Brighton Fringe 2026
What's on · Saturday, 16 May 2026
118 shows are on at Brighton Fringe 2026 on Saturday, 16 May 2026. Expect Comedy, Theatre, Children & Young People, Exhibitions. Featured venues include Laughing Horse @ a&o Hostel bar (Front Room), Laughing Horse @ The Walrus (Hideaway), Laughing Horse @ The Temple Bar, Laughing Horse @ Caroline of Brunswick. 20 shows are free to attend.
Comedy1 Big Oops
Kurt Sterling Comedy (Website)
Theatre735
Thomas Pagett
ComedyAaand We’re Back!
Rich Perry, Kerry Herbert, and Jim Holland (Website)
Children & Young PeopleAcaKids
Acaprov (Website)
TheatreAcaprov: The Improvised A Cappella Musical
Acaprov (Website)
ComedyAdam Hopkins: Sorry, What? (Work In Progress)
Adam Hopkins
Children & Young PeopleAdventures: Journey Through Dungeons with Dragons
Donal Vaughan Comedy
Music & NightlifeAI Mozart: A 23rd Century Concert
Fringe Classics (Website)
ComedyAlex Mitchell: Tough
Lee Martin for Gag Reflex
ExhibitionsAnna Dumitriu: BioArt Transformations
Anna Dumitriu (Website)
ExhibitionsArt Pals at Bottoms Rest
alej ez art (Website)
ComedyBest in Fringe Comedy - The Early Show
Laughing Horse Comedy (Website)
ComedyBest of Brighton Fringe Comedy
Art of Comedy (Website)
Children & Young PeopleBest of Brighton Fringe for Kids
Art of Comedy (Website)
Literature & Spoken WordBeyond the Book Festival
Beyond the Book Festival (Website)
ComedyBig Backstory
Julian Gypens
TheatreBinding Agent
Shambles Ensemble (Website)
Children & Young PeopleBiscuit Barrel's Family Pack
The Biscuit Barrel (Website)
Cabaret & VarietyBlack Cat Cabaret
Black Cat Cabaret (Website)
Music & NightlifeBlack Velvet Moon Tour
Black Velvet Moon (Website)
ComedyBrighton Belles
Art of Comedy (Website)
ToursBrighton Food Tours
Brighton Food Tours (Website)
Music & NightlifeBrighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou
Brighton’s Singing Barber Peter Joannou (Website)
ExhibitionsBrighton’s West Pier - Inside and Out - 25 Years of Photography by Steve Boyle and Ian Hughes
WorkshopsCaraDANCErai!
Caravanserai (Website)
Cabaret & VarietyCaspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic (Volume 2)
Caspar Thomas (Website)
ComedyCheap Laughs - Best of Brighton
Eat The Donut Comedy
Children & Young PeopleClay Harmony at Liberation Art Gallery
Liberation Art Gallery (Website)
ComedyCoco The Time-Travelling Tart
Max Norman & 5 Foot Entertainment (Website)
Children & Young PeopleDinki Disco
Dinki Disco (Website)
ComedyEd Mulvey: For Sale - Dead Dog Never Worn
Ed Mulvey
ToursEmbassy Court Tours
Embassy Court Tours (Website)
ComedyEnrico Touché: Hot Knees - It's Just Business
Serious Business Chocolate (Website)
TheatreFLIGHT: One Man’s Journey
Pricking Thumbs Theatre
Children & Young PeopleFlyaway Katie Brighton Fringe 2026
Long Nose Puppets (Website)
Circus Dance & Physical TheatreForgive Me
Actors of Dionysus (Website)
Music & NightlifeFRINGE AT FALMER 2026
Fringe at Falmer (Website)
ComedyGareth Gwynn: Cyril (Work in Progress)
Gareth Gwynn (Website)
ToursGeoffrey Mead's Clifton and Montpelier Tour
Geoffrey Mead
ToursGeoffrey Mead's London Road Tour
Geoffrey Mead
ToursGhost Walk of the Lanes
Ghost Walk of the Lanes (Website)
ComedyGive Your Body Joy: The Connor Felix Story (Work In Progress))
Alex Richmond
Circus Dance & Physical TheatreGuru Dudu's Silent Disco Walking Tours
Guru Dudu Productions (Website)
TheatreHistory Has No Safe Word
Something Underground (Website)
ExhibitionsHome Away From Home: Bridges In Between by Amrita Chandradas
Flo Creative (Website)
ExhibitionsIterum Felix - Happy Again
Whistleblower Gallery (Website)
ComedyJacob Hatton: BC
Jacob Hatton
TheatreJane Eyre
Brighton Little Theatre (Website)
ComedyJosh Invain: Affirmation (Work In Progress)
Josh Invain (Website)
TheatreKEPT
Matt Scanlon / KEPT Project (Website)
ComedyLaughing Horse CLEAN Pick of the Fringe
Laughing Horse Comedy (Website)
ComedyLaughing Horse Pick of the Fringe
Laughing Horse Comedy (Website)
ComedyLJ DA FUNK in... Horny Organic Farmer Lady Shuffle
LJ DA FUNK / Laughing Horse
ComedyMenopause Bingo
Ali Jay
TheatreMurder at the Manor
