17th - 22nd

Entertainment, all day, every day!

The excitement is building for the 41st year of the Arundel Festival. The community of Arundel come together to deliver an exciting celebration of music, drama and art. We have a variety of street entertainers performing each day.

Some of the acts on show:

Chameleon Belly Dancers - 17th
Sussex Arm Wrestlers - 17th
Strike The Bow - 17th
Charlie Wood - 17th
Becca Huggett - 19th, 24th,
Robbie The Magician - 17th, 24th, 26th
The Alternatives - 17th, 26th
Poi Passion - 18th
Ben Hasker - 19th
Juggling Jake - 22nd
Adrian Wright - 23rd, 24th, 26th
Ladies That Boogie and Chance - 24th, 26th
RG Duo Sussex Steel - 24th
Loca - 26th
Eight Beat Jive - 26th
Magical Dave - 26th

Street Entertainment

17th of August

Entertainment across the whole of Arundel.

Jubilee Gardens

Farmers Market
Stilt walkers
Tom and Ash - Guitar duo
South Downs Folk Singers
Chameleon Belly Dancers
Celebration Samba
Urban City Collective
Robbie The Magician - Award winning comedy magician
Debbie Mott - Face painter
Jane Clarity - Singing Workshops
Mechaincal Fracture

Town Square

Alternatives - 5 piece rock band
David Courtney
Robbie The Magician
Urban City Collective
Celebration Samba/Dance troupe
Rasing of the Flag
Urban City Dance troupe
Charlie Wood
Tom and Ash
Strike The Bow - Traditonal folk

Tarrant Street

Stilt Walk About
Sussex Arm Wrestling
Parade
Secret Shore Singers
South Downs Folk Singers
Frank Register
Becca Huggett

Outside the Swan Hotel

Mechanical Fracture
Chameleon Belly Dancers
Becca Huggett
Dave Stewart - Magician Mix and Mingle
Parade
Tom and Ash
Stilts

Street Entertainment

18th of August

Entertainment across the whole of Arundel.

Jubilee Gardens

Ben -Sound 'Orchestra of Objects'
Poi Passion - Specialist Circus Games
Northen Soul- Live Music DJ's
Joe Butt - Singer/Songwriter
Debbie Mott - Face Painter
Motown DJ's - 6pm until 9pm

Tarrant Street

Motown DJ's
Joe Butt - Singer/Songwriter

Poi Passion

Poi Passion are a lively circus act that offer up to 13 types of circus equipment. Join in with music, specialised circus games and interactive shows. We will bring circus magic to all ages and abilites and a unique fire sword performance not to be missed. Poi Passion will be here to entertain you on Sunday the 18th between 12 noon and 6pm.

Arundel's Got Talent

Would you like to take part in this years Arundel's Got Talent? Come and showcase your singing, rap, dancing, magic, comedy, or any other talent you may have. Arundel's Got Talent will run throughout the festival and the final will be held on Sunday 25th August in Jubilee Gardens, 18 and under. Expert judges. Prizes to be won! Click here to sign up!

Variety Of Activites

Monday the 19th - Thursday the 22nd

Jubilee Gardens becomes action packed.

Rest Fest Holistic health - Join us in our pop up Bell TentPop up of 4 x Bell Tents, Rest, Joy, enpowerment, inspiration.
Ben Hasker - Punch and Judy and circus skills, including novelty flea circus, the smallest show on earth!
Debbie Mott - Talented face painter.
Singing Workshop - Interactive with Jane Clairty.
Juggling Jake - Circus Skills
Dog competition - Two classes, waggiest tale and best in show. Click here for more information
Ben Gates - Sounds 'Orchestra of Objects' - Sounds scupltures and giant percussion installations / workshops.

Bank Holiday Weekend

Entertainment, all day, every day!

The excitement is building for the 41st year of the Arundel Festival, the community of Arundel come together to deliver an exciting celebration of music, drama and art. We have lots of street entertainers around Arundel on every day!

Street Entertainment

23rd of August

Entertainment around the whole of Arundel

Adrian Wright - A street performer and magician for over 20 years, in circus, fringe shows, and festivals.
Dave Stewart - Magicain performing mind blowing magic all day long around the whole of Arundel. Look out for him!
Mechanical Fracture
Debbie Mott - Debbie is both a local and popular face-painter and henna artist.

