About our events

Looking for something new to experience in Worthing? This is the place to explore all the latest events just released for sale at Worthing Theatres and Museum. From gripping drama and stand-up comedy to live music, family favourites, cinema screenings, and spectacular circus performances, there’s something for everyone across our venues.

New shows and experiences are added regularly across the Connaught Theatre, Pavilion Theatre, Assembly Hall, Museum & Gallery, and our Cinema.

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List of Events

  1. A section of the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings, showing Norman cavalry charging on horseback while English soldiers defend with shields and spears. Fallen warriors lie beneath the horses, arrows fly across the scene, and decorative borders above and below feature birds, animals and mythical creatures embroidered in the tapestry's distinctive medieval style.
    Talks

    Museum Talk | The Bayeux Tapestry with Monika Lind

    Museum & Art Gallery
    The Bayeux Tapestry is one of the world's most famous medieval artworks, best known for telling the story of the Norman…
  2. Close-up of a handmade patchwork quilt made from colourful fabric pieces stitched together with visible decorative embroidery. Floral prints in green, blue, yellow and pink sit alongside bold abstract patterns and polka dots, highlighting the quilt's handcrafted detail and vibrant mix of vintage-style fabrics.
    Talks

    Dress in Detail: Homemade, altered and mended

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Take a closer look at the stories stitched into Worthing Museum's historic dress collection in this fascinating talk…
  3. Two oval mixed-media artworks are shown side by side, each featuring the same imaginative design. The left artwork is a black-and-white line drawing, while the right is partially coloured with blue sky, an orange sun, green plants and pink ground. Both depict a cloud containing a single eye above a landscape with a crescent moon, dark circle, stylised sun, trees, plants and a crocodile-like creature, demonstrating the progression from sketch to finished artwork.
    Workshops

    Tetra Pak Printing with Gary Goodman

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Turn everyday recycling into original works of art in this creative Tetra Pak printmaking workshop with Gary…
  4. Black-and-white linocut print of a bird standing in profile, rendered with bold, simplified shapes and strong contrast. White carved lines define the bird's eye, wing and tail feathers against a solid black silhouette, creating a striking, graphic composition.
    Workshops

    Black & White Lino-Cut Printmaking with Gary Goodman

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the creative process of linocut printmaking in this practical workshop, where you'll design, carve and print…
  5. A minimalist Christmas illustration featuring a gold outline of a decorated Christmas tree topped with a bright star, set against a rich red background with subtle snowflake patterns and a flowing gold line suggesting a snowy landscape.
    Music

    Christmas with The Salvation Army

    Assembly Hall
    Worthing Salvation Army have been celebrating Christmas at Worthing Assembly Hall for around 50 years, and we’re…
  6. Music

    The Rowland Singers ‘Magic of Christmas’ with the Southdowns Concert Band

    Assembly Hall
    Join The Rowland Singers and special guests Southdowns Concert Band for a magical evening of festive music to celebrate…
  7. A festive illustration of two curling gold film strips set against a dark background, with white snowflakes scattered across the image. The design combines cinema imagery with a Christmas theme using gold, black and white colours.
    Classical Music

    Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra: Christmas at the Movies

    Assembly Hall
    WPO's ever-popular Christmas Concert returns this year, with a cinematic twist. Still giving you a chance to sing some…
  8. Black-and-white oval portrait of a young Victorian woman looking directly at the camera. She has dark hair swept up in a neat updo and wears a high-collared dress with a patterned shoulder detail. The formal studio portrait is set against a plain light background.
    Talks

    Lady Butler: Defying Victorian Conventions

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the remarkable story of Elizabeth Thompson (1846–1933), later known as Lady Butler, whose powerful paintings…
  9. A man on a backstage theatre tour looks through a large stage spotlight from a control booth overlooking an empty auditorium. The black-and-white photograph captures the behind-the-scenes perspective, with lighting trusses and stage equipment visible through a large viewing window.
    Tours

    Backstage Tour: Pavilion Theatre

    Pavilion Theatre
    Following the huge success of our backstage tours launched at the Pavilion Theatre's 100th birthday celebrations, here…
  10. Black-and-white portrait of physicist and chemist Marie Curie looking directly at the camera. She wears a dark high-necked dress, with her hair swept back in a loose updo. The softly lit studio portrait highlights her calm, thoughtful expression against a plain, dark background.
    Talks

    Talks Revisited: Marie Curie

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the extraordinary story of Marie Curie, the pioneering scientist whose groundbreaking research transformed…
  11. Theatre

    Murder, She Didn't Write

    Connaught Theatre
    Don your deerstalker, grab your magnifying glass and get your ‘finger of suspicion’ at the ready because Edinburgh…
  12. A panoramic view of rolling green mountains stretching into the distance beneath a glowing sunrise. Golden light breaks through dramatic orange clouds, casting a warm glow across the ridges and creating a peaceful, expansive landscape.
    Music

    Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra: Symphonic Landscapes

    Assembly Hall
    WPO continues its ongoing cycle of Sibelius symphonies with the composer's very first, in which his highly individual…
  13. A flat lay of handmade nature-inspired artwork and creative materials arranged on a white surface. The display includes botanical cyanotype prints, stitched paper art, fabric samples, pressed plant designs, a handmade nature journal, feathers, natural pigments, bark, shells and other found objects, creating a colourful collage celebrating creativity and the natural world.
    Workshops

