Friday 19th
Reno
@Rialto_Brighton
A Pretty Villain production from acclaimed playwright Roy Smiles, which depicts the finale of a movie legend and the struggles of one of Hollywood's golden couples to hold it together.
8pm, £9
Rialto Theatre, Dyke Road, BN1 3FE
Christmas Carols at Blakers Park
Lantern lit community carol singing in Blakers Park for Christmas. Bring your lanterns and come and join in!
6pm -7pm, Free
Blakers Park, Cleveland Road, BN1 6LA
South Coast Soul Revue's Christmas Cracker
@Brunswickpub
Drive your sleigh down to the Brunswick and let the South Coast’s premier live funk and soul band kick start your Christmas.
8pm, £10
The Brunswick
Holland Road, BN3 1JF
Christmas Party Night
@FunkyfishClub
Get into the party mood with a delicious Four Course Christmas Dinner, followed by dancing until 3.30am with smash hits from the 80's & 90's.
7pm - 3:30am, £24.95
Funkyfish Club
BN2 1TL
The Vox Beatles Xmas Party
@thehopebrighton
Celebrate Christmas with Brighton's top Beatles tribute The Vox Beatles performing live.
8pm, £10
The Hope
Queens Road, BN1 3WA
Saturday 20th
Bazaar Brighton Festive Fair
Support your local makers at this fair, where you'll find a vintage emporium, curiosity shop, folk art, printmakers, ceramics and more.
11am - 5pm, 50p entry
Brighton Unitarian Church
New Road, BN1 1UF
Burning the Clocks - Lantern Making Workshop
@SameSkyBTN
A lantern making workshop for children, complete with display in the evening, in preperation for the Burning of the Clocks.
10am - 3pm, free
Phoenix Gallery Brighton
Waterloo Place, BN2 9NB
Frozen Christmas Party
A party for the little ones with a mini pantomime show, fun and games, disco and snow, inspired by the beloved Disney film.
11am, £15 child/£5 adult (deals available)
Glebe Villas Hall
BN3 5SN
Dr Sketchy's Life Drawing
@KomediaBrighton
A life-drawing class where Entertainment meets art - in between each round of sketching models, have a drink, get comfortable and take in some of the finest burlesque, cabaret , music, and comedy performances Brighton has to offer.
5:30pm, £10
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Make it in the Market
@sewfabulousHQ
Come and make beautiful traditional Scandinavian style christmas decorations and crochet baubles in the Sew Fabulous studio.
11am - 5pm, from £5
Brighton Open Market
Marshalls Row, BN1 4BH
Beach Hut Advent Calendar 2014
The iconic ice-cream coloured doors of the beach huts lining the Hove esplanade take part in a live advent calendar throughout the countdown to Christmas.
5:30 to 6:30pm
Hove Esplanade
Sunday 21st
Burning the Clocks 2014
@Burningtheclock
See local residents parading the paper and willow lanterns through the city, before passing them into a huge bonfire on the beach. The coming year is then ushered in with a dazzling fire show.
6:30pm - 8pm
Brighton
BN1
Sleeping Beauty - Xmas Panto
@ropetackleart
This marvellous mix of magic, comedy, puppets, music and adventure lead the way to some good traditional panto family fun this Christmas at Ropetackle.
7pm, £10 child/£12 adult
Ropetackle Arts Centre
BN43 5EG
Monday 22nd
Midwinter Ceilidh
@brightdome
At the best-loved winter knees-up on the block, you’ll soon be Stripping the Willow and dancing festive reels with the best of them.
7pm, £8
Brighton Dome
Church Street, BN1 1UE
Miss Hope Springs: Now it’s Christmas Time
@KomediaBrighton
Cabaret chanteuse Miss Hope Springs performs an award winning original repertoire, served with a frosting of Vegas glitz.
8pm
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
Tuesday 23rd
Twas The Night Before Christmas
@ActuallyGMC
Join Actually Gay Men’s Chorus and Actually Gay Women’s Chorus for their concert and enjoy the power of Gloria and Oh Holy Night, singing along to favourites like O Come all ye Faithful.
7:30pm, £12
St Andrews Church
Waterloo Street, BN3 1AQ
The Cracklin Griffins
@TheGreysBTN
The Cracklin' Griffins play traditional Irish songs and music, plus some of the greats from the Pogues and Waterboys back-catalogues.
8:30pm
The Greys Pub
Southover Street, BN2 9UA
Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th
Merry Christmas!
