Brighton Festival 2022: Guide to what's on for the opening weekend, where to go and how to get tickets
The Brighton Festival kicks off this weekend, May 7 and 8, with an eclectic programme of world and UK premieres, pop-up community events and live performances across the city.
By Nicola Caines
Published 5th May 2022, 13:39 BST
Updated 5th May 2022, 13:43 BST
This year's festival is set to include 150 events, exhibitions and installations from May 7-29. Of those, 36 events are free, 124 events or installations will take place indoors across multiple venues and 26 will take place outdoors across multiple sites or locations.
There will be 101 performances with tickets costing £10 or less and 10 events or digital projects will take place online.
All events can be booked online at brightonfestival.org where people can also explore the festival's full programme.
Flick through our gallery below to see what events and performances are taking place over the opening weekend.
All events can be booked online at brightonfestival.org where people can also explore the festival's full programme.
13. Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good with Louie Stowell – Sunday, May 8
Join author and Norse myth super fan Louie Stowell to hear all about her brand new book Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good, and discover fun tips on comic-style drawing, acting like a god, and pranking like Loki! Packed full of humour and cool facts about Norse gods. Venue: Brighton Girls, Montpelier Road. Photo: Brighton Festival
14. The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea with Thomas Taylor: Sunday, May 8
Join award winning author illustrator Thomas Taylor as he introduces you to the mysterious world and eccentric characters of the marvellous Eerie-On-Sea. He’ll show you just how he conjured his monsters, and with the help of his travelling trunk of trinkets you’ll discover all the strange and eerie items he discovered on his local beach which inspired him to create the series. Venue: Brighton Girls, Montpelier Road. Photo: Brighton Festival