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Burning of the Clocks 2024

Where: From the city center to the beach, ,
When: Saturday, December 21, 2024
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Photo: samesky.co.uk
Photo: samesky.co.uk

Burning of the Clocks

The residents of Brighton celebrate the Burning of the Clocks every year on December 21st. It is a colorful and happy community celebration that paints the city in a unique colorful night procession, moving from the city center to the beach.

The special community festival that first began in 1993 is now organized by Same Sky, the largest community arts charity in the south east of England. The event brings together city people of all ages who mark the shortest day of the year in a spectacular artistic winter carnival atmosphere.

The celebrants march holding in their hands lanterns and paper lanterns illuminated in the shapes of clocks that represent the passing of time. As expected, Burning of the Clocks attracts many visitors, majority of whom are out of town tourists. Admittedly, hotel rooms during this time are in high demand, surging lodging rates quickly. Therefore, it is is highly recommended to reserve hotel rooms early on to lock in current, more reasonable, rates.

The colorful procession culminates at the beach where a huge bonfire is lit in which masses of paper clocks are set on fire as a symbol of the end of the past year and the beginning of the new year.

More / up-to-date details for this year’s events are displayed on the Same Sky website. See details below, under “Event Related Information” section.

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Event Related Information

Event links:
Contact details:
Same Sky
The Annexe Studios
Belmont Street
Brighton
BN1 4HN
Tel: 01273 571106
Contact Email:

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IMPORTANT !
As unforeseen circumstances can arise, the details of events are subject to change. We highly recommend checking with the organizers before making any travel arrangements to ensure up-to-date information.

Country Information

Capital:
London
Currency:
British pound (GBP)
Voltage and Frequency:
230V 50 Hz
Dialing country code:
+44
Time Zone:
UTC+0 (GMT) BST= (British Summer Time) UTC+1
Language:
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland).
Location:
Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France.
Climate:
Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast.
Information email:
Tourist website:
Information address:
VisitBritain Headquarters Thames Tower Black's Road Hammersmith London W6 9EL Phone: 020 8846 9000
United Kingdom background and overview
Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface.
The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe.
A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter is suspended due to wrangling over the peace process.
[Courtesy of The World Factbook]

City Information

In-country dialing code:
01273
Longitude:
-0.13947°
Latitude:
50.82838°

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