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Brighton Fringe 2026

Family-friendly at Brighton Fringe 2026

106 family-friendly shows at Brighton Fringe 2026. Shows suitable for all ages.

The genre mix leans Children & Young People, Music & Nightlife, Exhibitions, Circus Dance & Physical Theatre. Popular venues include WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens, Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens, St Paul's Church, Klub Kaput at Caravanserai.

Children & Young People

101 Ways to Annoy your parents and other really old people

Last Dodo Entertainment (Website)

Sat 23 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)
£7–£8Family
Theatre

2ShoulderPads: GALAXY TRAIN

2Shoulderpads (Website)

Fri 1 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
£15Family
Music & Nightlife

A Gathering of Witches - An Evening of Music & Poetry

sprigsofheather (Website)

Wed 6 May@ The Brunswick
£7–£9Family
Children & Young People

A History Mystery

Performing Arts Studio Scotland

Sat 23 May@ The Lantern @ ACT
£7–£10Family
Children & Young People

A Puppet Zoo Adventure!

Steph Ventriloquist (Website)

Sun 24 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)
£5–£7Family
Comedy

A Star Wars Improv Show: The One-Man Made-Up Movie

Jon Hipkiss Presents (Website)

Mon 25 May@ The Lantern @ ACT
£10–£12Family
Music & Nightlife

A tribute to Ozzy - A classical guitar recital

Clockwork Classics (Website)

Thu 21 May@ Brighton Unitarian Church
£10–£13Family
Literature & Spoken Word

A Very Bizarre Book Reading

Madeleine Swann (Website)

Fri 1 May@ Laughing Dog LTD
FreeFamily
Comedy

A Word With The Bird Highlights

Fun And Laughter Mob

Sat 30 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai
£10Family
Children & Young People

AcaKids

Acaprov (Website)

Sat 16 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)
£8–£10Family
Music & Nightlife

AI Mozart: A 23rd Century Concert

Fringe Classics (Website)

Sat 16 May@ St Paul's Church
£14–£19Family
Children & Young People

Alice in Wonderland

Let's All Dance Ballet

Sun 17 May@ Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
£14–£15Family
Children & Young People

All Star Circus

Head First Acrobats UK (Website)

Sat 23 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens
£14–£16Family
Exhibitions

Anna Dumitriu: BioArt Transformations

Anna Dumitriu (Website)

Tue 5 May@ The Regency Town House - Basement Annexe
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

Arias in the Garden

Actors of Dionysus (Website)

Sun 10 May@ Lionhouse
£18–£20Family
Exhibitions

Art Pals at Bottoms Rest

alej ez art (Website)

Fri 1 May@ Bottom's Rest
FreeFamily
Events & Films

Art Yard Sale

Kaos Projects (Website)

Sun 31 May@ Jubilee Square
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

Beat The Comic - Piemageddon

Some Funny Cluckers (Website)

Sat 23 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)
£5Family
Theatre

Ben Hur

Cue Fanfare

Wed 20 May@ Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
£17.50–£19Family
Children & Young People

Best of Brighton Fringe for Kids

Art of Comedy (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)
£5–£6Family
Events & Films

Black Brighton Market 'Festival Day'

Black Brighton Market / flo creative (Website)

Sun 31 May@ Ironworks Studios (Studio B)
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou

Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Peter Joannou Male Grooming
FreeFamily
Exhibitions

Brighton’s West Pier - Inside and Out - 25 Years of Photography by Steve Boyle and Ian Hughes

Fri 1 May@ West Pier Centre
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

Bubba Licious

Last Dodo Entertainment (Website)

Fri 22 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
£8Family
Workshops

CaraDANCErai!

