Editing Brighton (section)

==Culture==

===Cafes and restaurants===
Brighton is characterised by small dining establishments and independent coffeehouses. Brighton has about 250 restaurants.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sussex.ac.uk/international/whysussex/brighton |title=Sussex University: ''Why Sussex'' |website=Sussex.ac.uk |access-date=10 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503145310/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/international/whysussex/brighton |archive-date=3 May 2013}}</ref> It is known for having many vegan and vegetarian restaurants, and a 2022 analysis found the city has the highest density of vegan restaurants in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-19 |title=A guide to Brighton, Britain's most progressive seaside resort |url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/guide-to-brighton-uk-beach-town |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231020155746/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/guide-to-brighton-uk-beach-town |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 October 2023 |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Travel |language=en}}</ref>

===Media===
Brighton has a local television channel, Latest TV, which broadcasts local news and entertainment.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11441905.what-brighton-and-hoves-very-own-tv-channel-latest-tv-has-to-offer/ |title= What Brighton and Hove's very own TV channel Latest TV has to offer|first= Ruari|last= Barratt|date=30 August 2014 |website=The Argus|accessdate=1 December 2023}}</ref>

Local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Sussex]], [[Heart South]], [[Capital Brighton]], [[Radio Reverb]] and [[Gaydio]] {{ndash}} a radio station for the city's LGTBQ+ community.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.resourcecentre.org.uk/information/local-media-contacts |title=Local media contacts in Brighton and Hove |access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref>

The local newspaper that serves the city is ''[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-se/brighton-argus/|title=The Argus|date=24 December 2013|website=British Papers|accessdate=19 September 2024}}</ref>

===Cinema===
{{Main list|List of films set in Brighton}}
[[File:Brighton Odeon Kingswest Cinema, Junction of Kings Road and West Street, Brighton (from SW) (April 2013).JPG|thumb|right|Odeon Kingswest on Brighton seafront opened in 1973.]]

Brighton featured in a number of popular movies including ''[[Carry on at Your Convenience]]'' (1971), ''[[Quadrophenia (film)|Quadrophenia]]'' (1979), ''[[The End of the Affair (1999 film)|The End of the Affair]]'' (1999), ''[[Wimbledon (film)|Wimbledon]]'' (2004), ''[[MirrorMask]]'' (2005), ''[[Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging]]'' (2008), ''[[The Young Victoria]]'' (2009), ''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)|Brighton Rock]]'' (2010 and 1947), and ''[[The Boat that Rocked]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news |title=Films made in the Brighton & Hove area |url=http://www.terramedia.co.uk/brighton/films_made_in_brighton_sound.htm |date=30 June 2009 |access-date=30 September 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100919033152/http://www.terramedia.co.uk/brighton/films_made_in_brighton_sound.htm |archive-date=19 September 2010 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The [[Duke of York's Picturehouse]],<ref name=BRIGHT3>{{cite book |title=A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton |author1=Atkinson, Clive |author2=Matthews, David |author3=Savile, Andrew |author4=Tunna, Robert |author5=Weighill, Tim |author6=Macdonald, Ken |publisher=McMillan Martin Ltd. |year=1990 |isbn=9781869865030 |pages=51–4h |chapter=Duke of York Cinema – reference to date and description}}</ref> dating from 1910,<ref name="Fisher">{{cite web |last1=Fisher |first1=David |title=Brighton cinema directory |url=https://www.brightonfilm.com/cinemas/brighton_cinema_directory.htm |website=www.brightonfilm.com |access-date=31 May 2020 |date=8 March 2018 |archive-date=21 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621190733/http://www.brightonfilm.com/cinemas/brighton_cinema_directory.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> was opened by [[Violet Melnotte|Violet Melnotte-Wyatt]]. It is the country's oldest purpose-built cinema and was Brighton's first Electric [[Movie camera|Bioscope]], which still operates as an [[arthouse cinema]]. The Duke of York's Picturehouse expanded in 2012, adding two additional screens in a different location. The company now occupies the upstairs of [[Komedia]], situated on Gardner Street, central Brighton.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/about-us/ |title=About Komedia Brighton |publisher=Komedia Brighton |access-date=5 May 2016 |archive-date=15 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515100446/http://www.komedia.co.uk/brighton/about-us/ |url-status=live}}</ref> There are two [[multiplex cinema]]s, the Odeon on North Street and Cineworld in the Marina.<ref name="Fisher"/>

