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Chelsea Arts Festival 2025

Thursday 18 – Sunday 21 September 2025

Chelsea Arts Festival is a brand-new four-day celebration of modern storytelling for London which showcases Chelsea’s rich literary heritage and spotlights its place in the capital’s vibrant cultural landscape.

An extensive festival programme encompasses all arts disciplines, from music, theatre, dance and film to podcasting, literature and the visual arts, and features both the brightest names and emerging talent from page, stage and screen.

Partnering with Cadogan, the festival’s main programme takes place across Chelsea’s key artistic institutions of Cadogan Hall, Saatchi Gallery and Royal Court Theatre, which hosts a variety of accessibly priced ticketed events.

Elsewhere, Chelsea’s streets comes alive with free outdoor performances across King’s Road, Duke of York Square, Sloane Street and Sloane Square.

For more information visit chelseaartsfestival.com

Past events in this series

Rupert Everett in Conversation with Hannah MacInnes
Rupert Everett & Hannah MacInnes

Rupert Everett in Conversation with Hannah MacInnes

A Chelsea Arts Festival event

Thursday 18 September 2025, 12pm

We kick off the Chelsea Arts Festival in style with a special in-conversation event with beloved actor, writer and director Rupert Everett. With broadcaster, journalist and podcaster Hannah MacInnes. This wide-ranging talk will traverse Rupert Everet...
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George Monbiot Meets Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan

George Monbiot Meets Ian McEwan

Live in Conversation in London

Thursday 18 September 2025, 7.30pm

Join Ian McEwan and George Monbiot for a celebration of the extraordinary tenacity of the human spirit and a journey into a climate-ravaged future where all is not quite lost. Since his immediate rise to literary acclaim 50 years ago for his taut, un...
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Blue Plaques Talk Back Live with Sir Stephen Fry
Blue Plaques Talk Back with Stephen Fry

Blue Plaques Talk Back Live with Sir Stephen Fry

with Lyse Doucet, Dennis Morris & Kathryn Hughes

Friday 19 September 2025, 10.30am

Celebrate Chelsea’s cultural legacy with Sir Stephen Fry, Lyse Doucet, Kathryn Hughes and Dennis Morris. Through storytelling and historical insight, the event explores iconic Blue Plaque luminaries Bob Marley, Oscar Wilde, George Eliot, and Martha...
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William Boyd in conversation
William Boyd

William Boyd in conversation

A Chelsea Arts Festival event

Friday 19 September 2025, 1.30pm

Please note this event will now start at 1.30pm, a change from the previously advertised 12pm. Join us for an exceptional event with the celebrated author William Boyd as he discusses his highly anticipated new novel, The Predicament in conversation...
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Ronnie Scott’s Presents Ashton Jones
Ashton Jones

Ronnie Scott’s Presents Ashton Jones

A Chelsea Arts Festival event

Friday 19 September 2025, 7.30pm

Join us for a special Ronnie Scott’s takeover of Cadogan Hall as part of Chelsea Arts Festival. Ashton Jones is one of the UK’s most exciting funk, soul vocalists and songwriters, rapidly becoming known for his vibrant and dynamic live pe...
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English National Ballet School
Dancers of the English National Ballet School. Photo by Pierre Tappon.

English National Ballet School

El Cid and Traditional Highlights

Saturday 20 September 2025, 11am

Join English National Ballet School, one of the world’s leading ballet schools, for a spellbinding, family-friendly morning of dance, as its exceptional young artists perform a selection of traditional highlights, culminating in the passionate...
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How to Art: Finding Joy and Making Sense of It All – Kate Bryan & David Shrigley
How To Art with Kate Bryan & David Shrigley

How to Art: Finding Joy and Making Sense of It All – Kate Bryan & David Shrigley

Saturday 20 September 2025, 1.30pm

Join acclaimed art curator and broadcaster Kate Bryan and celebrated artist David Shrigley as they celebrate the launch of How to Art, the new, essential guide to understanding art, written by Kate with artwork by David. Have you ever said “I d...
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A Celebration of British Film & Television with Sally Phillips & Twiggy
Dr Nitin Sawhney, Sadie Frost, Twiggy & Sally Phillips

A Celebration of British Film & Television with Sally Phillips & Twiggy

With Sadie Frost, Dr Nitin Sawhney CBE, & Bradley Banton

Saturday 20 September 2025, 4.15pm

Film critic and broadcaster Anna Smith celebrates the very best of British film and television with a distinguished panel of guests including Sadie Frost, Twiggy, and Dr Nitin Sawhney, discussing fashion, culture, music, and cinematic creativity.
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Chelsea Arts Festival Comedy Gala
Lloyd Griffith, Shazia Mirza, Daniel Foxx, Sindhu Vee & Michael Odewale

Chelsea Arts Festival Comedy Gala

With Shazia Mirza, Sindhu Vee, Daniel Foxx, Michael Odewale & Lloyd Griffith

Saturday 20 September 2025, 7.45pm

The Chelsea Arts Festival’s Comedy Gala promises a laughter-filled Saturday night with top comedians including Sindhu Vee, Michael Odewale, Daniel Foxx, and Lloyd Griffith, plus more acts to be announced. A night of standout stand-up awaits!
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Jordan Stephens & Matt Haig with Annie Macmanus
Jordan Stephens & Matt Haig with Annie Macmanus

Jordan Stephens & Matt Haig with Annie Macmanus

Live in conversation

Sunday 21 September 2025, 11am

Join us for an extraordinary morning as celebrated author Matt Haig and multi-talented artist Jordan Stephens come together for an intimate conversation, hosted by the best-selling author, DJ and broadcaster Annie Macmanus. Matt Haig, the bestselling...
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An Afternoon with Elizabeth Day and Marian Keyes
Elizabeth Day

An Afternoon with Elizabeth Day and Marian Keyes

A Chelsea Arts Festival event

Sunday 21 September 2025, 2pm

Celebrated author and podcaster Elizabeth Day, with guest host Marian Keyes, launches her compelling new novel, One of Us. Expect an afternoon of her signature insight and wit, and a chance to ask your own questions too.
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Silk Road Slippers Writing Masterclass
Silk Road Slippers Writing Masterclass

Silk Road Slippers Writing Masterclass

A Chelsea Arts Festival event

Sunday 21 September 2025, 3.30pm

VENUE: Caversham Room at Cadogan Hall

Described by the Financial Times as “a revelation”, Silk Road Slippers Writing Masterclasses are for writers of all levels, from beginners to bestsellers. Participants complete a short writing exercise from a prompt and share their work....
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A Celebration of Women’s Words with Malala, Kate Mosse, Sheila Hancock and more
Malala Yousafzai, Sheila Atim, Sheila Hancock, Lesley Sharp, Kate Mosse, Lenny Henry, June Sarpong, Emily Berrington, Cariad Lloyd, Emily Beecham, Sara Pascoe, Tim Wallers & Deborah Frances-White

A Celebration of Women’s Words with Malala, Kate Mosse, Sheila Hancock and more

30 Year Celebration of the Women’s Prize for Fiction

Sunday 21 September 2025, 6pm

An unforgettable evening where the most powerful words written by women leap from the page to the stage with Sheila Atim, Sheila Hancock, Kate Mosse, Lenny Henry, June Sarpong, Emily Berrington, Cariad Lloyd, Emily Beecham, Sara Pascoe and Indira Var...
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