Event WT1: Chichester Harbour Boat Trips
Enjoy the beauty, wildlife and tranquillity of Chichester Harbour National Landscape on a trip aboard our solar-powered boat, Solar Heritage. Glide virtually […]
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Event WT2: Sailing Trips on Oysterboat Terror
Enjoy a memorable, scenic trip around Chichester Harbour on board the beautifully-restored Victorian wooden oysterboat 'Terror'. Trips last about 2½ hours for […]
Event A2: Magdalena van der Passe and Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Learning Resource Centre, University of Chichester 7 School Lane, Chichester, United KingdomPoetry and art collide in this experimental exhibition inspired by engravings depicting scenes from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, most notably by 17th-century artists Magdalena […]
Event WT3: Chichester City Tours – Walking Tours of Chichester
The Novium Museum, Chichester Tower St, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomTake a fascinating tour of Chichester with an experienced and knowledgeable guide. Discover hidden gems that you may not have noticed and […]
Event WT6: Guided Tours of Chichester’s Walls
The Novium Museum, Chichester Tower St, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom90-minute guided tour round the two-kilometre circuit of the City’s historic walls, with insights into their construction in Roman times, their survival […]
Event WT8: Cathedral Quarter Tour
Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomAs the Cathedral celebrates 950 years, come and enjoy an outside tour of the Cathedral Quarter. This tour will be about the […]
Event T3: The Pergola Open Air Theatre: Round and Round The Garden
West Dean Gardens West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomAlan Ayckbourn's acclaimed comedy from the Norman Conquests trilogy, in the open air setting of West Dean Gardens. Arrive from 5.30pm if […]
Event T4: The Pergola Open Air Theatre: The Drunkard or Down With Demon Drink!
West Dean Gardens West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomThe Drunkard or Down With Demon Drink! by Brian J Burton. A Rollicking Victorian Musical Melodrama. Cheer the Hero, Hiss the Villain. […]
Event WT11: Cathedral Cloister Tour
Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomThe Cathedral itself is well known, but what about the Cloisters? Join Cathedral Guides for a fascinating tour of this less well-known […]
Event A11: Stephen Codner, Festival Artist
33 Whyke Lane, Chichester 33 Whyke Lane, ChichesterPaintings in oil and acrylic, small and medium size, beach, harbour and local scenes, townscapes, figure compositions. www.stephencodner.art Park in Cattle Market […]
Event A12: Exhibition By Min Maude, Festival Artist
35 Broyle Road, Chichester 35 Broyle Road, ChichesterFormerly head of wardrobe at the Old Vic, Min is also a widely exhibited painter working in mixed-media collage, paint, and ink. […]
Event A11: Exhibition by Diane Henshaw, Festival Artist
93 Westgate, Chichester 93 Westgate, ChichesterI am a potter with a purpose-built studio in my back garden. I mainly throw functional stoneware and also hand build decorative […]
Event A10: Exhibition by Catherine Barnes, Festival Artist
Juno Studio, Chichester 107 Cedar Dr,, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomCatherine creates large and medium sized oil paintings on canvas with smaller work on paper covering a range of subjects including seascapes […]
Event A9: Exhibition by Rosy Turner, Festival Artist
72A Westgate, Chichester 72A Westgate, ChichesterOil paintings and watercolours of a wide variety of subjects including seascapes and landscapes. www.rosyturner.com Parking available in the drive or on […]
Event A14: Exhibition by Martin V Smith, Festival Artist
5 Canterbury Close, Chichester 5 Canterbury Close, ChichesterColourful paintings created by a process that includes deliberate randomising; the crystalline outcomes are strangely neither wholly abstract nor figurative becoming openly […]
Event M33: She’Koyokh Klezmer & Balkan Band
Lordington House Lordington, United KingdomShe’Koyokh is “amongst the finest klezmer ensembles on the planet” (The Australian). Always popular at the Festival of Chichester, their name is […]
Event M34: Rebetiki Serenata: Voices of Greece
St Paul's Church, Chichester Churchside,, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomJoin Pavlos Carvalho and Greek folk group Plastikes Karekles for a night of traditional Greek Rebetiko music. Guitar, bouzouki, baglama and evocative […]
£15
Event SW18: Chichester’s Four Cities – Europe Blasts off into Space
The Assembly Room at the Council House, Chichester The Council House, North St, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomLearn about the ground-breaking missions to planets, moons, asteroids, comets and the stars being undertaken by the European Space Agency – which […]
Event SW19: Professor Richard Werner: Shifting to a decentralised economy – do we need Central Banks?
