Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm, Saturday 7am to 5pm with stalls from 10am, Sunday 10am to 5pm (Brighton Open Market).

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This page is rewritten as organisers confirm new dates. Every listing was read from the organiser’s own page on 10 November 2026. Dates can change, so use the links before you travel. More in our What’s On section.

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