UPCOMING EVENTS
Vivid People (Brighton Weekender!)
Vivid People return for their big Brighton Weekender - All your best anthems from the 70s, 80s and 90s, starting at the Oculist on Friday. Tickets available on Skiddle!
Emco Presents
Emco is back with a line up of selectors! Taking you through all the genres.
Free entry!
Queer Girls Love Bashment
Tarzan and Bex on Decks brings a brand new party to the Oculist 🔥
Queer girls love Bashment too — so this is a night that hits different 💗😈
While most queer nights live in the electronic, we’re on waistlines, riddims, and pure Carnival energy. Centering queer joy, rhythm, and release — a space to feel hot, free, and seen. Allies are welcome, but the vibe is ours 💋
🎵 Bashment, Soca, Grime, Afrobeats, Amapiano,
Garage, Bass, Jungle, Carnival vibes. 🎶
A space to twerk, dance & flirt, and feel safe with like minded people 💃🏾🕺🏽🍑
Come catch a whine. Catch a vibe. Catch someone’s eye.
Free Entry!
Freaky Thursday
A student night event focused on centring weird & unique sets, with talented artists taking the crowd on a journey, keeping you dancing all night long
This night is about creative expression and playing sounds outside of the rules, giving you an exciting novel experience you won’t forget!!
Join us for a night of multi-genre madness, ranging from psytrance and techno to jungle, garage, 140 & more!!
Free entry!
Innersoul
Innersoul brings a fusion of hard house, groove, trance, techno and bounce to Brighton’s nightlife scene.
Built around freedom and self-expression, the night creates a space where individuality and belonging come together on the dancefloor.
The night will showcase high energy sets from international talent FEEZ and MRLN, as well as local talent Evangeline.
Join us for the first instalment of Innersoul, it’s definitely one for your diary!
Free entry!
WOULFE Presents: Twisted Groove (Day to Night Party)
WOULFE IS BACK with a killer line-up!! Come dance all night long to the sounds of house, tech house, disco, melodic and more!
Free entry!
Heavy Hz (Student Night)
Heavy Hz are back with their monthly student event! Taking you on a journey through 140/Jungle/Techno and more. Cheap drink deals available!
Free entry!
DKMB
Don’t Kill My Beat bring their BPM-bending event to a Saturday night - expect everything from afro house, baile funk, queer pop and more!
Free entry!
Wildblood & Queenie (House & Disco All DAY Long)
Brighton’s disco legends take over the venue for all day long grooving!! Expect big vocals, deep new york house, funk/soul and more.
Free entry!
Sub Has Set (Bad Bubble Baby & More!)
Sub Has Set is a sub bass focused night, involving all genres with a focus on weighty sub. Expect a spectrum of UK Bass music, including house, UK Garage and 140. You can also expect curve balls, special MCs and lots of surprises! We are queer owned and welcome all to our dance-floor!
Free entry!
AUNTY BECKY (Day Party!)
Oculist presents Aunty Becky spinning all genres of House all day long! Come along for a dance and some great drink deals.
Free entry!
SPECTRA x Puppy Playgrnd
For the fifth edition of SPECTRA we invite Pupply Playgrnd to take over the night with a HUGE line up!
DJ MIMI
PUPPY PLAYGRND
DESTROYA
BBYSHAZ
Free entry!
Uncut Jams! (Vinyl Special)
Uncut Jams are back this time with a vinyl special - playing everything from House, Disco, Garage and beyond!
Free entry!
AUNTY BECKY (Day Party!)
Oculist presents Aunty Becky spinning all genres of House all day long! Come along for a dance and some great drink deals.
Free entry!
Strictly Confidential
Championing the next generation of underground dance music in the heart of Brighton.
Free Entry!
THIS. (Bank Hol Special)
The next installment of THIS. Presents is here and we’re buzzing.
Coming at you with full bank holiday energy Sunday 24th in our second home, the Oculist.
We are showcasing once again our incredible resident DJs: NOST., Hat-E and Rueben B, alongside some serious local talent in their respective fields.
Joe Elliott - aka Treadz - is showcasing a full set of his original garage house flavors for the very first time. A true up and coming talent within his genre and one to keep an eye on for the future!
Plus the incredible Elianne, Leztopia resident, bringing you some serious wax on deck that we know will be sure to bring the proper THIS. energy to the floor.
FREE entry 6pm-2am
24/05/26
You cannot miss THIS.
Sub Has Set (Bad Bubble Baby & More!)
