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Brighton & Hove's city-wide cocktail festival
🍸 10 days 🍹 50+ bars 🥃 150+ cocktails
18th-27th September 2026
Early bird tickets on sale for just £15

Join us for a city-wide celebration of mixology, and discover Brighton & Hove’s exceptional cocktail scene. Over this ten day festival, your ticket will provide you with exclusive access to bespoke cocktail creations and experiences at dozens of Brighton’s best bars. Simply pick your favourite bars or cocktails, show them your ticket and enjoy their unique festival cocktails for just £6 each.

14/06/2026

From white grape infused tequila and red grape air to quadruple chocolate and torched sage sprigs, discover .hove’s three exclusive cocktails 👇

🍇 GRAPE EXPECTATIONS
White Grape Infused , Italian Bergamont Liqueur, Spent Prosecco Cordial, Super Lemon, Indian Tonic Water, Red Grape Air, Red Grape Leather, White Grape Hydrosol

🍫 CHOCOLATE DROPDistillery Barrel Drop Rum, Milk Chocolate Liqueur, Italian Hazelnut Liqueur, Creme de Cacao Blanc, Double Cream, Milk, Chocolate Square, Chocolate Shavings

🌿 TIMUR AND TORCH (NON-ALC)
Mountain, Blackberry Syrup, Homemade Rhubarb Cordial, Super Lime Juice, Sage, Double Dutch Soda Water, Torched Sage Sprigs

🎵 ABOUT STEM
Newly opened in 2026, Stem mixes signature cocktails with music, art and seasonal British food to create the perfect neighbourhood venue for gatherings, long evenings and good company. Did you know? Drinks are paired with music and art at Stem with their carefully curated vinyl soundtracks and rotating art exhibitions.

08/06/2026

Brighton foodies, this episode of Ask A Brighton Bartender is one for you: What’s your go-to Brighton food spot after cocktails? Think anywhere else deserves a special mention? Let us know your favourite post-drink food spots in the comments 👇

30/05/2026

While creating this year’s festival cocktails, we asked Brighton bartenders to name some of their favourite drinks from last year 👀🍸

From unforgettable serves to unexpected flavour combos, let us know your favourite festival cocktails from 2025 in the comments 👇

27/05/2026

Did you know every bar creates an exclusive non-alcoholic cocktail for Brighton Cocktail Festival? Over 50 exceptional cocktails, just without the booze!

Here's a throwback to some of last year’s non-alcoholic cocktails to give you a taste of what’s to come, and look out for this year's festival cocktails - coming soon.

15/05/2026

TRIGGER WARNING: This video contains several controversial answers (especially for P**n Star Martini fans 👀).

For episode 2 of our Ask A Brighton Bartender series, we asked what the world’s most overrated cocktail is.

Do you agree with these? Let us know your most overrated cocktail in the comments 👇

08/10/2025

How do you say thank you to all those amazing bartenders who supported ? Wrap it all up with a showstopper industry after party - that’s how!

A huge thank you to all nine festival sponsors below who supported this event, and an extra-special thank you to and for organising and throwing a party to remember for 160 of Brighton’s best bartenders!

BRIGHTON: we’ll be back in 2026!!!

01/10/2025

BREAKING NEWS: Brighton Cocktail Festival will be back in 2026 🎉!!!

“Will Brighton Cocktail Festival be happening again next year?” was the most asked question over the last ten days, and after the amazing feedback from our first year - the answer is of course a resounding YES!

Get your diaries out now, and book in Friday 18th to Sunday 27th September 2026. And make sure to follow or subscribe to our newsletter to be the first to know about next year’s festival.

Cheers to this, and we can’t wait to see you again next year 🍸🍹🥃

24/09/2025

We’re half way through Brighton Cocktail Festival now, but do not worry - there are still five days left to get your hands on 120 incredible £6 cocktails across the city🍸🍹🥃!

It’s been absolutely amazing seeing both visitors and local discovering Brighton & Hove’s best bars, and we can’t to welcome more of you over the next five days. Make sure to snap your favourite bars and cocktails and post them tagging to share the cocktail love 📸❤️.

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