Update on 06/12/2024 - Due to high winds that are forecast over the weekend (7 and 8 December), the start of the Chichester Festive Christmas Market has been postponed until Monday 9 December at 9am.
Update on 12/12/2024 - The Chichester Festive Market has been extended until 5.30pm on Tuesday 17 December! The market missed its first weekend due to Storm Darragh and so two extra days have been added to make up for this to give you extra time to soak up the festive spirit in the centre of Chichester.
Chichester City Centre will host a festive market 9-17 December. A wide variety of stalls selling Christmas gifts and novelties will be accompanied by a mouthwatering selection of festive food and drink from local vendors. Enjoy performances from local musicians, and take your little ones to visit Santa’s Grotto which will be located outside the Natwest Bank in East Street.
The market is being organised by external company Bray Associates, with support from Chichester District Council. It will run from 9am to 5.30pm every day, except Sunday 15 December (10am-4pm), and Thursday 12 December (9am-7pm) when the market and a mix of retailers will stay open for late night shopping.
Also on Thursday 12 December, visitors to the market can enjoy some extra Christmas magic with festive entertainment between 3pm and 7pm. This will include dance performances, a children's fairground ride, festive lighting, and a snow machine outside the Assembly Rooms on North Street.
Don't miss a visit to Father Christmas' grotto, which people can find in East Street on 14 and 15 December. And on Saturday 14 December, Chichester BID is organising a Festive Family Day with V2 Radio broadcasting live throughout the day, free craft activities at various locations around the city, LED Samba Band and stilt walkers as well as elves from Santa's Grotto at Chichester Festival Theatre — all of which will be taking place at differing times between 11am and 3pm that day.
