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, 1st and 2nd November 2025
In 2025 the junior section will be performing on the 1st November, and the senior section performance will be on the 2nd November.
We are delighted to welcome the prize-winnnig classical guitarist Emmanuel Sowicz as our adjudictor this year.
Please download the WSGC Festival syllabus and entry form. Entries are now open.
The Chichester Festival for Music, Dance and Speech 30th January to 1st February 2026
In 2026 the junior section will be performing on Saturday 31st January, and the senior section will be performing on the 1st February
For full details, including the syllabus and online entry please see the Chichester Festival website. Entries are now open.
For further information please contact the Festival Committee on 01243 866462 or email [email protected]
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