Sub Has Set is a sub bass focused night, involving all genres with a focus on weighty sub. Expect a spectrum of UK Bass music, including house, UK Garage and 140. You can also expect curve balls, special MCs and lots of surprises! We are queer owned and welcome all to our dance-floor!
Free entry!
Beat Contact (Day Party!)
Beat contact presents: Angus Tranter b2b Charlie Bureau b2b Isla Grace!!
Their final party for summer will be taking place in the Oculist during the day, this will be a fun one...
Free entry!
HEAVYbutFEMME
'HEAVYbutFEMME' is a call to action: MORE FEMALE DJS! MORE FEMALE VOICES! Shanny and her team of selectors will be playing an array of genres, focusing on female artists and vocals, while hitting the beat HEAVY. Expect 130+ face-screwing beats and dancefloor-fillers. This is NOT the time to stand still! Come along to support your local Brighton DJs (girl gang)
BMC Party (Grant Nelson, Scott Diaz & More!)
Sunstroke & Plain & Simple join forces for a free Brighton Music Conference Thursday night at The Oculist, headlined by UK house and garage pioneer Grant Nelson.
Founder of Swing City Records and one half of seminal acts Bump & Flex and N'n'G, Grant Nelson's catalogue spans more than thirty years of UK underground dance music. Often referred to as the godfather of UK garage thanks to his early '90s output on Nice 'n' Ripe, he remains a regular fixture at the top of the Traxsource charts and continues to release essential cuts via his long-running Swing City imprint.
Support comes from Scott Diaz, whose productions and remixes have appeared on Dungeon Meat, NYC Downlow, Nervous, Defected and Big Love, and Eugene Glasgow, repping Nervous Records, Huge Music and Dream Soda.
Your hosts, Tom Chubb (Plain & Simple) and Jack Woodcock (Sunstroke) will open proceedings.
Thursday 21st May | 8pm til 2am | Free entry
CRUSHED
t’s summer time and we are kicking off with a white lies party!!! 🤥🤥 Write your MESSIEST lie on a white t-shirt & come dance, chat and flirt with us
Whether it’s the start of your hot girl summer or the night to find your next fling, you’re not gonna want to miss this one 😝😝😝
Tickets are FREE in bio so get them quick 💋💋💋
Somewhere Between (Day Party!)
Find us Somewhere Between 130 n 140 BPM. Free entry, drinks deals and guaranteed grooves all night long, see u there!
Vybe Voyage
Vybe Voyage makes their debut at Oculist for their first birthday celebrations - with a whole lineup of local talent bringing you the finest underground sounds - multi genre style all night long - you know how we do!
Line up coming soon!
Free entry!
Nocturnal Frequencies
Spinks returns for a night of House, Techno, 140 and more.
Free entry!
ZEST PRESENTS: HOUSE CANDY (Day Party!)
Zest presents an Oculist day party with bouncing flavours including House, Garage, Old School and Acid!
Free entry!
Ross Harper (All Night Long!)
Citywall Records owner is back for an all night long session - taking you on a journey through house, trance, techno and more!
Free entry!
UK SOUNDS (Garage/ funky/ house/ breaks)
Come celebrate the bank holiday the right way! A night full of all the UK sounds we love. Expect to hear: ANZ / Crazy Cousinz / izco / SHANTI CELESTE / MJ Cole / Groove Chronicles / Mina / Kyla / Roska / K-LONE / Breaka / Sherelle / Toddla T / DJ Polo
Free entry!
DKMB
Don’t Kill My Beat bring their BPM-bending event to a Saturday night - expect everything from afro house, baile funk, queer pop and more!
Free entry!
Emco Edit
Emco is back with her new event focusing on various genres to make you move!
Free entry!
Freaky Thursday
A student night event focused on centring weird & unique sets, with talented artists taking the crowd on a journey, keeping you dancing all night long
This night is about creative expression and playing sounds outside of the rules, giving you an exciting novel experience you won’t forget!!
Join us for a night of multi-genre madness, ranging from psytrance and techno to jungle, garage, 140 & more!!
Free entry!
Sub Has Set (Bad Bubble Baby & More!)
Sub Has Set is a sub bass focused night, involving all genres with a focus on weighty sub. Expect a spectrum of UK Bass music, including house, UK Garage and 140. You can also expect curve balls, special MCs and lots of surprises! We are queer owned and welcome all to our dance-floor!
Free entry!
Strictly Confidential
Championing the next generation of underground dance music in the heart of Brighton.
Free Entry!
Uncut Jams
Uncut Jams are back! This time with Minister Ballentine and Ned Spencer - playing everything from Disco, House, Garage and everything in between. Let’s get groovy!
Free entry!
