ABOUT CHIDDFEST
CHIDDFEST will be back again in 2022 after the success of 2015,2017 and 2019 events.
The ticketed family event will showcase live staged music from local performers plus loads of great food, refreshments and activities for the children.
The concept of CHIDDFEST originated from the success of the Village's 2012 Jubilee celebrations on The Village Green. It was then in 2014 that a mum at St Mary’s school had the idea to put on a similar event, but this time ticketed with the aim to raise as much money for the school. In 2015 over 1,500 people came to the event, raising over £19,000. All this money has enabled the school to purchase iPads for every class, improve the outdoor learning facilities and invest in other projects in the School. The money was also distributed to the other local youth groups, including the Village Nursery, Cubs, Scouts, the Youth Club, Chiddingfold Youth Football and Chiddingfold Youth Cricket Club and Messy Church allowing them all to improve their facilities.
Chiddfest 2020 will again be a ticketed family event with live staged music and performances. There will be activities for children including a bouncy castle, face painting, art and crafts and so much more. We will be bringing back the Fizz Bar serving prosecco all day, plus the Beer Tent serving local ales, and a gin cocktail bar run by The Winterton
When is it?
We will be back in May 2022
Where is it?
The event will be held in the centre of Chiddingfold in Coxcombe Recreation Field.
Who can come?
The event is aimed at the whole family.
Where does the money go?
The event will be raising money primarily for St Mary’s School
(Music, Sport , Outdoor Learning and Computer Equipment) but also raising money
for other youth activities / clubs and charities in the village
(Scouts, Cubs, Brownies, The Youth Club, Chidd Youth Football,
Chidd Youth Cricket Club, Chiddingfold Messy Church and Chiddingfold Nursery).
What will be happening on the day?
Chiddfest 2022 will be an informal family afternoon of fun for all the community. The event will be showcasing an eclectic mix of music from talented local musicians & performers as well as children from the village. The music, lighting and sound is being provided by The Music Works, Milford. The performances on stage will be from talented local musicians, bands and dance performers as well as the children of St Mary’s School.
During the afternoon there will a variety of on-site activities for children such as bouncy castles and inflatable fun run by TJaysFun4All, tennis coaching from GTA Tennis and the chance for children to practice their cricket skills with cricket nets being provided by Chiddingfold Cricket Club.
We have a great number of sponsors and supporters of this event to make it happen. See below for all the sponsors that have made it happen in previous years! If you would like to support this event in any way please contact us here.
