Vibrant start to Brighton Festival
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Vibrant start to Brighton Festival
Sun 4 May 2.16pm •
"NEW DAWN" SPARKS INTO LIFE
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Vibrant start to Brighton Festival
Loading spinner Vibrant start to Brighton Festival Sun 4 May 2.16pm • "NEW DAWN" SPARKS INTO LIFE
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02-05-2025
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What's on in Sussex this May Bank Holiday weekend?
Some of the biggest events on the Sussex social calendar are happening this bank holiday weekend, which has been dubbed Marvellous "something for everybody", people across the county will be able to enjoy theatre, comedy, cabaret, exhibitions, family shows, spoken word and circus, among other popular Brighton Fringe festival begins on Friday, celebrating its 20th year with "a feast of good taste", while Brighton Festival kicks off on Saturday with the annual parade of children through the crowds of visitors are expected to bring a welcome boost to trade for many businesses. Some of the highlights include Magnificent Motors in Eastbourne on Saturday and Sunday and celebratory Jack in the Green parade in Hastings on Martin, head of events and seafront at Eastbourne Borough Council, told Radio Sussex: "We have Magnificent Motors this weekend, which is taking place on the Western Lawns which is just opposite the Grand Hotel. "We have over 600 vintage cars, everything from 1900, very early vehicles, to modern day electrics."He added there will also be a funfair, lots of retailers and a bar on site, as well as a stage for presentations and free event will be an "excellent fun day out for all the family", Mr Martin said. In Hastings, Keith Leech, founder of the annual Jack in the Green event, said: "We've got a lot coming up this weekend, it's really really exciting."We've discovered that there's a sort of Jack in the Green-type thing that used to happen in Jamaica and the local Afro-Caribbean community have been working on it and they're doing a talk this evening, so that's going to be really exciting."Then we've got a folk session playing music, singing songs in the East Hastings Angling Association."Then over the weekend we've got Morris dancing across the streets of Hastings, all day long, particularly around the Old Town area, every single day, culminating with the procession with the Jack in the Green on Monday." In Brighton and Hove, Amy Keogh, managing director of the Brighton Fringe Festival, said there were more than 800 events planned for this year."People have the freedom to put a show on, do a performance... and so you get the chance to see some brilliant stuff, some crazy stuff," she told Radio Sussex."We cross so many genres, we go through theatre, music, circus, comedy, family shows, dance, exhibitions. We've got new venues which are bringing new shows."With forecasters predicting the sunshine and high temperatures will stick around, visitors and residents will be able to enjoy a splash to cool paddling pools - at Saunders Park, Hove Lagoon and The Level - are opening in Brighton and Hove from Saturday until 14 the King's Road paddling pool is planned to be re-opened in the summer, the council Alan Robins, cabinet member for sports and recreation at Brighton & Hove City Council, said: "We know how important this paddling pool is to the local community. "Now we are certain the roadworks which would have impacted the site will take place later in the year we have made the decision to re-open this pool for the summer."We are currently sourcing quotes to bring the pool up to a suitable standard but are determined to have it open and being enjoyed by families as soon as possible."
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Brighton bus photo exhibition by Martin Parr and JJ Waller
If you're catching the bus around Brighton & Hove this summer, make sure you grab a seat on the top deck. Bus stops around the city are being turned into photo gallery, only viewable from above. Over 65 images will be supersized and placed on flat bus stop roofs for show by famous photographers Martin Parr and JJ Waller. The Beside the Sea exhibition shows iconic British seaside scenes including ice creams, beaches and seagulls stealing chips! Waller and Parr, the artists behind the idea, said they wanted to do something different for this exhibit, which is part of the 2025 Brighton Festival. "Photography has the ability to be shown anywhere, and this is the most original location I can think of," said Parr."There is nowhere more British than the seaside" he said he was inspired by bus journeys with his mum when he was younger. "For her, it was a carefree break from suburban life, and for me, it was a window to another world."Organisers said the exhibition will visible from bus shelter roofs from 22 April with the photos also be displayed at the Hove Museum of Creativity.
