Tonight

Pride On The Pier

Palace Pier, Brighton, 6pm to 11pm, £15, www.brighton-pride.org

WARM-UP to Saturday’s celebrations with cabaret hosted by Miss Jason, a karaoke bar, DJ Miklos behind the decks and a wristband offering unlimited rides.

Sheilafest

Otherplace @ The Basement, Kensington Street, Brighton, 8pm, £10, www.otherplacebrighton.co.uk

ACOUSTIC rockers Grey Matter, jazz and comedy star Nicky Mitchell, gay uke band Qululele, the Al Start Band and DJ Lonesome come together to pay tribute to community activist Sheila McWattie who died earlier this year.

Panti Bliss: High Heels In Low Places

The Spire, Church Place, Brighton, 8pm, £17.50/£12.50, www.marlboroughtheatre.org.uk

WHEN Irish performance giant Panti Bliss gave a speech on YouTube about homophobia it went viral, and was even debated in the Irish parliament. This show follows her life after “Pantigate”.

Traumfrau’s Freaky Friday

The OId Market, Upper Market Street, Hove, 9pm to 2am, £10, 01273 201801

DJS Von Petrovosky and Sina Sparrow are joined by Chloe Raunet’s new project Luminous, Poetic And Radical as Traumfrau provides an alternative introduction to Brighton Pride.

Boogaloo Bingo

Neighbourhood, Brighton, 7.30pm, 01273 673891

BOOGALOO Stu, Delores Darling and The Size Zero Albino combine their monthly club night Popkraft with a night of eyes-down action packed with innuendo and outrageous games.

Ben Barton’s Camera Obscura

Diva, St James’s Street, Brighton, 6.30pm, £7, 01273 660825

LAUNCH of the new Piccolodeon little theatre in the basement of Diva, showing a night of handmade cine films depicting Hollywood glamour, fairytales, undead brides, dead insects and the British seaside.

Quentin Crisp: Naked Hope

Rialto, Dyke Road, Brighton, until Sunday, August 2, 7.30pm, £12.50/£10.50, www.rialtotheatre.co.uk

FOLLOWING its 2014 Edinburgh Fringe debut, Mark Farrelly brings his one-man tribute to the Englishman In New York to Brighton, recreating the flamboyant Quentin Crisp for a new audience.

Smirnoff One Night Only

Charles Street Envy, Charles Street, Brighton, 10pm to 4am, £5, www.brighton-pride.org

LIVE entertainers, a searing light show, multi-cannon CO2 jets and more as Charles Street joins forces with the vodka brand.

Poptartz x Clique

Revenge, Old Steine, Brighton, 10.30pm, £8, www.revenge.co.uk

TWO levels of music – with pop anthems on level one and house courtesy of Alpha and DJ Becky Perry on level two.

Tomorrow

Pride Street Party

The Marlborough Theatre, Princes Street, Brighton, 6pm to 4am, £5, www.marlboroughtheatre.org.uk

PINK Fringe’s street party launches with a performance of Scottee’s Camp from 6pm, before dance parties hosted outside by Unskinny Bop, and indoors from 11pm by Sink The Pink.

Freemasons Official Pride Beach Party

Ohso Social, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, 9pm, £15, www.brighton-pride.org

FOLLOWING their Wild Fruit Big Top show earlier that day, Freemasons headline the beach party alongside Chris Pullin, Mikalis and DJ Alpha.

Fierce Pride

Charles Street Envy, Charles Street, Brighton, 9pm to 4am, free before 10pm, £8 before midnight, www.brighton-pride.org

FUNKY house and commercial dance over two floors.

Pride Party Saturday Night

Revenge, Old Steine, Brighton, 9pm to 7am, £15.40, www.revenge.co.uk

FOLLOWING a free roof terrace party from 2pm, Toby Lawrence, Trick and Missy B play pop and urban tunes on level one, with Jonesy, King K and Zach Burns on level two.

Koochy Girls Of Pride Party

Concorde 2, Madeira Drive, Brighton, 11pm to 4.30am, SOLD OUT, call 01273 673311 for returns

RUBY Rose heads up the entertainment at Concorde 2, with support from Kelly Lloyd, Sandra D, Michele Manetti and Lady Lola

Zoo Pride

Shooshh, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, 5pm to 5am, £5/£7, www.shooshhbrighton.com

TWELVE hours of face-painting, live animals and more in the seafront club soundtracked by house, dance and floor-fillers.

Treatment

The Arch, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, 11pm, the.arch.club

Maxxi Soundsystem, Bodhi, Zac Samuel and the Treatment DJs.

Wildfruit Official Pride Party

Patterns, Madeira Drive, Brighton, 10pm, from £12.50, www.brighton-pride.org

Look out for the free terrace party featuring Affy Go Bang, Kate Wildblood and Queen Josephine from 3pm to 9pm, before Chrissy Darling introduces Wayne G, Paul Heron, Seamus Haji, Fat Tony and Paul Coals until 5am.

Brut Official Pride AfterParty

The Arch, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, 4am, from £10, www.brighton-pride.org

FOR those who don’t want to sleep the London house label Brut brings its residents Ben Jamin, Alan X, Paul Coles and Ross Jones to party until the sun comes up.

Sunday

Official Brighton Pride Girls Weekender Garden Party

Neighbourhood, St James’s Street, Brighton, 1pm to 8pm, free

LADY Lola, Maze And Masters, Ellie Cocks, Sami, SummerDaze and Alpha are behind the decks in this Pride Village Party special.

Sunday Sundae Pride Afterparty

Patterns, Marine Parade, Brighton, 3pm, £10, www.brighton-pride.org

With DJs Paul Coals, Jeffrey Hinton, Mr Haywood, Kidology, Mikalis, Kate Wildblood and Queen Josephine.

Apres Pride

Charles Street Envy, Charles Street, Brighton, 7pm to 3am, free before 10pm, www.brighton-pride.org

House with Lil’ Alex, Grant Knowles and DJ Lee(Roy).

Girls Official Pride Closing Party

Ohso Social, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, 8pm to 3am, £5, www.brighton-pride.org

THE girls say goodbye at Ohso Social with sets from Maze And Masters, Ellie Cocks, Lady Lola, DJ Alpha, Sami, Summerdaze and Missy B.

M Lamar: Destruction

Marlborough Theatre, Princes Street, Brighton, Sunday, August 2, 8pm, £8.50/£6.50, www.marlboroughtheatre.org.uk

A NEW musical theatre piece for male soprano and piano written and performed by M Lamar exploring the apocalyptic themes in negro spiritual songs.

FOMO

Revenge, Old Steine, Brighton, 10pm, £5, www.revenge.co.uk

A NEON rave with glow-sticks, UV face-painting and bubble machines soundtracked by house, pop, urban and bass.

Room Service Official Pride Closing Party

Shooshh, King’s Road Arches, Brighton, 11pm, from £8, www.brighton-pride.org

THE London underground house brand brings Jodie Harsh, Maze And Masters, Terry Vietheer to bring Pride to a close.