Queer Girls Love Bashment
Tarzan brings a brand new party to the Oculist 🔥
Queer girls love Bashment too — so this is a night that hits different 💗😈
While most queer nights live in the electronic, we’re on waistlines, riddims, and pure Carnival energy. Centering queer joy, rhythm, and release — a space to feel hot, free, and seen. Allies are welcome, but the vibe is ours 💋
🎵 Bashment, Soca, Grime, Afrobeats, Amapiano,
Garage, Bass, Jungle, Carnival vibes. 🎶
A space to twerk, dance & flirt, and feel safe with like minded people 💃🏾🕺🏽🍑
Come catch a whine. Catch a vibe. Catch someone’s eye.
Free Entry!
Oculist Student Nights w/ Somewhere Between
🔥 STUDENT NIGHT AT THE OCULIST! 🔥
We’ve teamed up with Brighton’s most forward-thinking promoters to bring you brand-new student nights, diving deep into the underground sounds of electronic music! 🎶💥
Each week, a different promoter takes the reins, bringing a lineup of rising DJ talent alongside their powerhouse resident crews. Expect a journey through House, Garage, Afro, Breaks, 140, Jungle & more!
This week is Somewhere Between!
💥 Student-friendly drinks deals all night! 💥
🍹 £3.50 single spirit & mixer
🍺 £4 pints
9pm - 2am
Free Entry
HEAVYbutFEMME
'HEAVYbutFEMME' is a call to action: MORE FEMALE DJS! MORE FEMALE VOICES! Shanny and her team of selectors will be playing an array of genres, focusing on female artists and vocals, while hitting the beat HEAVY. Expect 130+ face-screwing beats and dancefloor-fillers. This is NOT the time to stand still! Come along to support your local Brighton DJs (girl gang)
Missing People
Missing People return for a residents special Back2Back, Side2Side and all around the joint. Digging deep in the vinyl crates and maxxing out the USB’s for a heady mix of deep house, minimal, disco, electro and more in an anything goes mix-em-up style.
Oculist Student Nights w/ DKMB
🔥 STUDENT NIGHT AT THE OCULIST! 🔥
We’ve teamed up with Brighton’s most forward-thinking promoters to bring you brand-new student nights, diving deep into the underground sounds of electronic music! 🎶💥
Each week, a different promoter takes the reins, bringing a lineup of rising DJ talent alongside their powerhouse resident crews. Expect a journey through House, Garage, Afro, Breaks, 140, Jungle & more!
This week it’s DKMB! A new Brighton based queer collective who will be bringing high energy sounds to the dance-floor.
💥 Student-friendly drinks deals all night! 💥
🍹 £3.50 single spirit & mixer
🍺 £4 pints
9pm - 2am
Free Entry
All Be Equal Bank Holiday Special!!
All Be Equal are back with a banging bank holiday special! Last time it was a road block and this time we expect nothing less!! Free entry.
Leftovers
Leftovers is a Brighton-based house event series built around inclusivity, authenticity and a deep love for house music in all its forms - from soulful and deep to tech and jacking.
Our lineups bring together trusted selectors, rising DJs and live electronic acts, celebrating individuality and forward-thinking sounds on the dancefloor.
This. Presents: NOST
THIS. Presents: NOST. All night long.
A true product of the Brighton underground, NOST. represents the past, present and future of the music scene in his home town. Co-founder of THIS. and core member of Brighton's first no phones party holdtight, he’s has stamped his name firmly in the cities dancefloors and helped carve out a space in the scene where the focus stays on the music and the energy on the floor.
Brighton wide resident, supporting some huge names of both old school and new school rave culture, NOST. has built his reputation though his pure love for the music and the culture that’s holds his scene.
This all-night showcase is a chance to experience that sound in full. No set times, no limitations — just a deep dive into the records and influences that define him. Join us, you cannot miss THIS.
Oculist Student Nights w/ Heavy Hz
🔥 STUDENT NIGHT AT THE OCULIST! 🔥
We’ve teamed up with Brighton’s most forward-thinking promoters to bring you brand-new student nights, diving deep into the underground sounds of electronic music! 🎶💥
Each week, a different promoter takes the reins, bringing a lineup of rising DJ talent alongside their powerhouse resident crews. Expect a journey through House, Garage, Afro, Breaks, 140, Jungle & more!
This week is the Heavy HZ Crew! A Brighton collective who are going from strength to strength. Expect multi-genre mayhem as this DJ collective do not mess around!
💥 Student-friendly drinks deals all night! 💥
🍹 £3.50 single spirit & mixer
🍺 £4 pints
9pm - 2am
Free Entry