THIS WEEK IN BRIGHTON AND HOVE...
From Friday evening, Brighton’s seafront will become an open air cinema for the next month when it screens a host of family favourites and other classics. The giant screen, close to Brighton Pier, will show three movies a day ranging from the Goonies to Paddington. The Chilli Pickle will be providing food at its pop-up restaurant close by. For more details, visit www.brightonsbigscreen.com
The green space at Brighton’s Waterhall will again host the city’s Shakedown festival this Saturday. Last year more than 200,000 music lovers listened to their favourite sounds at the event which is celebrating its fifth birthday. For ticket prices and more information see www.shakedown.co.uk
The Brighton Big Dog, an annual mountain biking event, returns to the muddy trails and tree-lined paths of Stanmer Park this weekend. This year’s event is being staged over two days starting on Saturday. One of its highlights is a six hour race which begins at noon. A women’s only race has been introduced for the first time this year too. The event will appeal to everyone from children as to experienced riders. For more details, visit www.brightonbigdog.com
Hove’s elegant Brunswick Square is the back drop for its annual summer festival. Held over the weekend starting on Saturday, there will be a variety of entertainment and stalls to keep the whole family amused. For more details, visit www.brunswickfestival.org.uk
More day-by-day suggestions for you here...
@BrightonsScreen
The UK’s largest beachfront cinema is back with a great line-up of over 40 blockbuster, classic and family movies! Brighton's Big Screen is ready to show some of the world's top sporting events including the Rugby World Cup and Wimbledon.
Free - £3, “Frozen Sing-along” at 2pm - 4:30pm
3 Madiera Dr, seafront,
Brighton, BN2 1PS
@BrightonOpenMkt
Welcome at The Open Market for the Children's NATURE DAY. The Sea Life Centre will be bringing in a rockpool with live crabs to see, plus there will be other animals visiting as well. Take part in a free craft workshop to make your own animal, and there will be competitions and other fun and entertainment.
Free, 10:30am - 3:00pm.
The Open Market,
Marshalls Row, BN1 4JU
@Synergy_Centre
This is the raveloution - sober clubbing that is naturally uplifting, booze free and renaming music as the drug. Rewire your neural pathways to let loose, come alive dance and party .‘RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW’ is serving up healthy juices and smoothies and quality organic wholesome natural snacks to keep your vibe alive. With everyone on a natural high, the mood at RHRN nights is one of openness, celebration and connection.
8pm until 2am, £11,5
The Synergy Centre,
78 West Street, BN1 2RA
The Fairy Tale Fair Craft & Vintage
@BrightonOpenMkt
The Fairy Tale Fair will inspire shoppers with 20 carefully chosen, high quality, handmade / hand designed stalls by local designer and makers. We also have some good quality vintage sellers will have a selection of yummy of cake & treat stalls too, as well as 20 of the markets traders and the permanent cafes to stop and relax in between all that shopping and browsing!
Free, 10:30am until 5:00pm
The Open Market,
Marshalls Row, London Road, BN1 4JU
@BrunswickFestiv
The Brunswick Festival is organised by a group of volunteers and local residents living in Brunswick Town, Hove. Every August the festival presents a programme of free and fun activities for local people, their families and friends.
All Day, free, also running on Sunday 16th.
Brunswick Square,
Hove, BN3
@ShakedownUk
The annual music festival in Brighton returns to its successful location Waterhall Playing Fields - with four huge international brands hosting stages!!
£45-75 + BF, Age over 18 only.
Waterhall
Brighton, BN1 8YR
@BrightonBigDog
15 August 2015 will see a whole day of cycling activity in Stanmer Park, suitable for both beginners and those experienced in trail cycling. The race has been featured in The Guardian's Top 5 cycle events, in WhatMTB's Top 10 Must Ride events, in Bike Magic's Top 6 events and more recently listed in the The World's Ultimate Cycle Races, with it being one of the very few MTB entries.
Stanmer Park, BN1 9SE
@BrightonSeawaterTour
See how the seawater has drawn people to Brighton for their health and delight, discovering bath houses, the aquarium, piers and swimming pools.
11:00am until 5:00pm
Meet opposite Brighton Volk’s Railway,
Madeira Drive, BN2 1PS
@BOATheatre
An exciting show for children, a fun, interactive journey with songs and dancing. The story is about a girl named Milly and the adventures she has with her favourite toy, 'Rainy Day Bear'. Together, they visit the 'Jelly Bean Jungle', the 'Sea of the Seven Stripy Saucers' and the 'Curly Coloured Cake Castle'. The show also incorporates well-known children’s songs that the audience can join in with.
2:00pm until 2:50pm, £5-7 , ages 2-6.
The Brighton Open Air Theatre,
Park Dyke Road, Dyke Rd, BN3 6EH
@Maker_Club
Go behind the scenes and create your own computer games with Curiosity Hub! Students will use visual programming software to create their own onâscreen game, learn how to create characters, objects and rooms and how to program objects to respond to user inputs. They’ll also get to take their game home to enjoy with the family!
1:00pm, £29-36, Ages 8+
Brighton MakerClub
114 London Road, BN1 4LJ
@Maker_Club
Work with a team mate to build and program some amazing robotic animals to move and make sounds! We’ll also be learning about motors, sensors, gears and pulleys, in a session designed especially for younger makers. Ages 6-9.
10am, £20-24, Ages 6-9
Brighton MakerClub
114 London Road, BN1 4LJ
@KomediaBrighton
Britain's Got Talent stars Leondre Devries (14) and Charlie Lenehan (16), are coming to Brighton! They are two musicians from the UK who infuse hip hop , RnB and pop.
7:00pm, £20 - 45 (VIP)
Komedia,
44-47 Gardner Street, BN1 1UN
@Maker_Club
Are you a huge Minecraft fan?. Do you want to amaze your friends with your creativity and magic?
Do you want to do stuff you simply cannot do with any other version of Minecraft? If the answer is yes then you need this workshop. Using MinecraftPi, a RaspberryPi edition of this exciting game you will be writing code to design new structures, make game objects behave in new ways, and maybe even invent things the original designers never thought of.
10am, £19-24
Brighton MakerClub
114 London Road, BN1 4LJ
Sussex Sharks vs Essex - Royal London One-Day Cup
@SussexCCC
We have four home group games in 2015 in the Royal London One-Day Cup. We entertain Lancashire at Horsham on Sunday 26th July, before moving on to Hove for three matches, against Nottinghamshire, Middlesex and Essex.
2:00 pm, £5 - 15
Sussex County Cricket Club
The PROBIZ County Ground, Eaton Road,
Hove BN3 3AN
OUR MUTUAL FRIEND by Charles Dickens
@BOATheater
Charles Dickens’ last completed novel is part love story, part thriller – an epic tale of murder, greed, and obsession. John Harmon, heir to a family fortune, is mistaken for dead. His father’s money passes to the working-class Boffins, and the effects spread into various corners of London society.
7:00 pm, £7-10
The Brighton Open Air Theatre,
Park Dyke Road, Dyke Rd, BN3 6EH
@concorde_2
For over 25 years, Michael Rose has been recording and performing his brand of militant, hardcore Jamaican music to the delight of reggae fans around the world.
7:00pm, £14,50 + BF
Concorde 2
Madeira Dr, BN2 1EN
