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Explore a woodland trail of lights and lantern installations at Glow Wild 2025 The Wakehurst Christmas lights transform our wild botanic landscape into a dazzling winter wonderland, featuring stunning, never-before-seen artwork and installations that create an all-new magical light trail. Where seeds spark stories and the wild glows after dark, Glow Wild 2025 invites you […]
November 27, 2025
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January 3, 2026
4:00 pm
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10:00 pm
Wakehurst, Ardingly, Haywards Heath RH17 6TN
Meet Father Christmas in the magical setting of the Royal Pavilion this December. Enjoy a private five minute audience with Father Christmas for your family, with a professional photo taken (available to purchase on site) and a gift for every child. Before and after your visit, relax in the themed waiting area with festive activities […]
November 29, 2025
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December 24, 2025
10:00 am
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5:00 pm
Royal Pavilion,
Royal Pavilion Garden,
Brighton,
Sussex,
BN1 1FN
It’s time to plan your festive fun and we would love to welcome you back. Come and walk, jog, or run – just do it in a Santa suit! The 5k dash starts and finishes on Brighton promenade at Hove Lawns. Bring your family, friends, and work colleagues – the more the merrier. The fun […]
December 6, 2025
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December 6, 2025
10:20 am
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1:00 pm
Hove Lawn
Craft workshops for children and their grown ups to enjoy together A fabulous opportunity to get crafty making a specially curated snowy scene of your own to take home to mark the winter festivities, using a combination of natural and found materials as well as a few special surprise elements. These sessions are designed to […]
December 6, 2025
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December 6, 2025
11:00 am
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4:30 pm
Brighton Dome - Anita's Room, Church St, Brighton BN1 1UE
Go Kid Music is TEN YEARS OLD!! Join popular Brighton children’s singer-songwriter Al Start and her whole rockin’ band (Drums, Bass, Guitars, Keys, extra singers!!) for a live family gig and birthday celebration! We’re going to play you a full band set of your favourite Go Kid Music songs – just how they sound on […]
December 6, 2025
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December 6, 2025
11:30 am
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1:00 pm
The Brunswick,
1 Holland Road,
Brighton and Hove,
East Sussex,
BN3 1JF
Join us for a magical story time with Father Christmas at the Royal Pavilion! Step inside the beautiful Red Drawing Room and gather around as Father Christmas reads a funny, interactive, light-hearted and enchanting children’s story – custom-written and illustrated for this event. After the story, there will be an opportunity to take photos with […]
December 6, 2025
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December 24, 2025
10:00 am
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5:00 pm
Royal Pavilion,
Royal Pavilion Garden,
Brighton,
Sussex,
BN1 1FN
What's happening currently
A Little Angel Theatre and Lowry co-production A musical adaptation of the best-selling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler Step into the magical world of A Squash and a Squeeze live on stage! Once upon a time, a little old lady lived all by herself in her cosy cottage, but she wasn’t happy – […]
October 27, 2025
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October 29, 2025
11:00 am
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4:00 pm
Brighton Dome - Corn Exchange, Church St, Brighton BN1 1UE
The musical adaptation of bestselling children’s book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Step into the magical world of A Squash and A Squeeze, featuring enchanting songs and beautiful (but noisy) farmyard puppets. This heart-warming and hilarious adventure is perfect for entertaining children aged 3–11 through October half term brightondome.org/whats-on/Lmv-a-squash-and-a-squeeze/
October 27, 2025
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October 29, 2025
3:30 pm
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4:30 pm
Brighton Dome Corn Exchange,
New Road,
Brighton,
East Sussex,
BN1 1UG
Get ready for a fun-filled Halloween, bubbling over with magical activities for the whole family that will leave nature fans spellbound. Make magical memories and experience the wonder of wetlands through making a willow wand, mixing magical potions, making monsters, writing with invisible ink and more! Pick up the free Super Natural logbook to make […]
October 25, 2025
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November 2, 2025
10:00 am
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4:30 pm
WWT Arundel Wetland Centre,
Offham, South Stoke,
Arundel,
West Sussex,
BN18 9PB
Spooky Nerf | Wizarding Adventures | Viking Clans & Games | Bushcraft & Campfire Treats | Slime & Sugar Skulls | Halloween | Harry Potter | Seasonal Crafts Every day is different & based around a theme, designed to spark imagination, build confidence, and get kids outdoors having real, screen-free fun, with something for every […]
October 20, 2025
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October 31, 2025
8:45 am
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3:15 pm
Various locations in Brighton & Hove
This autumn, enroll at Dragon School and take on a fun-filled outdoor trail inspired by the best-selling picture book Zog written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. Taking place across Wakehurst’s beautiful botanic gardens this October, families will take part in five activities based on the story, as little ones learn more about […]
October 18, 2025
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November 2, 2025
10:00 am
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4:30 pm
Wakehurst, Ardingly, Haywards Heath RH17 6TN
Join us for pumpkin-picking fun at our pumpkin patch in West Sussex at Halewick Lane, Sompting, BN15 0NE, next to the A27. Our confirmed dates for pumpkin picking fun in 2025 are 4th, 5th, 11th, 12th, 18th, 19th and 25th-31st October from 10am to 4pm (last entry at 3:30pm). We’ll be in a different field […]
October 4, 2025
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October 31, 2025
10:00 am
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4:00 pm
Sompting Pumpkins,
Halewick Lane,
Sompting, Lancing,
West Sussex,
BN15 0NE
This summer, explore Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft’s remarkable collection of over 20,000 art and craft objects like never before. As we mark 40 years of Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, It Takes a Village invites you to rediscover familiar works, uncover hidden treasures and play a role in shaping the museum’s future. […]
July 5, 2025
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February 1, 2026
10:30 am
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5:00 pm
Ditchling Museum of Art + Craft, Lodge Hill Lane, Ditchling BN6 8SP
Join us for Little Museum Visitors, a creative, hands-on morning for little ones aged 2 -5. The sessions are packed full of sticking, drawing, storytelling and object discovery. Each workshop has a different theme to keep things fresh and exciting. Sessions are devised and run by early years’ teacher Sarah Hailey-Watts. Please note, that we […]
June 20, 2025
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December 12, 2025
10:30 am
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