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Showing 52 events for 28 November 2023 to 28 February 2024:

• Explore Chichester Cathedral

  07/09/2023 to 01/02/2024

  Location:Chichester Cathedral

  Website:https://www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/visiting

  Nestled in the heart of Chichester, the Cathedral invites families to embark on an exciting journey filled with creativity, exploration and history. There’s something for everyone, with daily guided tours, an on-site shop and cafe. Dogs are welcome too!

  
  

  Opening times:

  Monday – Saturday, 9am – 5pm

  
  

  Sundays 12.30pm – 2.30pm
  

  

  Children / family  Walks 

• May The Toys Be With You exhibition

  07/10/2023 to 20/04/2024

  Location:The Novium Museum, Tower Street, Chichester, PO19 1QH

  Website:https://www.thenovium.org/article/37954/May-The-Toys-Be-With-You

  Admission: £4 adults, £2.50 children and £12 family of up to 5 (maximum 2 adults)

  
  

  Showcasing one of the UK's finest collections of vintage Star Wars toys and original cinema posters, May The Toys Be With You is both a celebration of the now highly collectable vintage toy line and of the iconic design work and art of the original Star Wars movies.
  

  

  Exhibitions 

• Pallant House Gallery - John Craxton: A Modern Odyssey

  28/10/2023 to 21/04/2024

  Location:Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

  Website:https://pallant.org.uk/

  Take a journey out of the shadows of wartime Britain and emerge amongst the sun-lit landscapes of Greece and its vibrant people.
  
  This retrospective will follow the works of celebrated British Romantic artist, John Craxton R.A. (1922–2009); from his melancholic images of poets within brooding landscapes created in Britain in the early 1940s, to the radiant paintings and drawings inspired by his adopted homeland in the Mediterranean
  

  

  Exhibitions 

• Life of Pi - Chichester Festival Theatre

  16/11/2023 to 02/12/2023

  Location:Chichester Festival Theatre

  Website:https://www.cft.org.uk/events/life-of-pi

  The five-star West End theatrical adventure about an epic journey of endurance and hope, starring a life-size puppet tiger. Booking required.

  

  Performances 

• Chichester Christmas Trail

  25/11/2023 to 31/12/2023

  Location:Chichester city centre

  Website:https://chichesterbid.co.uk/

  More details to follow. Organised by ChichesterBID

  

  Children / family 

• Colin Merrin and Malcom Crocker - Oxmarket Contemporary Gallery

  28/11/2023 to 10/12/2023

  Location:Oxmarket Gallery, St Andrews Court, Chichester PO19 1YH

  Website:https://www.oxmarket.org

  Colin Merrin’s and Malcom Crocker striking and provocative work features in both of our galleries. Free entry, St Andrew’s Court, off East Street, Chichester PO19 1YH.

  

  Exhibitions 

• Midhurst Christmas Street Party

  01/12/2023  at 17:00 to 20:00

  Location:Midhurst

  This magical event will include live music, fairground rides, late-night shopping, a Christmas Gift Market, the popular Santa's Grotto and much more! More information will be available closer to the time at www.midhurst-tc.gov.uk

  

  Children / family 

• Christmas Willow Wreath Workshops - Weald & Downland Museum

  01/12/2023 to 02/12/2023  at 10:00 to 15:00

  Location:Weald and Downland Museum

  Website:https://www.wealddown.co.uk/whats-on/winter-events/

  Booking required.

  
  

  Get into the festive spirit and get creative with willow. Bring your own secateurs, but other tools provided.
  

  
  

  Two sessions each day: 10.00am - 12.00pm, 1.00pm - 3.00pm.

  

  Workshops / courses 

• Torchlight: A Christmas Carol – Stansted Park

  02/12/2023 to 03/12/2023

  Location:Stansted Park

  Website:https://www.stanstedpark.co.uk/a-christmas-carol

  Explore Stansted House in full Christmas spirit as characters from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol welcome you to the house. As you make your way from room to room the characters will recount Scrooge’s experience in the famous book.

  

  Children / family 

• Petworth Christmas Cracker Event

  02/12/2023

  Location:Market Square, Petworth

  Website:https://www.petworth-tc.gov.uk/petworths-christmas-cracker-saturday-2nd-december-2023/

  A Christmas Market with a variety of stalls trading throughout the day, with musical entertainment and activities, and lights switch on at 6pm. Market Square, Petworth

  

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• Christmas Fair at The Grange Centre - Midhurst

  02/12/2023  at 09:00 to 14:00

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  

  Markets / sales 

• Santa Trips on the Wey & Arun Canal

  02/12/2023 to 03/12/2023

  Location:Wey and Arun Canal. wharf behind the Onslow Arms Public House, High Street, Loxwood, West Sussex. RH14 0RD.

