Today's idea - Brighton Lions and Pavilion Gardens Cafe Charity Fun Day

A fun and slightly quaint fundraiser in the sun is taking place today in the Pavilion Gardens. With a giant mix of Face painting, a Tombola, pig racing, stalls and games, cartoon caricatures and silent auctions, there'll also be live jazz and the Hangleton Brass Band. We love this and are excited about feeling about ten years old again to the sound of nice jolly music whilst sitting in the gorgeous Pavilion Lawn surrounded by bright flowers with the sun beaming. Perfect summer things.

It's in aid of the Downs View School, and we recommend you get yourself there in between the midst of shopping or sunny frolicking. What else are you up to today?

Time: 12-5pm
Cost: Free
Location: Pavilion Lawn
Map: here

Images via Cassia and Captain Bonobo on Flickr. Gorgeous, aren't they?

Visit Brighton Museum's 'Jewels of the Nile' exhibition

At the risk of talking about a Sunday lunch of which I have good recommendations but suspect everyone's perhaps a bit tired of roast dinners for now (I meanwhile am not), Brighton Museum at the Royal Pavilion Gardens is currently running an exhibition. Entitled 'Jewels of the Nile' it's a display that 'explores vivid images of Egypt captured in tourist albums over 100 years ago' and is on show as part of the Prints & Drawings gallery at the museum.

With free entrance in the Pavilion Gardens as I mentioned, which is a beautiful place - especially if the frost from last night is still lingering throughout today.

Find a map and museum information here. The exhibition is open until March 1st 2010.