What's On in Brighton

Sea Life Brighton - Standard Admission — Kick off your Thursday morning with a proper plunge into the deep blue at Sea Life Brighton, where sharks glide overhead and seahorses drift past in quiet corners of their own little worlds. It is the kind of place that turns even the most world-weary adult into a wide-eyed kid again, and for families it is simply unmissable. Doors open at 10:00am — check the website for the latest ticket prices and to book your slot.

Jonathan Pie: The End Of The World According To Jonathan Pie — The furious, foul-mouthed, and somehow entirely loveable fictional reporter Jonathan Pie storms into Brighton Dome at 7:30pm for what promises to be a barnstorming night of comedy and catharsis. If you have ever wanted someone to stand on a stage and say all the things you have been shouting at your television, this is your evening. Check the website for ticket prices — and expect to leave with aching sides and a slightly more complicated relationship with the news.

Drum n Bass Band Live — The Concorde 2 — that legendary seafront venue with the best sightlines in town — hosts something genuinely thrilling on Thursday night: drum and bass performed live by a full band, which turns the genre's machine-precision energy into something visceral and sweaty and human. Kicking off at 7:30pm, this is the perfect early-evening gateway into a big night out, with tickets priced at £13–£18. Arrive early, stand close to the speakers, and let the bass do the rest.

Milkshake Brighton - The Freshers Moving In Rave at Horizon — Freshers week descends on Horizon from 10:00pm as Milkshake Brighton throws open its doors for The Freshers Moving In Rave — the kind of night where everyone is a stranger at the start and nobody is by the end. At just £3–£7, it is one of the most generously priced tickets of the evening and a proper baptism-by-dancefloor for anyone new to the city. Come early, come loud, and come ready to make some friends you will probably still be talking about at graduation.

Sabotage Thursdays — The Volks Nightclub — tucked beneath the arches and practically part of Brighton's foundations at this point — keeps the Thursday-night flame burning with Sabotage, a night that has earned its devoted following the honest way: by being reliably, unfailingly good. Doors open at 11:00pm and entry is just £0–£4, making it one of the city's most accessible late-night options. If you are still standing after the rest of the evening's offerings, this is where you finish the job.

Milkshake - The Freshers Moving In Rave — Horizon doubles down on the welcome party energy as Milkshake's second wave kicks off at 11:00pm, with tickets priced at £3–£10 for what looks set to be the city's most euphoric freshers night of the week. This is Brighton saying a proper hello to its newest residents — expect big tunes, bigger crowds, and the kind of collective joy that only happens when thousands of people are all having the best night of their lives simultaneously.