Chichester BID

Create Your Own Cathedral Window at Pallant House Gallery
2025-10-28 - 2025-11-02 | Pallant House Gallery, 9 North Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1TJ
Create your own colourful cathedral window
In collaboration with Chichester Cathedral, Pallant House Gallery invites you to create your own colourful cathedral window in this FREE self-led studio activity.
Inspired by Chichester950 Light Experience we will be celebrating the wonderful effects of light and colour, using a selection of Chichester’s finest historic windows as inspiration, including Chichester Cathedral’s Marc Chagall window and Pallant House Gallery’s wonderful picture window. Make your own beautiful window out of craft materials which you can then add to our Studio’s mini-exhibition, enhanced with our very own special lighting effects!
Want to get some inspiration? Why not visit Chichester Cathedral’s Chichester950 Light Experience installation by Luxmuralis before dropping into the Pallant House Gallery Studio for this self-led activity available all day. Feel free to visit anytime to create your artwork using the materials and templates provided. You can take it home or leave it with us to display.
Free Drop-in

Halloween Workshops at Lush
2025-10-28 10:30, 2025-10-28 12:30, 2025-10-29 10:30, 2025-10-29 12:30, 2025-10-30 10:30, 2025-10-30 12:30, 2025-10-31 13:30, 2025-10-31 15:00 UTC | Lush, 87 East Street, Chichester, PO19 1HA
Welcome to Lush Chichester Halloween Workshops! Join us at Lush Cosmetics Chichester for a spook-tacular event filled with fun and creativity. Get ready to learn how to make your own Halloween-themed bath bomb and get hands on in some games and activities! Our talented staff will guide you through the process, so don’t worry if you’re a beginner. This is a fantastic opportunity to get into the Halloween spirit and create your own bath bomb to enjoy at home. Don’t miss out on this exciting event – sign up now!

Join us instore for 45 minutes of Spook-tacular fun at one of our Lush Chichester Halloween Party workshops!
What is included:

Exclusive Halloween Bath Bomb making workshop which you get to take home with you

Halloween games and activities using our iconic products

Take home a Goodie Bag of limited edition LUSH samples!

! To get into the spooky season fancy dress is encouraged !
Minor’s Policy:

Age 5+ and over

16+: No supervision needed

Cost: £15 per participant attending
Book your space here.

Family Workshop | Light: Illuminated Windows at Pallant House Gallery
2025-10-29 13:30 - 15:00, 2025-10-30 13:30 - 15:00 | Pallant House Gallery, 9 North Pallant, Chichester, PO19 1TJ
Create your own illuminated stained glass style window.
Inspired by Chichester950 Light Experience we will be celebrating the wonderful effects of light and colour throughout October half term.
In this family workshop, we will visit some of the windows of Pallant House Gallery for inspiration before returning to the studio to create our own beautiful windows. We will use a range of materials to replicate the effects of stained glass and if you choose to, you can then add your finished work to our studio display.
Tickets cost £4 and can be purchased here.
Please note:
Adults must remain with their child throughout this workshop.

Listeners Lounge at Jam Cafe
2025-11-15 19:00, 2025-12-20 19:00 | JAM Cafe, 33 Southgate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 1DP
Join Jam Cafe every third Saturday of the month for their listeners lounge where they’ll have 3 talented artists performing.
Doors at 7pm
Tickets-
Adults – £3
Under 18s- Free

Board Games for Families at Chichester Library
2025-11-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Chichester Library, Tower Street, Chichester, West Sussex, PO191QJ
Drop in to play board games with other families every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 9.00am-4.00pm.
Please contact Chichester Library for more details.

Chichester Starlight Trail
2025-11-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Chichester City Centre
Kick off your Christmas festivities at the Starlight Trail Chichester.
Join The Novium Museum, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester Library and Chichester Cathedral for a festive family afternoon of craft and fun.
Taking place on Saturday 22 November 2025 from 1pm to 4:15pm. Book your place and get a Starlight Trail passport and make your way to the different venues where you can create a lantern to light your route and take part in festive crafts and activities.
Choose where to start your afternoon and then visit the other venues. Starting points and crafts are:

The Novium Museum – Christmas wreath
Chichester Library – Peg doll angels and elves
Chichester Cathedral – Stained glass window
Pallant House Gallery – Foil tree decorations.

