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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


October Half Term

Join in at our free day of crafty fun with Fold Our City, Creation Station Chichester to look forward to during October half term. 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. Perfect after playtime in the new 'destination playpark' on Oaklands Park. 

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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. Image taken from the perspective of someone standing in the doorway of our wardrobe workshop, hats of all varieties hang from the ceiling and a dress is waiting to be steamed.
    Theatre Tours

    Family Friendly Backstage Tour (Oct - Apr)

    Sat 25 Oct - Sat 11 Apr

Christmas

Yes its coming and there's a stockingful of delights to choose from to entertain all the family! 

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    Mini Movers Christmas Party

  2. 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

  3. Santa's Grotto - SEN Sessions

    19 December
  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. The title 'A Boy Called Christmas' is written in old-fashioned gold capital letters beneath.
    Festival Theatre

    A Boy Called Christmas

  5. 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. The title 'A Boy Called Christmas' is written in old-fashioned gold capital letters beneath.

    Relaxed Performance: A Boy Called Christmas

  6. 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.

    Relaxed & BSL Interpreted Performance: The Three Little Pigs


February Half Term

We're bringing The Koala Who Could to Chichester - perfect for ages 3+ - based on the best-selling book by Rachel Bright and Jim Field. Come Join Kevin, King of the staying-still kings and his friends in an Australian Outback Adventure. 

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  1. An illustration of an adorable little grey koala with an oversized head and huge ears, looking straight ahead with wide eyes, clinging onto a tree. The background is a joyful bright orange and a couple of green leaves hang down from the top of the image.
    Minerva Theatre

    The Koala Who Could


Easter

Kicking off Festival 2026, gather your chiddlers to see Roald Dahl's unforgettable story come to life this Spring. 

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    The BFG

  2. Relaxed Performance: Roald Dahl's The BFG

  3. Image taken from the perspective of someone standing in the doorway of our wardrobe workshop, hats of all varieties hang from the ceiling and a dress is waiting to be steamed.
    Theatre Tours

    Family Friendly Backstage Tour (Oct - Apr)

    Sat 25 Oct - Sat 11 Apr

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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    Pop-Up Family Fun

    Thursday & Saturday mornings during term time
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    Family Friendly Backstage Tours