THIS WEEK IN PETWORTH
This week and next week’s events in and around Petworth
The Little Mermaid
23 January 2026
7:30 PM—2:30 PM
Dare to dive into the ocean with Arial, a mermaid princess who longs for more than her underwater world.
Petworth Farmers Market
24 January 2026
9:00 AM—1:00 PM
The Farmers Market is a great opportunity to support our local farmers who have grown or produced their food/plants within a 40-mile radius.
Hatha Flow at Kiki Yoga and Wellness
24 January 2026
10:00 AM—11:15 AM
A blended yoga class, consisting of more flowing sequences of the Vinyasa style, with attention to individual poses, alignment, and mindfulness, to create an invigorating blend that builds strength, length and heat in the body as well as calmness and stillness in the mind.
Events
Calendar of Events
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 events,  Jane Bown: Play Shadow offers an intimate portrait of one of Britain’s most revered photographers, Jane Bown (1925–2014), whose quietly powerful black-and-white portraits have become iconic within the canon of twentieth-century photography.  This Christmas, wander through grand state rooms that invite stillness, spark imagination, and gently reconnect us with the quiet beauty of winter. -  Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion. | 5 events, A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. -  Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers.  Book your table and enjoy Johny playing beautiful Sitar music inspired by Ravi Shankar. | 6 events, Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles.  Our newest event at Petworth Library. Come along and play some boardgames, all supplied by us. We have Scrabble, Chess, and Backgammon. A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. | 5 events,  An informal group that meets every Thursday for a cup of tea, a biscuit, and a chat. A blended hatha yoga class with postures particularly focused on building a toned and strong centre.  These sessions offer a peaceful space to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself in a gentle and supportive way. Each class includes nourishing breathwork, quiet meditation, and time for personal reflection. | 4 events,  Our most popular event at Petworth Library. Join us for singing, stories, and rhymes! Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. | 3 events, A blended yoga class, consisting of more flowing sequences of the Vinyasa style, with attention to individual poses, alignment, and mindfulness, to create an invigorating blend that builds strength, length and heat in the body as well as calmness and stillness in the mind. | |
| 4 events, A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. Book your table and enjoy Johny playing beautiful Sitar music inspired by Ravi Shankar. -  In the near future, "The Running Man" is the top-rated show on television, a deadly competition where contestants must survive 30 days while being hunted by professional assassins. | 5 events, Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. Our newest event at Petworth Library. Come along and play some boardgames, all supplied by us. We have Scrabble, Chess, and Backgammon. A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. | 5 events, An informal group that meets every Thursday for a cup of tea, a biscuit, and a chat. A blended hatha yoga class with postures particularly focused on building a toned and strong centre. These sessions offer a peaceful space to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself in a gentle and supportive way. Each class includes nourishing breathwork, quiet meditation, and time for personal reflection. | 4 events, Our most popular event at Petworth Library. Join us for singing, stories, and rhymes! Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. -  A chance to have a guided tour of the history of Petworth Park over 1000 years. We will see and hear about all the main historic sites and how the Park has grown and its use changed over the centuries, as well as hopefully see the deer. | 3 events, A blended yoga class, consisting of more flowing sequences of the Vinyasa style, with attention to individual poses, alignment, and mindfulness, to create an invigorating blend that builds strength, length and heat in the body as well as calmness and stillness in the mind. -  Please join us on Saturday, 10th January, at Tillington Village Hall to help with litter picking along the main roads. | ||
| 2 events, -  A WWII psychiatrist evaluates Nazi leaders before the Nuremberg trials, growing increasingly obsessed with understanding evil as he forms a disturbing bond with Hermann Göring. | 4 events,  A monthly group where home and professional gardeners can meet to talk gardening, swap ideas, share seasonal tips and good practices, troubleshoot, identify plants and network. A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. Book your table and enjoy Johny playing beautiful Sitar music inspired by Ravi Shankar. | 6 events, Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. Our newest event at Petworth Library. Come along and play some boardgames, all supplied by us. We have Scrabble, Chess, and Backgammon. A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. | 5 events, An informal group that meets every Thursday for a cup of tea, a biscuit, and a chat. A blended hatha yoga class with postures particularly focused on building a toned and strong centre. These sessions offer a peaceful space to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself in a gentle and supportive way. Each class includes nourishing breathwork, quiet meditation, and time for personal reflection. | 5 events, Our most popular event at Petworth Library. Join us for singing, stories, and rhymes! Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. -  Hidden secrets and long-buried resentments come to light when two estranged brothers reunite at a primitive cabin deep in the woods of Northern England. | 2 events, A blended yoga class, consisting of more flowing sequences of the Vinyasa style, with attention to individual poses, alignment, and mindfulness, to create an invigorating blend that builds strength, length and heat in the body as well as calmness and stillness in the mind. | |
