Brighton & Hove's World Aids Day Concert

19/04/2026

Brighton & Hove's World Aids Day Concert stands as a powerful reminder of what this community can do when we come together with purpose, pride, and heart.

As we look ahead to Various Voices Brighton 2030, we’re wishing the whole team every success. This festival is in very safe hands.

The collaboration between Actually Gay Men's Chorus, Brighton Gay Men's Chorus, and Rainbow Chorus continues to demonstrate not just musical excellence, but real strength in planning, partnership, and delivery. Events like our city's World AIDS Day Concert don’t just happen—they’re built with care, experience, and a deep understanding of community.

Brighton knows how to show up. And 2030 is going to be something very special.

01/12/2025

🎗 🌈 Thank you for an incredible Brighton & Hove's World Aids Day Concert! 🌈

A huge shoutout to our volunteers and event planners, the fabulous singers, sound & lighting crew, BrightonStMary’s team, and the amazing audience — you made it unforgettable! ❤️

Your support raises vital funds for Lunch Positive, providing healthy meals, peer support, befriending, and safe spaces for people living with HIV across Brighton & Sussex.

💬 "You’ve been a life saver! I don’t think I’d be here without you." — Alan, a Lunch Positive service user.

It’s not too late to make a difference — every penny goes straight to helping people living with HIV thrive:
👉 https://localgiving.org/charity/lunchpositive

Thank you for raising your voices, your hearts, and your support. Together, we change lives. 💖

Lunch Positive Actually Gay Men's Chorus Brighton Gay Men's Chorus Rainbow Chorus Resound Voices Brighton Rox City of Stars - Musical Theatre Choir World AIDS Day - Brighton & Hove World AIDS Day Scene Magazine Latest TV

30/11/2025

🖤 Six voices. Four decades of history. 🖤

From the fear and stigma of the early AIDS crisis to the resilience and activism that shaped today’s treatments, these candid interviews from members of the Lunch Positive community honour those we lost and celebrate those who survived.

This World AIDS Day, follow the series in Scene Magazine and hear the truths that connect generations — stories of courage, community, and hope.
📖 Read the full series here: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/we-never-expected-to-be-here-stories-of-survival-loss-and-hope/

Then join us in person for the Brighton & Hove's World Aids Day Concert, raising vital funds for Lunch Positive and celebrating the power of community through music.

📅 Monday 1 December 2025
📍 St Mary’s Church, 61 St James’s Street, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1PR
🕢 7:30pm (doors 7:00pm)
🎟️ Tickets & info: https://tickets.brightongmc.org/event/wad-concert-2025/ and also at Prowler Brighton and limited availability on the door.

✨ Featuring: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus • Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus • Rainbow Chorus • Resound Male Voices • Brighton Rox • City of Stars Musical Theatre Choir

This World AIDS Day, Scene magazine launches a powerful series of interviews with people who have lived with HIV for decades - voices that carry the weight of history, resilience, and hope.

▶️ https://www.scenemag.co.uk/we-never-expected-to-be-here-stories-of-survival-loss-and-hope/

27/11/2025

🌍❤️🎗𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽.

News broke that, for the first time since 1988, the U.S. government will not officially commemorate World AIDS Day.

But here in Brighton & Hove, our response is simple:

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 — 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀.
No matter what happens elsewhere, we continue to honour those we’ve lost, support those living with HIV, celebrate the progress we’ve made, and fight stigma wherever it appears.

On 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 our city comes together for the Brighton & Hove's World Aids Day Concert — an evening of music, remembrance, solidarity and hope, raising vital funds for Lunch Positive who provide food, friendship and peer support for people living with HIV.

Because when the world pulls back, 𝘄𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.
When stigma rises, 𝘄𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿.
And when support falters, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙥 — 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧.

🎶 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗼𝗻 & 𝗛𝗼𝘃𝗲'𝘀 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁
📍 St Mary’s Church, Kemptown BrightonStMary
📅 Monday 1 December
🕢 7:30pm (doors 7:00pm)
🎟️ Tickets & info: brightonwadconcert.info

✨ Featuring: Actually Gay Men’s Chorus • Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus • Rainbow Chorus • Resound Male Voices • Brighton Rox • City of Stars Musical Theatre Choir and compered by Hannah Brackenbury

24/11/2025

https://www.brightonwadconcert.info/

24/11/2025

With the help of the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, Brighton AIDS Memorial has launched a new World AIDS Day exhibition taking place at Brighton’s Jubilee Library from 24 November - 7 December.

▶️ https://www.scenemag.co.uk/brighton-aids-memorial-launches-world-aids-day-exhibition-at-jubilee-library/