Get a taste of Brighton Fringe!

Discover Brighton's free outdoor event, showcasing the wonderful world of Brighton Fringe. With everything from comedy to cabaret and puppetry to poetry, sample the best Brighton Fringe has to offer.

This year, Fringe City will take place every Saturday throughout May and for the first time the 1 June, to include half term.  Taking place along New Road and on some weekends Jubilee Square, it’s the perfect place to check out what Brighton Fringe is all about and sample some of the programme for free.

In 2012, over 45,000 people attended Fringe City over five fantastic days of performances, stalls, sideshows, dance-offs, acrobatic balloonists, roaming choirs, mechanical horses and surreal walkabout performers.

Fringe City
4, 11, 18, 25 May 1st June (12 – 4) – New Road
Discover Brighton's free outdoor event, showcasing the wonderful world of Brighton Fringe. With everything from comedy to cabaret and puppetry to poetry, sample the best Brighton Fringe has to offer.

View the programme for Fringe City on Saturday 4 May

2013 artrepublic Visual Arts Prize Exhibition1 June (12 – 4) - Unitarian Church
View the shortlist and winner of the 2013 artrepublic Visual Arts Prize. Find ‘artrepublic’ on Facebook during May and cast your vote for who should win the prize.

Peter Blake Art Bus
4 May (12 – 4) - Jubilee Square
All aboard! The sensational double-decker Art Bus returns to Fringe City this year. Take a tour and view stunning artwork inside & out from the godfather of British pop art.

Family Picnic presented by i
4 and 25 May (12 – 4) - Pavilion Gardens
It’s back! England’s best-loved concise quality newspaper is bringing you two picnics in Pavilion Gardens this year – with a showcase of Brighton Fringe 2013 family-friendly performances, activities and healthy snacks.