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  • June 2025

  • Sat 28
    June 28th at 19:30

    Event M22: The Chichester Singers – A Sunrise Mass

    • Music
    Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    An evocative and inspiring programme of choral music which contrasts works by Finzi and of Dyson, some of the finest British composers […]

  • Sat 28
    June 28th at 19:30 - July 12th at 22:00

    Event T4: The Pergola Open Air Theatre: The Drunkard or Down With Demon Drink!

    • Theatre
    West Dean Gardens West Dean, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    The Drunkard or Down With Demon Drink! by Brian J Burton. A Rollicking Victorian Musical Melodrama. Cheer the Hero, Hiss the Villain. […]

  • Sat 28
    June 28th at 20:00

    Event M24: Three Imaginary Boys play The Cure

    • Music

    Three Imaginary Boys return after two previous sell-out shows supported by the deliciously dark & gritty music of Bliss Pit. Featuring songs […]

  • Sun 29
    June 29th at 14:00

    Event WT9: Elegant Entertainment in Georgian Chichester

    • Walk or tour
    Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Join local historian Alan Green on this new walk exploring where Georgian Cicestrians obtained their entertainment and meeting some of those who […]

  • Sun 29
    June 29th at 14:30

    Event WT10: Historic Chichester, discovering some tales of the unexpected

    • Walk or tour
    Chichester Railway Station Chichester Railway Station, Southgate, Chichester, United Kingdom

    Between 2016 and 2018, Chris Hare managed the Chichester Heritage Trails project for the Chichester Society. He draws on that project and […]

  • Sun 29
    June 29th at 16:30

    Event M25: Consort of Twelve: An Excursion to Vauxhall Gardens

    • Music
    St John’s Chapel, Chichester 5 St John's St, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Chichester’s Consort of Twelve recreates a concert typical of Georgian-era London’s famous Vauxhall Gardens. Featuring singer Rebecca Leggett, organist Charles Harrison and […]

  • Sun 29
    June 29th at 18:00

    Event A8: Seascape Painting Guided Boat Trips

    • Art & Craft
    • Workshop

    Capture the beauty of Chichester Harbour National Landscape from the water with guidance from local artist, Nic Cowper. Join fellow art enthusiasts […]

  • July 2025

  • Tue 1
    July 1st at 18:00

    Event CO8: Chichester: City, Devolution and Transport

    • Community
    • Spoken word
    Assembly Room at the Council House, Chichester The Council House, North St, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    During this information sharing event, speakers from operating companies and local government will explain the pros and cons of transport strategies for […]

    £5
  • Wed 2
    July 2nd at 11:00 - July 10th at 12:00

    Event WT11: Cathedral Cloister Tour

    • Walk or tour
    Chichester Cathedral Chichester Cathedral, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    The Cathedral itself is well known, but what about the Cloisters? Join Cathedral Guides for a fascinating tour of this less well-known […]

  • Wed 2
    July 2nd at 14:00

    Event SW13: Heard But Not Seen

    • Spoken word
    Boxgrove Village Hall The Street, Boxgrove, Chichester

    A talk by author, Michelle Magorian based on two of her best-selling books. From the romance and suspense of A Little Love […]

    £8
  • Wed 2
    July 2nd at 17:30

    Event SW14: A Holocaust Survivor’s Testimony

    • Spoken word
    Assembly Room at the Council House, Chichester The Council House, North St, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Deported in 1941 to the Riga Ghetto Manfred Goldberg aged 11, his brother aged 7, and their mother spent three and a […]

  • Wed 2
    July 2nd at 19:00

    Event SW15: The West Sussex Fascists

    • Spoken word
    Chichester City Arts Centre St Bartholomew’s Church, Mount Lane, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    What did World War One veteran and county councillor, Charles Bentinck Budd; Angmering farmer, Jorian Jenks; and Rustington vicar, Rev. James Croslasnd […]

  • Wed 2
    July 2nd at 19:30

    Event M26: 60 Minutes of Classical Music: Graham Salter

    • Music
    Bognor Club 2 Sudley Rd, Bognor Regis, United Kingdom

    One of Britain’s most widely experienced oboists, Graham Salter, comes together with cellist Roger Clayden and pianist Christopher Taylor for a 60 […]

  • Thu 3
    July 3rd at 18:00

    Event SW16: Japan’s Powerful Women

    • Spoken word
    Bassil Shippam Centre, Chichester Tozer Way,, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Author and raconteur, Lesley Downer, bubbles with excitement and fascinating detail, telling stranger-than-fiction tales of empresses, novelists and warriors, courtesans and geishas. […]

    Free
  • Fri 4
    July 4th at 10:00 - July 6th at 18:00

    Event A11: Stephen Codner, Festival Artist

    • Art & Craft

    Paintings in oil and acrylic, small and medium size, beach, harbour and local scenes, townscapes, figure compositions. www.stephencodner.art Park in Cattle Market […]

  • Fri 4
    July 4th at 10:00 - July 6th at 18:00

    Event A12: Exhibition By Min Maude, Festival Artist

    • Art & Craft

    Formerly head of wardrobe at the Old Vic, Min is also a widely exhibited painter working in mixed-media collage, paint, and ink. […]

