Brighton Festival, Brighton Festival Fringe and The Great Escape
By Amanda Costello 16th Jan 2008

There is no place like Brighton in May! With three massive festivals to choose from inlcuding the Brighton International Festival, the Brighton Festival Fringe and The Great Escape you can take your pick from an uparralleld array of cultural delights. Spoiled, spoiled the whole lot'a you!

Brighton Festival is the largest event of its kind in England. Now in its fifth decade, it has become one of the major milestones in the cultural calendar, bringing an international mix of exclusive events, world and UK premieres, special one-off commissions and endless hours of entertainment to the city by the sea. This year offers another exhilarating 3 weeks of world-class art and entertainment.

Festival Fringe

Brighton & Hove has held Fringe activity since the Brighton Festivals’ creation in 1967. Over the years this has grown significantly and been presented in a number of different ways. In 1967 it was called Fringe, the name was changed to ‘Umbrella’ until 2001, in 2002 it became ‘The Open’ and then returned to its natural home again as ‘The Brighton Festival Fringe’ in 2002. Between 1985 and 1995 this activity increased ten fold and it hasn’t stopped yet!

Great Escape

Over 200 new local and international artists are showcased in 25 venues over 3 days in Brighton. In addition to this your wristband gets you access to outdoor gigs, afternoon shows, club nights, after parties and much more.

For full details of events taking place at the Brighton Festivals check out our brighton festival listings  and brighton fringe listings.  And for  a chance to get your mits on some of the best accommodation check out our  hotels in brighton. 

• Brighton festival website
• Brighton festival fringe website
• The Great Escape

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