Spotlight Events: September 2024

Tuesday, 3 September 2024 11:50

All the best local events coming to Sussex in September

Get Creative with Pinot & Picasso

Dates in September

If you’re after a creative experience in Brighton, Pinot & Picasso is the paint and sip event you’ve been waiting for. Get arty while you party at a two or three hour sip and paint session with friends, family, your partner, or someone you’re trying to impress.

Choose from over 30 unique artworks like Neon Nights, Paint Your Partner, Paint Your Pet and more. Pinot & Picasso is painting its way as the must-try activity in the area, blending fun, art, and a glass of something delicious.

Book your spot now or inquire about a private event at their studio.

To find a session visit: www.pinotandpicasso.uk/brighton

Ground Floor, 127 Gloucester Rd, Brighton BN1 4AF

Brighton i360

Throughout September

Beat the back-to-school blues this September at the Brighton i360 Viewing Tower! Enjoy stunning panoramic views from the 530-meter moving glass viewing pod, perfect for making those summer memories last a little longer.

With kid’s tickets starting at just £8.50, save by booking in advance with our new Super Saver ticket. Fancy a drink with the view? You’ll find a whole selection of drinks and nibbles at the Sky Bar onboard the pod. After taking in the views, head to the Skate 360 roller-rink for some fun on wheels or experience the thrill of Walk 360, where you can walk the glass pod roof.

www.brightoni360.co.uk

Dahlia Days at Pashley Manor Gardens

Wednesday 4th September to Saturday 14th September, open every day 10am to 5pm

Throughout late summer the gardens at Pashley are ablaze with colour, provided by thousands of dazzling dahlias. Over 80 varieties of this diverse perennial are planted throughout the garden complemented by the second flowering of roses, late flowering perennials and other annuals.

During ‘Dahlia Days’ Pashley’s gardeners will be giving dahlia themed walks/talks and there will be the opportunity, should you wish, to pre-order dahlias for your own garden to plant in spring.

www.pashleymanorgardens.com
01580 200888

(image: Kate Wilson)

Art Exhibition in Stunning Arts and Crafts House in Lewes

Weekends: 7th & 8th, 14th & 15th, 21st & 22nd September, 11am to 5pm

Evocative abstract paintings inspired by wandering the beaches of the Outer Hebrides. Susie Monnington has created a new collection of paintings titled A THIN PLACE, which will be launched in September as part of Artwave, in a unique Arts and Crafts Edwardian home on Cuilfail in Lewes with stunning views over the town and out to the Downs.

Susie strives in her work to create a sense of otherness, a feeling of being neither here nor there, a detached space in-between, that the Celts call a thin place where heaven and earth collide.

For info and directions head to Susie’s website: www.susiemonnington-dairystudio.co.uk

07790 556420
susiemonn@gmail.com

All Things Fungi Festival

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th September

Come and visit the All Things Fungi Festival, the UK’s first festival dedicated to this fascinating and beautiful world. Enjoy art, delicious food, live music, stalls, lectures and interactive workshops, woodland forays, learning from the world’s top experts, all set in the stunning 300 acre Chiddinglye Estate, West Hoathly. It provides a unique window into the incredible Kingdom of Fungi, where you can enjoy a refreshing drink at the Funky Fungi Bar and great live music from the magical Woodland Stage.

Day tickets available for Saturday and Sunday. For a special Sussex Living 10% discount, use code LIVING10 at checkout.

Tickets at: www.allthingsfungi.co.uk

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra Centenary Season at Brighton Dome

From 22nd September 2024 to 13th April 2025

Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra has been delighting Sussex audiences for the last one hundred years, and their bold, colourful concerts – from classical and choral masterpieces to thrilling jazz and cutting-edge music – are for everyone.

Their ambitious season gets off to an exhilarating start on 22 September with one of the most explosive scores ever written. Music Director Joanna MacGregor conducts Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring and young Dutch virtuoso Aidan Mikdad makes his Brighton - and UK – orchestral debut in Tchaikovsky’s fiery piano concerto. Come join the celebrations!

For full details and tickets visit www.brightonphil.org.uk

(image: Pal Hansen)

Chiddingstone Castle Food & Drink Festival

Sunday 22nd September, 11am to 5pm

Head over to Chiddingstone Castle for their first Food & Drink Festival celebrating local food and drink vendors, producers and chefs. Delight in delicacies, sip the sparkles, and enjoy the early autumn glow in the beautiful grounds of this hidden Kentish gem.

Expect alfresco dining, cooking demos, wines, delicious drinks, live music, trade stalls and family fun. The live kitchen stage will be hosted by Matthew Sankey from Sankey’s Seafood Restaurant & Pub in Tunbridge Wells. There will be a fantastic line up of chefs including Will Devlin (The Small Holding, Kilndown & Birchwood, Flimwell) and Robin Read (The Counter, Tunbridge Wells). Sponsored by Squerryes and Larkins.

Tickets: Limited early bird tickets at £5 adults, £2.50 child - once they’re gone - they’re gone! Standard entry tickets; £7.50 adults, £3.50 child.

Hill Hoath Rd, Chiddingstone TN8 7AD 01892 870347

www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/whats-on

(image: Shepherd Photography / Chiddingstone Castle)