  • Fri 4
    July 4th at 10:00 - July 6th at 18:00

    Event A11: Exhibition by Diane Henshaw, Festival Artist

    • Art & Craft

    I am a potter with a purpose-built studio in my back garden. I mainly throw functional stoneware and also hand build decorative […]

  • Fri 4
    July 4th at 10:00 - July 6th at 18:00

    Event A10: Exhibition by Catherine Barnes, Festival Artist

    • Art & Craft
    Juno Studio, Chichester 107 Cedar Dr,, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Catherine creates large and medium sized oil paintings on canvas with smaller work on paper covering a range of subjects including seascapes […]

  • Fri 4
    July 4th at 10:00 - July 6th at 18:00

    Event A9: Exhibition by Rosy Turner, Festival Artist

    • Art & Craft

    Oil paintings and watercolours of a wide variety of subjects including seascapes and landscapes. www.rosyturner.com Parking available in the drive or on […]

  • Fri 4
    July 4th at 10:30 - July 6th at 17:30

    Event A14: Exhibition by Martin V Smith, Festival Artist

    • Art & Craft

    Colourful paintings created by a process that includes deliberate randomising; the crystalline outcomes are strangely neither wholly abstract nor figurative becoming openly […]

  • Fri 4
    July 4th at 12:15

    Event W8: Intro to Musical Theatre Dance

    • Workshop
    New Park Centre, Chichester New Park Rd, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Curtain Up – Light the Lights! Step into the spotlight with our exciting dance workshop set to the show-stopping Everything’s Coming Up […]

    £5
  • Fri 4
    July 4th at 19:30

    Event M27: Vivaldi: Gloria

    • Music
    Boxgrove Priory Church Church Ln, Boxgrove, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Chichester Chorale concludes its 20th Anniversary Year celebrations by returning to the stunning setting of Boxgrove Priory to perform music including Vivaldi’s […]

    £15
  • Sat 5
    July 5th at 10:30

    Event SW17: 1945 and beyond — From the People’s War to the People’s Peace, by Chichester Cinema

    • Spoken word
    Chichester Cinema at New Park New Park Road, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a Talk for the Festival of Chichester, looking back at […]

  • Sat 5
    July 5th at 10:30

    Event A15: Sustaining Creativity: Ceri Hand on Building a Lasting Artistic Career

    • Art & Craft
    Matt Black Barn, Hambrook The Black Barn, Priors Leaze Ln,, Hambrook, United Kingdom

    Don’t miss this rare in-person event on Saturday, July 5th, as leading industry expert Ceri Hand shares game-changing strategies for building a […]

    £50
  • Sat 5
    July 5th at 18:00

    Event CO9: Tesoro at The Pavilion

    • Community
    • Music
    Pavilion, Chichester Connolly Way, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Tesoro Duo will be singing a wonderful mix of Mediterranean and Riviera-inspired songs from the world of movies, musicals and more, plus […]

  • Sat 5
    July 5th at 18:30

    Event T5: Cyclone: Femme Finale

    • Theatre
    New Park Centre, Chichester New Park Rd, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Louise Blissett is back! The 1980s checkout girl who fled her life on Earth, is now on the cusp of galactic war! […]

    £10
  • Sat 5
    July 5th at 19:00

    Event M28: Orlando Gibbons and his contemporaries

    • Music
    Christ Church, Chichester Old Market Ave, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Orlando Gibbons is one of the greatest composers from the Tudor period. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of his death, Portsmouth Baroque […]

    £14
  • Sat 5
    July 5th at 19:30

    Event M31: Music for Others’ Concert at Chichester Baptist Church

    • Music
    Chichester Baptist Church 124 Sherborne Road, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    For a third year since its restoration, Bognor Regis Music Club presents its annual festival fundraising concert, in aid of local and […]

    Free
  • Sat 5
    July 5th at 19:30

    Event M30: South Downs Soloists: Palestrina 500

    • Music
    Boxgrove Priory Church Church Ln, Boxgrove, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    The professional singers of South Downs Soloists celebrate the 500th anniversary of the birth of Renaissance composer, Palestrina. His powerful choral music […]

    £25
  • Sat 5
    July 5th at 19:30

    Event M29: Chichester Symphony Orchestra – Summer Concert

    • Music
    St Paul's Church, Chichester Churchside,, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    In this America-themed concert Chichester Symphony Orchestra will perform Dvorak Symphony No.9 (New World). They will also perform Bernstein Candide: Overture and […]

    £17
  • Sun 6
    July 6th at 15:00

    Event M33: She’Koyokh Klezmer & Balkan Band

    • Music
    Lordington House Lordington, United Kingdom

    She’Koyokh is “amongst the finest klezmer ensembles on the planet” (The Australian). Always popular at the Festival of Chichester, their name is […]

  • Sun 6
    July 6th at 19:00

    Event M34: Rebetiki Serenata: Voices of Greece

    • Music
    St Paul's Church, Chichester Churchside,, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Join Pavlos Carvalho and Greek folk group Plastikes Karekles for a night of traditional Greek Rebetiko music. Guitar, bouzouki, baglama and evocative […]

    £15
  • Mon 7
    July 7th at 19:30

    Event SW18: Chichester’s Four Cities – Europe Blasts off into Space

    • Spoken word
    Assembly Room at the Council House, Chichester The Council House, North St, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom

    Learn about the ground-breaking missions to planets, moons, asteroids, comets and the stars being undertaken by the European Space Agency – which […]

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