Do you love flowers?  Italian food?  English wine? Then this fabulous workshop is the event for you.  Come and learn how to make a gorgeous [...]

Are you a poet?  Or simply love poetry?  Join local poets and poetry lovers for a rural ramble on our beautiful local downland with breaks [...]

Join Michael J. Warren, author, academic, medievalist and naturalist, in conversation as he discusses the deep connections between birds and place. Hidden in the place [...]

Join DJ Chris Arnold for a magical mystery tour of his collection of covers, remixes and tracks from arguably the greatest band that ever existed, [...]

Have you ever wondered where we come from or are we alone in the universe? Space exploration is bringing us closer to the answers, driving [...]

A gentle practice of Hatha Yoga and Meditation for everyone from beginners to long-time yogis. This is an opportunity for us to get together and [...]

Do you play tennis?  Would you like to learn? Steyning Tennis Club welcomes you to a fun day of tennis and a free barbeque. Bring [...]

Come and start your Saturday with a boogie! A fun dance fitness session to disco, soul and funk with popular songs from Michael Jackson, Bee [...]

Set over 2 weekends in May, the 2026 Steyning Arts Annual Art Trail is shaping up to be a cracker. With many venues tucked in [...]

Tracing the Rails is an acclaimed community-led, documentary project exploring the social, industrial and human stories of Britain’s lost railways.  The series has been created [...]

A lively and noisy kick-off to the Festival involving lots of children (and their parents, grandparents and older siblings too).  Children will spend a short [...]

Not to be missed - come along for a fantastic afternoon of free activities for the whole family.  Entertainment in the Big Top will include [...]

During Steyning Festival Week, we will be running a “Happy Hour Stage” between 4-6pm most afternoons, to show local bands and solo artists, completely FREE! [...]

Brian Sawyer, church organist, returns to the Festival to talk about the life of a church organist, from training to performing to teaching.  Director of [...]

Escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life and come to this special celebration of Jazz Vespers performed by brilliant local Jazz band, Riverboat [...]

The captivating story of one woman’s personal liberation set against the fight for suffrage and the death of the Victorian oyster industry. Poisoned Beds will [...]

Get out your dancing shoes and come and party! The Boys of Summer is the ultimate 80s Band, right down to the fabulous hair-dos, outfits [...]

The inside track on what is happening internationally in the world of biodiversity and the importance of local representation. Professor Dame Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland is [...]

Yoga For All!  Join experienced teacher Linda in the Big Top for an easy Sunday morning Yoga practice.  This is an Iyenger-style class of gentle [...]

This gentle Pilates class with experienced teacher Sarah is designed to help you move with more ease through everyday life by focusing on an increased [...]

Set over 2 weekend in May, the 2026 Steyning Arts Annual Art Trail is shaping up to be a cracker. With many venues tucked in [...]

Always a highlight of Steyning Festival, four one-act, one-hour plays by local writers, directed and acted by local professional performers in four different settings around [...]

The Beans on Toast Show is a fun-filled magic show for all the family.  Don’t like Beans on Toast? Worry not, there is no food [...]

To start the bubble activities, a FREE Outdoor Bubble Display with the record-breaking Highland Joker.  Watch as he creates his extraordinary bubbles in all shapes [...]

Come and learn exciting new skills like juggling, hula hoop, plate spinning, Diabolo, tightrope and more! Skills steeped in tradition which will get your body [...]

Step into a world of wonder with the internationally acclaimed Bubble Show that has delighted thousands across festivals and theatres worldwide. Created and performed by [...]

Do your children know how to bubble? In our Bubble Workshop, they will get a hands-on experience with The Highland Joker.  They will learn how [...]

An exploration of choral repertoire with pieces from Rutter, Ireland, Tallis, Britten and Chilcott. Folksong, partsong and sacred music feature and we shall include some [...]

During Steyning Festival Week, we will be running a “Happy Hour Stage” between 4-6pm most afternoons, to show top quality local bands and solo artists, [...]

