Brighton celebrates the shortest day of the year with a paper lantern parade through the city. The theme for the lanterns changes every year but the costumes worn by those taking taking part are supposed to include a clock-face to represent the passing of time.

The actual ceremonial 'burning of the clocks' takes place when the lanterns representing the old year are burnt on a bonfire on the seafront. This is then followed by a spectacular fireworks display which makes way for the New Year and the coming of spring.

For more details visit www.burningtheclocks.co.uk where you can also purchase a lantern kit if you want to participate.

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If you appreciate contemporary, stylish and luxury accommodation then look no further than the BrightonWave hotel. It's in a great location and the friendly owners have a wealth of local knowledge that will help to make your stay a memorable one.

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Did you know Brighton now has it's own fleet of 6-seater tuc tucs ? Each of the 12 vehicles has it's own name and distinctive, painted personality. They also have 17-inch TV screens with free Bluetooth and free WiFi on board!

These environmentally friendly vehicles, normally seen and heard seen buzzing around the crowded streets of major Asian cities, run on compressed natural gas (CNG) and produce virtually no harmful emissions.

If you take our Brighton Tour and want to explore a little further, why not go green and call for a tuc tuc to take you eastwards along the seafront to the Marina or westwards to neighbouring Hove ?

For more details visit www.tuctuc.co.uk

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A GPS guided version of our Brighton audio walking tour is now available from our partner Waygate-Audio.

It is currently only available for compatible Garmin devices such as the nüvi™, zumo™, StreetPilot® 2730, 2820, 7200 and 7500.

Visit the Waygate-Audio site for full details about device compatibility and to purchase and download the GPS version.

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Brighton Pride takes place this year between Saturday 28th July and Sunday 5th August. It is the largest free Pride festival in the UK. The theme of this years Parade is Musicals.

The Carnival Parade sets off from Maderia Drive on the seafront at 11:00 AM on Saturday 4th August and this year will make it's way along the Steine and London Road all the way to Preston Park. The main event takes place in the park between 12:00 noon and 8:00 PM. You can find out more details by visting the official Brighton Pride website.

If you're heading to Brighton for this event, why not download our Brighton Tour and spend a couple of hours discovering more about this great UK seaside city ?

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We are now a partner of VisitBrighton.com the official website for visitors to the city of Brighton and Hove.

You'll find us listed under the 'Activities' section.

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Following final government approval, work on the i360, Brighton's futuristic observation tower, is set to begin in June this year. The 183m (600ft) tower designed by the same team of architects responsible for the enormously successful London Eye, will be built on the site of the old West Pier.

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The 41st Brighton Arts Festival, the largest event of it's kind in England, takes place during May. You can find out more details about what's on this year by visiting the Brighton Festival 2007 website.

Yet another good reason to download our Brighton tour and visit the city !

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A recent survey by the National Lottery concluded that people living in Brighton are the most positive and feel the luckiest of any town or city in the UK. The city topped the poll, with 93% of residents asked, considering themselves lucky.

That's just one good reason to download our Brighton tour and visit the city !

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