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The Chobham Music & Arts Festival brings top-flight classical music to our village in Surrey every year, along with a variety of arts and entertainment events. The Festival in 2022 runs from Saturday 24th September until Sunday 9th October.

This years Flower and Music Festival is fast approaching - it opens on Saturday 28^th September and runs until Saturday 12^th October 2019.

The 2018 Chobham Music Festival is here!

This year's flower and music festival begins on Thursday the 8^th of September with the ChobLit literary lunch which welcomes Chobham girl, Rebecca Stonehill, as the guest author.

History of home and abroad features at this year's Chobham Festival, which runs from September 26^th to October 10^th.

The Festival Café on Saturday October 3^rd will feature a 3pm slot of readings by local poet Sally Blackmore and friends, including and one of the finalists of Radio 2’s 500 Words competition, 11-year-old Annabel Bygrave, who will be telling us the story of The Forgotten Celery. No booking needed - just come early to buy tea and cake.

The men of Chobham are needed to act as soldiers for the Chobham Camp scene in Ribbons of Time.

Ribbons of Time is a play written by Liz Beck for the Chobham Festival covering the high points of Chobham’s history.

This years Chobham Music Festival begins on Saturday the 27^th September with the popular Sussex Jazz Kings who are making a keenly sought after return to Chobham's Village Hall for a colourful evening of traditional jazz - ideal for both dancing and listening.

The third ChobLit lunch will take place on Wednesday 1^st October and welcomes Evie Wyld, one of Britain's most feted young authors.

Following the success of Planet Abba at last year's festival, the Chobham Club will host the Shadows of Motown on Thursday 2^nd October.

Last year's festival saw a rousing performance of the Hallelujah Chorus at the Songs of Praise concert. This year the Festival will repeat this, plus the opening chorus from Handel's Messiah (and the Glory of the Lord). If you feel you need some practice, rehearsals will be on the 21^st and 28^th August, 25^th Sept and 1^st October at 7.15pm. As well as a half hour rung through prior to the Songs of Praise concert at 4.45pm on Sunday 5^th October.

Full list of events for 2014

• Sat 27^th Sept – Jazz Evening in the Village Hall, 7.15 for 7.45pm
• Sun 28^th Sept – Harvest Festival Eucharist, St Lawrence Church at 10am
• Tues 30^th Sept – Four Seasons Concert, St Lawrence Church at 7.45pm
• Wed 1^st Oct – Choblit Lunch in St Lawrence Church Hall, at 12 noon
• Thurs 2^nd Oct – Shadows of Motown at Chobham Club, starting at 8pm
• Fri 3^rd Oct – Schools Prom and Workshops
• Sat 4^th Oct – Festival Café, Sounds Easy, Morris Dancers, and Art Exhibition, from 10am till 5pm
• Sat 4^th Oct – Festival Concert in St Lawrence Church, at 7.45pm
• Sun 5^th Oct – Art Exhibition in St Lawrence Church Hall, from 12 till 5pm
• Sun 5^th Oct – Songs of Praise – St Lawrence Church

For more details visit the Festival website at http://festival.chobham.org or follow the Festival Twitter profile @ChobhamFestival

On Sunday the 22^nd of September, this year's Chobham Flower Festival will begin with the Festival Eucharist in St Lawrence church. The service starts at 10am and will include a special guess preacher.