===Festivals and rallies===
{{see also|Brighton Festival|Brighton Fringe}}

====Past====
[[File:BigBeachBoutique.jpeg|thumb|The outdoor Fatboy Slim concert [[Big Beach Boutique II]] in 2002]]On 6 April 1974, Brighton was host to the 19th [[Eurovision Song Contest 1974|Eurovision Song Contest]], where [[ABBA]] won in the [[Brighton Dome]] with their song [[Waterloo (ABBA song)|Waterloo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brighton 1974 |url=https://eurovision.tv/event/brighton-1974 |access-date=14 May 2022 |website=Eurovision.tv |language=en-gb}}</ref> The DJ and producer [[Fatboy Slim]], who lives in Brighton, has held several concerts on Brighton beach, including in 2002,<ref>{{cite news |last=Morris |first=Steven |title=Nurse dies after fall at Brighton beach party |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/17/stevenmorris |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=17 July 2002 |access-date=7 December 2018 |archive-date=2 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502001628/https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/17/stevenmorris |url-status=live}}</ref> 2006<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/6222189.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |title=Thousands attend Fatboy Slim gig |date=1 January 2007 |access-date=7 December 2018 |archive-date=11 January 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090111122542/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/southern_counties/6222189.stm |url-status=live}}</ref> and 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/latest-entertainment-news/Fatboy-Slim-to-rock-at.4534665.jp |title=20,000 head to Brighton beach party |work=Shoreham Herald |date=28 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104213646/http://www.shorehamherald.co.uk/latest-entertainment-news/Fatboy-Slim-to-rock-at.4534665.jp |archive-date=4 January 2009}}</ref> The 2002 event, [[Big Beach Boutique II]], is the largest outdoor party ever held in the UK, attended by 250,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ross |first=Gemma |date=6 February 2023 |title=New documentary on Fatboy Slim's Big Beach Boutique II launches on Sky |url=https://mixmag.net/read/fatboy-slim-stars-new-documentary-sky-right-here-right-now-news |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=[[Mixmag]]}}</ref>

An inaugural White Nights ([[Nuit Blanche]]) all-night arts festival took place in October 2008 and continued for four years until it was postponed in 2012 due to a lack of European funding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9975504.Brighton_s_White_Night_replaced_by__fund_your_own_festival_/ |title=Brighton's White Night replaced by "fund your own festival" |website=The Argus |date=10 October 2012 |access-date=10 August 2015 |archive-date=25 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525183146/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9975504.Brighton_s_White_Night_replaced_by__fund_your_own_festival_/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The Brighton Zine Fest, celebrating [[zine]] and [[DIY culture]] within the city, took place in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=Brighton Zine Fest homepage |url=http://www.brightonzinefest.co.uk/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417040152/http://www.brightonzinefest.co.uk/ |archive-date=17 April 2009}}</ref>

====Present====
Each May the city hosts the [[Brighton Festival]], the second largest arts festival in the UK (after [[Edinburgh Festival|Edinburgh]]). This includes processions such as the Children's Parade, outdoor spectaculars often involving pyrotechnics, and theatre, music and visual arts in venues throughout the city, some brought into this use exclusively for the festival. The earliest feature of the festival, [[Artists Open House|the Artists' Open Houses]], are homes of artists and craftspeople opened to the public as galleries, and usually selling the work of the occupants. Since 2002, these have been organised independently of the official Festival and Fringe.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-30 |title=Artists Open Houses returns with 60 new exhibitions |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14463342.artists-open-houses-returns-with-60-new-exhibitions/ |access-date=2025-03-25 |website=The Argus |language=en}}</ref>