  Website:https://www.weyarun.org.uk

  A festive 40 minute canal boat trip with seasonal refreshments for all and a gift from Santa for children. Times 12:00pm and 13:15pm. For more details and booking head to website: www.weyarun.org.uk

  

  Children / family 

• Christmas Tree Dressing - Weald & Downland Living Museum

  03/12/2023  at 10:30 to 16:30

  Location:Weald and Downland Museum - pre booking recommended

  Website:https://www.wealddown.co.uk/events/tree-dressing/

  Tree Dressing is a magical occasion for all the family, celebrating the importance of trees in our lives. Based on an ancient custom that celebrates the life-giving properties of trees, Tree Dressing takes place on the first weekend in December.
  
  With its origins in the Green Man legends and other ancient customs, these days, we will celebrate trees and the natural world.
  
  On Sunday, 3 December Weald & Downland Living Museum will be hosting their annual ‘Tree Dressing’ celebration.
  
  More information to follow on their website

  

  Children / family 

• Antique & Collectors Fair - Westgate

  03/12/2023  at 10:00

  Location:Westgate Leisure Centre

  Website:https://www.grandmasatticfairs.co.uk

  Up to 100 stalls

  

  Fetes / fairs 

• Graylingwell Chapel - Wreath Making

  06/12/2023

  Location:Graylingwell Chapel, Graylingwell Park, Chichester

  You will be shown how to create your own bespoke fresh scented door wreath, from scratch using only the finest scented and textural foliages, berries, dried fruits, cones, twigs, ribbons and decorations of your choosing. The Chapel Cafe will be open to serve you with a hot drink of your choice served with a warm mince pie, while you create your wreath, which is included in the price of your ticket. The session will be led Becky Sims from Fox Red Flowers, based in Chichester, and will last around 2 hours.

  

  Workshops / courses 

• Chichester Chamber Concerts - Sitkovetsky Piano Trio

  07/12/2023  at 19:30

  Location:Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester

  Admission price:£20.00

  Website:https://www.chichesterchamberconcerts.com/

  Sitkovetsky Trio
  Alexander Sitkovetsky violin
  Isang Enders cello
  Wu Qian piano

  
  The Sitkovetsky Trio has established itself as an exceptional piano trio of today, with sensational performances in foremost concert halls such as Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Frankfurt Alte Oper, Palais des Beaux Arts, Musée du Louvre, l’Auditori Barcelona, Wigmore Hall and Lincoln Center New York. First prize-winners of the International Commerzbank Chamber Music Award, the trio is also a recipient of the NORDMETALL Chamber Music Award. They released their first recording for BIS Records in 2014 with further releases on the Wigmore Live Label and another recording for BIS as part of their complete Beethoven cycle.
  
  PROGRAMME:
  Beethoven PianoTrio in D Op.70 no 1 The Ghost
  Elfreda Andrée Piano Trio in G minor No 2
  Schubert Piano Trio No 1 in B flat major D898

  
  

  Tickets £20 - under 25s free - from Chichester Festival Theatre. 
  

  
  

  

  Concerts 

• Father Christmas at Graylingwell Chapel

  08/12/2023 to 10/12/2023

  Location:Graylingwell Chapel, Graylingwell Park, Chichester

  Admission price:£5.00

  Website:https://graylingwellchapel.com/whats-on/

  Father Christmas is making an appearance at the Graylingwell Chapel and we would love you to be a part of it, whilst also helping raise vital funds for our local CCDT community youth projects. Pre-booking is essential and tickets will cost £5 per child to include the visit with Santa and a gift.Santa will be at The Chapel on 8, 9 and 10 December, with an extra-special Grotto.

  

  Children / family 

• RSPB Pagham - Binocular and Telescope Open Day

  09/12/2023  at 10:00 to 15:00

  Location:RSPB Pagham Harbour

  Website:https://events.rspb.org.uk/paghamharbour

  Come along and try our wide range of binoculars and telescopes and have a chat with our friendly optics experts. Whether you're a complete beginner, an experienced birder or buying as a present, we'll be happy to help.

  

  Nature 

• Santa Trips on the Wey & Arun Canal

  09/12/2023 to 10/12/2023

  Location:wharf behind the Onslow Arms Public House, High Street, Loxwood, West Sussex. RH14 0RD.

