White Night Festival 2010

I am yet to meet someone who doesn't love it here in Brighton. Never a week goes by without people raving about it. Of course you get used to it when you're here day after day, but then you get a glimpse of the sea or a whiff of the waves (bit exaggerated but you get the gist!) and remember why it's great to be here.

Q. So what could be better than a youthful, inspirational, creative, relaxed city by the sea?

A. An all night festival in a youthful, inspirational, creative, relaxed city by the sea.

Our night started on North Street as we looked up at a big fat tranny sat up high on a balcony belting out Madonna, Sinead O'Connor and other oldies with the crowds gathering underneath. From there we moved to the Enlightenment Stage in Ship Street - amazing idea to make drawings of an ever-changing street spectacle. Only in Brighton could you find arty types with pencils at the easel to one side with groups of bong smoking teens sat in circles and dressed up as zombies to the other.

Yes it was messy, yes it cost the council a bomb (fingers crossed for next years funding!) but for the 40, 000 people who showed it definitely was an extra reason to be raving about the city of Brighton and Hove!