Friday Nights in Brighton

If you want to know the best up-and-coming acts in Brighton then spend your next Friday night out at Patterns for the ever-awesome Foundations. Showcasing the best local talent, from live acts to the hottest new producers, it's the only place to be on a Friday. 

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...

Irish pub The Fiddler's Elbow sure know how to have a good time on a Friday night as they get the hottest hits on the decks. Head on down for a party atmosphere, friendly locals and cracking DJs as they lead you into a hell of a weekend.

Head to the Artista Cafe of a Friday night and catch some of the best comedians on the circuit as they try out new material guaranteed to get you giggling. Winner of the Best Venue Award at the Brighton Fringe in 2021, this one's a must.

For Friday night shindigs in Brighton, head to Patterns on the seafront which is serving food, cocktails and fine music. With their new weekly Friday Special there is 2-4-1 cocktails, deals on beer and wine and free chips with your drinks if you order before 7pm, the start of the weekend never tasted so good.

The Tempest must be one of Brighton's quirkiest bars, built into a chamber of caves. On Fridays things hot up with their Night Grooves event, expect the biggest beats from classic artists such as Sugar Hill Gang, Lionel Ritchie and so many more.

If you would rather be sipping finely brewed beer than downing shots on a Friday night, head to The Hare and Hounds. The pub is Brighton's first brewery fresh pub meaning you can order unfiltered beer straight from the tank. There's also an excellent selection of Mexican nibbles.

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. 

If clubbing isn't your bag on a Friday night in Brighton, why not try Komedia for some belly-aching laughs. The comedy club in North Laine puts on weekly shows of the town's best talent as well as cabaret nights, DJs and live music.

On the first Friday of every month, The Haunt are taking back to the '90s for a night of classic hip hop tunes. Get ready to get serious on the dancefloor with the likes of Janet Jackson, Tupac and Biggie.