Make this the summer your garden bursts into life. Award-winning garden designer Juliet Sargeant has the knowledge you need to get growing – by taking [...]

How did an acclaimed sculptor working in her studio at the Knepp Estate become a sound recordist? Hazel Reeves will be sharing some of her [...]

We are thrilled to have this multi-award-winning 4-piece folk group performing the last date of their UK tour at Steyning Festival. Especially as they are [...]

Step into Steyning Parish Church and be magically transported into a Sussex wilderness. Hazel Reeves harnesses the sounds of nature to tell stories of hope.  Every [...]

Introducing the fundamentals of how to breathe well for everyday health and wellbeing. Through simple explanations, gentle movement, interactive tests and guided breathing exercises, you [...]

Set over 2 weekends in May, the 2026 Steyning Arts Annual Art Trail is shaping up to be a cracker. With many venues tucked in [...]

Always a highlight of Steyning Festival, four one-act, one-hour plays by local writers, directed and acted by local professional performers in four different settings around [...]

This talk offers a simple, accessible explanation of how the brain creates stress through negative forecasting — imagining future threats and replaying them internally. We’ll [...]

Step into a deeply calming sound bath designed to help you slow down, soften, and truly rest. You’ll be guided into a comfortable lying position [...]

From the makers of Shoe Baby, Penguin and Arthur’s Dream Boat, the Long Nose Puppets bring this magical puppet show to the festival. Katie is [...]

Drum roll -  Steyning Live Lounge returns to Steyning Festival Big Top!  Steyning Live Lounge has a long history of promoting local talent, giving musicians [...]

The Reverend Sarah Jones, Vicar of a central Cardiff parish, is the first transwoman to be ordained in the Anglican Church. In this talk she [...]

Well-known local historian Janet Pennington leads a walk through 600 years of Steyning's pub and brewing history. The White Horse, The Chequer Inn and The [...]

Step into Steyning Parish Church and be magically transported into a Sussex wilderness. Hazel Reeves harnesses the sounds of nature to tell stories of hope.  Every [...]

Don’t miss this inspiring day of art for all ages and abilities. We’ve curated a fantastic selection of ticketed workshops and free events to get [...]

Come along to this free event and collage a fantastic creature. We’ll have paper, fabric, feathers, sequins and googly eyes ready for you to cut [...]

COMMUNITY Festival mural with Rob Wintz This artwork is for everyone – it needs YOU to make your mark! Reflecting a meandering journey through the [...]

If you’ve always wanted to try figure drawing, this is your chance. Beginners and experienced artists of all ages are invited to drop in and [...]

Join Hollie of Pot Luck Creations for a fun, hands-on session. She’ll help you paint your own ceramic piece from start to finish – just [...]

Try your hand at stencilling and screen printing in this fun workshop with local artist Polly Finch. Create your own personalised tote bag to take [...]

Brian Sawyer, Director of Music at Steyning Parish Church, will perform some well known organ music, including Bach's famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor. [...]

Join Hollie of Pot Luck Creations for a fun, hands-on session. She’ll help you paint your own ceramic piece from start to finish – just [...]

Carve a carrot! Print with a potato! Join local textile printers Sarah Burn and Alice Garner for a fun block-printing workshop. Cut a range of [...]

A walking tour of sites managed for nature in Bramber led by Steyning Community Orchard volunteers.  First you will visit Bramber Castle Orchard then Bramber [...]

Join multi-award winning author and illustrator Chris Riddell OBE for an hour of fantasy drawing fun. He’ll introduce his new books A Mermaid's Diary and [...]

Join Rambert trained Daniel Hay-Gordon of Thick and Tight (UK Theatre Award Winner for Achievement in Dance) for a masterclass in contemporary dance. Expect a [...]

Try your hand at stencilling and screen printing in this fun workshop with local artist Polly Finch. Create your own personalised tote bag to take [...]

Carve a carrot! Print with a potato! Join local textile printers Sarah Burn and Alice Garner for a fun block-printing workshop. Cut a range of [...]

During Steyning Festival Week, we will be running a “Happy Hour Stage” between 4-6pm most afternoons, to show top quality local bands and solo artists, [...]

