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Planning for the holidays can be tricky so we've popped everything happening here at CFT in one handy list below. And there's always lots more on our what's on for families

Summer

The holidays kick off with our free events Summer Sessions on Friday evenings and Storytime Saturdays on Saturday mornings. We also can't wait for playtime in the new 'destination playpark' planned for Oaklands Park this summer.  Keep you're fingers crossed for sunny weather!

We've also announced our Summer Holiday Activities in Chichester and Midhurst and invite you and the family to don your fabulous frocks and don your tails, for our marvellous musical, Top Hat, which runs across the holidays. Will you be joining us? Family tickets available!

There's also chance to go behind the scenes in our Family Friendly Backstage Tours which are great for kids aged 7+ and our family spaces are available within arms' reach of the Café on the Park Monday to Saturday from 9am. 

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  1. A group of people sit on colourful deckchairs in the park, chatting and smiling.
    Oaklands Park

    Summer Sessions

  2. A little boy sits, with a baby on his lap, intently listening to a story; sat on beanbags and chairs.
    Festival Theatre foyer

    Storytime Saturdays

    26 Jul, 2 & 9 Aug
  3. A graphic illustration of skyscrapers in shades of blue with a dark background. On top of the buildings, yellow text reads 'Irving Berlin's Top Hat The Musical'. The 'O' is represented by a top hat with a couple in glamorous Hollywood costumes dancing elegantly in hold.
    Festival Theatre

    Top Hat

  4. A young boy holds his mother's hand; children play in the background.
    Festival Theatre Foyer

    Pop-Up Family Fun

    Thursday & Saturday mornings during term time
  5. Festival Theatre

    Family Friendly Backstage Tours


Autumn/Winter

The Winter season will be announce in September but we have a free day of crafty fun with Fold Our City as well as Creation Station Chichester to look forward to during October half term. 

And although early, we've already announced our Christmas shows and confirmed that Santa's Grotto will be back. More news coming soon. 

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  1. A mother and daughter sat drawing together, a look of concentration on both their.
    Festival Theatre Foyer

    Fold Our City

    Sat 25 Oct
  2. A young girl, holds a cut piece of orange paper in her hands whilst smiling at the camera.
    Festival Theatre foyer

    Creation Station

    Mon 27 Oct
  3. A snowy forest background. In the middle is big pink bubble writing that reads The Three Little Pigs. There's a pig snout in the P and a curly wurly tail on the S. The Big Bad Wolf is casting a shadow over the letters.
    Minerva Theatre

    The Three Little Pigs

  4. A circular cut-out silhouette, like an old-fashioned fairy story image, shows a boy wearing a red cap, a scarf, coat and boots, holding up his hand on which is perched a mouse. He stands surrounded by snow-laden pine trees, and a reindeer is leaping above his head.
    Festival Theatre

    A Boy Called Christmas

  5. Minerva Bar

    Baby Broadway


All year round

You can enjoy our free family spaces handily in arms' reach of the Café on the Park (open from 9am Monday to Saturday). There's toys, colouring-in, fancy dress and books available all the time and this space expands on Thursdays during term time and Saturday mornings to welcome more families! 

During term time we have fun sessions early years (ages 0 - 4) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays withMini Makers and Shakers and on Thursdays with Little Notes

Discover even more on our Families What's On and across the city on the Chichester Family Arts NetworkFacebook page. 

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  1. A young boy holds his mother's hand; children play in the background.
    Festival Theatre Foyer

    Pop-Up Family Fun

    Thursday & Saturday mornings during term time
  2. Festival Theatre

    Family Friendly Backstage Tours

  3. A group of women and babies and toddles sat in a circle smiling warmly at the camera.
    Steven Pimlott building

    Melody Circle (Summer Term 2025)