Arts and Entertainment
Throughout the year you will find an exceptional range of events, festivals, entertainment and arts taking place across the Horsham District.
Whether you are looking for the local colour of events and street festivals or professional performances on stage you will find something to entertain you in the coming months here in the Horsham District.
Cinema and Theatre, Music and Drama
The Capitol, North Street, Horsham, RH12 1RG.
The Capitol is the Horsham District's key arts venue offering unrivalled facilities including a 423 seat theatre, 2 cinemas, studio (seating up to 100), gallery space, meeting room and stylish café and lounge bar. Details of all the shows and films on offer at The Capitol can be found by visiting their website directly or requesting a brochure. The venue is also available for public hire. Email: capitol@horsham.gov.uk. Tel: (01403) 750220.
Web: http://www.thecapitolhorsham.com.
Just click on any of the links in the blue box on the bottom right of this page for further details of what's on offer, including:
- summer holiday activities for children
- Horsham's largest free summer park event - Sparks In The Park
- the three day Autumn Half Term Horsham Town Centre Festival (click on "Festivals and outdoor events")
- market-based town centre events including the Piazza Italia, FrenchFest and Horsham's English Festival and The Big Nibble. ("Festivals and outdoor events")
- Christmas events across the District
- There is also a host of free bandstand concerts in Horsham throughout the year (clink on Bandstand concerts).
www.horshamsummerfun.info
www.sparksinthepark.co.uk
www.piazza-italia.co.uk
www.horshamfestival.co.uk
www.thebignibble.co.uk
Lovers of music and drama are also sure to find something to appeal in each term’s programme of events at Christ’s Hospital School, held in both the Theatre and the truly stunning buildings around the site. Opening hours are Mon-Fri 9.30am-12pm term time only.
Web: www.christs-hospital.org.uk.
Email: boxoffice@christs-hospital.org.uk
Box Office: (01403) 247434.
Art Galleries
A new Art Gallery and a separate Arts and Crafts Gallery are now on offer in Horsham Museum and Gallery, with many of the objects for sale either on site or by auction. The Museum itself can be considered a work of art as it is housed in a medieval timber-framed merchants house with 26 galleries and exhibition spaces and two walled gardens. Temporary exhibitions take place throughout the year so do check their website for more details. The Capitol (see above) also exhibits a rolling programme of local art in its gallery space on the first floor.
Arts Workshops: If you want to get more activily involved in the arts, Horsham District Council can help you to find creative workshops for adults and children covering a range of ativities from art and drama to disc jockey workshops and recording your own CD. Details of this and other arts activities as well as support available to local artists, craftspeople, musicians and community arts groups can be found via leisure link
Support and Information: If you are an arts organisation in the Horsham District looking for support and information, we will always help where we can. For further information, check out any of the relevant links on this site, email leisure@horsham.gov.uk or Tel (01403) 215216.
West Sussex Library Service Local Societies and Organisations
This database gives details of over 4,000 local clubs and organisations in the West Sussex area. Here you can find a wide range of clubs and societies from knitting to karate, Scouts to Scottish dancing, fishing to flower arranging and lots more.
The database is also a good way of publicising your own group. If you represent an organisation that is not currently included in the database, you can ask for a form at any West Sussex Library or print off a New Entry Form from the Library Service website.