Join TangoBootCamp for a fun and exciting Beginners Introduction to Argentine Tango. You’ve seen it on Strictly, now come and try out this wonderful stylish [...]

Find your flow at the easel with a glass of fizz and a floral still life to paint. This feelgood finale to our Art in [...]

Anne Karpf is the daughter of holocaust survivors and one of thousands of Jews who hate the genocide in Gaza. She is highly critical of [...]

True Stories Told Live is a simple idea. It's about a group of people coming together to listen to other people telling true stories. Here [...]

The Rev Peter Owen-Jones, thought-provoking personality, known for his views on environmentalism, simplicity, and alternative Christian spirituality, talks about his environmental writing.  Peter is Vicar [...]

It's not a quiz, it's not bingo, it's QUINGO! The ultimate mash-up of quiz and bingo with a theatrical twist. Test your knowledge with interactive [...]

A swinging evening of big band music to honour the legacy of Quincy Jones, a legendary figure in the music industry as a composer, trumpeter, [...]

Record-breaking and award-winning explorer, writer and broadcaster Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent talks to Nigel Hartley about her various solo expeditions, from tracing the remains of the Ho [...]

Robin Inces's new show mixes poetry and happy stories about the things that have made life delightful, from Doctor Who and horror movies, to the [...]

Step into Steyning Parish Church and be magically transported into a Sussex wilderness. Hazel Reeves harnesses the sounds of nature to tell stories of hope.  Every [...]

A fun-packed session of outdoor art and bushcraft activities for  8 to 12 year-olds.  Activities will include painting, drawing, crafts and bushcraft activities such as [...]

Join award-winning photographer Matthew Thomas for a morning learning how to improve your nature photography skills. Tailored for beginners and occasional shooters, this workshop will [...]

Join Steyning artist Rob Winterson, aka ‘Wintz’, for an art sketching session on the Steyning Downs. Rob specialises in pen/pencil drawings strongly influenced by the [...]

Buy a tasty something from the Big Top cafe and a glass of fizz from the bar and sing like no-one's listening!  Come along and [...]

Join Steyning artist Rob Winterson, aka ‘Wintz’, for an art sketching session on the Steyning Downs. Rob specialises in pen/pencil drawings strongly influenced by the [...]

Bring your children on a free fun afternoon’s bug hunt to discover and identify the bugs, butterflies and other insects that we can find around [...]

Join Matthew Thomas, Project Manager of the Steyning Downland Scheme, for a guided tour of some of the little-known downland gems of Steyning. Come and [...]

During Steyning Festival Week, we will be running a “Happy Hour Stage” between 4-6pm most afternoons, to show top quality local bands and solo artists, [...]

We are facing a tsunami of mental health problems especially for children and young people but talking about mental health isn’t easy.  As a society, [...]

After multiple sell-outs at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and major venues across the UK, the Transatlantic Ensemble make their eagerly anticipated Steyning Festival debut. They will [...]

Britain's farming and food systems are arguably the greatest single influence on the health of our climate, nature and people. Yet for more than fifty [...]

Percy Bysshe Shelley is one of the major English Romantic poets and is internationally known as  one of the most influential poets in the English [...]

Step into Steyning Parish Church and be magically transported into a Sussex wilderness. Hazel Reeves harnesses the sounds of nature to tell stories of hope.  Every [...]

Following the release of 'The Impossible Gladiator', the latest book in her thrilling TIME KEYS series, best-selling, award-winning children's author M.G. Leonard invites you to [...]

Join award-winning author and illustrator Liz Pichon as she celebrates 15 years of the multi-million best-selling Tom Gates series and takes you into the world [...]

Back for their fifth festival, award-winning playwright Lauretta Tomlinson, and friends invite you to meet a cast of amazing women adventurers and discoverers who braved [...]

During Steyning Festival Week, we will be running a “Happy Hour Stage” between 4-6pm most afternoons, to show top quality local bands and solo artists, [...]

