Good morning, Brighton. Marathon weekend is here and things will be buzzy but busy in town Friday to Sunday (look out for road closures). Weather is taking a bit of a dip (great for the runners) but if you’ve ever run one, you’ll know how good it feels to have a stranger shout your name. So get out on the street (Full Marathon Course) from 9.45am on Sunday and go shout at some people. 🤙 Good luck everyone!

In today’s Brighton Scoop:

- Phil Reynolds

🎨 Artists Open Houses Brighton 2026 returns this May for its 45th and most expansive year yet, with 197 venues and over 1,000 artists turning Brighton and Hove into a city-wide gallery across four weekends - 2–4, 9–10, 16–17 and 23–25 May. Visitors step into private homes, studios and unusual spaces – from haylofts and coffee roasters to a historic Gertrude Jekyll garden – making the festival as much about exploration as art.

Highlights include a Fatboy Slim collaboration with Art of Pepita, behind-the-scenes access to Plunge Creations’ prop workshop, cutting-edge BioArt made with bacteria and DNA, inflatable sculptures by Mandeep Dillon, Boogaloo Stu’s talking ceramics, and work by a Great Pottery Throwdown finalist. Spread across every neighbourhood, from seafront studios to Kemptown and Hove, the festival offers multi-generational shows, interactive installations and pop-up events such as flash tattoos, with most venues free to enter. Pick up a printed guide at venues across the city or find out more info at https://aoh.org.uk/may2026/

👷🏽 Construction has begun on 306 low-cost homes on the former Sackville Road Trading Estate in Hove, delivered by Homes for Brighton & Hove, a partnership between the city council and Hyde. The development will provide 183 council-rent homes for people on the housing register and 123 shared ownership homes. Designed to be energy efficient, the homes will feature solar panels, subsidised sustainable travel options, car club bays, EV charging and extensive cycle parking. Landscaped courtyards, play areas and community growing spaces are also planned, with residents gaining direct access to shops and offices in the neighbouring Hove Central development. Registration & Application >

😆 Local comic and promoter, Ali Jay is taking over from Kate McGann as regional producer of Funny Women Live in Brighton at Komedia from April. McGann reflects on two rewarding years of curating diverse line-ups and supporting emerging talent. Founded in 2002 by Lynne Parker in response to sexism in the comedy industry, Funny Women has grown into a major platform offering live shows, training, and the influential Funny Women Awards, which have helped launch acts like Zoe Lyons, Lorna Rose Treen, and Thanyia Moore. Funny Women Live in Brighton, the organisation’s longest-running and most successful night, runs monthly and showcases female-identifying and non-binary comedians.

Ali Jay, who previously co-produced and hosted the pioneering LGBTQ comedy show “Screamers” at Komedia in the 1990s, says returning to work with Funny Women and Komedia feels like coming full circle. More info & tickets Funny Women @ Komedia

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Cinema’s aren’t going to fill themselves. Break a habit of a lifetime, turn off Netflix, get off the sofa and potter down to your local (cinema).

Duke of York’s Picturehouse - Book

The Stranger | The Drama | Zootropolis | Amelie | A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night | Dog Friendly Screening: The Drama

Dukes at Komedia - Book

Magic Faraway Tree | California Schemin | Super Mario Galaxy Movie | The Drama | Project Hail Mary | Undertone | Romeo & Juliet (30th Anniversary)

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