The southeast coastal metropolis of Brighton will play host to England’s largest cocktail competition in September, with a bigger bar and cocktail lineup than some other metropolis within the nation this 12 months.
Brighton Cocktail Pageant is returning for its second 12 months this autumn, with a city-wide celebration of the native cocktail scene happening from 18-27 September 2026.
Attributable to this 12 months’s London Cocktail Week celebrations being moved to March 2027, Brighton Cocktail Pageant has turn into the nation’s largest cocktail occasion of 2026.
Greater than 50 of Brighton and Hove’s finest bars will participate within the competition, serving over 150 bespoke cocktails for £6 (US$8.10), or £4 (US$5.40) for non-alcoholic cocktails.
Over the 10-day competition, distinctive occasions and gives will likely be obtainable to ticket holders, together with reductions for inns and eating places plus cocktail elements for dwelling bartenders.
The lineup of bars that can participate contains whisky bar Minimize Your Wolf Free and Nineteen Twenties-style speakeasy Bar Valentino.
Plus, bee-inspired Apiary, artwork gallery bar Helm, and the Victoria Bar at The Grand will all participate, with collaborating venues inside strolling distance of one another, permitting ticket holders to simply go to their favorite venues on foot.
Pageant app
This 12 months’s competition additionally incorporates a new Brighton Cocktail Pageant app, which launched on the App Retailer and Google Play at the moment (14 April).
Mentioned to be the primary of its variety globally, the app options all the things wanted for the cocktail expertise, from bar discovery instruments to cocktails, occasions and gives that can enable guests to create their very own custom-made cocktail trails on a reside map.
Ticket holders also can bookmark, fee and overview bars and cocktails to maintain observe of those they’ve tried and need to strive subsequent.
“Brighton Cocktail Pageant is all about championing Brighton’s unimaginable cocktail tradition, and so we will’t wait to host the nation’s largest city-wide celebration of cocktails,” mentioned Brighton Cocktail Pageant founder Harry Philippson.
“With the launch of the model new Brighton Cocktail Pageant App, locals and guests will have the ability to create their very own bespoke cocktail trails and experiences to find after which help the town’s finest bars for the competition and past.”
Early-bird tickets are on sale now for £15 (US$20) on the Brighton Cocktail Pageant web site, or observe @brightoncocktailfestival on Instagram and TikTok for extra data.
Brighton will even host its inaugural Whisky Weekend in June, bringing three days of drams and discovery to England’s southeast coast.
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