Caravanserai (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Under the Archway at Caravanserai (Outdoor Stage)
FreeFamily
Literature & Spoken Word

Carousel's Pop-Up Poets

Carousel (Website)

Tue 19 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
£5Family
Music & Nightlife

Cirque du Piano = 6 hands x 30 fingers / 1 piano

Fringe Classics (Website)

Tue 5 May@ St Paul's Church
£14.50–£19.50Family
Music & Nightlife

Clandestino

Clandestino

Sun 31 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens
£15–£16.50Family
Children & Young People

Clay Harmony at Liberation Art Gallery

Liberation Art Gallery (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Liberation Art Gallery
£20Family
Children & Young People

Clear - One Size Fits One

Brighton & Sussex Medical School / SameSky

Sun 24 May@ Phoenix Art Space
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

Coastline Harmony and Sussex Harmonisers Concert

Coastline Harmony and Sussex Harmonisers (Website)

Sat 9 May@ Friends' Meeting House
£10Family
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

Cohabitors

Clamber

Mon 25 May@ Wagner Hall Brighton
£10–£12Family
Children & Young People

Comics vs Kids

Art of Comedy (Website)

Sun 3 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway)
£5–£6Family
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

Dance Amayaya

Batimbo Lumière de la Paix

Fri 22 May@ Pavilion Gardens Cafe
FreeFamily
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

Darling

Pivot Point Circus (Website)

Tue 19 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens
£10–£14Family
Children & Young People

Dinki Disco

Dinki Disco (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens
£5–£7Family
Music & Nightlife

Drum and Blaze

Drum and Blaze (Website)

Fri 8 May@ Jubilee Square
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

Einaudi's Piano by Candlelight - 'Spirited Away'

Fringe Classics (Website)

Tue 5 May@ St Paul's Church
£14.50–£19.50Family
Exhibitions

Enduring Violence: Bhopal's Ongoing Water Disaster

The Bhopal Medical Appeal (Website)

Wed 20 May@ Phoenix Art Space
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

Family fun at the SpiegelGardens

SpiegelGardens (Website)

Sat 2 May@ SpiegelGardens
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

Fishy Tales with the Seabream Sisters

Fran & Han Productions

Sat 2 May@ Fishing Museum Loft - The Old Net Loft
£10Family
Children & Young People

Flufflin & The Shooting Star

Elen's World Productions (Website)

Wed 27 May@ The Brunswick
£8–£12Family
Children & Young People

Flyaway Katie Brighton Fringe 2026

Long Nose Puppets (Website)

Sat 16 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
£6.50–£8.50Family
Literature & Spoken Word

Found Out There - Public Typist

Found Out There (Website)

Fri 1 May@ MEET: The Last Bookshop
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

FRINGE AT FALMER 2026

Fringe at Falmer (Website)

Sat 2 May@ St. Laurence Church by the Pond
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

FUNKY FAIRYTALES

The Theatre Workshop Advanced Academy (Website)

Sun 17 May@ BHOS Community Arts Hub
£10–£12Family
Children & Young People

Go Kid Music Club - ANIMAL JAM

Go Kid Music Club (Website)

Sun 17 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens
£8.50Family
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

Guru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours

Guru Dudu Productions (Website)

Fri 1 May@ MEET: New Road (opposite Theatre Royal)
£10–£15Family
Exhibitions

Home Away From Home: Bridges In Between by Amrita Chandradas

Flo Creative (Website)

Fri 1 May@ PLUS X Innovation Hub
FreeFamily
Exhibitions

Iterum Felix - Happy Again

Whistleblower Gallery (Website)

Fri 1 May@ Whistleblower Gallery
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

Legends of Bubbleland

The Highland Joker (Website)

Sat 30 May@ Wagner Hall Brighton
£12.50–£15Family
Children & Young People

Madame Chandelier's Grand Theft Opera

Delea Shand (Website)

Thu 28 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)
£8Family
Comedy

MaestroClass

MaestroClass

Sat 23 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Pip
£10–£12Family
Children & Young People

Melody Mermaid in the Jungle

Ukeboxbaby (Website)

Sat 9 May@ Klub Kaput at Caravanserai
£5–£7Family
Workshops

Mindful Ki & Aikido Taster Free Drop In Taster Sessions

Brighton Ki Society (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Brighton Ki Centre
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

