Carats Cafe Bar

12/09/2026

let’s continue the party scene.

08/09/2026

at our open air venue
DJ

01/09/2026

rave cam melonswrld

28/08/2026

The standard lineup ratio in electronic music is 15% to 85%.

This means out of every 10 artists booked, fewer than 2 are women or gender expansive talent; This is a data problem, not a talent problem, we’ve built this lineup to change the equation.

Our floor is for all, Free entry.
Join our journey melonswrld

26/08/2026

HERE’S WHAT’S GOING DOWN AUGUST 30.

We thought it was time we properly explained this one…

RIFT takes over the seafront for our first Outdoor Open Air.

**OZZIE GUVEN
STEF DAVIDSE
TINO

* MORE**

🌊 Open air, right by the sea
🔊 Full-scale production
☀️ 4PM → 12AM
📍 Brighton
🎧 8 hours of RIFT

We’ve put a serious amount into the sound, production and lineup for this one.

Daylight → sunset → darkness.

August 30. RIFT Open Air.

See you by the sea. 🌊

21/08/2026

17/08/2026

PLEASE HELP SUPPORT CARATS & SOUTHWICK BEACH

This year marks 25 years of Carats Café Bar at Southwick Beach, and more than anything we would love to be here serving this community for another 25 years.

Unfortunately, the recent changes to the parking arrangements are having a very real impact — not only on Carats, but on the people who have used and enjoyed Southwick Beach for years.

We are seeing fewer families, surfers, dog walkers and older customers visiting, and many people are telling us directly that the new parking charges and payment system are putting them off coming back.

We are doing everything we can ourselves, including contributing towards our customers' parking costs, but this isn't a sustainable long-term answer.

What we are asking for is a fair, practical parking solution that allows people to continue enjoying Southwick Beach and gives businesses like Carats the confidence to invest, grow and remain part of this community.

A petition has now been started and we'd be incredibly grateful if our Facebook friends, customers and local community would support it.

👉 Please sign the petition here: https://c.org/8Mrt5S6sF6
Sign the Southwick Beach parking petition

And if you agree with what we're trying to achieve, please share it with friends, family and local groups.

This isn't about stopping sensible parking management. It's about finding a solution that works for the beach, the community, local businesses and Shoreham Port.

25 years at Southwick Beach means an enormous amount to us. We'd really like the opportunity to make it another 25.

Thank you for your support.

Chris Carats Café Bar ❤️

Prevent the 100% increase in car parking fees at the local beach

11/08/2026

We’ve got to run that back…

RIFT OPEN AIR
30.08.26

See you there. 🫠

10/08/2026

we’re starting early with ‘SELECCIONES TROPICALES‘
expect latin, afro, jazz, soulful house, disco, and broken beats

09/08/2026

this crowd can come again👏

Shore Sounds party @ melon’s wrld.