  Website:https://weyarun.org.uk

  A festive 40 minute canal boat trip with seasonal refreshments for all and a gift from Santa for children. Times 12:00pm and 13:15pm. For more details and booking head to website: www.weyarun.org.uk

  

  Children / family 

• Chichester Christmas Cheer - Festive Markets

  09/12/2023 to 10/12/2023

  Location:North & East Street, Chichester city centre

  Featuring over 50 stalls, live music, a giant walking Santa and a photo opportunity sleigh and reindeer (not the real ones though, they are busy!) on the weekends of December 9th and 10th followed by the 16th and 17th.
  
  Come along to buy your gifts, have a bite to eat and drink and enjoy the festivities in the heart of beautiful Chichester.

  

  Markets / sales 

• Graylingwell Chapel's Christmas Barn Dance

  09/12/2023

  Location:Graylingwell Chapel, Graylingwell Park, Chichester

  Admission price:£5.00

  Website:https://graylingwellchapel.com/whats-on/

  Why not dig out your dancing shoes (tired old trainers work just as well!) and enjoy a lively night of dancing at the Chapel’s Christmas Barn Dance on Saturday 9 December. With pulled pork or jack fruit burgers available to pre-order, this will make the perfect Christmas do for friends, neighbours or even your company night out!

  

  Fetes / fairs 

• Indoor Car Boot Sale at The Grange

  10/12/2023  at 10:00 to 13:00

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  Indoor car boot sale at The Grange Community and Leisure Centre Midhurst. Come along for your chance to pick up some bargains and nifty finds from a variety of stalls.

  

  Markets / sales 

• Louise Duggan and Samantha Pattman – Oxmarket Contemporary Gallery

  12/12/2023 to 24/12/2023

  Location:Oxmarket Gallery, St Andrews Court, Chichester PO19 1YH

  Website:https://www.oxmarket.org

  Louise Duggan’s striking mixed media work showcases in the John Rank gallery, and Samantha Pattman’s ethereal and moving work features in the Wilson gallery.
  Entry is free, St Andrew’s Court, off East Street, Chichester PO19 1YH
  

  

  Exhibitions 

• Creating Movement Whilst Frozen Stiff - Lavant Horticultural Society

  13/12/2023  at 19:00

  Location:Lavant Memorial Hall, East Lavant, Chichester PO18 0AH

  Website:https://lavanthortsoc.org.uk/

  An illustrated talk by Ben Pope

  

  Talks 

• The Three Billy Goats Gruff - Chichester Festival Theatre

  14/12/2023 to 07/01/2024

  Location:Minerva Theatre, Chichester

  Website:https://www.cft.org.uk/events/the-three-billy-goats-gruff

  A joyful, fairy-tale musical by composers Stiles & Drew (Mary Poppins, Honk!), directed by CFT’s new Artistic Director Justin Audibert, for ages 3 – 7. Minerva Theatre. Booking required. 

  

  Performances 

• Graylingwell Chapel - Chichester Comedy Club

  15/12/2023

  Location:Graylingwell Chapel, Graylingwell Park, Chichester

  Website:https://graylingwellchapel.com/whats-on/

  If you’re needing some extra cheer then book into the Chichester Comedy Club on Friday 15 December with some of the best comics around. Licenced bar and pizza available throughout.

  

  Performances 

• Petworth Town Band - Winter Concert

  16/12/2023  at 19:30 to 21:30

  Location:St Mary’s, Petworth

  Website:https://sites.google.com/petworthtownband.com/petworthtownband/engagements

  Established in the 19th Century, Petworth Town Band is one of West Sussex's few remaining traditional Town Bands.

  
  The Band welcomes Brass, Woodwind and Percussion players of all ages and abilities. They have a popular and varied repertoire of traditional Brass Band music and marches, themes from film and television, old favourites and modern tunes.

  

  Concerts  Performances 

• Monthly Market at The Grange

  16/12/2023  at 08:30 to 14:00

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  A range of vendors and stallholders selling a variety of goods and local products.

  

  Markets / sales 

• The Jungle Book - Chichester Festival Youth Theatre

  16/12/2023 to 31/12/2023

  Location:Chichester Festival Theatre

  Chichester Festival Youth Theatre with a brand-new adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s story of Mowgli, a child growing up in the jungle. Booking required.

  

  Children / family  Performances 

• A Stansted Christmas - Stansted Park

  16/12/2023 to 17/12/2023  at 18:00 to 21:00

  Location:Stansted Park

  Admission price:£35.00

  Website:https://www.stanstedpark.co.uk/astanstedchristmas

  See Stansted House come to life this Christmas, meet characters from the past and experience how the house would have felt at Christmas in days gone by.

