Festivals
Welcome to the West Sussex Guitar Festival page.
Every year, our Club stages its own “West Sussex Guitar Festival" in November, and has a similar event in February - the Guitar Section of the Chichester Festival for Music Dance and Speech. Both festivals include separate sections for Junior and Senior entrants and are open to all players from beginners to the most advanced. The adjudicators are usually world-renowned professional guitarists. This is a fantastic opportunity to perform and have first class feedback from one of the leading guitarists of our time.
The West Sussex Guitar Festival 2026
November 7th (Juniors and Seniors) and 8th (Senior Ensembles).
Entries will open on 1st September 2026 and close on Friday 23rd October 2026.
Please download syllabus here and entry form here.
The Chichester Festival for Music, Dance and Speech 30th and 31st January 2027
In 2027 the junior section will be performing on Saturday 30th January, and the senior section will be performing on the 31st January.
Full details to be released later in the year.
Information from previous festivals is here:
During lockdown we did a recorded festival dedicated to the composers Gary Ryan and Vincent Lindsey-Clark, which was adjudicated by the composers themselves.
To see the videos please click here