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.
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