[[Brighton Fringe]] runs alongside Brighton Festival, and has grown to be one of the largest fringe festivals in the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en/experiences/cities/focus_on/brighton_fringe.aspx |title=Brighton Fringe Festival 2006 | website= VisitBritain |access-date=20 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070804222234/http://www.visitbritain.com/VB3-en/experiences/cities/focus_on/brighton_fringe.aspx |archive-date=4 August 2007}}</ref> Together with the street performers from Brighton Festival's "Streets of Brighton" events, and the [[Royal Mile]]-esque outdoor performances that make up "Fringe City", outdoor spectacles and events more than double during May.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/press/index.asp?ID=122 |title=Brighton Fringe Festival 2007. 5–28 May 2007 |access-date=20 August 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070505114127/http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/press/index.asp?ID=122 |archive-date=5 May 2007}}</ref>

{{anchor|ff}}Brighton has two major [[film festival]]s and several other smaller ones:<!---self-referring redirects to anchor until such time as articles may be created--->
* [[CINECITY]]: The Brighton Film Festival (also known as Brighton Film Festival<ref name=filmcity>{{cite web | title=FESTIVALS | website=Film City  | date=22 September 2017 | url=https://filmcitybrighton.org/festivals/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>) was founded in 2003, and is funded by the [[British Film Institute]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Cinecity past editions | website=Cinecity | date=19 November 2023 | url=https://www.cine-city.co.uk/festival/cinecity-past-editions/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> It takes place each year in November with a strong focus on world cinema, international previews and archival screenings. It gives awards in three categories: New Voices - Under-25s Emerging Talent (supported by Screen and Film School, Brighton), for a short film made by young local filmmakers;  Cinecity Open, for short films made by local filmmakers; and Features, for UK and international [[feature film]]s of all genres, which are featured in the main programme.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cine-city |url=https://www.cine-city.co.uk/ |access-date=30 September 2024 |website=Cine-City}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Festival 2024 | website=Cinecity | date=25 July 2024 | url=https://www.cine-city.co.uk/festival/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>
*[[Brighton Rocks International Film Festival]] (BRIFF), Brighton's main forum for [[Independent cinema in the United Kingdom|independent cinema]], which takes place in June. There are many categories of awards, as well as special awards for young filmmakers.<ref>{{cite web | title=Brighton Rocks International Film Festival | website=[[FilmFreeway]] | url=https://filmfreeway.com/BrightonRocks | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> From 2025 (the 8th edition of the festival) it is being held at the Manchester Street Arts Club and [[Dukes at Komedia]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Brighton Rocks | website=Rocks Film Festivals | url=https://www.rocksfestivals.com/briff.html | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>
*[[Brighton International Animation Festival]] (BIAF), focused on [[animated film]]s,<ref name=biaf>{{cite web | title=Animation | website=BIAF | date=1 January 1970 | url=https://www.brightoninternationalanimationfestival.com/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> was launched in 2022,<ref>{{cite web | title=Brighton International Animation Festival | website=[[FilmFreeway]] | date=19 April 2024 | url=https://filmfreeway.com/BrightonInternationalAnimationFestival | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Past Editions | website=BIAF | date=1 January 1970 | url=https://www.brightoninternationalanimationfestival.com/copy-of-past-editions | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> and [[BAFTA]]-qualifying since 2024. It takes place in April.<ref name=biaf/> 
*[[Oska Bright Film Festival]], which showcases films by people with [[learning disabilities]], [[autism]], or [[Asperger syndrome|Aspergers]], was founded in 2004 by people with disabilities, and takes place in alternate years. In non-festival years, it tours the UK and internationally.<ref>{{cite web | title=Our Story | website=Oska Bright Film Festival | url=https://oskabright.org/about-us | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> 
*COOS / Colour Out of Space International Festival of Experimental Sound and Art was established in 2006. Its focus is [[experimental music]] and its crossover with other artforms, including film. It is held over a weekend in August in the [[Sallis Benney Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Colour Out of Space: International Experimental Sound Festival | website=Colour Out of Space | url=https://www.colouroutofspace.org/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref name=filmcity/>  
In addition, films are also showcased in the Brighton and [[Brighton Pride]] festivals.<ref name=filmcity/>
 
