Friday Nights in Brighton

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By Marcus Sanigar Food, Drink & Events Writer, DesignMyNight Food, drink and events writer with a decade of experience covering the UK hospitality scene. Has written for Expedia, Trainline and more. Last updated on 5th May 2026

The magical moment has come, you've shut down your computer, turned your back on working life and discovered your big bad party self just in time for sun down, congratulations, IT MUST BE FRIDAY! One of the biggest nights on your weekly party calendar, there are plenty of shindings in Brighton to choose from, be you a hardcore dancefloor demon or a laid back late nighter. Check out our recommendations for the top parties happening on a Friday night in Brighton and start your weekend just right, with a bevvie!




Alcotraz Brighton: Cell Block One-Three

@ Alcotraz Penitentiary: Brighton on Various dates from Thursday 7th May 2026

Welcome in the weekend at one of Brighton's most unique bars. Alcotraz: Cell Block One Three invites you for an evening of incarceration and debauchery, that is if you can smuggle your booze past the super strict warden and into the hands of the expert mixologist inmates...

Mowgli Brighton

Jump into the weekend Indian street food style at Mowgli. All glowing lanterns, swinging seats and hanging vines, it's a beautiful backdrop to any date night. 

As the fairly lights twinkle around you, you can tuck into all kinds of Indian street food favourites and house specials. We're talking treacle tamarind fries, gunpowder chicken and Aunty Geeta's prawn curry - all washed down with signature cocktails like the masala espresso martini.

No 32

Your Friday night in Brighton just got a whole lot heavier thanks to the party palace No 32. Hidden in the depths of The Lanes, No 32 is a discerning cocktail retreat which opens up into a clubbers paradise come the weekend. Open until 4:30am and boasting DJs and dancing until the early hours, you should relish the chance to hit up this dance floor come Friday.