The visit is on behalf of 400 Kabubbu orphans
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A group of Ugandan orphans are coming to the end of a 10-day trip to the UK, during which they have visited several schools and sponsors in the South East.
The 11 children - aged between 10 and 14 - came to East Sussex from the rural village of Kabubbu.
The visit was arranged by the Quicken Trust which sponsors the village.
The orphans performed in front of 550 people in Eastbourne on Friday. Their final concert is in Hailsham before they return to Uganda on Sunday.
Ahead of the performance at the Hailsham Pavilion on Saturday, they are visiting the Eastbourne Miniature Steam Railway and Drusillas Park animal and adventure attraction in Alfriston.
Building projects
The children's concerts have included African singing, dancing and drumming, as well as traditional Christmas carols and video pieces about the Quicken Trust's work in Kabubbu.
Geraldine Booker, one of the trust's founders, said: "People have been coming up to me in the street saying 'oh, aren't they [the children] beautiful'."
Mrs Booker added that she hoped they would be taking a lot of memories back to Uganda.
"I believe they've got a real dream of what they can do with their lives," she said.
The Quicken Trust has been working in Kabubbu since February 2000, building a primary school, health clinic, community housing and farming facilities.
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