Festival of Chichester

You can now listen to the Three Ravens podcast recorded live during the festival.

Once again thank you to Edward Cooke Family Law for being a sponsor of the Festival of Chichester. We truly appreciate the support - and well done on your own fundraising efforts for Chestnut Tree House

Some gorgeous pics from Carlien Photography one of our amazing volunteer photographers.

What an amazing festival it's been - thank you so much to all of the organisers, artists, venues, musicians, authors and experts as well as everyone who bought a ticket to support the wonderful arts scene in Chichester.

See you in 2025!

Festival of Chichester finale - Festival of Chichester Completing a five-week-long programme of around a hundred events For much of June and July, the Festival of Chichester has once again brought dozens of events to the city, from concerts to theatre to a whole range of talks, poetry...

It's the final day of the 2024 festival! Thank you so much to ever act, entertainer and venue who participated in this year's festival and thank you to every single one of you who bought a ticket, attended an event and encouraged your friends and family to come along. We appreciate every one of you and look forward to doing it all again in 2025! 🥰🙌

Happy Saturday - hope you get out and enjoy the penultimate day of the festival.

We almost can't believe it but the end of the festival is in sight 🥲 But the GOOD NEWS is that we are ending on a high note, quite literally, with the amazing Phoenix Big Band, Sunday evening from 8pm.

If you haven't heard a live big band in full swing you are in for a treat this Sunday. We are delighted to welcome back the hugely popular 18-piece Phoenix Big Band who will be closing out this year's festival with an energetic, uplifting and varied programme of the very best swing music from the 1940s and 50s.

Set up is a cabaret format with tables and, of course a dance floor. Dress up, pop on your dancing shoes and be entertained with music from Basie, Ellington, Miller, Sinatra and other giants of the big band era.
The sun will be shining so join us for a great end to an amazing five weeks 🫶🙌

The weekend is in sight and lots of great events for you to choose from to kick off the last weekend of the festival.

Singing in The Bishop’s Palace Gardens as Festival of Chichester concludes

Helping bring the 2024 Festival of Chichester to a conclusion will be Singing in The Bishop’s Palace Gardens on Sunday July 21, starting at 2pm and lasting up to two hours (free entry).

Singing in The Bishop’s Palace Gardens as Festival of Chichester concludes Helping bring the 2024 Festival of Chichester to a conclusion will be Singing in The Bishop’s Palace Gardens on Sunday July 21, starting at 2pm and lasting up to two hours (free entry).

Andrew Bernardi enjoys fourth successive Festival of Chichester
Last year Andrew Bernardi opened the Festival of Chichester with a concert in the cathedral on the very first day.
This year – in his fourth successive Festival of Chichester concert – Andrew takes to the stage as part of the closing weekend.

Andrew Bernardi

Andrew Bernardi enjoys fourth successive Festival of Chichester Last year Andrew Bernardi opened the Festival of Chichester with a concert in the cathedral on the very first day.

Classical guitarist Zoe Barnett, ‘the guitarist who plays standing up’, returns to the Festival of Chichester for a concert on Friday, July 19 at 7.30pm.

Classical guitarist Zoe Barnett returns to the Festival of Chichester

A Childhood Journey To Belsen offers a chilling reminder
A Childhood Journey To Belsen will offer a chilling warning from history for the Festival of Chichester in a special event at the New Park Community Centre, Chichester on Friday, July 19 at 6pm (tickets £12 from the Festival of Chichester).

A Childhood Journey To Belsen offers a chilling reminder A Childhood Journey To Belsen will offer a chilling warning from history for the Festival of Chichester in a special event at the New Park Community Centre, Chichester on Friday, July 19 at 6pm (tickets £12 from the Festival of Chichester).

Happy Thursday!

A great set of midweek events for you to choose from.

Another unique festival event tonight :)

Celebrate the joys of nature in poetry and music at St John's Chapel, Chichester, PO19 1UR, 3pm on Friday 19 July with PASTORAL IDYLL.

Join Sussex writer Barry Smith as he shares his evocative poems exploring the natural world, its beauties and solace as well as ecological climate change concerns, set to music by classical guitarist Linda Kelsall-Barnett.

Composers include Villa-Lobos, Rodrigo and Bach.

Barry's poems focus on the idyllic landscapes of Sussex and the Isle of Wight. His new collection was nominated for the 2023 T.S. Eliot prize.

The music also includes two unique recreations of Roman music devised by Linda under the mentorship of the Oxford Classics professor.

St John's Chapel provides the perfect context for an inspirational afternoon immersed in the natural world.

ALL WELCOME.

Tickets £10 available from the website (link in bio)

It's the last week of the festival - now's the time to visit all of the events you've been meaning to get to!

2022 Sussex Young Musician of the year Zoe Barnett will be presenting A Moonlight Serenade on Friday 19th - will we see you there?

Some wonderful words from two integral Festival of Chichester visionaries.

And just to finish the flurry of Facebooking.... I'd just like to say huge thanks to Kate Mosse Author, a dear friend to me personally but also to the festival...... she has been at the heart of the festival pretty much from the moment it was conceived. She and Greg Mosse have completely embraced what our great adventure is all about and have contributed imaginatively and brilliantly to every festival we have ever had. Therefore it was a huge pleasure when Kate interviewed me about my book Outrunning The Demons (Bloomsbury Publishing UK) at the Oxmarket Gallery on Thursday. Brilliant interviewing.... she made me think... and you can see the effort of me being forced to think in the pic below! (courtesy of David Ledain - Author). Kate has given a huge amount to this year's festival in terms of time and brilliance... and she will be in action again tonight in Chichester Cathedral when the Southdowns Concert Band will be joined by Walton Voices. Thank you, Kate. The Festival couldn't possibly wish for a finer friend! Phil

https://www.chichester.co.uk/whats-on/entertainment/the-walton-voices-join-southdowns-concert-band-for-festival-of-chichester-1-8982259

Did you catch the local last night of the proms? :)

So, here it is, another terrible selfie, but hey … I was delighted to compere Chichester Symphony Orchestra’s Summer Concert on the penultimate day of the 2024 - a superb programme celebrating the genius of composers Ethel Smyth, Alice Mary Smith, Ruth Gipps and Malcolm Arnold amongst others - Chi’s ‘Last Night of the Proms, it was hopefully the perfect curtain-raiser for tonight’s match

The Festival of Chichester has been an amazing month-long celebration of words, music, art, history, landscape, theatre and we are so lucky to have so much talent on our doorsteps.

Happy Sunday! It's the final week to take advantage of the festival so plan accordingly 😃

Lots of musical styles to choose from today - which will you be attending?

Another great set of events to kick off the weekend 🙌

Another great event last night with a full house Waterstones Chichester

Happy Thursday, here's what's on today. 😀

Happy Hump Day, another great set of events for you to choose from today.

The joy for the night's compere Kate Mosse is that it’s definitely a concert she would have gone to anyway.

Chichester Symphony Orchestra join the Festival of Chichester The joy for tonight’s compere Kate Mosse is that it’s definitely a concert she would have gone to anyway.

Actor and playwright Steven Berkoff heads to the Festival of Chichester to read from Lord Byron’s classic poem Don Juan at the Novium Museum at 7pm on Tuesday, July 9.

Actor and playwright Steven Berkoff joins the Festival of Chichester