  
  

  The date is 1924 and the house is a flurry of activity in preperation of the traditional Servants Ball. But the staff need some help… you! Are you ready to take on the role of footman, maid or cook?
  
  
  

  

  Children / family 

• Chichester Christmas Cheer - Festive Markets

  16/12/2023 to 17/12/2023

  Location:North & East Street, Chichester city centre

  Featuring over 50 stalls, live music, a giant walking Santa and a photo opportunity sleigh and reindeer (not the real ones though, they are busy) on the weekends of December 9th and 10th followed by the 16th and 17th.

  
  Come along to buy your gifts, have a bite to eat and drink and enjoy the festivities in the heart of beautiful Chichester.

  

  Markets / sales 

• Monthly Market at The Grange

  16/12/2023  at 08:30 to 14:00

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  

  Markets / sales 

• Chichester Historical Association - Annual general meeting and three talks

  21/12/2023  at 19:00

  Location:Friends Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester

  Enquiries to chihistoricalassociation@gmail.com or 07860 119137
  
  

  All meetings start at 7:30pm except January at 2:30pm in the Friends’ Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester PO19 1NX. 

  
  

  Meetings are expected to finish by 9pm (4pm in January). Tea or coffee and biscuits are served from 7pm (2pm in January).
  
  

  Admission to every meeting in the 2023-24 programme costs £20 (£30 for couples) and to individual meetings £5.
  

  

  Talks 

• Treecycle 2024 - St Wilfrid's Hospice

  01/01/2024 to 31/01/2024

  Location:Chichester District

  Website:https://stwh.co.uk/christmastrees/

  St Wilfrid’s Hospice are once again offering their Christmas Tree Recycling Scheme. St Wilfrid’s tree-mendous volunteers will come and collect and recycle your real Christmas tree from your front door step in January 2024, in return for a suggested donation of £15. 

  

  Children / family 

• Antique & Collectors Fair - Westgate

  07/01/2024  at 10:00 to 16:00

  Location:Westgate Leisure Centre, Chichester

  Admission price:£2.00

  Website:https://www.grandmasatticfairs.co.uk/

  Westgate Leisure Centre, Via Ravenna, Chichester PO19 1RJ. Up to 80 Stalls 

  

  Fetes / fairs 

• Catherine Barnes - Oxmarket Contemporary Gallery

  09/01/2024 to 21/01/2024

  Location:Oxmarket Gallery, St Andrews Court, Chichester PO19 1YH

  Website:https://www.oxmarket.org/

  A highly popular local artist, Catherine Barnes returns to show her work in the Wilson gallery
  Entry is free, St Andrew’s Court, off East Street, Chichester PO19 1YH
  

  

  Exhibitions 

• 'Clematis through the Seasons' – Lavant Horticultural Society

  10/01/2024  at 14:30

  Location:Lavant Memorial Hall, East Lavant, Chichester PO18 0AH

  Website:https://lavanthortsoc.org.uk/

  An illustrated talk by Everett Leeds. An afternoon meeting at 2.30pm in Lavant Memorial Hall

  

  Talks 

• Lavant Horticultural Society - 'Revive Your Garden'

  10/01/2024

  Location:Lavant Memorial Hall, East Lavant, Chichester PO18 0AH

  Website:https://lavanthortsoc.org.uk/

  A special meeting with Nick Bailey of TV Gardener's World. At 2.30pm in Lavant Memorial Hall

  

  Nature 

• Ecology Walks and Tours - Mulberry Marine Experiences

  18/01/2024

  Location:Oval field, Selsey

  Website:https://www.mulberry-me.co.uk/marine-ecology/marine-life-walks.html

  All ages £15 per person. Location and times vary but full details on the website www.mulberry-me.co.uk

  

  Nature 

• Chichester Historical Association - A history of Taiwan from the Second Opium War in the 1860s to the present

  20/01/2024

  Location:Friends Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester

  Dr Isabelle Cheng, Senior Lecturer in East Asian and International Development Studies, University of Portsmouth on a history of Taiwan from the Second Opium War in the 1860s to the present.
  

  
  

  Enquiries to chihistoricalassociation@gmail.com or 07860 119137

  
  All meetings start at 7:30pm except January at 2:30pm in the Friends’ Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester PO19 1NX. Meetings are expected to finish by 9pm (4pm in January). Tea or coffee and biscuits are served from 7pm (2pm in January).

