For the first time this year, the event will feature a main stage filled with local talent and entertainers, all compared by Jon Borthwick.
The running order for the afternoon will be:
1400 – 1430 Jon Borthwick/Mysterry
1430 – 1500 Jason Thorpe
1500 – 1530 Spice
1530 – 1600 Wain (Kara) Douglas
1600 – 1630 Dave Lynn
1630 – 1700 Rainbow Chorus
1700-1710 Rainbow Chorus/Dave Lynn
1710-1715 Jon Borthwick
The Bear-B-Que will have a full bar run by the volunteers of the Brighton & Hove LGBT Community Safety Forum and a community BBQ run by the volunteers of Lunch Positive, the weekly HIV club to raise money for the charity.
Other attractions will include market stalls, a tombola, sideshows run by the Brighton & Hove Sea Serpents gay rugby team and there will be a BBW merchandise stall.
After the event, London-based illustrator BoBo-Bear will appear in Prowler on St James Street, to sign merchandise and posters he has produced for BBW events.
Bear-a-oke, hosted by Chris Hibbert and Jon Borthwick starts at 5.30pm in Bar Broadway on Steine Street.
BBW raise money for the Rainbow Fund who award grants to local LGBT+/HIV organisations delivering effective front line services to LGBT+ people in Brighton and Hove
For the full line-up of Brighton Bear Weekend events, click here: