Our choice of the best events in music, theatre, the arts, dance, comedy and our selection of festivals in West Sussex
| Art exhibitions | Classical Music | Comedy |
| Our pick of West Sussex's art and sculpture exhibitions, art trails and other art events. | Orchestral concerts, recitals, choral music and other classical music performances. | From stand up to comedy theatre - some West Sussex shows to make you laugh. |
| Dance | Music | Theatre |
| From ballet to traditional to modern dance we have selected some of the best dance events in West Sussex. | Almost every type of music under the sun, from rock and pop and beyond in our West Sussex gig guide. | Our pick of the most promising performances from the county's many fine theatres. |
| 10 Jan - 26 Feb 2012 | Enid Marx: The Eve-Breuning Gift | Chichester |
| 26 Jan - 4 Feb 2012 | Yes, Prime Minister | Chichester |
| 28 Jan - 20 May 2012 | David Dawson: Working with Lucian Freud | Chichester |
| 1 Feb 2012 | Way Out West | Crawley |
| 5 Feb 2012 | Jazz on a Sunday Morning, with Mike Hatchard | Shoreham |
| 5 Feb 2012 | Essential Classics | Chichester |
| 7 Feb 2012 | The Britfolk Footprint featuring Oysterband & June Tabor | Chichester |
| 7 - 8 Feb 2012 | Dickens' Testament | Horsham |
| 8 Feb 2012 | Belly Laughs Live | Chichester |
| 8 Feb 2012 | Fascinating Aida | Chichester |
| 9 - 10 Feb 2012 | Aynsley Lister | Crawley |
| 10 Feb 2012 | The Webb Sisters | Shoreham |
| 12 Feb 2012 | Arun Divers Charity Jump | Littlehampton |
| 13 - 18 Feb 2012 | Iolanthe | Chichester |
| 13 - 18 Feb 2012 | The Sound of Music | Chichester |
| 13 - 18 Feb 2012 | Murder on the Nile | Worthing |
| 13 - 18 Feb 2012 | Rumplestiltskin | Worthing |
| 17 - 18 Feb 2012 | Robin Hood | Ardingly |
| 18 Feb 2012 | Community Barndance | Pulborough |
| 19 Feb 2012 | Nathan Caton | Crawley |
| 21 - 23 Feb 2012 | Sense and Sensibility | Worthing |
| 23 Feb 2012 | Goldilocks | Shoreham |
| 24 Feb 2012 | Court Room Classic | Horsham |
| 24 Feb 2012 | Jailhouse Screamers | Arundel |
| 24 - 25 Feb 2012 | Lord of the Flies | Worthing |
| 25 Feb 2012 | The Merry Widow | Crawley |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Social Dance Club | Burgess Hill |
| 25 Feb 2012 | 20th Century and Art Deco Market | Shoreham |
| 25 Feb 2012 | Affordable Housing Fair | Chichester |
| 26 Feb 2012 | The Enchanted Mirror | Worthing |
| 26 Feb 2012 | Tommy Dorsey - A Tribute | Crawley |
| 27 Feb 2012 | Giselle | Crawley |
| 27 - 29 Feb 2012 | Haunted | Horsham |
| 28 Feb 2012 | The Nutcracker 2012 | Crawley |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Swan Lake 2012 | Crawley |
| 29 Feb 2012 | Simon Townshend | Shoreham |
| 1 Mar 2012 | First Slipper Folk Club | Shoreham |
| 2 Mar 2012 | Walberton Market | Walberton |
| 7 Mar 2012 | Eddie and Frank Thomas | Crawley |
| 8 - 10 Mar 2012 | Sussex Beer Festival | Brighton |
| 8 Mar 2012 | The Hamsters | Crawley |
| 8 Mar 2012 | Hazel O'Connor 2012 Tour | Crawley |
| 8 - 10 Mar 2012 | The Prop Box | Horsham |
| 9 - 17 Mar 2012 | Petersfield Music Festival | Petersfield |
| 9 Mar 2012 | Back for Good 2012 | Crawley |
| 10 Mar 2012 | Count Arthur Strong’s Command Performance | Worthing |
| 10 Mar 2012 | Amy Wadge & Pete Riley | Crawley |
| 13 - 17 Mar 2012 | On Golden Pond | Worthing |
| 14 - 17 Mar 2012 | Billy Liar | Horsham |
| 16 Mar 2012 | Concert in Arundel Cathedral | Arundel |
| 19 - 24 Mar 2012 | Connections 2012 | Chichester |
| 20 - 22 Mar 2012 | Chinese State Circus | Crawley |
