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We are looking forward to an exciting festival in 2023. It will run from Saturday 10 June to Sunday 9 July. The entry window for this year’s Festival of Chichester is now open. We invite you to submit your...

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Festival chairman Phil Hewitt said: “Dame Patricia Routledge has been a wonderful patron to us for many years, unstinting in her support, but we thought we deserved a president as well! Kate and her husband...

We are looking forward to the 2023 Festival of Chichester, which will run between 10 June and 9 July, and are hoping to be able to return to a lively, eclectic programme of arts events. Our autumn meeting has...

As previously reported, Barry Smith has stepped down after ten years as coordinator of the Festival of Chichester. The voluntary role will be taken on for next year by newcomer Mark Elliott, a Sussex-born...

The Festival of Chichester committee has started planning for the 2023 festival – without co-ordinator Barry Smith who has stepped down after playing a crucial role in the festival’s first ten years. Read...

A month-long programme of a hundred Festival of Chichester events came to a triumphant conclusion on the final Saturday with a concert at a favourite festival venue, St Paul’s Church. The local Chichester...

The Festival has been featured in the new 'The Art of Chichester' exhibition and book.The exhibition is at The Novium Museum and runs from Saturday, 25 June until 25 February 2023. An accompanying book...

The 2022 Festival of Chichester is now in full flow with a scintillating mix of events offering audiences the chance to immerse themselves in fun, culture and entertainment. The second half of the festival...

Yesterday the 2022 Festival of Chichester got off to a flying start!A packed Cathedral Green saw performances from Tesoro, The Sleepy Lagoon Orchestra, the Bernardi Music Group and Olivia Stevens & Co....

On Friday 3 June Chichester Cathedral and Chichester BID are organising a free community get-together with face-painting, crafts and live entertainment, taking place on the Cathedral Green (12 - 3 pm). ...

The fantastic 2022 Festival of Chichester is all set to launch on Saturday 11 June, 2 - 4 pm, on Cathedral Green, Chichester Cathedral, West Street, PO19 1PX.The Mayor of Chichester, Julian Joy, and...