Murderers Anonymous (Website)
TheatreNocturne Musical
One More Saga Productions (Website)
Children & Young PeopleNorman's Big Day Out
Adam Havsky (Website)
ComedyNot Another Quiz Night
Mick Perrin Worldwide
ComedyOff With Your Head
Bowtie Productions
ExhibitionsOn Voids
Delilah Sykes (Website)
ExhibitionsOpen Studios 2026
Phoenix Art Space (Website)
Music & NightlifeOpera Gala - Sussex Symphony Orchestra
Sussex Symphony Orchestra (Website)
Music & NightlifePiano Concertos by Candlelight: 21st Century Baroque (feat. Candlelight Orchestra)
Fringe Classics (Website)
Music & NightlifePiano Concertos by Candlelight: the BEST of Mozart (feat. Candlelight Orchestra)
Fringe Classics (Website)
ComedyPureJim: Jim Hooker (Work in Progress)
Jim Hooker (Website)
ComedyRichard Stott: Streets Won't Forget (Preview)
Richard Stott
ComedySam See: Sam See It, Sam Say It, Sam Sorted (Work In Progress)
Bowtie Productions (Website)
ExhibitionsSammy Stitches x M.A.S-Boutique: Hooked & Worn
Sammy Stitches UK X M.A.S-Boutique (Website)
ComedySaul Henry: Church of Saulentology
Saul Henry (Website)
ExhibitionsShadow Light: Songs My Brother Taught Me / Exhibition
Shiny Pin Productions Ltd (Website)
ComedyShaggers
Art of Comedy (Website)
ComedyShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
ShakeItUp Theatre (Website)
TheatreShakespeare’s Lost
Brighton Shakespeare
ComedyShine
Freya Bardell
Circus Dance & Physical TheatreSplash Hits
City of Brighton and Hove Swimming Club (Website)
ComedyStephen Catling: Clownfish Out Of Water
Stephen Catling
ToursTake Shelter!
Take Shelter - WW2 Air Raid Shelter (Website)
ComedyTez Ilyas: Work In Progress
UTC Live Ltd (Website)
ComedyThe Asian Comedy Showcase
Bowtie Productions (Website)
Children & Young PeopleThe Bubble Show®
The Highland Joker (Website)
Children & Young PeopleThe Bubble's Bubble Show
The Rotunda Theatre (Website)
ToursThe Daddy long legs rides again
Apparitions (augmented reality heritage) (Website)
TheatreTHE DANCE OF TIME (a black comedy about life and death)
Timothy Coakley
Cabaret & VarietyThe Doris Show
Doris Daydream (Website)
Children & Young PeopleThe Giant Balloon Show
Dizzy O'Dare (Website)
ComedyThe History of Electronic Music
HistoryOfElectronic.com (Website)
TheatreThe Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka
Jonathan Sidgwick
Cabaret & VarietyThe Lady Boys of Bangkok
Exchange Events Ltd (Website)
ComedyThe Pun Liner Show
David Spillman (Website)
TheatreThe Winner Rolls It All
STAUNCH Theatre
ToursTour of St Nicholas Church
St Nicholas Church (Website)
ExhibitionsTrauma: An Exhibition
Broken Glass (Website)
ComedyTwins - A Split Bill
The Ali Twins
Music & NightlifeUp Your Vision!
Make Music Matter UK
TheatreChunxiang’s Schoolroom Prank
Jingkun Chinese Arts (Website)
TheatreFasted
Boarder Control
TheatrePerson of Interest - Immersive Theatre Experience
Strange Strolls
ComedyPear
Pear (Website)
TheatreThe Big Bite-Size Breakfast Show
White Room Theatre 2026 Partnership (Website)
TheatreOut of the Bin
Pebble Theatre
ComedyBeauty and the Ballsack
Beauty and the Ballsack
Cabaret & VarietyBom-Binge
Bom-Bane's (Website)
ComedySajeela Kershi: Rebel Without Applause! (Work In Progress)
Comedy Cottage - Comic Angels (Website)
ComedyPolice Cops: The Original
Police Cops (Website)
ComedyUncle CCTV
Lafta Republic Productions
ComedyRyan Mold: Resistant
ATIC - STAND UP COMEDY (Website)
ComedyAlexander Bennett: All It Takes (Work in Progress)
Laughing Horse (Website)
ComedyLilla Multipass: Woman(33)
Lilla Multipass (Website)
ComedyOne's Clean, One's Not
Callum Mackenzie and Vinny Shiu
Cabaret & VarietyJohn Callaghan's Cabaret Electro
John Callaghan (Website)
ComedyAsk A Stripper: Pulling Back The G-String
Ask A Stripper
ComedyAbbie Murphy: Garage Girl (Work In Progress)
Abbie Murphy (Website)
ComedyPhil Kay
Phil Kay
ComedyWheel of Failure
Artist's Workshop (Website)
TheatreChemistry
Special Someone Productions
ComedyThe Queer Comedy Showcase
The Queer Comedy Showcase
TheatreSherlock Holmes vs Arsène Lupin: A Drag Crime Caper
The Department of Ulterior Motives
Cabaret & VarietyMile Die Club
Pier Pressure (Website)
