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Brighton Fringe 2026

Literature & Spoken Word at Brighton Fringe 2026

21 literature & spoken word shows run at Brighton Fringe 2026 between Friday, 1 May 2026 and Sunday, 31 May 2026, priced £2.50–£35. 2 are free to attend. Expect shows at Junk Poets at Caravanserai, Friends' Meeting House, Presuming Ed, Projects and more.

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Literature & Spoken Word

A Dublin Story

Helen Black

Sat 2 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai
£8–£10Teen
Literature & Spoken Word

A Very Bizarre Book Reading

Madeleine Swann (Website)

Fri 1 May@ Laughing Dog LTD
FreeFamily
Literature & Spoken Word

Addiction – It's A Family Matter. Who Cares?

Hollyford Productions (Website)

Wed 20 May@ Friends' Meeting House
£5–£10Teen
Literature & Spoken Word

Bassie Gracie Presents: Screenshots

Bassie Gracie (Website)

Wed 6 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai
£8–£1016+
Literature & Spoken Word

Ben Macpherson Does Poems at Adults

Ben Macpherson (Website)

Wed 13 May@ Grania Dean Studio (Lantern Theatre @ ACT)
£10–£1516+
Literature & Spoken Word

Beyond the Book Festival

Beyond the Book Festival (Website)

Sat 16 May@ Friends' Meeting House
£35Teen
Literature & Spoken Word

Carousel's Pop-Up Poets

Carousel (Website)

Tue 19 May@ WundaBarn at The SpiegelGardens
£5Family
Literature & Spoken Word

Emma Clowsley

Emma Clowsley (Website)

Sun 17 May@ Presuming Ed
£3–£518+
Literature & Spoken Word

Finding Peace In Troubled Times

Andrew B Brackenfield

Mon 4 May@ Projects
£5–£818+
Literature & Spoken Word

Found Out There - Public Typist

Found Out There (Website)

Fri 1 May@ MEET: The Last Bookshop
FreeFamily
Literature & Spoken Word

Hammer & Tongue Poetry Slam

Hammer & Tongue Brighton

Fri 15 May@ Brighton Open Air Theatre (BOAT)
£16–£1716+
Literature & Spoken Word

In conversation with Duncan Lustig-Prean

In Conversation with Duncan Lustig-Prean

Fri 8 May@ The Lantern @ ACT
£10–£12Teen
Literature & Spoken Word

Monster

Naomi Wood (Website)

Fri 29 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai
£7.99–£10Teen
Literature & Spoken Word

Running With Scissors

Ronnie Conboy (Website)

Mon 4 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai
£6–£8Teen
Literature & Spoken Word

Skysteamer to Athens: Steampunk Storytelling Extravaganza

C.J. Carter-Stephenson (Website)

Sun 3 May@ Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Tusk Club)
£4–£5Kids
Literature & Spoken Word

Sunday Soul Sessions : Elle Dillon-Reams and friends

Sun 3 May@ Lost In the Lanes
£8–£10Teen
Literature & Spoken Word

The Slide Show Must Go On

Ben Bailey & Chris Parkinson

Sun 3 May@ The Rose Hill
£1018+
Literature & Spoken Word

The Woman with No Name

Jacqueline Lord (Website)

Mon 4 May@ Junk Poets at Caravanserai
£2.5016+
Literature & Spoken Word

Words By The Water Presents: Fringe and Friends

Words by the Water (Website)

Wed 13 May@ Projects
£10–£12.5016+
Literature & Spoken Word

The Pintsmans' Prerogative Poetry Night

Pintsman's Prerogative Poetry Night

Sat 23 May@ The Rossi Bar
£518+
Literature & Spoken Word

International Poetry Festival

The Institute for Experimental Arts (Website)

Wed 27 May@ Presuming Ed
£1018+