Welcome to BrightonGrid
BrightonGrid is a different kind of local Web site. For a start, it's the only online guide for adults and families. That means we have lots of what you want to know about Brighton and Hove - whether you live here, or are just visiting.
Want to know where something is? BrightonGrid shows you its location clearly on a map of Brighton.
Need to have a great value day out? Or reduced prices on a huge range of goods? Look out for our discount vouchers - they appear throughout the site, and because we display the right vouchers on the right pages, you'll find offers that are truly appealing.
Staying in?
Order your meal with Dinners2Go and you might have a surprise! Or get a special fine wine from Quaff. Or if you want to impress your love one with a "no fuss" easy supper from Award winning Sussex in the City - Duncan has some suggestion in this video!
Three of the Brighton Businesses have won Awards in the Sussex Food Awards.
Best Sussex Eating Experience: One Paston Place, Brighton
sponsored by Business Link, helping link the producers with local restaurants, pubs and other outlets
Best Sussex Food Shop: Sussex and the City
sponsored by Strutt & Parker, leading Sussex property agents for land owners and farmers
Best Sussex Farmers Market: Brighton & Hove Farmers Market, Ralli Hall, Hove (first Sunday of the month)
sponsored by the awards creators: Sussex Life – the county magazine; ‘A Taste of Sussex’, part of Sussex Enterprise; JUSTBIZ web solutions; and Priory PR & events.
What's on in Brighton
BrightonGrid shows you what's on in Brighton, and how to find it.
It reflects the rich cultural life of this seaside city, where there's always so much to do and enjoy. We list content that appeals to all cultures and interest groups in Brighton and Hove. And all of BrightonGrid's content is free to its readers, unbiased and so easy to use.
So, what are you waiting for? Sign up for MyGrid™, choose a category to browse from the links above, or search for an event, a shop, restaurant, venue or book a hotel room online…if it's in Brighton and Hove, chances are you'll find it on BrightonGrid.
| HEADLINES |
| Playhouse Disney Live |
| Thu 01/05/08 - Sat 03/05/08 |
| Brighton Centre, Kings Road |
| For the first time, characters from four popular Playhouse Disney TV shows appear together live on stage for an unforgettable musical celebration. Produced by Feld Entertainment, Playhouse Disney Live! brings audiences into the colourful worlds of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Little Einsteins, My Friends Tigger & Pooh and Handy Manny. Mickey’s hosting a musical party at the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and everyone’s invited! The story unfolds as the Playhouse Disney Postess delivers party invitations to all of Mickey’s Playhouse Disney pals. The audience follows along as the pals venture off to find music in the Hundred Acre Woods, Sheetrock Hills and all over the world. Children under 16 £1.50 off the ticket price. Children under 1 year Free. Groups of 10 + will receive £2.00 off ticket price. |
| City Books Brunch - Alison Weir & Blake Morrison (Brighton Festival) |
| Sat 03/05/08 |
| The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove |
| Join acclaimed historian and writer Alison Weir and a surprise guest for City Books' annual literary brunch. Alison Weir is perhaps best known as a best-selling biographer, with major works on Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Isabella, Mary Queen of Scots and Katherine Swynford. She is also an accomplished historical novelist, and in this special celebration of good food and great books, Alison turns her attention to her latest novel The Lady Elizabeth, the story of Elizabeth I before she became queen. Alison's special guest will be announced soon. Check www.brightonfestival.org for details. |
| Brighton Equality Walk |
| Sun 04/05/08 |
| Royal Pavilion, 4 Pavilion Buildings |
| 5th annual Brighton Equality Walk on Bank Holiday Sunday 4th May 2008, again supported by American Express. Amy Lamé, Sue Perkins and Gaydar’s Dicky & Dolly are delighted to support this year’s Brighton Equality Walk. Registration is only £10 and you will receive a t-shirt and goodies on the day. Plus fantastic prizes for the top fundraisers - more on http://www.equalitywalk.org.uk/Register.php You may also register on the day at 1pm at the Royal Pavilion. Collect your goody bag, meet our other participants and enjoy the fantastic pre walk entertainment! The 10k walk begins at 2pm and expected to end at Legends Club on the seafront. Event close at 7pm. |
| Mike Leigh - BAFTA, A Life in Pictures |
| Wed 07/05/08 |
| Concert Hall, Brighton Dome, Church Street |
| The subject of this year's exclusive BAFTA: A Life in Pictures interview is the British film auteur Mike Leigh. Five-time Oscar nominee and BAFTA winner, and the only British director to have won top prize at both Cannes (Secrets and Lies) and Venice (Vera Drake), Mike Leigh is unquestionably one of world cinema's pre-eminent figures. In this special interview with writer and journalist Amy Raphael, Leigh reflects on a body of work that has entered the British vernacular, revealing the methods and motivations behind such contemporary classics as Naked, Meantime, Life Is Sweet and Abigail's Party. BAFTA: A Life in Pictures are special events held across the UK which celebrate film, exploring a major and distinctive contribution by a BAFTA winner or nominee. Past focuses have included Paul Greengrass, Cate Blanchett, Amitabh Bachchan, Alfonso Cuarón and Virginia McKenna OBE. In association with BAFTA and Screen South. |