  
  Admission to every meeting in the 2023-24 programme costs £20 (£30 for couples) and to individual meetings £5.
  

  

  Talks 

• Monthly Market at The Grange

  20/01/2024  at 08:30 to 14:00

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  A range of vendors and stallholders selling a variety of goods and local products.

  

  Markets / sales 

• Chichester Chamber Concerts - Connaught Brass

  25/01/2024  at 19:30

  Location:The Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester

  Admission price:£20.00

  Website:http://www.chichesterchamberconcerts.com/

  Two trumpets; horn; trombone; and, tuba. 

  
  

  The Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester. 7.30pm. 

  
  

  Programme: Music by R Haigh; F Price; Bizet arr. Foster; and more. Tickets £20 - under 25s free - from Chichester Festival Theatre

  

  Concerts 

• Indoor Car Boot at The Grange

  28/01/2024  at 10:00 to 13:00

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  Indoor car boot sale at The Grange Community and Leisure Centre Midhurst. Come along for your chance to pick up some bargains and nifty finds from a variety of stalls.

  

  Markets / sales 

• Antique & Collectors Fair - Midhurst

  04/02/2024  at 10:00 to 16:00

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  Admission price:£2.00

  Website:http://www.grandmasatticfairs.co.uk/

  The Grange Centre, Bepton Road Midhurst, GU29 9HD. Up to 80 stalls, 10.00am – 4pm, Admission £2.00 

  

  Fetes / fairs 

• Ecology Walks and Tours - Mulberry Marine Experiences

  12/02/2024

  Location:Oval field, Selsey

  Website:https://www.mulberry-me.co.uk/marine-ecology/marine-life-walks.html

  All ages £15 per person. Location and times vary but full details on the website www.mulberry-me.co.uk.

  

  Nature 

• Chichester historical Association - Amphibious developments from Gallipoli to Overlord (tbc)

  15/02/2024

  Location:Friends Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester

  Dr Matthew Heaslip, Lecturer in Naval history, University of Portsmouth Amphibious developments from Gallipoli to Overlord.

  
  

   Enquiries to chihistoricalassociation@gmail.com or 07860 119137

  
  

  All meetings start at 7:30pm except January at 2:30pm in the Friends’ Meeting House, Priory Road, Chichester PO19 1NX. Meetings are expected to finish by 9pm (4pm in January). Tea or coffee and biscuits are served from 7pm (2pm in January).

  
  Admission to every meeting in the 2023-24 programme costs £20 (£30 for couples) and to individual meetings £5.
  

  

  Talks 

• Beach Clean and Surveys - Mulberry Marine Experiences

  16/02/2024

  Location:Selsey

  Website:https://www.mulberry-me.co.uk/marine-ecology/citizen-science-days.html

  All equipment for the clean is provided, guidance on the surveys is given and the work supports Sussex Wildlife Trust, Sharks Trust and more. Location and times very but full details on the website.

  

  Nature  Walks 

• Monthly Market at The Grange

  17/02/2024  at 08:30 to 14:00

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  A range of vendors and stallholders selling a variety of goods and local products.

  

  Markets / sales 

• Toy Fair at The Grange

  18/02/2024  at 09:45 to 13:15

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  

  Fetes / fairs 

• Ecology Walks and Tours - Mulberry Marine Experiences

  19/02/2024

  Location:Oval field, Selsey

  Website:https://www.mulberry-me.co.uk/marine-ecology/marine-life-walks.html

  All ages £15 per person. Location and times vary but full details on the website www.mulberry-me.co.uk.

  

  Nature  Walks 

• Chichester Chamber Concerts - Dudok Quartet

  22/02/2024  at 19:30

  Location:The Assembly Room, North Street, Chichester

  Tickets £20 under 25s free from Chichester Festival Theatre 
  

  
  

  Dudok Quartet:
  Judith van Driel violin
  Marleen Wester violin
  Marie-Louise de Jong viola
  David Faber cello

  
  

  PROGRAMME:
  Mozart String Quartet in F major, K. 590
  Grażina Bacewicz String Quartet No. 4
  Beethoven String Quartet No. 10 in Eb major, Op. 74
  

  
  

  
  

  

  Concerts 

• Indoor Car Boot Sale at The Grange

  25/02/2024

  Location:The Grange Community and Leisure Centre, Midhurst

  Indoor car boot sale at The Grange Community and Leisure Centre Midhurst. Come along for your chance to pick up some bargains and nifty finds from a variety of stalls.

  

  Markets / sales