Chiddingly Festival

Chiddingly Festival A Harvest of the Arts held in the rural East Sussex village of Chiddingly for over 40 years. Chidddingly Festival is a remarkable phenomenon.

It is a feast of the arts, run entirely by volunteers, yet attracting big name and quirky acts in a wide range of genres. Music, dance, beer, sculpture, comedy, graphic arts, theatre, story-telling and poetry for all ages all feature regularly. Its annual panto is an institution – and a hoot! The tiny rural village of Chiddingly is in East Sussex, between Lewes and Hailsham, North of Eastbourne. L

ike many small rural villages, life revolves around the Church, the Village Hall and the pub. We used to have a shop and Post Office - those were the days! Map

All tastes are catered for - music, art, dance, puppetry, theatre, poetry and storytelling. This is a quite amazing festival for such a small village, the festival is an event that makes Chiddingly unique. And as always, the festival starts with a full peal of bells from the tower of Chiddingly Village Church.

04/10/2025

Our final event of the festival tonight! We have two tickets left for cine-supper 🤠... go!

Wow! An incredible one-man show of The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde at Chiddingly Festival theatre event. M...
03/10/2025

Wow! An incredible one-man show of The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde at Chiddingly Festival theatre event. Mark Stratford put on a masterclass of acting in this adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic. Gripping stuff 👏🎭
📷Jez Harris

This Thursday Geoff Robb performs The Music of the Trees at the Six Bells in our second and final week of Chiddingly Fes...
30/09/2025

This Thursday Geoff Robb performs The Music of the Trees at the Six Bells in our second and final week of Chiddingly Festival 2025. Just a handful of tickets left for this intimate venue. We look forward to seeing you.
https://www.chiddinglyfestival.co.uk/events/geoff-robb-the-music-of-trees

https://youtu.be/DedW-IVj9Ow?si=Yiz0dVEFph4rusBr

https://geoffrobb.com/I first met Eric Roche in 2001 and was awed by his technical skills on the acoustic guitar. I discovered his composition 'Angel' when ...

28/09/2025

4 tickets have just become available for our sold out Cine Supper 🤠🎬🎟

Saturdays cracking Comedy night with brilliant headliner Jen Brister, expertly compered by Alexandra Haddow and support ...
28/09/2025

Saturdays cracking Comedy night with brilliant headliner Jen Brister, expertly compered by Alexandra Haddow and support from Ian Stone, Mustafa Yasin, Marty Gleeson and John Pape

Last night Chiddingly Festival were treated to a captivating live performance from the duo Fran & Flora (violinist Flora...
27/09/2025

Last night Chiddingly Festival were treated to a captivating live performance from the duo Fran & Flora (violinist Flora Curzon and cellist Francesca Ter-Berg). Their mesmerising music drawing on traditional Eastern European folk and their own innovative arrangements. Using electronic looping and effects to create drones and soundscapes that transported us to far-off lands. Fran & Flora were enthusiastically received by a captivated audience who swung from hushed silence to rousing cheers!

If you missed the show, we highly recommend catching them live. Thank you to everyone that came along, to F&F, Richard Merritt (event director) and soundman Richard Todman. https://franandflora.com
Photography: Jez Harris

Known for blending traditional Yiddish, Transylvanian, and Klezmer folk music with avant-garde electronics and experimen...
26/09/2025

Known for blending traditional Yiddish, Transylvanian, and Klezmer folk music with avant-garde electronics and experimental sounds, we welcome Fran & Flora to Chiddingly Festival tonight! Show starts at 8pm, our festival bar is open from 7pm. Last chance to grab tickets here:
https://www.chiddinglyfestival.co.uk/events/fran-flora

Joanna Macgregor and Adrain Brendel opened an incredible sold out start to Chiddingly Festival 2025 with a rousing perfo...
25/09/2025

Joanna Macgregor and Adrain Brendel opened an incredible sold out start to Chiddingly Festival 2025 with a rousing performance of Franck’s romantic Cello Sonata and Astor Piazzolla’s show stopping Le Grand Tango 🎹🎻👏

24/09/2025

Chiddingly Festival2025 starts tomorrow evening! Just a handful of tickets left for some events. Don't miss out🍎

22/09/2025

Just 5 tickets left for Soul, Fire and Tango - Adrian Brendel & Joanna MacGregor. Here's a clip from 2023 with Joanna performing the piano music of Erik Satie ⛪🎹🎼

At 3-4:30pm on Chiddingly Festival Spirit day (Sunday 28th September) there will be a Festival Singing Workshop in  Chid...
20/09/2025

At 3-4:30pm on Chiddingly Festival Spirit day (Sunday 28th September) there will be a Festival Singing Workshop in Chiddingly Church with Delia Rosenboom NVN: Singing African Songs & Gospels

Join us to sing an irresistible combo of traditional Gospels and uplifting songs from Africa...all taught by ear! Toe-tapping rhythms,soul-shaking melodies and harmonies to make your soul smile! Families, children and all ages welcome! Lots of fun! By donation.

Don’t miss enjoyment of participating in this magical, fulfilling and nourishing vocal experience for all! See you there!
Please bring a bottle of water.

Bookings & Enquiries:
Call Delia on 01342 825031 or WhatsApp (message only) 07726 337304 [email protected]

Delia runs many HeartSong singing groups locally
and is a member of the Natural Voice Practitioner’s Network (NVPN).

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Chiddingly
Chiddingly
BN8

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