The Old Court Room at the Council House, Chichester North St,, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomPublic policy discourse has been dominated by the views of the central banks. In this talk, Professor Werner of the University of […]
£5
Event SW20: Is Liberalism Dead?
The Fountain Inn, Chichester 29 Southgate, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomChichester Skeptics is a discussion group which meets monthly to debate topics of general interest. Our aims are to promote vigorous debate […]
Event SW21: Frankenstein with Steven Berkoff
The Novium Museum, Chichester Tower St, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomThe legendary actor and playwright Steven Berkoff reads from Mary Shelley’s iconic horror story Frankenstein. With poetry from Mary Shelley and the […]
£15
Event M35: The Parnassian Ensemble – Viva Italia! Part 1
St John’s Chapel, Chichester 5 St John's St, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomThe Parnassian Ensemble offers a two-part extravaganza: Viva Italia! Part 1 – a feast of 17th and 18th century Italian baroque masterpieces, […]
Event WT12: Explore Trees with Chichester Tree Wardens, in Jubilee Gardens
Friends Meeting House, Chichester Priory Rd, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomAccompany Chichester Tree Wardens on a walk through Jubilee Gardens to enjoy and learn about its trees. Meet at Friends Meeting House, […]
Event SW22: Jenny Andersson – Regenerative Design: A Bioregion For Chichester
The Old Court Room at the Council House, Chichester North St,, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomHow do we act in a world on the edge of systems collapse and address the damage done to ecological systems? Join […]
£5
Event SW23: Witchcraft and cunning folk in West Sussex: history and myth
Chichester City Arts Centre St Bartholomew’s Church, Mount Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomIn telling the history of witchcraft in West Sussex, the historian needs to carefully separate fact from fiction: the history from the […]
Event SW24: Sarah Corbett in conversation with Tim Bolton
The Old Court Room at the Council House, Chichester North St,, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomThere is a need for quieter, more intimate forms of protest says Sarah Corbett, author of “The Craftivist Collective Handbook” whose craftivism […]
£5
Event W9: Just Stop – Rituals for Sacred Self with Linzi Martin – CANCELLED
Off Charles Avenue, Chichester- CANCELLED - Ritual is often considered only from a religious source. Yet Linzi believes we can utilise simple daily rituals to […]
Event W10: Just Stop – Senses Walk n Chat (Pause Moments – part 2), with Linzi Martin – CANCELLED
Chichester Festival Theatre Oaklands Way, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom- CANCELLED - This immersive experience will be in Oaklands Park. Bring a cushion/blanket to sit comfortably as we'll spend time walking, […]
Event M36: Ensemble Reza: Celebrating Two Classical Greats!
St Paul's Church, Chichester Churchside,, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomJoin Ensemble Reza for a special anniversary concert performing and celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's dazzling String Octet and the 150th […]
£20
Event M37: “Experiment” – Sonic Explorations and Digital Visions
The Assembly Room at the Council House, Chichester The Council House, North St, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomJoin us for an exploration of contemporary electronic dance music with DJs and live musicians presenting a range of genres including tech-house, […]
Free
Event W11: Improv for Creatives – CANCELLED
Chichester Canal Heritage Centre Chichester- CANCELLED - Bring paper & pen, an open heart and a sense of adventure. This is an intro to Improv. We […]
Event CO1: Hurrah for Shippam’s
The Novium Museum, Chichester Tower St, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomHurrah for Shippam’s is The Novium Museum’s latest, free headline exhibition exploring the rich history of the local fish and meat paste […]
Event K3: Dance and Beyond
The Showroom, University of Chichester College Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, United KingdomDance and Beyond presents Elevate, a dynamic showcase featuring ballet, tap, modern, musical theatre, and contemporary dance. With choreography by students and […]
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The 2026 festival will run from Saturday 13 June to Sunday 19 July.