You will have 1 hour at your chosen starting point to make a lantern and craft. You will then have 45 minutes at each of the other venues to complete a festive craft.

Tickets cost £10 per child and can be booked here.

Children's Magic Show and Festive Disco at The Guildhall
2025-11-30 10:00, 2025-11-30 13:00 | The Guildhall in Priory Park, 1NS, Priory Rd, Chichester, PO19 1NS
Join Adam the ‘Magic Man’ for a 45-minute festive show of magic and mayhem! Afterwards, kids and grown-ups can show off their best dance moves during a fun one-hour Christmassy disco.

Mini Movers Christmas Party at Chichester Festival Theatre
2025-12-02 13:00 | Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP
Join our Early Years team as we throw a Christmas party! Expect to sing and dance to Christmas favourites, bubbles and lots of bonding time with your little ones. Each child needs a grown-up partner to enjoy the session with so be prepared to join in.
Mini Movers is part of our Mini Makers & Shakers series of classes for Early Years. At this one you’ll enjoy a fun, active movement class for little ones with a themed story to share each week.

This class costs £8 per child, adults go free. Book your space here.

Priory Park Panto Experience
2025-12-05 - 2025-12-07, 2025-12-12 - 2025-12-14 | The Guildhall in Priory Park, 1NS, Priory Rd, Chichester, PO19 1NS
At Santa’s Chichester HQ the team are ahead of schedule. Everything has been wrapped, packed and labelled – they are all ready for the big Christmas Eve delivery.
With some unexpected time on their hands, the friends decide to put on a Christmas show, but things quickly take a turn that could mean that Santa, once again, is at risk of being unable to do his seasonal duty. Can Fairy Sparkle save the day? Will Norman get to wear a crown? And will Mrs Santa ever get five minutes peace and quiet?
Delivered by seasoned panto professionals, The Priory Park Panto Experience is a 1-hour magical experience full of all the traditional pantomime ingredients.
At each performance there will be a short meet and greet and a chance to take photos. Children are also welcome to bring their letters to Santa and deliver them to him in person.
Tickets cost £10 for Adults and £7.50 for Children and can be booked here.
Information about the performance

Doors will open 20-30 minutes before the start of the show.
Show length: 45 minutes with 15-minute meet and greet
Seating is unreserved.
Audience members are asked to wrap up warm as The Guildhall can get a little chilly.
Cushions for little ones will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Drinks and snacks will be available to purchase in The Guildhall.
Access packs available on request.
Public toilets are located in Priory Park.

Date
Time

Friday 5th December
16:30 & 18:30

Saturday 6th December
11:00, 13:30, 15:30

Sunday 7th December
11:00*, 13:30, 15:30
*relaxed performance

Friday 12th December
16:30 & 18:30

Saturday 13th December
11:00, 13:30, 15:30, 18:00

Sunday 14th December
11:00, 13:30, 15:30

The Three Little Pigs at Chichester Festival Theatre
2025-12-06 - 2025-12-28 | Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP
From the award-winning Stiles and Drewe (The Three Billy Goats Gruff, Honk!, Half a Sixpence) comes The Three Little Pigs – a ‘very curly musical tail’ that is perfect for the whole family this Christmas!
This charming and witty adventure is full of catchy songs and clever rhymes which will have you squealing with glee as three superstar piglets set about defeating the Big Bad Wolf.
Devoted Mother Pig is raising her three little pigs – sporty Bar, nature-loving Bee and bookworm Q – after Father Pig was gobbled by the Big Bad Wolf. But when their home starts looking like a really messy pigsty, Mother encourages her fast-growing youngsters to make their own way in the big wide world.
Bar, Bee and Q set about building their own houses from straw, sticks and bricks. But can they get the better of the huffing, puffing, always hungry (and a bit misunderstood) Big Bad Wolf?
A co-production with the Unicorn Theatre, this hugely entertaining adaptation of the classic tale is a perfect musical Christmas treat for young families.
Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
Tickets are from £10 and can be booked here.

Festive Gonk Trail at The Novium Museum
2025-12-06 - 2026-01-03 | Novium Musuem, 1 Tower Street, Chichester, PO19 1QH, United Kingdom
The Gonks are back! The museum’s cheeky festive gonks are back and hiding all around the museum with stolen Christmas ornaments — can you find out which ornament each has stolen? Track down all the gonks and claim your festive prize!
£2 per trail, including a prize, no need to book – just drop in!

