Welcome to the Community Revamp of Worthing Festival 2025!
How can you #helpusgrow?
Volunteer
Do you have skills that you could use to support the Worthing Festival? Contact us to have chat about your ideas!
Donate
Support us financially by making a donation. Let's grow this town together!
Take part
Join us for creative workshops, buy tickets for Fringe events and save the dates of 21-22 June for the Festival in Homefield Park.
Festival Park 21-22 June 2025
A free two-day festival at Homefield Park. Three stages - Park, Audioactive: Kustom Vibes, and Discovery - showcasing a range of talent. Sound like fun? Support the live music with a donation!
Alongside music, attendees can enjoy local food and drink, skate demos, graffiti art, and interactive experiences that celebrate Worthing’s rich history.
Festival Fringe 1-30 June 2025
Beyond the daytime festivities, the festival will extend into the evening with Afterdark parties and events as part of a wider Fringe program, running from 1st - 30th June. Find out more and apply here.
Festival Fringe FAQ and Application
Sponsors
Worthing Festival announces Headline Sponsor Bowers & Wilkins
Leading international audio brand joins Worthing Festival as Headline Sponsor
Worthing Festival is delighted to announce that leading Worthing-based international audio brand Bowers & Wilkins has agreed to support the Festival and Fringe as Headline Sponsor. Since it was first started in Worthing by John Bowers and Roy Wilkins after the Second World War, Bowers & Wilkins has become a leading international audio brand for professional and consumer audiences alike, and supplies speakers to both world-famous recording studios such as Abbey Road, and world-renowned automotive brands such as Aston Martin and McLaren. The company continues to be headquartered in Dale Road, Worthing and is a proud supporter of a number of local causes.Jen Left, Festival organiser said: “We are thrilled that a global leader in sound has agreed to support Worthing Festival as Headline Sponsor and to help us provide a free music and arts celebration for the whole community this June. We hope that this is the start of a long-term collaboration between the Festival and Bowers & Wilkins, which is a major employer in Worthing and an internationally-recognised audio brand.”Dave Ford, Head of Production for Bowers & Wilkins said: “We’re very proud of our decades-long heritage in Worthing, and we’re delighted to continue our long association with community activities in and around the area. Everyone at our Dale Road factory is looking forward to a great summer event!”.This year’s Festival will feature a two-day free Festival in the Park event on June 21 and 22 in Homefield Park in Worthing, celebrating emerging and established music talent, arts and creative activities and installations, local food, drink and artisan stalls, and a variety of family-friendly activities. The main Festival weekend will also feature a series of smaller, fringe events, installations and evening after-parties spread across the pubs and clubs in the town, creating a vibrant and inclusive atmosphere for residents and visitors alike. A broader Festival Fringe month throughout June will include additional events, organisations and creative initiatives across the community, to raise awareness of the Festival and encourage community participation in the Festival weekend. Local businesses are encouraged to get involved in the Festival and to help make the event a celebration for the whole community.For media enquiries please contact Jen Left: [email protected] or call 07904188966For sponsorship enquiries please contact Fiona Gallagher: [email protected] or call 07739300322
__________________________________________Notes to Editors:About Worthing Festival
Worthing Festival began in 2023 as a Worthing Council-led event, and ran successfully for two years before being handed over to the local community. Now spearheaded by a group of local entrepreneurs, creative businesses and hospitality companies, the Festival aims to foster community engagement in the arts, promote local talent, have a positive impact on the local economy and position Worthing as a creative and cultural hub for residents and visitors alike. Find out more at our website: www.worthingfestival.org.uk.About Bowers & Wilkins
Bowers & Wilkins, founded in Worthing in 1966, has been at the forefront of high-performance audio technology for almost 60 years. It designs and manufactures precision home speakers, headphones, custom installation and performance car audio products that set new standards for innovation and sound quality, earning countless awards and accolades from the world’s leading recording studios and musicians. Bowers & Wilkins’ reputation is based on the unwavering pursuit of the best possible sound and an unsurpassable music listening experience. Learn more at www.bowerswilkins.com.
Partners
Festival Artist: Michele Payne
Michele explores abstract-expressionism with an aim to create playful, intuitive paintings that are experiments with colour, pattern, form and mark-making.There are often symbolic shapes and details included in her work that speak of her memories, family or feelings or evoke imagined, wished-for landscapes. Predominantly using acrylic on canvas, wood or paper, she enjoys incorporating elements of embroidery and printing too.