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Brighton with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Brighton with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 20 km:
📅 What’s on in Brighton this weekend
Find by type
- Baby and toddler groups 4
- Scouts, Guides and youth groups 5
- Outdoor and forest school groups 6
- Soft plays 4
- Trampoline and inflatable parks 5
- Play parks 321
- Farms 11
- Parks and walks 237
- Museums and attractions 66
- Pools 25
- Beaches 21
- Cinemas 7
- Libraries and classes 33
- Cafés and restaurants 662
- Other places to stay 9
Free to get into
- Brighton Beach (2) Beach · Brighton · Free
- Brighton Fishing Museum Museum & attraction · Brighton · Free
- Duke's Mound Naturist Beach Beach · Kemptown · Free
- Booth Museum of Natural History Museum & attraction · Brighton · Free
- Jurassic Beach Beach · Hove · Free
- Hove Museum Museum & attraction · Hove · Free
For a rainy day
- Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Museum & attraction · Brighton
- Old Police Cells Museum Museum & attraction · Brighton
- Brighton Aquarium Museum & attraction · Brighton
- Brighton Toy and Model Museum Museum & attraction · Brighton
- Sussex Cricket Museum Museum & attraction · Hove
- Stanmer Craft Museum Museum & attraction · Stanmer
Out in the fresh air
- Rampion Offshore Wind Farm Visitor Centre Farm & animals · Brighton
- Farm Green Playgorund Play park · Bevendean · Free
- Hove Beach Park Beach · Hove · Free
- Saltdean beach Beach · Saltdean · Free
- Kingston Beach Beach · Kingston Buci · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Queen’s Park junior parkrun, Brighton Outdoor & forest school · Brighton and Hove · Every Sunday at 9am
- Preston Park junior parkrun, Brighton Outdoor & forest school · Brighton · Every Sunday at 9am
- 26th Brighton Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Moulsecoomb · Anchors (5–8) Tuesdays 5.00pm–6.15pm; Juniors (8–11) Tuesdays 6.00pm–7.45pm
- Hove Park junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Hove · Every Sunday at 9am
- Patcham Methodist Church Baby and Toddler Group Baby & toddler groups · Patcham, Brighton · Tuesdays 9.15–11.15am (term time only)
- Tea and Tots Hove Baby & toddler groups · West Blatchington, Hove · Fridays 9.30am, term time
- 1st Southwick Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Southwick · Anchors (5–8) Wednesdays 6.00pm–7.15pm; Juniors (8–11) Wednesdays 6.00pm–7.15pm; Company (11–15) Wednesdays 7.15pm–9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Wednesdays 7.15pm–9.30pm
- 3rd Burgess Hill Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Burgess Hill · Anchors (5–8) Wednesdays 6.15pm–7.30pm; Juniors (8–11) Wednesdays 6.15pm–7.30pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.30pm–9.30pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.30pm–9.30pm
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Santa's Grotto at Dobbies Brighton Santa & Christmas · Woodingdean · 📅 Sat 21 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Brighton Christmas Market Festivals, fairs & gala days · City centre · Free · 📅 Thu 26 Nov – Sun 27 Dec
- Santa in the Sky Santa & Christmas · Seafront · 📅 Sat 12 Dec – Thu 24 Dec
- The Christmas Cracker Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Fri 18 Dec – Tue 22 Dec
- The Snowman with Live Orchestra Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Sat 19 Dec
- The Christmas Pier Show Shows, theatre & panto · Seafront · 📅 Sun 20 Dec – Wed 23 Dec
- Aladdin: Brighton's Family Pantomime Shows, theatre & panto · Seafront · 📅 Tue 22 Dec – Wed 30 Dec