[[File:Brighton Pride 2014 bus (15045503485).jpg|thumb|Brighton Pride 2014 bus]]
[[Brighton Pride]] is the first of its kind in the UK,<ref>{{cite web |title=Trans Pride Brighton 2016 |url=http://transpridebrighton.tumblr.com/ |website=TransPrideBrighton on Tumblr |access-date=3 July 2016 |archive-date=18 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160618201004/http://transpridebrighton.tumblr.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> attracting 450,000 to the city over the Pride weekend in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Razavi |first1=Amir |title=Brighton Pride 2018 was biggest one yet - 450,000 people make the city £18m |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16401494.brighton-pride-2018-was-biggest-one-yet/ |work=[[The Argus (Brighton)|The Argus]] |access-date=3 October 2018 |language=en |date=6 August 2018 |archive-date=3 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003101236/https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/16401494.brighton-pride-2018-was-biggest-one-yet/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Disability Pride Brighton]] promotes acceptance and visibility for area residents who are disabled.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BBC News - Disability Pride event held in Brighton |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-sussex-44839504/ |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=23 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123083342/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-sussex-44839504 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ITV News - Disability Pride Gets Underway In Brighton |url=https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2019-07-14/disability-pride-gets-underway-in-brighton |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=19 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019072820/https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2019-07-14/disability-pride-gets-underway-in-brighton/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Euans Guide |url=https://www.euansguide.com/news/disability-pride-brighton/ |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=17 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017144841/https://www.euansguide.com/news/disability-pride-brighton/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ITV Meridian - Disability Pride gets underway in Brighton |url=https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2019-07-14/disability-pride-gets-underway-in-brighton/ |access-date=24 October 2020 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027092013/https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/update/2019-07-14/disability-pride-gets-underway-in-brighton/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

{{anchor|comedy}}The [[Brighton Comedy Festival]],<!---self-referring link until article created---> also known as the Brighton Dome Comedy Festival, takes place in October each year at the [[Brighton Dome]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Live at Brighton Dome / Brighton Dome Comedy Festival / What's On | website=Brighton Dome | url=https://brightondome.org/whats-on/V2L-live-at-brighton-dome/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Bennett | first=Steve | title=Brighton Comedy Festival: Best Of The Fest : Reviews 2007 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide | website=Chortle | date=1 January 2007 | url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/review/2007/01/01/35531/brighton_comedy_festival%3A_best_of_the_fest | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=This is...Brighton Comedy Festival 2015 at Brighton Dome | website=Brighton Dome | date=26 August 2015 | url=https://brightondome.org/news/brighton-comedy-festival-2015-2/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> which includes the [[Pavilion Theatre (Brighton)|Pavilion / Studio Theatre]] and the Corn Exchange.<ref>{{cite web | last=Cowling | first=James | title=Brighton Comedy Festival calls in Impressive PR to promote event | website=PR Week | date=15 September 2010 | url=https://www.prweek.com/article/1028459/brighton-comedy-festival-calls-impressive-pr-promote-event | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Preview: Comedy Festival | website=Brighton Source | date=1 October 2010 | url=https://brightonsource.co.uk/previews/preview-comedy-festival/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> The festival was incorporated in 2001,<ref>{{cite web | title=BRIGHTON COMEDY FESTIVAL LIMITED filing history | website=GOV.UK | date=1 September 2005 | url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC220783/filing-history?page=3 | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> and the inaugural festival was held in 2002.<ref>{{cite web | title=Comedy fest returns to city | website=The Argus | date=9 September 2003 | url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/5104548.comedy-fest-returns-to-city/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> Other venues for [[stand-up comedy|live comedy]] include [[Komedia]]<ref>{{cite web | title=A Brief Heartfelt History of the Brighton Comedy Circuit... | website=Jill Edwards Comedy Workshops | date=23 September 2016 | url=https://jill-edwards.co.uk/news-blog/a-brief-history-of-the-brighton-comedy-circuit | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> and the Brighton Comedy Garden.<ref name="h221">{{cite web | title=3-7 July 2024, Preston Park, Brighton | website=Brighton Comedy Garden | date=3 July 2024 | url=https://www.brightoncomedygarden.co.uk/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Guide | first=British Comedy | title=Brighton Comedy Garden 2024 | website=British Comedy Guide | date=8 September 2024 | url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/live/festivals/brighton-comedy-garden/2024/ | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref>

