Entertainment all week

Brighton’s summer program is in full swing! There’s so much happening for families visiting Brighton, and plenty for its culture hungry residents too.

This week starts in style with the Hove Champagne Festival, gets its soundreack from Steve Harley and his band Cocknet Rebel, and gets its style with the start of the sixth Brighton Fashion Week.

So much going on, such little time, so let’s cut to the chase. Here’s the Ambassador’s pick of the bunch:

04 – 05 June

Hove Champagne Festival – Champagne corks will be popping at the first Hove Champagne Festival on the stunning Regency Hove Lawns.

05 June

Comedy Club 4 Kids – A proper comedy club and a top-quality show for kids. Komedia

05 June

Latin Fever – Join Darren Bennett & Lilia Kopylova from BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing. Brighton Dome

06 June

The Bug and The Butterfly – Using music, movement and lots if imagination The Bug and the Butterfly tells a heart-warming story about friendship, the ambition of reaching for the moon and the joy of dancing from leaf to leaf. Theatre Royal Brighton

06 June

Palmeira Mansions – Take a glimpse back at Victorian life in a house tour which reveals the opulence, taste & lifestyle of a nouveau riche gentleman, 11am.

07 June

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – One of the UK’s most respected songwriters & performers. Brighton Dome

09 June

Freddie Starr – The madcap comedian Freddie Starr is back on tour. Theatre Royal Brighton

09 – 12 June

Brighton Fashion Week – Now in its sixth year, the Week is the South’s leading fashion event and has won plaudits in the past from fashion heavyweights such as Grazia, Vogue and The Independent. Various Venues

10 June

So You Think Your’re Funny? – The best nationwide stand-up comedy competition for newcomers, with previous winners including Lee Mack, Dylan Moran and Peter Kay, brings its first round heats to Brighton. Komedia

10 – 12 June

Dancing Queen – Abba’s Greatest Hits, 7:45pm, Sat mat 2:30pm, £14-£26 – Theatre Royal Brighton

11 June

The Family Festival – The Family Festival is an awe-inspiring night of fantastic performances from schools & community groups across the city. Brighton Dome

11 June

Dustys – Brighton’s Newest Lesbian Night. Latest Music Bar

12 June

What to Wear to a Dinner Party: Tea Dress Workshop – A celebration of 1950s everyday fashion. Brighton Museum

13 June

The Naked Bike Ride – Brighton’s fifth Naked Bike Ride – Meet 12 noon at the Level

01 May – 25 July

Unravelling Manor House – See Edwardian family home Preston Manor in a new light, as it is transformed by the site-specific work of 12 contemporary fine art & craft artists.

22 May – 11 July

The Art of Truth, Compassion, Tolerance – The International Art Exhibition opens an inspiring & intimate window into ancient & contemporary China.

05 – 10 June

Hook, Line and Sinker – The University of Brighton Faculty of Arts presents The Burt Brill and Cardens Graduate Show. An exhibition of over 500 graduating students’ work from the Faculty of Arts – 10-11 Pavilion Parade

06 – 30 June

Unite Brighton – A fundraising exhibition of exquisite art brought to you by artists of Brighton & Hove, coming together to help build a better future for Haiti.