| 21 Mar 2012 | Tom McConville & David Newey | Crawley |
| 21 - 24 Mar 2012 | Double Act | Horsham |
| 23 - 24 Mar 2012 | The Trial | Worthing |
| 24 Mar 2012 | St John Passion | Arundel |
| 27 - 31 Mar 2012 | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Worthing |
| 28 - 3 Mar 2012 | A Bedfull of Foreigners | Worthing |
| 31 Mar 2012 | Choral Music by Russian composers | Hove |
| 3 - 7 Apr 2012 | Murder Mistaken | Worthing |
| 4 Apr 2012 | Patrick Monahan | Crawley |
| 13 Apr 2012 | Richard Herring | Shoreham |
| 14 Apr 2012 | West Sussex Philharmonic Choir Concert | Horsham |
| 20 Apr 2012 | The Barber of Seville 2012 | Crawley |
| 21 Apr 2012 | Eugene Onegin 2012 | Crawley |
| 22 Apr 2012 | Open Garden at Staple House Farm | Chichester |
| 22 Apr 2012 | Sense and Sensibility | Crawley |
| 24 Apr 2012 | Jimmy Carr | Crawley |
| 27 - 28 Apr 2012 | Samaritans Comedy Fringe Festival | Bognor Regis |
| Apr 2012 | Contemporary Craft Show | Ditchling |
| Apr 2012 | Petersfield Real Ale & Music Festival | Petersfield |
| 4 May 2012 | Hormonal Housewives | Crawley |
| 5 - 13 May 2012 | Chichester Art Trail | Chichester |
| 5 - 27 May 2012 | Brighton Festival Fringe | Brighton |
| 5 - 27 May 2012 | Brighton Festival | Brighton |
| 5 - 6 May 2012 | South Downs Way Hiking Challenge | Petersfield |
| 10 - 12 May 2012 | The Great Escape Festival | Brighton |
| 11 - 12 May 2012 | My First Sleeping Beauty | Crawley |
| 11 - 13 May 2012 | Lindfield Arts Festival | Lindfield |
| 12 May 2012 | Just Walk | South Downs |
| 17 May 2012 | NHA Garden and Local Produce Fair | Billingshurst |
| 19 - 20 May 2012 | Floral Fringe Fair | Petworth |
| 20 May 2012 | Hike In Heels | Chichester |
| 26 May 2012 | Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert | Brighton |
| 26 May - 10 Jun 2012 | Steyning Festival | Steyning |
| 26 May 2012 | Pink Ribbonwalk | Petworth |
| 27 May 2012 | Lindfield Run | Lindfield |
| 30 May 2012 | Steyning Country Fair | Steyning |
| May 2012 | Artists Open Houses | Brighton |
| May 2012 | Harting Festivities | South Harting |
| May 2012 | Southwick Beer Festival | Southwick |
| 1 - 4 Jun 2012 | Sompting Festival | Sompting |
| 1 - 3 Jun 2012 | Glastonwick Festival | Shoreham |
| 7 - 9 Jun 2012 | Festival of Flowers | Chichester |
| 16 Jun 2012 | Ditchling Fair | Ditchling |
| 16 - 17 Jun 2012 | Henfield Festival of Arts | Henfield |
| 16 Jun - 2 Jul 2012 | Crawley Festival | Crawley |
| 19 Jun - 1 Jul 2012 | Festival of Speed | Chichester |
| 21 - 24 Jun 2012 | Blues on the Farm | Chichester |
| 22 - 30 Jun 2012 | South Downs Way Walk | South Downs |
| 23 Jun - 7 Oct 2012 | Peter Blake and Pop Music | Chichester |
| 24 Jun - 14 Jul 2012 | Chichester Festivities | Chichester |
| 28 Jun - 1 Jul 2012 | Goodwood Festival of Speed | Chichester |
| 30 Jun - 1 Jul 2012 | Race For Life | Brighton |
| 30 Jun - 1 Jul 2012 | South Downs Way Hiking Challenge | Petersfield |
| Jun 2012 | The Sussex Guild | Storrington |
| Jun 2012 | Moonlight Walk | Chichester |
| Jun 2012 | Loxwood Beer Festival | Loxwood |
| Jun 2012 | Crawley Folk Festival | Crawley |
| 3 Jul 2012 | Pride Companion Dog Show | Brighton |
| 8 Jul 2012 | Chichester Challenge | Chichester |
| 12 - 28 Jul 2012 | Petworth Festival Art Exhibition | Petworth |
| 12 - 28 Jul 2012 | Petworth Festival | Petworth |
| 14 - 15 Jul 2012 | Brighton Carnival | Brighton |
| 14 Jul 2012 | West Chiltington Village Show | West Chiltington |
| 20 Jul 2012 | Crawley MELA | Crawley |
| 25 Jul 2012 | Ebernoe Horn Fair | Ebernoe |