Join nature-writer Roger Morgan-Grenville for an illustrated talk about his epic walk around the British coast to research his fascinating book 'The Restless Coast'.  The [...]

Would you know what to do if you witnessed a cardiac arrest? Steyning Area First Responders aim to familiarise as many people as they can [...]

Come along and have a go! Enjoy an opportunity to learn and sing; The Lord is my Shepherd by Howard Goodall, The West Sussex Drinking [...]

In his biggest live tour to date, leading political comedian Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life [...]

Summer 2024 saw a rise in racist rioting and racist hate crime. In this talk we will hear from Taj Ali, a widely-published journalist and [...]

Step into Steyning Parish Church and be magically transported into a Sussex wilderness. Hazel Reeves harnesses the sounds of nature to tell stories of hope.  Every [...]

Join Cathy of Heads Up Adventures to learn navigation skills.  Learn to read a map and use a compass while walking a 4.5 km route [...]

Steyning's attractive timber-framed buildings and flint cottages hide many secrets from the past. Discover them if you dare with well-known local historian, Janet Pennington. You [...]

This year, 'Sun, Moon and Stars' is the theme for the ladies’ choir, Cantatrice, with conductor Zoe Peate. They are delighted to be joined by [...]

Friday at the festival is all about trying something new! Our neighbourhood wardens are running a community day with free activities to suit all ages [...]

A special invitation - An Audience with Sir Patrick Salmon To mark the 80th anniversary of Wilton Park, the executive agency of the Foreign Commonwealth [...]

During Steyning Festival Week, we will be running a “Happy Hour Stage” between 4-6pm most afternoons, to show top quality local bands and solo artists, [...]

After this year’s May elections, what comes next? Polly Toynbee, award-winning political correspondent, broadcaster and author, will discuss the implications of the election results with [...]

Details to be announced Free for Steyning Film Society Members.  Please book a members ticket. https://steyningfilmsociety.co.uk/

Get ready to shake your tail-feathers at our Global Party Night, as we bring you two dynamic bands whose music spans the globe. Headliners, The [...]

Details to be announced Free for Steyning Film Society Members.  Please book a members ticket. https://steyningfilmsociety.co.uk/

Discover the relaxing power of Tai Chi, a graceful form of exercise known for its flowing movements and an excellent way to improve flexibility, muscle [...]

Set over 2 weekends in May, the 2026 Steyning Arts Annual Art Trail is shaping up to be a cracker. With many venues tucked in [...]

Experience the magic of Julia Donaldson's enchanting stories and songs in these two fun-filled interactive family stage shows. A marvellous opportunity to see her picture [...]

Join in a day packed with fun science activities for all the family. We’ll have a planetarium and a telescope to look safely at the [...]

We are all familiar with ‘The Devil wears Prada’ but far few of us know that Alison Settle, a Steyning resident was also an editor [...]

A self-guided tour of lovely gardens in and around Steyning where the owners are devoting themselves to increasing biodiversity.  Sites include hidden gems not normally [...]

Experience the magic of Julia Donaldson's enchanting stories and songs in these two fun-filled interactive family stage shows. A marvellous opportunity to see her picture [...]

During Steyning Festival Week, we will be running a “Happy Hour Stage” between 4-6pm most afternoons, to show top quality local bands and solo artists, [...]

We are all familiar with ‘The Devil wears Prada’ but far few of us know that Alison Settle, a Steyning resident was also an editor [...]

Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra, one of the finest ensembles of its kind in the South East will present a programme of orchestral masterpieces: Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, [...]

Festival favourite, Greg Wilson re-unites with Pablo Contraband for a night of fun and disco excess under the Big Top. Greg is regarded as one [...]

Set over 2 weekends in May, the 2026 Steyning Arts Annual Art Trail is shaping up to be a cracker. With many venues tucked in [...]

A welcoming, friendly service in the Big Top to celebrate the conclusion of this year's Steyning Festival on Trinity Sunday. The service will be organised [...]

A free afternoon/evening of musical joy - the traditional way to end the festival!  The Razz regulars together with some new acts will keep you [...]