Mr Pineapplehead

Mr Pineapple Head (Website)

Sun 10 May@ The Brunswick
£8Family
Children & Young People

Mr Sleepybum's Dream Machine

Jody Kamali Presents... (Website)

Sun 10 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Tusk Club)
£8Family
Music & Nightlife

NEW GENERATION JAZZ FUTURES 2026

New Generation Jazz (Website)

Sat 30 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
£3–£5Family
Music & Nightlife

NGJ FRESH SOUNDS SHOWCASE 2026

New Generation Jazz (Website)

Sat 30 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
£20Family
Theatre

Nocturne Musical

One More Saga Productions (Website)

Sat 16 May@ The Dance Space - The Jamie Watton Creation Space
£10–£12Family
Children & Young People

Norman's Big Day Out

Adam Havsky (Website)

Sat 16 May@ Klub Kaput at Caravanserai
£12–£15Family
Exhibitions

On Voids

Delilah Sykes (Website)

Fri 1 May@ 35 North
FreeFamily
Exhibitions

Open Studios 2026

Phoenix Art Space (Website)

Fri 15 May@ Phoenix Art Space
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

Opera Gala - Sussex Symphony Orchestra

Sussex Symphony Orchestra (Website)

Sat 16 May@ All Saints Church
£20–£25Family
Music & Nightlife

Piano Concertos by Candlelight: 21st Century Baroque (feat. Candlelight Orchestra)

Fringe Classics (Website)

Wed 6 May@ St Paul's Church
£14.50–£19.50Family
Music & Nightlife

Piano Concertos by Candlelight: Rachmaninoff 2 (feat. Candlelight Orchestra)

Fringe Classics (Website)

Fri 8 May@ St Paul's Church
£14.50–£19.50Family
Music & Nightlife

Piano Concertos by Candlelight: the BEST of Mozart (feat. Candlelight Orchestra)

Fringe Classics (Website)

Sat 9 May@ St Paul's Church
£14.50–£19.50Family
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

Portals (An immersive dance odyssey)

Communitas Dance (Website)

Sat 9 May@ CIRCUS STREET
FreeFamily
Exhibitions

Reflections

Margareta Jelic (Website)

Thu 14 May@ The Lantern @ ACT
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

Rock Choir in the square

Rock Choir (Website)

Sat 9 May@ Jubilee Square
FreeFamily
Exhibitions

Sammy Stitches x M.A.S-Boutique: Hooked & Worn

Sammy Stitches UK X M.A.S-Boutique (Website)

Fri 15 May@ Sammystitches Open House
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

Science Magic: Messy Mayhem

Donal Vaughan Comedy

Sun 3 May@ Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room)
£7Family
Children & Young People

SESKA - SUPERFUNNYMAGICSHOW

SESKA (Website)

Sun 3 May@ The Nightingale @ The Grand Central Pub
£8.50Family
Exhibitions

Shadow Light: Songs My Brother Taught Me / Exhibition

Shiny Pin Productions Ltd (Website)

Fri 1 May@ Phoenix Art Space
FreeFamily
Children & Young People

Signor Baffo

Oh! Productions (Website)

Sun 3 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens
£7–£9Family
Children & Young People

Sing, Sign and Sensory

Effectus Theatre (Website)

Tue 26 May@ St Mary's Church Hall
£12.50–£15Family
Events & Films

Soapbox Science Brighton

Soapbox Science Brighton (Website)

Sat 30 May@ i360 Event Space East
FreeFamily
Theatre

Sock Party

Marta Fossati and Tom Bass (Website)

Thu 21 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak
£8–£10Family
Music & Nightlife

South London Jazz Orchestra

South London Jazz Orchestra (Website)

Sat 30 May@ St Nicholas Church, Brighton
£8.50–£13.50Family
Music & Nightlife

SpiegelGardens Launch Night

SpiegelGardens (Website)

Fri 1 May@ SpiegelGardens
FreeFamily
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

Splash Hits

City of Brighton and Hove Swimming Club (Website)

Sat 16 May@ Prince Regent Swimming Pool
£11Family
Children & Young People

SQUELCH!

