After a hugely successful 2026 that saw the Festival of Chichester celebrate the arts across the breadth of the city and surrounding area, we're thrilled to confirm our dates for 2027! Next year's festival...
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Festival of Chichester 2026: That’s a Wrap!
A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the 2026 Festival of Chichester a huge success! Once again, the city was full of noise as music, theatre, arts and crafts, workshops, walks, tours and community...
How to Book Event Tickets
This year, everything you need to find and book your Festival tickets is online. Until 2025, many tickets could be bought through the Novium Museum. With the Novium box office’s closure, you can now find...
Kate Mosse Hails the Festival of Chichester’s “Bigger Story”
Kate Mosse, President of the Festival of Chichester, hailed the unique qualities that set the Festival of Chichester apart at the launch of the 2026 programme.
Festival Brochure Launch 2026
The 2026 brochure for the Festival of Chichester launched in style on Thursday, 30 April, with an event at the Chichester Assembly Room attended by event organisers, friends and supporters. Opened...
Tickets are now on sale for the Festival of Chichester 2026
Between Saturday 13 June and Sunday 19 July 2026 around 125 independently-organised events across many genres come together under the Festival of Chichester banner, offering five rich and varied weeks of arts...
Edward Cooke Family Law Returning as Principal Sponsor for Festival of Chichester 2026
The Festival of Chichester is delighted to confirm that the award-winning Edward Cooke Family Law will return as principal sponsor for 2026. Edward Cooke Family Law (www.ecfamilylaw.co.uk) is a specialist...
The entry window for the 2026 Festival of Chichester is now open
The Festival of Chichester is one of the city's cultural treasures. Taking place over around five weeks every summer, the festival acts as an umbrella for around 100-150 independently organised events.If you...
Plans for the 2026 Festival of Chichester
Many thanks for coming to those who came to last Thursday Public Meeting. Here is a summary of our plans.Event Registration for the 2026 FestivalRegistrations for 2026 events will open on 1 December 2025. We...
Current vacancies on the Festival of Chichester committee
Image: Interactive sound and light sculpture “Endless" by Chris Womble, at Experiment – Sonic-Explorations-and-Digital-Visions from the 2025 festival © Esther-Collie The Festival of Chichester is a thriving...
The memories of the late Dame Patricia Routledge I will cherish
Phil Hewitt, Festival of Chichester chairman, writes:When I think of the late Dame Patricia Routledge (the former Patron of the Festival of Chichester), one moment immediately comes to mind.It was 20 years...
Autumn public meeting – Thursday 13 November 2025
Our autumn meeting has always been an important part of the structure of the year – a chance for us to tell you what is on our minds and a chance for you to tell us where you think we should be heading.This...
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