Brighton Cocktail Festival returns on 18 September
Brighton Cocktail Festival will take place across various venues in Brighton on Friday, 18 September 2026. The Visit Brighton Events listing confirms the date and city-wide setting, but does not yet provide ticket prices or booking arrangements. That makes the festival most relevant at this stage to cocktail enthusiasts who want to note the date while waiting for the practical details needed to plan a visit.
The listing describes the returning event as the country’s biggest cocktail festival, claiming Brighton will offer more bars and cocktails than any other city. However, the supplied information does not name the participating bars or identify particular drinks, menus or programme highlights, so that claim cannot yet be assessed against a published line-up.
Where Brighton Cocktail Festival will take place
The listed venue is “Various venues: Brighton”, with the general address Brighton, BN1 1UG, United Kingdom. Visitors should therefore understand this as a multi-venue festival rather than an event with one confirmed entrance or central festival site.
That format places participating Brighton bars at the centre of the event, but the source has not explained how attendance across those venues will work. Until a venue list is released, readers cannot determine which parts of the city will be involved or whether they will need to choose between different locations.
Anyone comparing local food-and-drink events can also read about the separate £15 Brighton oyster trail, scheduled for June.
What the programme currently includes
No detailed programme has been published in the information supplied by Visit Brighton Events. There are no named participating venues, featured cocktails, sessions or other scheduled highlights to use when deciding how much of the festival to attend.
For now, the clearest confirmed feature is its city-wide format. A future venue announcement will be particularly important because it should establish whether the festival operates as one connected event across multiple bars or as a collection of separate activities.
Useful details before making plans
| Detail | Current information |
|---|---|
| Date | Friday, 18 September 2026 |
| Venue | Various venues in Brighton |
| Listed address | Brighton, BN1 1UG, United Kingdom |
| Price and booking | Not yet specified |
The current listing also omits opening times, entry rules, transport guidance and accessibility information. These missing arrangements are significant for visitors considering travel, budgeting or access requirements, so the date alone is not enough to make firm plans.
The practical next step is to monitor the Visit Brighton Events listing for the participating venues, programme, prices and booking instructions before arranging attendance on 18 September.
Source: Visit Brighton Events
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- Confirmed the event date as 18 September 2026.
- Confirmed that the festival is listed across various Brighton venues.
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- 2026-08-10 14:53
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