In 2026 Brighton Fringe will return for our 21st year, running from 1 May - 31 May. We are an open-access festival, meaning that anyone can pay our registration fee, find a venue and put on an event as part of Brighton Fringe.
Brighton Fringe established itself as a limited company and registered charity in October 2005, with its own board of directors and complete financial independence from Brighton Festival.
We receive no regular public funding; we rely on grants and private donations to continue hosting the festival every year. For more information on how to support us, including donating and becoming a Friend of the Fringe, please visit our Support Us page.
For more information on our corporate sponsorship, please visit our Sponsorship Page.
"A month of culture, creativity, and celebration. It’s the ultimate kickoff to summer."
- Restaurants Brighton, 2025
Brighton Fringe sets out to stimulate, educate and entertain all year round through a diverse range of events, performances and workshops.
During May and part of June, Brighton Fringe welcomes local, national and international performers and audiences as it showcases creativity in Brighton, Hove and beyond.
This vast celebration of the weird, wild and wonderful has grown out of and is inspired by, home-grown talent. Approximately 30% of events are put on by artistic companies based in Brighton & Hove.
We are committed to helping the arts flourish. Brighton Fringe is completely open-access, which means anyone can register and put on a Brighton Fringe event as no selection criteria is imposed on artists. This enables both new and established performers to take risks and entertain audiences. We also help artists develop professionally through a range of year-round workshops, mentoring and bursary programmes.
We also work closely with festivals worldwide and international networks such as the World Festival Network and World Fringe Alliance to further support performers in touring, fundraising and developing.
"Thousands of emerging and established comedy acts have blessed the various stages of Brighton for years and Brighton Fringe remains the go-to festival for catching the next big name in live comedy."
- We Love Brighton, 2025
Our vision is to be an internationally acclaimed open-access arts festival and year-round professional resource, that stimulates, educates and develops audiences and artistic communities.
"Brighton Fringe is a vast celebration of the city’s home-grown weird, wild and wonderful talent."
- Great British Life, 2025
Brighton Fringe is a registered charity but does not rely on public funding, in fact, less than 3% of our income is generated from public sources. Other sources of revenue include artists’ registration fees, advertising, corporate sponsorship and Friends memberships. The organisation has also built a portfolio of mutually beneficial partnerships with a range of local and national businesses.
Charity Number - 1116367; Company number - 5578256; VAT number - 892 5694 68
Company Documents: Articles of Association available by emailing us on [email protected]
"With a heady mix of cabaret, comedy, experimental performances, and everything in between, the Fringe is a true melting pot of artistic expression in all its weird and wonderful glory."
- Brighton On The Inside, 2025
Talking to the Box Office...
