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Win a Luxury Weekend for Two to celebrate Brighton Festival!

Enter our competition to win a spectacular weekend at England's finest arts festival

by theartsdeskTuesday, 8 May 2018

Hook-laden garage punk confessions from Chicago: Ezra Furman, star of Brighton Festival 2018

Brighton Festival is the UK’s leading annual celebration of the arts, with events taking place in venues both familiar and unusual across Brighton & Hove for three weeks every May. This year, the Festival boasts an eclectic line-up spanning music, theatre, dance, visual art, film, comedy, debate and spoken word, with visual artist David Shrigley as Guest Director.

Enter this competition by entering your details here for a chance to win a fantastic break for two over the closing weekend of Brighton Festival (Fri 25 – Sun 27 May).

The prize package includes:

A two-night stay at Sooty’s Cottage, courtesy of Best of Brighton Holiday Lettings. This characterful cottage is in the popular North Laine area of Brighton, offering a comfortable and relaxing base for your seaside holiday
A free three-tier afternoon tea at Terre à Terre, Brighton's acclaimed restaurant where vegetarianism is more about indulgence than abstinence.
£50 to spend on dinner for two at Cin Cin, the authentic food and drink experience you wish you could bring home from those sun-drenched Italian holidays..
A Spa and Dine experience at Brighton Harbour Hotel on Sunday. Spend a relaxing few hours in the HarSPA which includes Scandinavian hot tubs, swimming pool, sauna and steam room followed by dinner for two at their award-winning Jetty restaurant.

A copy of Guest Director David Shrigley’s new book Fully Coherent Plan for a New and Better Society, featuring 254 new illustrations.
A pair of tickets to the following Brighton Festival events:

Fri 25 May

8pm - late: A night out to remember at Brownton Abbey. Celestial beings from queer dimensions will transform Brighton Dome into a kaleidoscopic off-world temple. Congregate with your fam, drench yourself in contemporary ritual, and get transcendental on the dance floor!

Sat 26 May

1.30pm: A spot of Shakespeare in the great outdoors with The Tempest at Brighton Open Air Theatre.

8pm: A night of hook-laden garage punk and confessional lyrics with Chicago musician Ezra Furman

Sun 27 May

11am: Experience a bold retelling of Herman Hesse’s classic fairytale I Wish I Was a Mountain with writer, performer and former Glastonbury Poetry Slam champion Toby Thompson.

Find out more about these and other events in this year’s Brighton Festival programme at brightonfestival.org

Enter now for a chance to win a fantastic break for two over the closing weekend of Brighton Festival.

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