We are so grateful to our community for supporting this inaugural Worthing Festival!We are aware that there were some things that need tweaking for future years - the size of the bar, and the blanket rule on no food to be brought in. We will be looking at these issues in particular for future planning.Any other feedback is welcome - if you enjoyed yourselves, please let us know!
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Volunteer
Committee members - Administration - Social media - Fringe co-ordination - Bar work
- Hands on deck - Litter pickers
- Stewards/event supportEmail us via the button below with your ideas.
Donate
Support us financially by making a donation towards next year's festival. Let's grow this town together!
Take part
Think about what Fringe events you might like to run next year! The Fringe is open to any kind of event.
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.
People brought their families and enjoyed a fun day out with live music, dance and performance, local food and drink, creative workshops, skate and rollerblade demos, a children's art wall and an interactive sound garden.
Food Vendors
Our Worthing Festival food vendors were here to serve up a feast of global flavours! From the bold spices of Cairovan’s North African wraps to the sunny Mediterranean tastes of Happy Go Souvlaki, there was something to suit every craving.We tucked into mouthwatering barbecue from Ditch Brisket, indulgent mac and cheese from Mac Daddy, or fresh West African favourites from Mama Sheila’s Kitchen. Saltio brought the rich culinary heritage of Mexico, while Podgers offered street food classics—think burgers, hotdogs, tacos and sliders, all made with flair.We grabbed a loaded bagel from Mr Bagel, satisfied our sweet tooth with vegan doughnuts from Cat Burglar Dough Co, and cooled off with handcrafted gelato from G-Lite Worthing. For a caffeine kick, TruBru Nitro Coffee delivered smooth, cold-brewed drinks with a twist. With something for every appetite and diet, our food court was the perfect place to refuel between festival moments.At the heart of our food offering was The Real Junk Food Project, a truly inspiring initiative tackling food waste and food poverty head-on. Serving delicious, wholesome meals made from perfectly good surplus food, TRJFP operates on a Pay As You Feel basis—because value isn't just about money. Whether you offer a donation, your time, or your skills, everything is appreciated. It's food with a conscience, and a reminder that community, sustainability and good taste go hand in hand.
Festival Fringe 1-30 June 2025
Beyond the daytime festivities, the festival extended into the evening with Afterdark parties and events as part of a wider Fringe program, running from 1st - 30th June.
Festival Fringe Events 2025
Most of the tickets for Fringe events can be purchased directly on this page. Tickets for all events run by The Cellar Arts Club and Worthing Film Club need to be purchased through their respective ticketing platforms. Please see the listed events for details.
Thank you to our sponsors
We are very grateful for the significant financial support of our Headline Sponsor Bowers & Wilkins, our Main Sponsors AudioActive and the HandBrew Co, and grant funding from Arts Council England. We would not be able to stage such a vibrant, ambitious and inclusive Festival without their help and commitment to the Worthing community. We look forward to developing the Festival and Fringe with them in the future, and to putting Worthing firmly on the UK cultural map.
Thank you to our partners and supporters
Many local organisations and people have played an important role in helping us bring the Festival to life, through their financial and in kind support, as well as their creative input, ideas and encouragement. We look forward to working with them to grow the Festival and Fringe for residents and visitors alike in the coming years.Our grateful thanks to Best Foot Media, BlueSky Music, Brighton Metropolitan College, Cohesion Plus, Colonnade House, Connect Media, Friends of Homefield Park, Hemiko, Inside Worthing, Lightning Fibre, Making it Out, Men in Sheds, Northbrook College, Platform B, Playtronica, the Real Junk Food Project, South Coast Skate Club, Spring into Soul, Storm Ministries, Worthing Theatres & Museum, Worthing Wheelies and the University of Sussex.
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.