Worthing Festival is back for 2025!
This time organised by the local community, you can enjoy a free two-day festival at Homefield Park with three stages that will have performances by a range of artists along with food, drink, art and interactive activities that celebrate Worthing’s rich culture.
Along with the festival, you can enjoy a whole month of Fringe events, exhibitions and more that will be taking place across Worthing. Have a read to see which events we’ve picked and check out the full lising on the Worthing Festival website here.
You can also take a look at what’s on at Colonnade House throughout June here.
Highlights of what’s on across Worthing…
05 – 28 June // Thursdays & Fridays 11.00 – 16.00 & Saturday // 10.00 – 16.00
In To the Trees is an exhibition featuring hello DODO and 12 guest artists, all exploring themes of trees, nature, wildlife and adventure.
In To the Trees is an invitation to step away from screens and technology in a world where we’re bombarded with news from across the world and to instead, immerse yourself into the magic of the forest.
Along with the exhibition, hello DODO will be running some of their Squeegee Club workshops to coincide with the exhibition – head to their website for more info.
If you can’t make it to see the exhibition in person, don’t worry, it will also be viewable online here – www.hello-dodo.com.
06 June – 30 September // Newland Gallery
Tuesday 10, 17 & 24 June & Tuesday 01 July // £20 // £65 for 4
Expect bold, colourful abstracts for Michele Payne’s solo exhibition this June.
Michele will also be hosting a sereis of abstract art painting workshops to guide you in creating your own abstract piece on A4 paper that you can take away with you. There’s the option to book onto one or more of the workshops with each session exploring various aspects of painting, looking at different ways of unlocking your creative potential.
Head to the Worthing Festival website to book your place.
18 June – 05 July // First & Last // 11.00 – 17.00
Just around the corner from Colonnade House you can find First & Last, a lifestyle shop featuring art and design by artists and makers from Sussex and beyond.
For this year’s Festival, you can enjoy the work of Jessica Ford, an English artist based in Hove. Having recently ventured into fine art from a background as a commercial illustrator, she has turned her well tuned and confident use of colour into a new and expressive medium.
Find out more about the exhibition here.
21 – 22 June // Homefield Park // 10.00 – 17.00
Try your hand at leaf identification and find out about some of the local wild botanicals that grow around us in this family friendly workshop.
Saturday 21 June // 12.00 – 13.00
See if you can spot artists Sally Lemsford and Emma Cameron walking around Worthing. They’ll be carrying large banners embroidered with words that aim to bring feelings of hope and connection in a time of societal and environmental crisis.
