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 […]
The 2025 festival will run from Saturday 14 June to Sunday 20 July.
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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
Poetry 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
Take 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
90-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
As 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
Alan Ayckbourn's acclaimed comedy from the Norman Conquests trilogy, in the open air setting of West Dean Gardens. Arrive from 5.30pm if […]
Event SW12: Small ship, rivers and expedition cruising
Broadcaster, tour leader and travel expert Roger Mallock is author of CruiseMaster, the definitive British guidebook for explaining the pros and cons […]
Event T4: The Pergola Open Air Theatre: The Drunkard or Down With Demon Drink!
The Drunkard or Down With Demon Drink! by Brian J Burton. A Rollicking Victorian Musical Melodrama. Cheer the Hero, Hiss the Villain. […]
10 events,
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Event CO8: Chichester: City, Devolution and Transport
Event CO8: Chichester: City, Devolution and Transport
During this information sharing event, speakers from operating companies and local government will explain the pros and cons of transport strategies for […]
£5
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Event WT11: Cathedral Cloister Tour
The Cathedral itself is well known, but what about the Cloisters? Join Cathedral Guides for a fascinating tour of this less well-known […]
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Event SW13: Heard But Not Seen
Event SW13: Heard But Not Seen
A talk by author, Michelle Magorian based on two of her best-selling books. From the romance and suspense of A Little Love […]
£8
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Event SW14: A Holocaust Survivor’s Testimony
Event SW14: A Holocaust Survivor’s Testimony
Deported in 1941 to the Riga Ghetto Manfred Goldberg aged 11, his brother aged 7, and their mother spent three and a […]
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Event SW15: The West Sussex Fascists
Event SW15: The West Sussex Fascists
What did World War One veteran and county councillor, Charles Bentinck Budd; Angmering farmer, Jorian Jenks; and Rustington vicar, Rev. James Croslasnd […]
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Event SW16: Japan’s Powerful Women
Event SW16: Japan’s Powerful Women
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
18 events,
Event A10: Exhibition by Catherine Barnes, Festival Artist
Catherine creates large and medium sized oil paintings on canvas with smaller work on paper covering a range of subjects including seascapes […]
Event A11: Exhibition by Diane Henshaw, Festival Artist
I am a potter with a purpose-built studio in my back garden. I mainly throw functional stoneware and also hand build decorative […]
Event A12: Exhibition By Min Maude, Festival Artist
Formerly head of wardrobe at the Old Vic, Min is also a widely exhibited painter working in mixed-media collage, paint, and ink. […]
Event A11: Stephen Codner, Festival Artist
Paintings in oil and acrylic, small and medium size, beach, harbour and local scenes, townscapes, figure compositions. www.stephencodner.art Park in Cattle Market […]
Event A9: Exhibition by Rosy Turner, Festival Artist
Oil 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
Colourful paintings created by a process that includes deliberate randomising; the crystalline outcomes are strangely neither wholly abstract nor figurative becoming openly […]
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Event W8: Intro to Musical Theatre Dance
Event W8: Intro to Musical Theatre Dance
Curtain Up – Light the Lights! Step into the spotlight with our exciting dance workshop set to the show-stopping Everything’s Coming Up […]
£5
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Event M27: Vivaldi: Gloria
Event M27: Vivaldi: Gloria
Chichester Chorale concludes its 20th Anniversary Year celebrations by returning to the stunning setting of Boxgrove Priory to perform music including Vivaldi’s […]
£15
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Event SW17: 1945 and beyond — From the People’s War to the People’s Peace, by Chichester Cinema
Event SW17: 1945 and beyond — From the People’s War to the People’s Peace, by Chichester Cinema
To mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a Talk for the Festival of Chichester, looking back at […]
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Event A15: Sustaining Creativity: Ceri Hand on Building a Lasting Artistic Career
Event A15: Sustaining Creativity: Ceri Hand on Building a Lasting Artistic Career
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 […]
£50.00
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Event CO9: Tesoro at The Pavilion
Event CO9: Tesoro at The Pavilion
Tesoro Duo will be singing a wonderful mix of Mediterranean and Riviera-inspired songs from the world of movies, musicals and more, plus […]
18 events,
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Event M32: Singing In The Bishop’s Palace Gardens
Event M32: Singing In The Bishop’s Palace Gardens
An annual celebration of singing involving several community choirs local to Chichester. Come and listen - and sing! Free entry.
