Brian Butler takes a dive into the unique cocktail of live entertainment that is Brighton Fringe With over 1000 events to choose from, the biggest arts festival in England is set to take over Brighton for the month of May, running alongside the Brighton Festival. Julian Candy , CEO of the Fringe company says: “ One third of the programme is by local artists , but it also features work from all over the Uk and the world – with 155 international events from 32 countries .