| 29 Jul 2012 | Elgar - the Apostles | Arundel |
| 31 Jul - 4 Aug 2012 | Glorious Goodwood | Chichester |
| Jul 2012 | Society of Limners Exhibition of Miniature Paintings | Chichester |
| Jul 2012 | Uckfield Art Trail | Uckfield |
| Jul 2012 | Bognor Birdman | Bognor Regis |
| Jul 2012 | Sleep Walk | Haywards Heath |
| Jul 2012 | Uckfield Festival | Uckfield |
| Jul 2012 | Med Fest | West Dean |
| Jul 2012 | Wivelsfield Village Day | Wivelsfield |
| Jul 2012 | Rox | Bognor Regis |
| 13 Aug 2012 | Pride Parade & Park Event | Brighton |
| 18 - 27 Aug 2012 | Arundel Gallery Trail | Arundel |
| 18 - 19 Aug 2012 | Worthing Birdman | Worthing |
| 18 Aug 2012 | Ashington Festival | Ashington |
| 18 - 19 Aug 2012 | Hike 4 Hospices | South Downs Way |
| 25 - 27 Aug 2012 | Rudgwick Steam & Country Show | Rudgwick |
| 27 Aug 2012 | Worthing Rotary Carnival and Procession | Worthing |
| Aug 2012 | Selsey Arts Society | Selsey |
| Aug 2012 | Arundel Festival | Arundel |
| Aug 2012 | Chichester International Film Festival | Chichester |
| Aug 2012 | The Rother Raft Race | Midhurst |
| Aug 2012 | Madhurst | Midhurst |
| Aug 2012 | Selsey Festival | Selsey |
| Aug 2012 | Chilli Fiesta | West Dean |
| Aug 2012 | Nyodema World Music & Arts Festival 2011 | Bognor Regis |
| Aug 2012 | Rudgwick Music Festival | Rudgwick |
| 1 - 2 Sep 2012 | Shoreham Airshow | Shoreham |
| 2 Sep 2012 | The Regis TAP | Eartham |
| 2 Sep 2012 | St Catherine’s Hospice Dragon Boat Racing | Crawley |
| 7 - 8 Sep 2012 | Findon Sheep Fair | Findon |
| 7 - 30 Sep 2012 | Brighton Food Festival | Brighton |
| 7 - 30 Sep 2012 | Brighton Food Spring Festival | Brighton |
| 9 Sep 2012 | The Balcombe Victory Walk | Balcombe |
| 14 - 16 Sep 2012 | Goodwood Revival Meeting | Chichester |
| 15 - 16 Sep 2012 | Worthing Model Railway Show | Worthing |
| 19 - 20 Sep 2012 | St Catherine’s Hospice Autumn Gift Fair | Shipley |
| 19 - 20 Sep 2012 | Christmas Fair | Ardingly |
| 20 - 23 Sep 2012 | Brighton Art Fair | Brighton |
| 28 - 29 Sep 2012 | Hollycombe Beer Festival | Hollycombe |
| Sep 2012 | Horsham Food and Drink Festival | Horsham |
| Sep 2012 | Hurst Festival | Hurstpierpoint |
| 16 Oct 2012 | Joan Armatrading | Crawley |
| 17 Oct 2012 | Julian Clary | Crawley |
| 22 Oct - 19 Feb 2012 | Clifford Charles: Less ness | Chichester |
| 22 Oct - 19 Feb 2012 | Edward Burra | Chichester |
| Oct 2012 | Brighton Comedy Festival | Brighton |
| Oct 2012 | The Cancerwise Soapbox Derby & Charity Fun Day | Goodwood |
| Oct 2012 | Horsham Town Centre Festival | Horsham |
| Oct 2012 | Liphook Carnival | Liphook |
| Oct 2012 | Adur Arts Forum | Shoreham |
| Oct 2012 | West Sussex Food and Countryside Festival | Steyning |
| Oct 2012 | Apple Affair | West Dean |
| Oct 2012 | Sussex Film Festival | Wivelsfield Green |
| Oct 2012 | Crawley Blues Festival | Crawley |
| 22 - 25 Nov 2012 | Made 10 | Brighton |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Concert in Arundel Cathedral | Arundel |
| Nov 2012 | Sussex Guild Contemporary Craft Show | Hurstpierpoint |
| Nov 2012 | Remembrance Sunday Concert | Brighton |
| Nov 2012 | Petworth Festival Literary Weekend | Petworth |
| 7 - 9 Dec 2012 | Cuckfield Christmas Tree Festival | Cuckfield |
| Dec 2012 | The Sussex Guild Winter Exhibition | Midhurst |
| TBA 2012 | Annual Exhibition | Burgess Hill |
| TBA 2012 | Shipley Art and Pottery Exhibition | Shipley |
| TBA 2012 | Rare Breeds Show | Chichester |
| Aug 2013 | The West Dean Festival | West Dean |
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