Chichester Living

09/10/2026

🍂 Food, music, history, art and a little autumn adventure… there’s plenty to discover around Chichester this week!

Swipe through for some of thehighlights from our latest newsletter 👉

🎶 Musa Mboob & Xam Xam at The Nest — 9 October
📚 Fishbourne Roman Palace’s Arts & Literature Festival — 9–11 October
🔔 Chichester Cathedral’s Bell Tower Open Day — 10 October
🏛️ Step back into the 1920s at Stansted House — 10 October
🍎 Tuppenny Barn Food Festival — 10 October, free entry
🦆 Guided birdwatching at Medmerry — 10 October
🏇 Goodwood’s racing season finale — 11 October
🍽️ Chichester Restaurant Week — 12–16 October
🎨 ARTEL’s contemporary art exhibition at Oxmarket — 13–25 October

Plus, catch the final performances of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Antigone Exits at Chichester Festival Theatre, both ending 17 October.

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04/10/2026

Congratulations to who was the lucky winner of Kate Mosse's new book 'Autumn'

We hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Thank you so much

04/10/2026

👀 From Oedipus outside the theatre to Antigone on stage…

Chichester Festival Theatre has a great link between art and theatre at the moment.

The striking statue of Oedipus on the Minerva terrace is a reminder of one of Greek mythology’s most famous and tragic families — and now that story continues inside the Minerva Theatre with Antigone Exits, Nina Segal’s bold new adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone.

Antigone is Oedipus’s daughter, and the play takes us into the next chapter of the family’s story: a battle over loyalty, authority and doing what you believe is right.
Twenty-five centuries after the original was written, Antigone Exits brings the story firmly into the present day.

🎭 Antigone Exits�📍 Minerva Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre�📅 Until 17 October

Another little example of the layers of culture and history hiding in plain sight around Chichester.

See more in our calendar (filter under 'theatre').

25/09/2026

Get ready to be inspired by the vibrant tapestry of art and culture surrounding us! 🌈 This weekend, discover a kaleidoscope of creative expressions that will uplift and energize you both indoors and outdoors.

Explore the stunning displays that await you at:

Goodwood Art Foundation

Pallant House Gallery

Petworth House (ending 27th)

Julian Page Projects

Oxmarket Contemporary (ending 27th)

Guided Highlight Tours at Pallant House Gallery every Saturday

And, don't miss the guided tours at Chichester Cathedral, featuring several major art works! 🎨

22/09/2026

The lovely Woolbeding Gardens near Midhurst.

The 24th and 25th September mark the last opportunity to visit these stunning National Trust gardens.

See those dates in our calendar (link in bio) for more info

22/09/2026

Some of the treasures of Chichester Bishop's Palace which are not usually open to the public. Heritage open weekend gave us a chance to see inside Bishop's private chapel, the old kitchen and the stunning Sherborne room which shows a ceiling with the initials K and H in anticipation of a visit from Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.

22/09/2026

21/09/2026

🎁 WIN A SIGNED COPY OF 'AUTUMN' BY KATE MOSSE🎁

As we move from our hugely successful summer giveaways what more appropriate way to move into autumn than to win Kate Mosse's new book 'Autumn'?

Recently launched at the Assembly Room in Chichester this is a real 'love-letter to Sussex'

HOW TO ENTER:

Go to our Instagram post

1️⃣ Follow
2️⃣ Like the post
3️⃣ Tag your book worm friends for extra entries

The more friends you tag (separate comments), the more entries you get!

📅 Winner announced Friday2nd October, and notified via DM.
⏰ You'll need to reply by Saturday 3rd October or we'll draw a new winner — so watch out for a message from us!

If you are not lucky enough to win you can always pop into

21/09/2026

We did it!

Our first Chichester Living event sold out—with a waiting list too.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make it such a success. We were enjoying it so much that we completely forgot to take photographs—lesson learned for next time!

This is what people said:

"Brilliant"

"I found Hilly’s walk both entertaining and interesting . She’s a mine of information and dispels it in such an engaging manner.

"I would definitely sign up for another of her walks"

"I cannot recommend this enough, great walk around the city, discovering art and the stories behind them. Never knew some of them existed."

This is only the beginning. Where would you like Chichester Living to take you next?

Pop some suggestions in the comments