Canal Cafe
2 Canal Wharf, Chichester PO19 8WZ
Chichester, West Sussex, England
Chichester Fringe 2027
29 May – 12 June 2027
A volunteer-run fringe that spreads two weeks of theatre, music, comedy and poetry across Chichester's cafés, bars, halls and studio stages. Performing costs nothing: the rooms are free and the ticket money is shared. Its producers choose the shows from applications, and it runs its own competition for new comedy acts.
The 2027 festival
The Chichester Fringe 2027 runs 15 days, from Saturday 29 May 2027 to Saturday 12 June 2027, in Chichester, England. A fringe, with comedy among its arts. Tickets, times and the full programme are on the festival's own site.
Where the shows are
Chichester City Arts Centre
St Bartholomew's Church, Mount Lane, Chichester PO19 3DQ
The Ghost at the Feast
33-34 North Street, Chichester PO19 1LX
The Nest at Chichester Festival Theatre
Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP
New Park Studio
New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester PO19 7XY
One-O-Four
104 The Hornet, Chichester PO19 7JR
For comedians: submissions
Open Submissions open for the 2027 festival, until Saturday 31 October 2026.
- How it takes acts
- By submission: the festival picks its bill from what comedians send
- Opened
- 1 October 2026
- Deadline
- Saturday 31 October 2026
- Fee
- free for every performer
- What to send
- What the show is and needs technically, when you're free, a little about you, and a preferred venue.
- As of
- 19 October 2026
Deadlines and fees change: the festival's own page has the last word. Every festival open for submissions
Questions
When is the Chichester Fringe 2027?
29 May – 12 June 2027 in Chichester, England.
Where does the Chichester Fringe happen?
Canal Cafe, 2 Canal Wharf, Chichester PO19 8WZ; Chichester City Arts Centre, St Bartholomew's Church, Mount Lane, Chichester PO19 3DQ; The Ghost at the Feast, 33-34 North Street, Chichester PO19 1LX; The Nest at Chichester Festival Theatre, Oaklands Park, Chichester PO19 6AP; New Park Studio, New Park Centre, New Park Road, Chichester PO19 7XY; One-O-Four, 104 The Hornet, Chichester PO19 7JR.
Where do I book for the Chichester Fringe?
On the festival's own site, chichesterfringe.co.uk, which also has the latest programme and any changes.
Can comedians apply to the Chichester Fringe 2027?
Yes: submissions for the 2027 festival are open until 31 October 2026 on forms.gle. The fee: free for every performer.
Sources
- chichesterfringe.co.uk, the festival's own site ↗
- Chichester Fringe: its venues in 2026 ↗
- Chichester Fringe: what's on ↗
- chichesterfringe.co.uk/take-part: for comedians (as of 19 October 2026) ↗
- docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScHkhFvL4e6ZwdjWFofAl8lSZ0yTVFBjp13NX_ZqEgC9DsJHg/viewform: for comedians (as of 19 October 2026) ↗