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Event M33: She’Koyokh Klezmer & Balkan Band
Event M33: She’Koyokh Klezmer & Balkan Band
She’Koyokh is “amongst the finest klezmer ensembles on the planet” (The Australian). Always popular at the Festival of Chichester, their name is […]
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Event M34: Rebetiki Serenata: Voices of Greece
Event M34: Rebetiki Serenata: Voices of Greece
Join Pavlos Carvalho and Greek folk group Plastikes Karekles for a night of traditional Greek Rebetiko music. Guitar, bouzouki, baglama and evocative […]
£15
10 events,
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Event SW18: Chichester’s Four Cities – Europe Blasts off into Space
Event SW18: Chichester’s Four Cities – Europe Blasts off into Space
Learn about the ground-breaking missions to planets, moons, asteroids, comets and the stars being undertaken by the European Space Agency – which […]
13 events,
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Event SW19: Professor Richard Werner: Shifting to a decentralised economy – do we need Central Banks?
Event SW19: Professor Richard Werner: Shifting to a decentralised economy – do we need Central Banks?
Public policy discourse is dominated by the views from central banks, but can central banks really control the economy by varying interest […]
£5
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Event SW21: Frankenstein with Steven Berkoff
Event SW21: Frankenstein with Steven Berkoff
The legendary actor and playwright Steven Berkoff reads from Mary Shelley’s iconic horror story Frankenstein. With poetry from Mary Shelley and the […]
£15
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Event SW20: Is Liberalism Dead?
Event SW20: Is Liberalism Dead?
Chichester Skeptics is a discussion group which meets monthly to debate topics of general interest. Our aims are to promote vigorous debate […]
12 events,
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Event SW22: Jenny Andersson – Regenerative Design: A Bioregion For Chichester
Event SW22: Jenny Andersson – Regenerative Design: A Bioregion For Chichester
How do we act in a world on the edge of systems collapse and address the damage done to ecological systems? Join […]
£5
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Event WT12: Explore Trees with Chichester Tree Wardens, in Jubilee Gardens
Event WT12: Explore Trees with Chichester Tree Wardens, in Jubilee Gardens
Accompany Chichester Tree Wardens on a walk through Jubilee Gardens to enjoy and learn about its trees. Meet at Friends Meeting House, […]
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Event SW23: Witchcraft and cunning folk in West Sussex: history and myth
Event SW23: Witchcraft and cunning folk in West Sussex: history and myth
In telling the history of witchcraft in West Sussex, the historian needs to carefully separate fact from fiction: the history from the […]
10 events,
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Event SW24: Sarah Corbett in conversation with Tim Bolton
Event SW24: Sarah Corbett in conversation with Tim Bolton
There is a need for quieter, more intimate forms of protest says Sarah Corbett, author of “The Craftivist Collective Handbook” whose craftivism […]
£5
12 events,
Event M37: “Experiment” – Sonic Explorations and Digital Visions
Join us for an exploration of contemporary electronic dance music with DJs and live musicians presenting a range of genres including tech-house, […]
£10
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Event W9: Just Stop – Rituals for Sacred Self with Linzi Martin
Event W9: Just Stop – Rituals for Sacred Self with Linzi Martin
Ritual is often considered only from a religious source. Yet Linzi believes we can utilise simple daily rituals to deepen our experience […]
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Event W10: Just Stop – Senses Walk n Chat (Pause Moments – part 2), with Linzi Martin
Event W10: Just Stop – Senses Walk n Chat (Pause Moments – part 2), with Linzi Martin
This immersive experience will be in Oaklands Park. Bring a cushion/blanket to sit comfortably as we'll spend time walking, then sitting on […]
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Event M36: Ensemble Reza: Celebrating Two Classical Greats!
Event M36: Ensemble Reza: Celebrating Two Classical Greats!
