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Do something different in the middle of the night

Let fate be your fortune as you take a tour of the unexpected at Brighton’s second White Night Festival on Saturday 24 October. This year the all night cultural festival invites you to partake of some much-needed fortune, so join us in a magical evening where things are not always quite as they seem…

Behind venue doors and outside among our historical streets and squares lies a series of real and virtual trails and installations, so join us on an evening of fortuitous fun. Most of the events are free and some run until dawn so take advantage of the end of British Summer Time and spin the wheel of chance for an extra hour.

Come and find us at the information point in Jubilee Square for updates on the night…….

There’s some exciting new developments for this year:

Exchange programme with our sister festival Nuit Blanche Amiens with artists from both cities taking part in both festivals
Collabortions and co-productions with some of our amazing arts festivals that take place throughout the year
The launch of a Festival of Learning with a series of events designed to ignite hidden talents and passions

White Night’s sister festival is Nuit Blanche in Amiens France which takes place on Saturday 17 October: a collaboration made possible through the INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England cross-border European cooperation programme, co-financed by the ERDF.

White Night Brighton & Hove is led by Brighton & Hove Arts Commission working in partnership with Brighton & Hove City Council and supported by SEEDA and Arts Council England SE to help great art to everyone

Festival Director: Donna Close
Asst Producer:Phil Marten
Production Manager:Tom Bailey

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The Anglo-French dimension of the White Night festival is being funded by the EU Interreg lVA France (Channel) – England programme. The aim of this fund is to bring organisations together from both sides of the channel, to develop cross-border cooperation initiatives in the fields of economic development, tourism, art and culture, education and research.

Brighton & Hove City Council and Amiens Metropole successfully applied for this funding and have developed a 3 year long project to produce White Night/Nuit Blanche festivals in both cities. This will involve project coordinators, artists, musicians and curators from both sides of the Channel to work together and perform in one another’s areas. This European added value dimension will help to broaden the cultural and artistic offer in both areas, whilst strengthening European citizenship in the region.

The Interreg coordinating team in charge of planning, organising and coordinating the Anglo-French artist exchanges, artist commissions and exchange activity is made up of:

Donna Close, White Night Director, B&HCC
Anita Bungaroo, Interreg Coordinator, B&HCC
Helen Earp, Assistant Coordinator, B&HCC
Didier Ringalle, Production Director, Amiens Metropole
Gwenola Regnault, Interreg Coordinator, Amiens Metropole
Anna Borek, Assistant Coordinator, Amiens Metropole