Gay Brighton

Revenge Nightclub

Schwule Bars & Clubs

Brighton's largest gay nightclub on Old Steine — two floors, 700 capacity, open seven nights a week. The main club ve…

Patterns

Schwule Bars & Clubs

Alternative club and live music venue on Brighton seafront — beneath the arches, LGBTQ+-friendly programming, electro…

The Bulldog

Schwule Bars & Clubs

Long-running gay pub on St James's Street — Brighton's most traditionally working-class gay bar, with cheap drinks, a…

The Zone

Schwule Bars & Clubs

Welcome to The Zone - a fun and friendly bar in the heart of Brighton's vibrant St James's Street area. Cool and cont…

The Brighton Sauna

Schwule Saunas

The largest gay sauna in southeast England. Facilities at The Brighton Sauna include a 20-man dry sauna, a steam room…

Brighton Gay Beach

Schwule Strände

Brighton's informal gay beach below the Kemptown seafront — the stretch of pebble beach beneath Marine Parade that ha…

Official Nudist Beach

Schwule Strände

Brighton has an official nudist beach. In fact, it is one of the most accessible and popular nudist beaches the UK – …

Legends Hotel

Schwule Hotels

Brighton's most established gay hotel on the seafront at Marine Parade, Kemptown. Bar, cabaret venue, terrace overloo…

Amsterdam Hotel

Schwule Hotels

Long-established gay hotel on Brighton seafront with bar, lounge and sauna facilities. More relaxed than Legends, wit…

Queens Hotel and Spa

Schwule Hotels

Stay in the Heart of Brighton & Hove – Excellent location – show map One of our top picks in Brighton & Hove. This pr…

Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront

Schwule Hotels

Overlooking the seafront, Jurys Inn Brighton Waterfront benefits from its own entrance at the front of the hotel in t…

Brighton, United Kingdom

Brighton Pride 2026

Brighton Pride is the largest Pride event outside London, drawing approximately 500,000 people to the city over the first weekend of August. The event centres on Preston Park — a large municipal park north of the city centre — which hosts the main festival arena with major headlining acts on the main stage. Previous headliners have included Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones, Paloma Faith, Years & Years and Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The Pride Parade runs through the city centre on Saturday morning before the main festival, with thousands of participants from local groups, businesses and organisations. The Community Parade on Friday is a more grassroots, less commercial event. The wider city celebrates across the entire first August weekend: bars and clubs in Kemptown run extended hours and special programming, the seafront is busy until late, and Brighton transforms into one of the most concentrated LGBTQ+ environments anywhere in the world for 48 hours. The city's year-round LGBTQ+ population (estimated at 10-15% of residents) gives Brighton Pride a community authenticity that differentiates it from purely tourist-oriented events. Book accommodation 6+ months in advance — Brighton has limited hotel capacity and the city genuinely fills for Pride weekend.

Brighton, United Kingdom

Brighton & Hove Pride 2026

Brighton Pride is the UK's largest LGBTQ+ festival and one of the biggest in Europe, transforming England's most famous seaside resort into a rainbow city for one extraordinary weekend each August. The Saturday Pride Parade draws 300,000+ spectators through Brighton's Victorian streets before ending at Preston Park, where a two-day festival village features multiple stages and tens of thousands of attendees. Brighton has been at the heart of British LGBTQ+ culture since the 1950s — it was here that the liberal seaside atmosphere first allowed queer people to live relatively openly. Today, Brighton & Hove has one of the highest proportions of LGBTQ+ residents of any city in the UK, and pride week reflects the community's genuine ownership of the event. The festival headliners at Preston Park are consistently major acts — past performers include Kylie Minogue, Years & Years, and dozens of pop legends. The combination of the parade, the festival, and Brighton's iconic pier and beach make Pride weekend an extraordinary experience.

Brighton, United Kingdom

Brighton Pride

Brighton has one of the highest per-capita LGBTQ+ populations in the UK, and its August pride event is the city at its most exuberant. The parade through the city centre leads into a paid festival in Preston Park with big-name headliners and community stages. The surrounding weekend sees every bar and club in the city taken over — accommodation books out very early, so plan ahead.