Come and join in with the artists and idealists in Brighton & Hove’s unique all night free arts festival to mark the clocks going back; this year themed around Utopias. More than 70 separate events from the fanciful to the factual aim to inspire you to reach for perfection.

Each year we invite you to join with artists, programmers, thinkers and do-ers to reclaim Saturday night in the city and do something different in the middle of the night. The festival celebrates the cultural DNA of Brighton & Hove – creative, diverse, quirky, clever, gregarious and curious – eager to get active, get involved, try something new….and stay up all night.

White Night has a focus on new work and new approaches and this year we have 14 new commissions from the city’s artists and an additional 50 events made especially for the night. The festival celebrates the vibrant year round offer of the city from the grandest venues to the smallest community spaces. This year the festival takes place in streets, squares and parks, on the seafront, on your smartphone, in venues ranging from a royal palace to a laundrette.

Artists have also responded to social and political concerns with new approaches to working with older people and excluded young people alongside projects dealing with road safety, sustainable food, saving the planet and saving yourself.

There are lots of opportunities to get involved, in the lead up as well as on the night. Join the online communities on Facebook & Twitter or visit the website on your computer or phone to plan your perfect night.

White Night’s sister festival is Nuit Blanche Amiens in France: a collaboration made possible by the EU Interreg IVA France (Channel) – England programme.

White Night Brighton is led by Brighton & Hove Arts Commission and Brighton & Hove City Council.

White Night team

• Director – Donna Close
• Production by Polly Barker and Tom Bailey from Handsprung
• Assistant Producer – James Halliday
• Festival Manager – Anne-Marie Williams
• Marketing/ PR – Lianne Jarrett PR
• International Exhange Manager – Ana Carretero Resino
• Talks Co-ordinator – Branwen Lorigan

Image designed by Jérémie Garric

Thanks to all the artists, venues, programmers and partners and to colleagues at Brighton & Hove City Council, Sussex Police and East Sussex Fire Service.

Notes

All details correct at time of going to press but some events are subject to licence. Please note that normal licensing rules apply and you may not be able to enter if you are under 18. Venues will turn you away if you are in face /body paint or if you appear drunk.