Here is the schedule for Brighton Bear Weekend 2019.
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Compact programme of events
Click an event’s name below for more information.
| Thursday 13 June | 7:00 pm | Brighton Bear Quiz |
| Friday 14 June | 7:00 pm | Welcome Night and Cabaret |
| 11:00 pm | Mr Brighton Bear Competition | |
| Saturday 15 June | 11:00 am | Bear Breakfast and Bearspace focus group |
| 11:30 am | Royal Pavilion Tour | |
| 12:00 pm | Brighton Bear Weekend’s Garden Party | |
| 5:30 pm | Bear-a-oke | |
| 10:00 pm | Beefmince | |
| Sunday 16 June | 11:30 am | LGBT Walking Tour of Brighton |
| 12:00 pm | Sunday Roast Lunch | |
| 3:00 pm | Cabaret with Dave the Bear | |
| 7:30 pm | Cabaret with Kara Van-Park | |
| 8:30 pm | Sally Vate’s Bear Bingo | |
| 10:00 pm | Underbears |
Detailed programme of events
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Thursday 13 June
- 7:
00 pm : Brighton Bear Quiz at the Camelford Arms. Great prizes and a raffle! Quiz starts at 9:00pm. Free entry; £2 to enter the quiz. More information »
Friday 14 June
- 7:00 pm – 11:00 am: Welcome Night and Cabaret at Amsterdam Bar and Kitchen. Meet the local and visiting bears, collect your online orders, and enjoy the cabaret! Free entry. More information »
- 11:00 pm – 4:00 am: Mr Brighton Bear competition at Subline. Watch and vote, or enter to win £200 cash! Afterwards, dance and cruise until very late. £5 entry with wristband, £7 without. More information »
Saturday 15 June
- 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Bear Breakfast at the Camelford Arms. Fortify yourself with a massive full English! More information »
- 11:00 am – 12:30 pm: Bearspace focus group at the Camelford Arms. Volunteers are wanted for this group discussion as part of academic research into the bear community. More information »
- 11:30 am: Royal Pavilion Tour. A tour of Brighton’s famous royal palace. Not to be missed! More information »
- 12:00 – 6:00 pm: Brighton Bear Weekend’s Garden Party in Dorset Gardens. Food, drink, stalls and sideshows, and free music and entertainment on our stage! Free entry. More information »
- 5:30 – 8:30 pm: Bear-a-oke at Bar Broadway. Karaoke evening. Belt out a classic or sit back and enjoy! Free entry. More information »
- 10:00 pm – 5:00 am: Beefmince, the weekend’s big club night at the Rialto Theatre. London’s epic bear night comes to Brighton for the first time! More information »
Sunday 16 June
- 11:30 am: LGBT Walking Tour of Brighton. A 90-minute guided tour of this gayest of cities. More information »
- 12:00 – 3:00 pm: Sunday Roast lunch at the Camelford Arms and Amsterdam Bar and Kitchen. More information »
- 3:00 – 8:00 pm: Cabaret with Dave the Bear at Amsterdam Bar and Kitchen. Cabaret starts at 3:30 pm. Prize draw for the weekend’s big raffle at 6:00 pm. Free entry. More information »
- 7:30 – 10:00 pm: Cabaret with Kara Van-Park at Affinity Bar. Get a final fix of fabulous cabaret at this intimate cocktail bar. Drinks deals with wristband. Free entry. More information »
- 8:30 – 10:30 pm: Sally Vate’s Bear Bingo at Charles Street Tap. Free entry, £2 to play. More information »
- 10:00 pm – 4:00 am: UnderBears at Subline. Underwear party – bear as you dare! Lockers available. £5 entry with wristband, £7 without. More information »
Please note that this programme of events is subject to change.