After nearly a month of celebrating hope, magic and wonder in the city, this year’s Brighton Festival has come to a close.
Events took place in theatres, community centres and outdoor spaces.
The festival was guest directed this year by award-winning screenwriter and children’s author Frank Cottrell-Boyce.
On Saturday, May 4, the fun began with the annual Children’s Parade through the city centre, a fabulous display of colour and sound.
Around 5,000 schoolchildren took to the city streets for the occasion.
There were lots of community events such as 100 Miles Of String in the Pavilion Gardens. People were invited to take a spool of string and add to the outdoor installation.
Hundreds of people visited Elder Place in Brighton during the final weekend of the festival for Carnesky’s Showwomxn Sideshow Spectacular. The outdoor show, a circus featuring nine stages, a wrestling ring and an aerialist arena with a cast of 33 performers including clowns, contortionists and magicians, took place 14 times.
Closing Brighton Festival 2024 on Sunday evening, Cuban jazz pianist Roberto Fonseca and an eight-piece band filled Brighton Dome’s Concert Hall with music inspired by 1930s Paris, taken from his latest album, La Gran Diversion.
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