Split Hairs (Website)

Sat 9 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
£8–£10Family
Children & Young People

Stories in the Garden

Actors of Dionysus (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Lionhouse
£6–£9Family
Music & Nightlife

Sunday Soul & Blues

Blossoms Cocktail Bar (Website)

Sun 3 May@ Blossoms Brighton
FreeFamily
Tours

Take Shelter!

Take Shelter - WW2 Air Raid Shelter (Website)

Sat 9 May@ Downs Junior School
£8–£10Family
Children & Young People

The Blue Knot

Merryweather Theatre (Website)

Sat 23 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Pip
£8–£10Family
Children & Young People

The Bubble Show®

The Highland Joker (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Wagner Hall Brighton
£12.50–£15Family
Children & Young People

The Bubble's Bubble Show

The Rotunda Theatre (Website)

Sun 3 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble
£10.50–£12.50Family
Tours

The Daddy long legs rides again

Apparitions (augmented reality heritage) (Website)

Sat 2 May@ MEET: Banjo Groyne
£7–£12Family
Children & Young People

The Emperor's New Clothes

Strings Attached Puppets (Website)

Sat 23 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak
£8–£10Family
Children & Young People

The Giant Balloon Show

Dizzy O'Dare (Website)

Sat 2 May@ Spiegeltent at the SpiegelGardens
£7–£9Family
Theatre

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Troubadour Stageworks (Website)

Wed 27 May@ Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
£16–£17Family
Children & Young People

The Ultimate Bubble Show

Paris Bubbles Entertainment (Website)

Sat 23 May@ The Brunswick
£8–£12Family
Music & Nightlife

Up Your Vision!

Make Music Matter UK

Sat 16 May@ Klub Kaput at Caravanserai
£10–£20Family
Theatre

The Covetousness

Jingkun Chinese Arts (Website)

Fri 8 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble
£10–£12Family
Music & Nightlife

Roedean Festival Fringe Concert 2026

Roedean School (Website)

Fri 1 May@ Roedean School
£2–£5Family
Theatre

Chunxiang’s Schoolroom Prank

Jingkun Chinese Arts (Website)

Thu 7 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Bubble
£10–£12Family
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

(E = F) Our Expressions Equal to Our Fulfilments

ICATHED NIGERIA

Fri 22 May@ Pavilion Gardens Cafe
£5–£20Family
Music & Nightlife

Global Local x Permit Room present Going South: a Celebration of South Asian Fusion

Global Local Festival (Website)

Fri 15 May@ Klub Kaput at Caravanserai
£10Family
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

Kah'Loca

WomanEwer (Website)

Sun 10 May@ Jubilee Square
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

Brighton School of Samba

Brighton School of Samba (Website)

Mon 4 May@ Under the Archway at Caravanserai (Outdoor Stage)
FreeFamily
Music & Nightlife

GLOBAL LOCAL & BLXK MAYO PRESENT A CELEBRATION OF BLACK ALTERNATIVE EXPRESSION AND CREATIVITY

BLXK MAYO

Fri 15 May@ Klub Kaput at Caravanserai
£5Family
Children & Young People

Feast & Fable | A story-cookalong

Woodfire Camping x Tale & Hitch (Website)

Sun 24 May@ Under the Archway at Caravanserai (Outdoor Stage)
£11–£14Family
Theatre

Out of the Bin

Pebble Theatre

Sat 16 May@ Rotunda Theatre Brighton: Squeak
£12–£14Family
Children & Young People

Tiny Dancers Family Rave

Tiny Dancers Family Rave (Website)

Sat 30 May@ Klub Kaput at Caravanserai
£8–£10Family
Circus Dance & Physical Theatre

Almost Fine

Come On Creative Studio (from TAIWAN) (Website)

Fri 8 May@ Friends' Meeting House
£8–£10Family