COVER STORY × CROSSBAR: The Magazine Takeover

Cover Story takes over Crossbar with hundreds of independent magazines spanning sport, women, feminism, fashion, photography & culture.

COVER STORY BRIGHTON TAKES OVER CROSSBAR.

One of Brighton's best-known independent venues becomes a one-night home for sport, feminism, powerful women and independent print.

Expect hundreds of independent magazines spanning sport, women's sport, feminism, fashion, photography and culture — with a particular focus on the women, athletes, creatives and voices changing the game.

This isn't just a magazine pop-up. It's a Cover Story takeover of Crossbar.

EXPECT:

⚽ SPORT — independent titles covering the games, athletes and stories behind sport.

✊ POWERFUL WOMEN — magazines celebrating women who are changing their fields, challenging expectations and making noise.

🔥 FEMINISM — bold independent publishing with something to say.

📸 FASHION & PHOTOGRAPHY — beautiful, intelligent and occasionally very weird print.

🗞️ HUNDREDS OF INDEPENDENT MAGAZINES — from established indie favourites to tiny publications you've probably never come across before.

Come for the magazines. Stay for Crossbar. Leave with something you've never seen before.

COVER STORY BRIGHTON × CROSSBAR
Friday 16 October 2026 | 5PM–8PM
Crossbar, 22–23 Upper North Street, Brighton BN1 3FG

Independent magazines. Powerful women. Sport. Culture. One very Brighton takeover.