The annual Brighton Digital Festival explores digital technology and culture. There were versions of such a festival in the late 1990s, but its current iteration came into being in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | title=Brighton Digital Festival | website=Lighthouse | date=5 September 2021 | url=https://www.lighthouse.org.uk/projects/brighton-digital-festival | access-date=9 September 2024}}</ref> Other festivals include: The Great Escape, featuring three nights of [[live music]] in venues across the city; the Soundwaves Festival in June, which shows classical music composed in the 21st Century; Paddle Round the Pier; Brighton Live; [[Burning the Clocks]], a [[winter solstice]] celebration;{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}{{when|Are these still going?|date=September 2024}}

The [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]] area has its own small annual street festival, the Kemptown Carnival, and the [[Hanover, Brighton|Hanover]] area similarly has a "Hanover Day".{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

[[File:Brighton seafront carshow.jpg|thumb|upright|Seafront display of [[Mini]]s after a London-to-Brighton drive]]
Brighton is the terminus of a number of [[London to Brighton events]], such as the [[veteran car]] run and bike ride.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Transport rallies are also hosted on the seafront.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Groups of [[mod (subculture)|mod]]s and [[Rocker (subculture)|rocker]]s still bring their [[Motorscooter|scooters]] and motorbikes to the city, but their gatherings are now much more sedate than the violent 1960s confrontations depicted in ''[[Quadrophenia]]''.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

Food- and drink-related festivals include the traditional Blessing of the Fisheries, where barbecued [[mackerel]] are eaten on the beach,{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} and the more recent Fiery Foods [[Chili pepper|Chilli]] Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fieryfoodsuk.co.uk/ |title=Fiery Foods Chilli festival, Brighton, 2012 |website=Fieryfoodsuk.co.uk |date=16 September 2012 |access-date=10 May 2013 |archive-date=4 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130504094238/http://www.fieryfoodsuk.co.uk/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> There is also a twice-yearly general food festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brightonfoodfestival.com/ |title=Brighton Food Festival |publisher=Brighton Food Festival |access-date=10 May 2013 |archive-date=10 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510091622/http://www.brightonfoodfestival.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The main Sussex beer festival is held in nearby [[Hove]], and there is a smaller beer festival in the Hanover area.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} The [[Vegfest (UK)]] festival was first held in Brighton in 2009. In 2023 it returned for its 15th year, after the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom|COVID-19 pandemic]]. It takes place annually in March at the Hove Centre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-31 |title=Free vegan festival set to return to Brighton for 15th year after lockdown hiatus |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/23420259.brighton-vegan-food-festival-vegfest-will-return-city-april/ |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=The Argus |language=en}}</ref>

===LGBT community===
{{Main|LGBT community of Brighton and Hove}}
[[File:In St James Street (15045410882).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Rainbow flag (LGBT)|Rainbow flag]]s in St James's Street, Kemptown]]

