Get involved with Petworth Festival, Petworth Proms and Petworth Literary Festival
Founded 46 years ago by Lord Egremont, the composer Robert Walker, and musicologist Gerald Abraham, the Petworth Summer Festival has grown into a vibrant, multi-genre celebration featuring world-class classical music, jazz, comedy, and world music. Each summer, over two weeks of performances bring leading artists and emerging talent to unique venues across Petworth and the surrounding villages and towns.
The Petworth Literary Festival, launched in 2011, hosts top authors and public figures every autumn, while the Petworth Proms, introduced in 2024 in partnership with the National Trust, offers a unique classical concert experience inside the historic Petworth House. Rooted in community and creativity, the festival champions new talent and delivers inspiring outreach programmes, including school songwriting projects and partnerships with leading arts organisations, such as the Royal Academy of Music, The Leeds International Piano Competition, National Trust & Petworth House and West Sussex Music.
We enable affordable access to a diverse and world class programme of music, arts and literary events for Petworth and its surrounding communities as well as arts education in local schools.
Petworth Festival is a charity that is very fortunate to be supported by an amazing network of volunteers from the local community and beyond. We are now looking to expand our team for 2026 and are open to expressions of interest to become involved both during the festival periods and outside of these. We believe that volunteering with us should be fun and rewarding and hope that you may find something of interest that would complement your skills and time or alternatively give you the opportunity to try something new. Previous work within festivals is not essential – just enthusiasm, reliability, and a willingness to be part of a great team. To apply, please contact volunteers@petworthfestival.org.uk in the first instance, or visit our website www.petworthfestival.org.uk for further information.
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Category.
Arts & Culture
Charity No.
1113784
Contact No.
01798 343055
Address.
Petworth GU28, UK
