Festival of Chichester

07/06/2026

Festival of Chichester offers brilliant summer line-up ahead

A brilliant five weeks of fun, skill and community celebration lie ahead as the 2026 Festival of Chichester prepares to open – a treasure box of entertainment of all kinds across the city and beyond this summer.

Running from June 13 to July 19, this year’s Festival will feature around 125 events across a huge range of genres in a line-up packed with local talent as well as some big names from further afield.

Five weeks of fun

07/06/2026

Soprano Katie Brown is promising an enchanting trio of events for the Festival of Chichester.
As she says, Fernleigh’s thoughtfully prepared food and exceptional drinks will be complemented by Katie’s voice, creating a unique vibe for each event – rich in sound, taste and ambience.

https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-m05-the-sound-of-katie-brown/2026-06-14/

07/06/2026

A joyous celebration of community choral singing is once again at the heart of this year’s Festival of Chichester.
John Gleadall is once again masterminding proceedings for Singing in The Bishop’s Garden on June 14 from 14:00-16:00, bringing together no fewer than eight choirs and nearly double the number of singers that took part last year.
Joining the celebration this year are The Birdham Songbirds, Get Vocal, Chichester Community Choir, The Musical Theatre Choir, Get Singing, The Igloo Choir, Bellacapella and The OK Chorale – around 200 singers in all.

06/06/2026

What better place to be in this glorious weather (😧) than your local pub? 🍻

Our festival coordinator has been out and about all day, dropping Festival of Chichester brochures into pubs and venues across the city so you can start planning your summer festival fun.

A huge thank you to all the wonderful places supporting the festival by displaying our brochures — we really appreciate it. Keep an eye out for a brochure near you and get ready for a fantastic Festival of Chichester!

Pick yours up at:
Tinwood Estate
The Anglesey Arms
Farmer Butcher
Goodwood Hotel
Goodwood Wellbeing
Star & Garter
Fox Goes Free
The Partridge Inn
The Selsey Arms
The Earl of March
The Royal Oak
The Bell Inn

05/06/2026

The High Sheriff of West Sussex praised the voluntary spirit of the Festival of Chichester at the 2026 brochure launch. "What makes this festival so special is that it is entirely voluntary,” he said. “The joy of the Festival of Chichester is not only that it is organised voluntarily; all of you represent voluntary groups and organisations who come together for this glorious month.”

The Festival of Chichester runs from 13 June, and tickets for the five weeks of events are available now (search the link bio)



Photo by Jakub Bors / Clever Photographer /

05/06/2026

Always a wonderful treat at our Festival.... New Theatre Productions at West Dean Gardens...

They will be staging A Midsummer Night’s Dream on June 29, July 1, 3, 7, 9 & 11; and Living Together on June 30, July 2, 4, 6, 8 & 10 – Shakespeare’s everlasting masterpiece alternating with Ayckbourn's classic comedy.

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

Andrew Bernardi is a very special friend to our festival and a great supporter - we are delighted to welcome him back for a very special concert - Bernardi Music Group BMG Live

Inspired by Music: Stradivarius Piano Trio - June 14th at 18:00 - 20:30 - full details on https://festivalofchichester.co.uk/event/event-m06-inspired-by-music-stradivarius-piano-trio/