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) community in Brighton is one of the largest and most prominent in the UK, and Brighton has been named the "gay capital of the UK".<ref name="metro.co.uk">{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/25/sorry-bristol-brighton-is-probably-the-best-city-in-the-uk-4677619/ |title=Sorry Bristol, Brighton is probably the best city in the UK – Metro News |website=Metro |access-date=10 August 2015 |date=25 March 2014 |archive-date=28 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150728061513/http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/25/sorry-bristol-brighton-is-probably-the-best-city-in-the-uk-4677619/ |url-status=live}}</ref> There is record of LGBT history in the city dating to the 19th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/brighton-s-history |website=Brighton Ourstory |title=Brighton's history |access-date=10 August 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194538/http://www.brightonourstory.co.uk/brighton-s-history/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Many LGBT pubs, clubs, bars and shops are located around Brighton and in particular around St James's Street in [[Kemptown, Brighton|Kemptown]], including [[Revenge (nightclub)|Club Revenge]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11096502.Calls_for_Brighton_s_St_James_s_Street_to_be_pedestrianised_or_it_will__wither_and_die_ |title=Calls for Brighton's St James's Street to be pedestrianised or it will 'wither and die' |work=The Argus |date=24 March 2014 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=13 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713125353/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11096502.Calls_for_Brighton_s_St_James_s_Street_to_be_pedestrianised_or_it_will__wither_and_die_/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9374498.Calls_for_Brighton_and_Hove__gay_village_ |title=Calls for Brighton and Hove "gay village" |work=The Argus |date=20 November 2011 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=13 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150713125359/http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/9374498.Calls_for_Brighton_and_Hove__gay_village_/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Several LGBT charities, publishers, social and support groups are also based in the city. [[Brighton Pride]] is usually celebrated at the start of August.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/11/14/brighton-pride-safe-until-2020-under-new-license/ |title=Brighton Pride safe 'until 2020' under new license |work=[[PinkNews]] |date=14 November 2011 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=12 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712153604/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/11/14/brighton-pride-safe-until-2020-under-new-license/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2014-08-03/brighton-pride-a-great-success-despite-arrests/ |title=Brighton Pride a "great success" despite arrests |work=[[ITV News]] |date=3 August 2014 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=12 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712173459/http://www.itv.com/news/meridian/story/2014-08-03/brighton-pride-a-great-success-despite-arrests/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Museums and galleries===
{{further|List of landmarks and notable buildings of Brighton and Hove}}
Brighton museums include [[Brighton Museum & Art Gallery]], which forms part of the pavilion [[Preston Manor, Brighton|Preston Manor]], [[Booth Museum of Natural History]], [[Brighton Toy and Model Museum]], and [[Brighton Fishing Museum]], which includes artefacts from the West Pier. The [[Royal Pavilion]] is also open to the public, serving as a museum to the [[British Regency]].

Brighton has many galleries,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Art galleries |url=https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-arts/arts-and-culture/art-galleries |access-date=11 November 2021 |website=www.brighton-hove.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> including the Brighton Centre for Contemporary Arts (Brighton CCA) based at the [[University of Brighton]], Phoenix Art Space, and ONCA.

===Night-life and popular music===

Brighton has many night-life hotspots<ref>[http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/sabroad/guide/2011/lifeatsussex Life at Sussex university] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903102321/http://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/sabroad/guide/2011/lifeatsussex |date=3 September 2011}}</ref> and is associated with [[popular music]]ians including [[Fatboy Slim]], [[Omar Lye-Fook|Omar]], [[Kirk Brandon]], [[Tim Booth]], [[Nick Cave]], [[Lovejoy (band)|Lovejoy]], [[David Van Day]] from Dollar, [[James Marriott (musician)|James Marriott]], [[Adam Freeland]], [[Orbital (band)|Orbital]], and [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]]. Live music venues include [[Concorde 2]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concorde2.co.uk/ |title=Concorde 2 |publisher=Concorde 2 |access-date=10 May 2013 |archive-date=25 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425051942/http://www.concorde2.co.uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Brighton Centre]] and the [[Brighton Dome]], where [[ABBA]] received a substantial boost to their career when they won the [[Eurovision Song Contest 1974]]. Many events and performance companies operate in the city. Brighton also has the most [[electronic music]] events in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |last1=TickX |title=Research confirms Brighton is the 'Electronic Music Capital of the UK' |url=https://www.tickx.co.uk/article/1334/research-confirms-brighton-is-the-electronic-music-capital-of-the-uk/ |website=www.tickx.co.uk |access-date=5 September 2018 |archive-date=5 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180905175536/https://www.tickx.co.uk/article/1334/research-confirms-brighton-is-the-electronic-music-capital-of-the-uk/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