Santa's Grotto at Chichester Festival Theatre
2025-12-06 10:00 - 18:30 | Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP
Join our theatre Elves for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of their enchanting workshop before believers meet Father Christmas himself. You can take an ‘elfie and little ones receive an early Christmas present to place under the tree. Our elves can’t wait to greet you.
Father Christmas had such a magical time in Chichester, he’s bringing his Grotto (full of Christmas spirit and theatrical magic) back to CFT!
Tickets are from £14 per child and can be booked here.

Let It Glow – Chichester’s Magical Winter Illumination
2025-12-08 16:30 - 2025-12-21 19:30 | Chichester Cathedral Green, West Street, Chichester, West Sussex
📅 8–21 December 2025
📍 Cathedral Green, Chichester
🕔 Weekdays: 5.00pm–7.00pm | Weekends: 4.30pm–7.30pm
💫 Free Entry
Step into a world of light and colour this Christmas as Chichester Cathedral’s historic Bell Tower is transformed in Let It Glow: Chichester’s Magical Winter Illumination.
Created by MakeAmplify, this free, interactive experience invites visitors of all ages to ‘paint with light’, projecting their creations onto the Cathedral’s walls before exploring glowing installations and festive displays across the Green.
Presented by Chichester BID, Chichester City Council, and Chichester District Council, with support from Chichester Cathedral, sponsorship from Mayo Wynne Baxter, and part-funding from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF).

Festive Storytelling at The Guildhall
2025-12-09 10:30, 2025-12-10 16:30, 2025-12-16 10:30, 2025-12-18 10:30 | The Guildhall in Priory Park, 1NS, Priory Rd, Chichester, PO19 1NS
Local storyteller Chris North will bring to life a variety of well-loved Christmas stories for little ones with plenty of interactive opportunities to join in including helping make the voices and sound effects!
Stories will include ‘One Snowy Night’ with Percy the Park Keeper; The Snowman; and Chris’ own story, ‘The Christmas Star in the Woods’.
There will also be a game of ‘We’re going on a polar bear hunt’ inspired by the well-known book plus some Christmas songs.
Your little ones will have lots of fun using their imagination and being part of the stories.
£3.50 per child.
Part of Chichester District Council’s festive events programme in Priory Park.

Festive Family Day
2025-12-13 11:00 - 16:00 | Chichester City Centre
📅 13 December 2025
📍 Across the city
🕔 11.00am – 4.00pm
💫 Free
Between 11am and 4.00pm, Chichester’s streets will sparkle with festive joy during the Festive Family Day.
Enjoy free activities, storytelling, crafts and live entertainment across the city centre, including creative workshops, festive characters, and plenty of opportunities to get involved. Families can also take part in the Festive Family Trail – collect stamps from participating locations and redeem a special treat from V2 Radio on East Street.
This joyful day is all about celebrating community, creativity, and Christmas spirit in the heart of Chichester.
Click here to discover more and to download your Festive Family Day passport.

A Boy Called Christmas at Chichester Festival Theatre
2025-12-15 - 2025-12-31 | Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester, PO19 6AP
To see something, you have to believe in it. Really believe it. That’s the first elf rule. You can’t see something you don’t believe in.
An enthralling, charming and magical tale that tells the true story of Father Christmas.
For 11-year-old Nikolas, whose nickname is Christmas because he was born on 25 December, life isn’t easy. With only a doll made out of a turnip to keep him company, he believes in happiness but isn’t happy very often. Until the day he sets out – with his pet mouse Miika and a reindeer called Blitzen – on an extraordinary quest to follow his father and to find Elfhelm, the fabled village of the elves.
Join Nikolas on this life-changing adventure, full of fantastic characters and beautiful moments, and watch how one little boy comes to be the very symbol of Christmas itself. Full to bursting with festive wonder, this story from the award-winning writer Matt Haig – adapted for the stage by Philip Wilson (Cinderella, Grimm Tales), with original live music and songs by Tom Brady (Pinocchio, The Butterfly Lion) – will warm the hearts of audiences young and old.
In their 40th anniversary year, Chichester Festival Youth Theatre bring their magical gifts for storytelling to another captivating Christmas production, directed by Dale Rooks (The Wind in the Willows, Hey! Christmas Tree).
Tickets from £10 and can be booked here.