    Paper Collage and Screen Print on Paper with Zoe Burt

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Create beautiful, layered artwork inspired by the collections at Worthing Museum in this creative workshop with artist…
  14. Talks

    Monika Lind Talk: Berthe, Morisot, Mary Cassatt and the Impressionists

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the remarkable stories of Berthe Morisot and Mary Cassatt, two pioneering artists who helped shape the…
  15. Black-and-white portrait of singer Édith Piaf in a dramatic performance pose. Wearing a dark dress against a black background, she tilts her head back with eyes half closed and one hand raised to her chest, capturing the emotion and intensity of her stage presence.
    Talks

    Talks Revisited: Edith Piaf

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the remarkable story of Édith Piaf, the legendary French singer whose powerful voice and unforgettable songs…
  16. A black-and-white portrait of Suzanne Valadon as a young woman. She faces the camera with a calm, serious expression, wearing a dark dress with a gathered neckline. Her shoulder-length hair is parted in the middle and softly curled, set against a plain dark background.
    Talks

    Suzanne Valadon: Model, Painter, Rebel

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the remarkable story of Suzanne Valadon, one of the most original and pioneering artists of the late 19th and…
  17. Workshops

    Mono-printing with Gary Goodman

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the creative possibilities of mono-printing in this inspiring hands-on workshop with artist Gary Goodman.Learn…
  18. Neuschwanstein Castle rises above a forest of autumn trees in shades of gold, orange and green. Its white stone towers and turrets stand against a backdrop of woodland and a distant lake, creating the appearance of a fairytale castle nestled in the Bavarian landscape.
    Music

    Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra: From Magic to Majesty

    Assembly Hall
    WPO welcomes violinist Leo Appel to play Tchaikovsky's ever-popular Violin Concerto. Leo is supported by the Countess…
  19. A sepia-toned portrait of Helen Keller as a young woman, seated in profile while gently smelling a rose. She wears a high-necked white blouse with a large bow at the collar, and a vase of blooming roses sits beside her, creating a calm and reflective scene.
    Talks

    Talks Revisited: Helen Keller with Monika Lind

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the extraordinary life of Helen Keller, one of the most inspiring figures of the 20th century, in this…
  20. Two black-and-white lino-cut prints displayed side by side on white paper. The left print depicts a snowy mountain landscape with pine trees beneath a bright star in the night sky. The right print features a stylised owl perched on a branch, rendered with bold carved lines and high-contrast black and white shapes.
    Workshops

    Black & White Lino Printing with Gary Goodman

    Museum & Art Gallery
    Discover the timeless art of black and white lino printing in this practical workshop with artist Gary Goodman.Learn…
  21. A group of performers sit around small pub tables with pints of stout, creating the atmosphere of a traditional Irish pub. In the foreground, a bearded man in a waistcoat and flat-brimmed hat looks thoughtfully towards the stage, while the others watch on from behind. Warm lighting, blue stage haze and authentic pub décor evoke the lively setting of Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners.
    Music

    Seven Drunken Nights - A Tribute to The Dubliners

    Pavilion Theatre
    Performed by a phenomenal cast of Irish musicians, Seven Drunken Nights is packed full of classics like Whiskey in the…
  22. Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin stands at the centre of a warehouse surrounded by his colourful puppet characters. Wearing a dark suit, he has tape over his mouth and is tied around the waist with thick rope, looking wide-eyed and bewildered. Around him are a mischievous puppet in a blue jacket, an elderly scientist holding an ice cream topped with a baby puppet's head, a sharp-suited puppet wearing sunglasses, a scruffy dog puppet, a cheerful young boy puppet and a smiling baby dressed in a blue monster costume. Tall warehouse shelving stacked with boxes fills the background, creating a playful scene that suggests chaos and comedy.
    Comedy

    Paul Zerdin - Shut Your Mouth

    Pavilion Theatre
    Paul Zerdin, the master ventriloquist and winner of America’s Got Talent, is back on the road to Worthing with his…
  23. Two images of former football goalkeeper Neville Southall appear side by side against a dark stadium backdrop. On the left, he wears a blue goalkeeper shirt and gloves while holding a golden trophy. On the right, he wears a green goalkeeper kit with a Carlsberg sponsor logo, looking off to one side under stadium lights.
    Talks

    Neville Southall's The Two Keepers

    Pavilion Theatre
    This is not your typical football question-and-answer show.Neville Southall's The Two Keepers is an intimate live…
  24. Industrial-style artwork featuring the title "Tap Factory Reloaded" in large metallic lettering surrounded by gears, pipes, brickwork and sparks. At the bottom, a pair of black tap shoes crash together on a factory floor, sending up bursts of light and smoke. Yellow paint splashes, glowing industrial lights and mechanical details create a bold, high-energy design inspired by rhythm, movement and urban factory settings
    Dance

    Tap Factory

    Pavilion Theatre
    After thrilling audiences across five continents with over 900 shows, Tap Factory is back in the UK, now in its…