WHAT'S ON · WED 7 OCTOBER
What's on in Brighton today
Every family event, show and session happening in and around Brighton today, with times, prices and ages. Checked by us, not scraped.
14 things on 2 free 1 indoors 5 venues
Wed 7 October14 things on

All day · check times with the venue
Secrets of the Royal Pavilion Tour – Ground Floor
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton

10:00-12:30
Forest Bathing+ at Friston Forest
Friston Forest · Eastbourne
from £5.9510:00-11:00
Toddler Activity Mornings
Monkey Bizness Soft Play Lewes · Lewes · up to age 5
Indoors
All day · check times with the venue
Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories from the Collections
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
DRAGONS
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton
from £35All day · check times with the venue
The Stunning Sunset Cruise
Sussex Boat Trips · Newhaven
from £99All day · check times with the venue
Eastbourne International Air Show
Sussex Boat Trips · Newhaven

All day · check times with the venue
And So I Watch You From Afar and The Most Beautiful Anthropocene by Aindreas Scholz
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton

All day · check times with the venue
Playing With Your Eyes by Alma Haser
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton

All day · check times with the venue
The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton

All day · check times with the venue
Where are all the Lesbians?
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton

All day · check times with the venue
Preston Manor: 2026 season
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton

12:00
Keeper talks
Tilgate Zoo · Crawley
Free15:00
Repatriation and Shared Heritage: Making Connections between Brighton & Botswana
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT
Places to just turn up to
Farms, parks and museums that don't need booking. Check opening hours on the listing before you set off.
from £4Wilderness Wood
Uckfield
Woodland walks, axe throwing and fire lighting in a working wood near Uckfield, with fungus hunts and pottery thrown in.
Birthday partiesCard onlyCash onlyFood on site+2 more

Fiddlers Elbow
Brighton
An 18+ pub venue with a Sunday open mic and a monthly Irish trad session running into the small hours.
from £35VRROOM virtual race room
Brighton · ages 12+
Full-motion F1 simulator racing in Brighton, built for over-12s who want a proper race, not a toy.
Gift shopIndoor seatingFood on site

Roedean Cafe & Mini Golf Course - Brighton beach
Brighton
A round of mini golf on the seafront followed by a full English at the café next to it.
CaféDog friendlyIndoor seating
from £5Herstmonceux Castle
Hailsham · ages 4-17
Three hundred acres of gardens and woodland to explore, with the castle itself only open on a guided tour.
Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingCaféDog friendly+8 more

Worlds End
Brighton
Arcade games, a racing circuit and an escape room under one roof, with a restaurant for when the credits run out.
Food on site
Good to know
Is anything free?
Yes, DRAGONS and Repatriation and Shared Heritage: Making Connections between Brighton & Botswana are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.
What do tickets cost?
Paid events start from £5.95. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.
What if it rains?
Toddler Activity Mornings is indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.
How up to date is this?
The list refreshes every few minutes from the organisers' own published schedules. If an event is cancelled at short notice it may still show; the booking link on each listing goes to the organiser's live page.
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Brighton today, with times and prices.
TOP PICKDRAGONS · free- Fri14 things · Forest Bathing+ at Friston Forest
- Sat14 things · Where are all the Lesbians?
- Sun13 things · The Biba Look: Photography and Fashion
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