Thousands of people have enjoyed hundreds of events, performances and installations as the festival returned to a full-scale programme for the first time since 2019.
Within the huge programme – making it England’s largest curated multi-arts festival – there were 150 events, exhibitions and installations; 36 of which were free and 101 performances offered tickets at £10 per less. There were 26 events or installations held outdoors, with 124 taking place indoors across multiple venues and 10 were available online.
Andrew Comben, chief executive of Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival said: “It has been absolutely fantastic to see this year’s Festival return to the scale and ambition for which Brighton Festival is known.
"Our guest co-directors Marwa Al-Sabouni and Tristan Sharps helped inspire a programme of extraordinary richness, built around their chosen theme of Rebuilding, and we‘ve been thrilled to share these experiences with audiences across the city and beyond. Thanks to the ongoing support from funders Brighton & Hove City Council, Arts Council England and DCMS’s Cultural Recovery Fund, along with major sponsors, supporters and our audiences, we remain committed to playing our full role in Rebuilding the confidence and cohesion of communities through arts and culture.”
Scroll through our gallery below as take a look back at some of the highlights of the three-week long celebration of the arts across the city of Brighton & Hove and beyond.
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A Weekend Without Walls also took place at St Ann’s Well Gardens, Hangleton Park and Queen’s Square in Crawley. Pictured Daryl Beeton Productions and Mimbre (Look Mum, No Hands!) Photo: Jamie Macmillan
10. Week one:
The Festival worked alongside partners Without Walls on some brilliant outdoor weekend performances at the British Airways i360, including from Avant Garde Dance (Scrum), Just Us Dance (Born to Protest) pictured, Daryl Beeton Productions and Mimbre (Look Mum, No Hands!) and Middle Child (There Should Be Unicorns). Photo: Jamie MacMillan
11. Week two:
Young artists from Windmill Theatre took over Hollingdean Skate Park for an epic modern adaptation of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. The park provided the perfect backdrop for the bittersweet tale of two star-crossed lovers, directed by one of Brighton Dome & Festival’s in-House artists, Tanushka Marah Photo: Chloe Hashemi
12. Week three:
Brighton Festival continued at full speed in to week three as the acrobats from Circa contemporary circus flew in to Pavilion Gardens for the UK Premiere of their show Sacre at the Theatre Royal Brighton Photo: Pedro Greig