Jubilee Gardens

Jim Samba workshops - Join in with Jim on a fun session in learning how to play the steel pans from Thrinidad.
Jane Clairty workshops- Offering singing workshops throughout the weekend. 30 -40 minutes with a singalong at the end.

There will be new acts uploaded right up until the start of the festival. Our goal every year is to provide the locals and visitors a fun filled festival for all the family. Come and join us in what is set to be our most action packed festival yet.

Please note, all acts are subject to change but keep an eye out as we will be making the changes on the site to represent the official schedule.

Street Entertainment

24th of August

Entertainment around the whole of Arundel

Town Square

Barbar Shop Quartet - 4 part harmony songs
Will Hall - Singer/songwriter
Thakeham Morris Dancers
Sofia Callander
Vikki Lewis
Broken Bones Matilda
Encore Vocal Group
Sun's Up - 4 piece indie band
Ladies That Boggie - Local rock/pop choir group
Chance - pop, mowtown, 70's, 80's, 90's and current
Cru Cru
Debbie Mott - Debbie is both a local and popular face-painter and henna artist.

Tarrant Street

Robbie The Magician - Award winning comedy magician
Morris Dancers
Becca Huggett, a Musical Vocalist and Dancer
Adrian Wright - street performer and magician
Callum Burns - Pop Band

Outside the Swan Hotel

Becca Huggett Musical vocalist and Dancer
Cru Cru
Becca Huggett Musical vocalist and Dancer
Callum Burns pop band
RG Duo Sussex Steel
Morris Dancers

Street Entertainment

25th of August

Entertainment around the whole of Arundel

Town Square

Cru Cru
Fletchure Johnstone - Pop, indie rock singer/songwriter
Arcellia - Soulful folk from the valleys of Kent
Shirlie Roden - Singer/songwriter
Jane Clarity - Kate Bush tribute
Get CatWeasle - Accoustic originals
Will Marshall - Pianoist
Lancing Brass Band
Churches Town Square Service

Tarrant Street

Chameleon Belly Dancers
Robbie Magician - Award winning comedy magician
Cru Cru
RG Duo Sussex Steel
Top Banannas - Street entertainers
Nick Cook Ballon modelling

Outside the Swan Hotel

Nick Cook - Circus Skills
Top Banannas
Becca Huggett - Musical Vocalist and Dancer
Cru Cru

Street Entertainment

26th of August

Entertainment around the whole of Arundel

Town Square

Alternatives 5 piece rock band
Susannah and Pete
Debbie Lance
Tom and Ash - Guitar duo
Solveig Avina
Kerry Le Bern - Music callaboration with a saxophonist
Vocal Reportitre - Youth singing/performance school
Vintage Fashion Show
Fletcher - Ukuele
Sirens Acoustics - Jazz, soul country and rock with a modern twist.
Steve Hewitt - Musician
Adrian Wright - Stilt walker
Mechanical Fracture
Robert Styles
Dawn Gracie
Debbie Mott - Talented facepainter

Tarrant Street

LOCA
Spinettes
Becca Hugget (Glitter Tattoo)

Outside the Swan Hotel

Cru Cru
Nick Cook, Stilts
Eight Beat Jive, Lindy Hop
Nick Cook Stilts, Vintage Policeman and Robbers
Ladies That Boogie and Chance
Becca Hugget (Glitter Tattoo)
Magical Dave
Nick Cook - Knight Costume
Eight Beat Jive, Lindy Hop

Please keep an eye on the website as we will be updating this regularly. All times are approx and subject to change and are weather permitting

Click here for all acts performing at Party By The River

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Highlights

Poi Passion

18th 12 Noon - 6pm

Lively circus area can offer up to 13 types of equipment, atmospheric circus music, specialised circus games, interactive shows

Loca

26th - All day

We are bringing the talented Dancing Brush Face Painting to Arundel Fesitval, along with our fun selfie booth, chalk experience and colour in with POSCA pens a commemorative A3 poster to take away with you. We will have music performances commandeered by the talented Lee Payne and special guests throughout the day. The entire event is FREE except for Face Painting.

Nick Cook

25th - 26th

He is back again! Look out for the fantastic Nick Cook with his walkabout stilt acts including Nick the Knight. Join in with circus skills for all ages and abilities. Challenge him to make a balloon model he's never made before. On Monday come and watch a fantastic glow show and his high octane fire show.