Join Ensemble Reza for a special anniversary concert performing and celebrating the 200th anniversary of Mendelssohn's dazzling String Octet and the 150th […]
£20
14 events,
Event CO1: Hurrah for Shippam’s
Hurrah for Shippam’s is The Novium Museum’s latest, free headline exhibition exploring the rich history of the local fish and meat paste […]
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Event W11: Improv for Creatives
Event W11: Improv for Creatives
Bring paper & pen, an open heart and a sense of adventure. This is an intro to Improv. We shall play some […]
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Event M38: Bach Cello Suites at Fishbourne
Event M38: Bach Cello Suites at Fishbourne
Baroque cellist Lynden Cranham will present a programme of movements from Bach’s magnificent Cello Suites, and writer and broadcaster Roger Parker will […]
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Event K3: Dance and Beyond
Event K3: Dance and Beyond
Dance 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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Event WT13: A walk around Georgian Chichester
Event WT13: A walk around Georgian Chichester
Join local historian and author Alan Green on this popular walk that explores Chichester's Georgian architecture and meets some of its Georgian […]
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Event T6: Sense & Sensibility, The Pantaloons, at Chichester Cathedral
Event T6: Sense & Sensibility, The Pantaloons, at Chichester Cathedral
Location: Paradise SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES, PERFORMED BY THE PANTALOONS Elinor Dashwood has a lot of good Sense. Her sister Marianne Dashwood […]
9 events,
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Event CO10: Discover Community Orchards, at Oaklands Park
Event CO10: Discover Community Orchards, at Oaklands Park
Get to know Chichester’s first modern community orchard – why it’s there, what it’s doing, who looks after it and how you […]
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Event M41: David Pollock (harpsichord) – Viva Italia! Part 2
Event M41: David Pollock (harpsichord) – Viva Italia! Part 2
A solo harpsichord recital given by David Pollock, the Parnassian Ensemble’s celebrated harpsichordist, exploring the infinite riches of the great Italian keyboard […]
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Event SW25: Childrens Bookfest Fundraiser: In conversation with the Rev. Richard Coles
Event SW25: Childrens Bookfest Fundraiser: In conversation with the Rev. Richard Coles
The Rev. Richard Coles discusses his latest book, A Death on Location. Whether on I’m a Celebrity or supporting those experiencing grief, […]
7 events,
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Event SW26: Hilaire Belloc, the Politics of Living
Event SW26: Hilaire Belloc, the Politics of Living
Sussex writer and poet, Hilaire Belloc, lived life to the full: he wrote on many subjects, travelled extensively, was a Member of […]
7 events,
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Event CO11: A vision for the future of Chichester
Event CO11: A vision for the future of Chichester
A holistic and regenerative vision for the Chichester region is beginning to form, in which everyone is welcome to participate. Come and […]
Free
9 events,
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Event SW27: Sussex Serendipity
Event SW27: Sussex Serendipity
Enjoy an inspirational mix of words and music on Sussex themes by classical guitarist Linda Kelsall-Barnett and poet Barry Smith. Linda is […]
£10
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Event SW28: Celebratory launch and reading of new novel Hartisborne by Stephanie Norgate
Event SW28: Celebratory launch and reading of new novel Hartisborne by Stephanie Norgate
Stephanie Norgate will read from and discuss her new novel Hartisborne. Eighteenth century ecologist Gil's The Natural History of Hartisborne has saved 1960s […]
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Event WT7b: Chichester Fun Bicycle Ride No.2
Event WT7b: Chichester Fun Bicycle Ride No.2
Rolling Stones Ride. Come with a decorated/lit-up bike, and a speaker (or not). We will ride around the city in a celebration […]
8 events,
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Event K4: CBF Fundraiser: Draw-Off with Sophy Henn and Nadia Shireen
Event K4: CBF Fundraiser: Draw-Off with Sophy Henn and Nadia Shireen
Come and watch the marvellous Sophy Henn and Nadia Shireen go head to head in this family-friendly DRAW-OFF! And why not join […]
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Event K5: CBF Fundraiser: Joseph Elliott and the adventures of Nora
Event K5: CBF Fundraiser: Joseph Elliott and the adventures of Nora
Joseph Elliott, famed for his role as Cook in the CBeebies series Swashbuckle and his beautiful Shadow Skye series, will be talking […]
7 events,
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Event M42: The Laurel Canyon Experience
Event M42: The Laurel Canyon Experience
Songs and interwoven life stories from singer-songwriters of the 60s and 70s, notably Carol King, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell who were […]
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Event M43: Stradivarius Piano Trio “Music inspired by art inspired by music”
Event M43: Stradivarius Piano Trio “Music inspired by art inspired by music”
Internationally acclaimed musicians Andrew Bernardi, Maria Marchant and Jonathan Few perform music inspired by the art of Michael Joseph, who will himself […]
£35
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