This weekend sees the start of the 43rd annual Brighton Arts Festival.

The weather is promising to behave, so grab your beach towel and picnic and head down to the best city in the UK to indulge in a spot of sunbathing with a difference.

This year’s planned events are the best yet, with Guest Artistic Director, Anish Kapoor kicking off the festivities along with Diamanda Galás, , Willkommen Collective, Walk the Plank, les ballet C de la B, Takács Quartet , Ivo Papasov.

The festival runs until the 24th May so get those tickets booked and your picnic packed to make sure you don’t miss out on what looks like it’s going to be a fantastic month of the Arts.