Chelsea Arts Festival 2026

Wednesday 16 – Sunday 20 September 2026

The Chelsea Arts Festival, London’s exciting annual arts and culture celebration, returns this September. This vibrant festival unites a diverse mix of artists, performers, and creative visionaries from all disciplines across Chelsea’s iconic venues. Celebrating its bohemian roots, it features inclusively priced ticketed events, free outdoor performances, and bustling food and craft markets.

For more information visit chelseaartsfestival.com

*Please note that all artists appear subject to availability. Artists listed are correct at time of publication. In the unlikely event that an artist needs to cancel, we reserve the right to amend the lineup without notice and no refunds will be due.

Upcoming events in this series

Susie Cave in Conversation with Bella Freud

Wednesday 16 September 2026, 7pm

An exclusive evening exploring creativity, style, motherhood and the role beauty and art can play in surviving loss.

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Sense and Sensibility: Cast & Creators in Conversation

A still from the new Sense & Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility: Cast & Creators in Conversation

Featuring Fiona Shaw, Diana Reid, Bodhi Rae Breathnach & Grace Snell

Thursday 17 September 2026, 1pm

An exclusive talk on Sense and Sensibility before its UK cinema release on 25 September, with screenwriter Diana Reid, costume designer Grace Snell, and actors Fiona Shaw and Bodhi Rae Breathnach, host Anna Smith, exclusive clips and audience Q&A.

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An Evening with Bernardine Evaristo & Friends

Presented by the Women’s Prize

Thursday 17 September 2026, 7.15pm

Writers Bonnie Garmus, Jacqueline Crooks, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason and Joelle Taylor, musicians Mariatu Kanneh-Mason and Konya Kanneh-Mason join the line-up.* An evening exploring the richness of women’s writing, curated and hosted by one of the UK’s...

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Blue Plaques Talk Back

Lauren Cuthbertson, Hannah MacInnes, Nish Kumar & Mishal Husain

Blue Plaques Talk Back

feat. Mishal Husain, Nish Kumar, Lauren Cuthbertson and more

Friday 18 September 2026, 1pm

Blue Plaques Talk Back returns to Chelsea Arts Festival following its riveting launch event at the festival in 2025. This unique, immersive, live show celebrates four iconic – or intriguingly overlooked – blue plaques, chosen specifically for the...

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A Poem for Every Night of the Year, 10 Year Anniversary

A Poem for Every Night of the Year, 10 Year Anniversary

with Asa Butterfield, Indira Varma, Tamsin Greig, Giles Terera MBE and Samantha Spiro

Friday 18 September 2026, 7pm

We are thrilled to announce Asa Butterfield, Tamsin Greig, Giles Terera MBE, Indira Varma and Samantha Spiro join this joyful celebration of 10 years of Allie Esiri’s best-selling anthology A Poem for Every Night of the Year, which, along with he...

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Rambert: This is Rambert

Rambert: This is Rambert

Saturday 19 September 2026, 11.30am

Iconic and ever-innovating, dance company Rambert brings work from its centenary programme, This Is Rambert, to Cadogan Hall, in honour of its centenary year. As one of the world’s most diverse companies of dancers, Rambert transforms everyday spac...

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Katherine Rundell: The Neverfear

Katherine Rundell: The Neverfear

Saturday 19 September 2026, 2.30pm

Return to the magic of the Glimouria Archipelago with bestselling author Katherine Rundell as Christopher, Anya, and their fearless companions set sail on a perilous quest aboard The Neverfear. From deadly bandits to daring races and fearsome giants,...

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Timeless Icons: The Music of Miles Davis and Nina Simone

Timeless Icons: The Music of Miles Davis and Nina Simone

Presented by NYJO

Saturday 19 September 2026, 7.30pm

NYJO celebrates Nina Simone and Miles Davis with Fodder On My Wings and Birth of the Cool plus new arrangements by Tom Stringer. Featuring special guests Cleveland Watkiss MBE, Tony Kofi, Nikki Yeoh and Thanda Gumede.

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The Culture Show: What’s Going On?

The Culture Show: What’s Going On?

Featuring Mel Giedroyc, Flo Perlin and further guests to be announced

Sunday 20 September 2026, 11.45am

Hosted by broadcaster and podcaster Hannah MacInnes with a stellar panel of guests, What’s Going On? brings together leading voices from the arts for a lively discussion on the ideas, people and work shaping culture today.

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Diaries of Note: Live on Stage

Diaries of Note with Shaun Usher, Celia Imrie CBE, Denise Gough, and Lucas Jones

Diaries of Note: Live on Stage

with Celia Imrie CBE, Denise Gough, Lucas Jones and more to be announced

Sunday 20 September 2026, 3.30pm

Actor and author Celia Imrie CBE, widely celebrated as a beloved national treasure, joins the cast alongside acclaimed actor Denise Gough, and actor and poet Lucas Jones. In this special event, Shaun Usher – bestselling author of Letters of Note ...

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Upcoming events in this series

Susie Cave in Conversation with Bella Freud

Sense and Sensibility: Cast & Creators in Conversation