| 3 events,  All secondary school-aged pupils are welcome to the youth club every Monday for the drop-in social. -  An idealistic young woman juggles her family and work life in a comedy about the people you love and how to survive them. | 5 events, A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. Book your table and enjoy Johny playing beautiful Sitar music inspired by Ravi Shankar. | 5 events, Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. Our newest event at Petworth Library. Come along and play some boardgames, all supplied by us. We have Scrabble, Chess, and Backgammon. A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. | 5 events, An informal group that meets every Thursday for a cup of tea, a biscuit, and a chat. A blended hatha yoga class with postures particularly focused on building a toned and strong centre. These sessions offer a peaceful space to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself in a gentle and supportive way. Each class includes nourishing breathwork, quiet meditation, and time for personal reflection. | 4 events, Dare to dive into the ocean with Arial, a mermaid princess who longs for more than her underwater world. Our most popular event at Petworth Library. Join us for singing, stories, and rhymes! Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. | 4 events, The Farmers Market is a great opportunity to support our local farmers who have grown or produced their food/plants within a 40-mile radius. A blended yoga class, consisting of more flowing sequences of the Vinyasa style, with attention to individual poses, alignment, and mindfulness, to create an invigorating blend that builds strength, length and heat in the body as well as calmness and stillness in the mind. | |
| 2 events, All secondary school-aged pupils are welcome to the youth club every Monday for the drop-in social. | 6 events, A gentle, slow, restorative practice often incorporating yin yoga elements. Soothing the body, mind and spirit. Often, a mat-based practice using props, bolsters, and straps to support the body to gently open and release. - Every Last Tuesday 5.30pm - 7.00pm A monthly group where home and professional gardeners can meet to talk gardening, swap ideas, share seasonal tips and good practices, troubleshoot, identify plants and network. Booking is essential so that Tiffins know how many tables to set aside for the group | 6 events, Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. Our newest event at Petworth Library. Come along and play some boardgames, all supplied by us. We have Scrabble, Chess, and Backgammon. -  Sanjay and Millie host a CHARITY DINNER initiative to support the incredible charities, CICs, and local groups that work so hard to make a difference in Petworth. | 5 events, An informal group that meets every Thursday for a cup of tea, a biscuit, and a chat. A blended hatha yoga class with postures particularly focused on building a toned and strong centre. These sessions offer a peaceful space to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself in a gentle and supportive way. Each class includes nourishing breathwork, quiet meditation, and time for personal reflection. | 3 events, Our most popular event at Petworth Library. Join us for singing, stories, and rhymes! Designed to sculpt and tone the upper and lower body, using weights to strengthen and refine. Each class will combine a hybrid style of yoga and strength training to keep flexible & to reactivate “switched off” muscles. | 2 events, A blended yoga class, consisting of more flowing sequences of the Vinyasa style, with attention to individual poses, alignment, and mindfulness, to create an invigorating blend that builds strength, length and heat in the body as well as calmness and stillness in the mind. |
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS
Longer term events, including festivals & exhibitions in and around Petworth.
Jane Bown: Play Shadow at Newlands House Gallery
01 November 2025
10:00 AM—5:00 PM
Jane Bown: Play Shadow offers an intimate portrait of one of Britain’s most revered photographers, Jane Bown (1925–2014), whose quietly powerful black-and-white portraits have become iconic within the canon of twentieth-century photography.
The Little Mermaid
23 January 2026
7:30 PM—2:30 PM
Dare to dive into the ocean with Arial, a mermaid princess who longs for more than her underwater world.
JOHN HITCHENS; PATTERNS OF SEEING – Paintings Past and Present at Moncrieff Bray Gallery
28 March 2026
10:00 AM—6:00 PM
The early paintings in the exhibition, such as Selsey Marshland demonstrate John Hitchens’s remarkable talent as a young artist. They highlight his ability to organise complex compositions and to depict light and shade through broad, expressive tones.
The Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair
08 May 2026
11:00 AM—5:00 PM
Our next fair in Petworth Park will be held from Friday 8 to Sunday 10 May 2026 – the twelfth instalment of this popular show.
ALL YEAR LONG EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
Petworth has much to offer to the visitor. Petworth House is home to a wonderful collection of paintings including local scenes by JMW Turner, the extensive Petworth Park laid out by Capability Brown in the 18th century with its herds of roaming deer around the lakes. There also are festivals, fairs and markets all year long – the list is endless.
