WHAT'S ON · THU 8 OCTOBER
What's on in Brighton tomorrow
Plan tomorrow tonight: family events, shows and sessions across Brighton, with times, prices and ages so you can book before bedtime.
13 things on 1 free 1 indoors 5 venues
Thu 8 October13 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- Free
All 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 £99
All 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
All day · check times with the venue
Curator at Work: Secrets & Stories from the Collections
Royal Pavilion & Garden · Brighton
12:00
Keeper talks
Tilgate Zoo · Crawley
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT
Good for a spontaneous day out
No booking, no fuss: places you can decide on over breakfast.
MasterPiece
Lewes
Paint your own pottery from over four hundred shapes, or have a go at the potters wheel or glass fusing.
from £12Brighton Open Air Theatre
Brighton · ages 0+
Outdoor performances under the sky, from theatre and comedy to music, with picnics welcome on the grass.
Accessible toiletBaby changeCard onlyFood on site+3 more
FreeThe Secret Garden, Antony Dale Trust
Brighton
A free sculpture garden open Sundays and bank holidays, with a café on site and a bit of a walk from the bus stop.
Bike parkingCaféFood on site
from £24The Little Craftery
Worthing · ages 16+
Adults-only workshops in mosaics, candle making, felting, soap and lampshade making, priced from £24 a session.
Artroom Brighton
Hove · ages 6-16
After-school and holiday art classes for 6 to 16 year olds, with proper materials like gold leaf and Indian inks rather than the usual poster paints.
Bee In The Woods Kindergarten Portslade
Brighton · ages 0-8
A woodland kindergarten near Brighton where kids build fires, whittle sticks and swing on ropes rather than sit at a desk.
Baby changeFood on siteToilets
Good to know
Is anything free?
Yes, DRAGONS is 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.
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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