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UX Brighton 2026
📢 Call for Papers: closed on September 4, 2026
At a glance
- Dates
- November 6, 2026
- Where
- Brighton Dome, Brighton, United Kingdom
- Venue address
- Church Street, BN1 1UE Brighton
- Format
- in-person
- Primary topic
- UX · also Design, Product, Frontend
- Tickets
- See the official site
- Call for papers
- Closed on September 4, 2026
- Organizer
- See official site
- Official link
- Checked on November 6, 2026
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About
UX Brighton is a one-day user experience conference organised by UX Brighton, a long-standing community project led by Danny Hope on England's south coast. The 2026 edition carries the theme Emerging Methods and sets out to separate genuinely useful new approaches in research, design, testing and ways of working from passing hype. It is aimed at UX researchers, designers, developers and other product people. The conference takes place on Friday 6 November 2026 at Brighton Dome, a historic arts venue in the centre of Brighton, United Kingdom. Eight speakers are listed, with subjects including research methods, experience debt, AI-assisted working, designing in code and the role of human behaviour in product decisions. The single-track format keeps this UX conference 2026 in Brighton compact and easy to follow. Attendees get a curated sequence of talks designed to deliver methods they can apply on their next project, plus breaks for conversation with peers from agencies, in-house teams and freelance practice. Recordings can be pre-ordered for those who want to revisit sessions. For the UK design community, UX Brighton remains a practical, grounded event that keeps attention on how user research and design work actually gets done.
Location
FAQ — UX Brighton 2026
When and where does UX Brighton 2026 take place?+
UX Brighton 2026 takes place November 6, 2026 in Brighton, United Kingdom at Brighton Dome.
Is UX Brighton 2026 in-person or online?+
UX Brighton 2026 is an in-person event.
Is the Call for Papers for UX Brighton 2026 still open?+
No — the Call for Papers closed on September 4, 2026.
How do I register for UX Brighton 2026?+
Registration and tickets are handled on the official website, uxbri.org. conventions.io links only to the organizer's own domain, last checked November 6, 2026.
What topics does UX Brighton 2026 cover?+
UX Brighton 2026 covers UX, Design, Product, Frontend. UX Brighton is a one-day user experience conference organised by UX Brighton, a long-standing community project led by Danny Hope on England's south coast.
Is there a next edition after UX Brighton 2026?+
No later edition has been announced on the organizer's site yet. This page is kept as the archive of the 2026 edition.
Travel questions? See Good to know in the travel guide below.
Planning your trip to Brighton
Contains sponsored linksUX Brighton lands in November, which is when the seafront stops being a holiday destination and becomes something better: grey Channel light, an empty pebble beach, and the town's design and studio community filling the pubs of the North Laine. Brighton has an unusually high concentration of digital agencies for its size, and the conference has run long enough to function as an annual reunion for much of that scene.
Getting there & around
Gatwick (LGW) is the obvious arrival point, with direct trains to Brighton in about half an hour. Heathrow requires a coach of around two hours or a rail route via central London. From London Victoria or St Pancras, fast trains reach Brighton in roughly an hour, making a same-day return from the capital entirely practical for the conference.
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Staying connected
Coverage across the town centre and seafront is good, and most venues and cafés provide reliable Wi-Fi. Visitors from outside the UK should note that EU roaming no longer applies here, so an eSIM avoids unexpected charges. Set up an eSIM with Airalo before you board and you're online the moment you land.
After the sessions
Royal Pavilion. George IV's seaside palace is an Indo-Saracenic exterior wrapped around chinoiserie interiors of genuine excess, including a banqueting room lit by a dragon-held chandelier. It sits in the middle of town, takes about ninety minutes, and is the strongest argument for Brighton's long history of not behaving normally. Tickets on Tiqets →
Brighton Palace Pier. The surviving Victorian pier carries an arcade, fairground rides and fish-and-chip stands out over the water, and walking to the end in a November wind is a bracing fifteen minutes. Free to enter. The ruined West Pier along the shore is the more photogenic of the two.
The Lanes and North Laine. Two distinct districts, easily confused: the Lanes are narrow medieval alleys of jewellers and pubs, while North Laine is a grid of record shops, vintage clothing and independent cafés. Together they absorb an easy two hours and are where most conference socialising happens.
Devil's Dyke and the South Downs. A dry chalk valley on the escarpment above the town gives a wide view over the Weald, reachable by bus in about half an hour from the centre. The ridge walks are exposed and often muddy in November, so proper footwear matters, but the air after a day of talks is worth it.
Good to know
Is a car needed?
No, and it is a liability. Brighton parking is scarce and expensive, the centre is walkable end to end in half an hour, and buses cover the rest with contactless payment on board.
What weather should be expected?
Highs of 10 to 12°C, frequent rain and strong winds off the Channel. Seafront gusts make umbrellas useless, so a hooded waterproof is the practical choice.
Can the conference be done as a day trip from London?
Yes. Fast trains from Victoria take about an hour and run late into the evening, so attending without an overnight stay is straightforward, though it misses the evening programme.
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