Chelsea Arts Festival 2026

Thursday 17 – Sunday 20 September 2026

Following last year’s thrilling launch, the Chelsea Arts Festival, London’s exciting annual arts and culture celebration, returns this September for four days of inspirational events. 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

An Evening with Bernardine Evaristo & Friends
Bernardine Evaristo. Photo by Suki Dhana. Women's Prize Trust.

An Evening with Bernardine Evaristo & Friends

Presented by the Women’s Prize

Thursday 17 September 2026, 7.15pm

An evening exploring the richness of women’s writing, curated and hosted by one of the UK’s most celebrated writers and literary figures, Bernardine Evaristo, recipient of the Women’s Prize for Fiction Outstanding Contribution Award. Bringi...
Blue Plaques Talk Back
Sir Stephen Fry on stage at Cadogan Hall in 2025's Blue Plaques Talk Back

Blue Plaques Talk Back

Friday 18 September 2026, 1pm

Blue Plaques Talk Back Live returns to the Chelsea Arts Festival following the riveting launch event at the Festival in 2025. This unique, immersive, live show celebrates four iconic – or intriguingly overlooked – blue plaques, chosen specificall...
A Poem for Every Night of the Year, 10 Year Anniversary
Allie Esiri's A Poem for Every Night of the Year, Live on Stage. Photo by Billie Charity/Hay Festival.

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

Allie Esiri & special guests

Friday 18 September 2026, 7pm

Acclaimed actors and performers fill the stage with poetry to celebrate ten years of Allie Esiri’s best-selling anthology A Poem for Every Night of the Year, which, along with her other popular poetry collections, has lit an explosion of interest i...
Rambert: This is Rambert
Rambert. Photo by Tim Brett Day.

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...
Diaries of Note: Live on Stage
Diaries of Note by Shaun Usher

Diaries of Note: Live on Stage

with Shaun Usher & special guests

Sunday 20 September 2026, 3.30pm

In this special event, Shaun Usher – bestselling author of Letters of Note and founder of the live series, and cultural phenomenon, Letters Live – brings Diaries of Note to the stage. A cast of acclaimed performers will read from a remarkable col...

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