Brighton hosts [[The Great Escape Festival|the Great Escape]] music festival every May. Brighton has produced successful musical acts including [[Beats International]], [[Norman Cook]], [[Carl Cox]], [[Dave Clarke (DJ)|Dave Clarke]], [[Krafty Kuts]], [[Ed Solo]], [[Evil Nine]], [[Electrelane]], [[James Marriott (musician)|James Marriott]], [[Frazier Chorus]], [[Peter and the Test Tube Babies]], [[The Levellers (band)|the Levellers]], [[The Maccabees (band)|The Maccabees]], [[Electric Soft Parade]], [[British Sea Power]], [[the Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster]], [[the Xcerts]], [[Architects (British band)|Architects]], [[the Go! Team]], [[Royal Blood (band)|Royal Blood]], [[the Kooks]], [[Freemasons (band)|Freemasons]], [[Blood Red Shoes]], [[Lovejoy (band)|Lovejoy]], [[Birdeatsbaby]], and [[Rizzle Kicks]]. Brighton is also home to several independent record labels. The second half of 1973 rock opera [[Quadrophenia]] by [[the Who]] takes place at Brighton Beach.

===Theatre===
[[File:Theatre Royal Brighton.jpg|thumb|The Theatre Royal presents a range of West End and touring musicals and plays, along with performances of opera and ballet.]]

Theatres include the [[Brighton Dome]] and associated Pavilion Theatre, the expanded [[Komedia]] (primarily a comedy and music venue but also a theatre), [[The Old Market, Hove|the Old Market]], which was renovated and re-opened in 2010, and the [[Theatre Royal, Brighton|Theatre Royal]],<ref name=BRIGHT4>{{cite book |title=A Guide to the Buildings of Brighton |author1=Atkinson, Clive |author2=Matthews, David |author3=Savile, Andrew |author4=Tunna, Robert |author5=Weighill, Tim |author6=Macdonald, Ken |publisher=McMillan Martin Ltd. |year=1990 |isbn=9781869865030 |pages=32–1G |chapter=The Theatre Royal – reference to date and description}}</ref> which celebrated its 200th anniversary in 2007. The [[Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts]] is nearby, part of the University of Sussex campus. There are also smaller theatres such as the [[Marlborough Pub and Theatre|Marlborough Theatre]], the New Venture, and the Brighton Little Theatre. The city has the purpose built [[Brighton Open Air Theatre]], or B•O•A•T, which opened for the [[Brighton Festival]] in May 2015.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-32717265 |title=Playwright's theatre dream realised |date=13 May 2015 |access-date=23 October 2019 |language=en-GB |archive-date=8 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208091611/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-sussex-32717265 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Parks===
[[Stanmer Park]] sits on the northern edge of Brighton and extends into the [[South Downs]]. The largest urban park in the city is [[Preston Park, Brighton|Preston Park]] and [[The Level, Brighton|The Level]] was recently developed. Other parks include [[East Brighton Park]], [[Queen's Park, Brighton|Queen's Park]] and [[Wild Park]].<ref name="Parks">{{cite web |title=Brighton & Hove's main parks |url=https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/leisure-and-libraries/parks-and-green-spaces/brighton-hoves-main-parks |website=Brighton & Hove City Council |access-date=24 March 2020 |archive-date=24 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200324165814/https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/content/leisure-and-libraries/parks-and-green-spaces/brighton-hoves-main-parks |url-status=live}}</ref>