The Christmas Launch Party on Fri 20 Nov, Leonardslee Lights from 27 Nov, the Capitol panto from 29 Nov and six village Christmas fairs, checked 8 Nov.

The next six weeks in and around Horsham run from Remembrance Sunday to the week before Christmas. Remembrance Sunday is today, 8 November, with the parade leaving North Street at 10am, and the last fireworks of the year are at The Coot tonight. Then the town’s Christmas Launch Party is on Friday 20 November, village Christmas fairs start in Henfield on the 21st, Leonardslee Lights opens on 27 November and the Capitol reopens with its pantomime on 29 November.

Updated 8 November: the fireworks displays of 2 to 7 November are over and off the list. The Capitol’s adults-only panto is now sold out on all three nights, and Leonardslee has published on-the-night Lights prices of £28 an adult and £18 a child. New: the Starlight Express screening on 4 and 6 December, NT Live’s The Misanthrope on 10 December, the Friday Late Christmas special on 18 December, a children’s wreath workshop at Leonardslee on 19 December and Saturday Christmas choirs on the Carfax Bandstand from 21 November.

Everything below was checked against the organisers’ own pages on 8 November 2026, and every entry links back to its source so you can check again before you set off. Horsham Museum is closed for roof repairs until 5 January. Its shop opens for Christmas shopping every Wednesday and Saturday from 2 to 23 December, where children can write a vintage-style letter to Father Christmas (Horsham District Council). For places that are open whatever the month, see things to do in Horsham.

This week

  • Remembrance Sunday, Sunday 8 November. The parade leaves the BT Exchange car park on North Street at 10am for the war memorial in the Carfax, where the service starts at 10.54am and the two-minute silence is at 11am; the parade then goes on to St Mary’s Parish Church for a Service of Remembrance (Horsham District Council). The full timetable and road closures are on our Remembrance Sunday page.
  • Firework Night at The Coot, Sunday 8 November, Cootes Avenue, RH12 2AD. No entry fee, with donations to St Catherine’s Hospice; burgers and hot dogs from 4pm to 6.30pm and fireworks from about 7pm, weather permitting, as listed on Visit Horsham. It is the last display of the year; the others are on our Horsham fireworks page.
  • Armistice Day, Wednesday 11 November, 11am, Carfax war memorial. A short service and a two-minute silence, with the council chairman, the Royal British Legion and local school children (Horsham District Council).
  • Leonardslee Comedy Club, Friday 13 November, doors 5.30pm, show 7.30pm, Leonardslee. Over 18s. £19.80 a head or £70 for four; the line-up is announced closer to the night (Leonardslee).
  • Horsham FC v Torquay United, Saturday 14 November, 3pm, The Fusion Aviation Community Stadium. FA Trophy second round (Horsham FC fixtures).

Next week

  • Christmas Launch Party, Friday 20 November, 4pm to 8pm, across Horsham town centre. Free face painting, live acts and music, a silent disco and a market; some activities are chargeable. The switch-on time has not been published (Your Horsham). Our Christmas lights page will carry the running order when it is out.
  • Henfield Charities Christmas Fair, Saturday 21 November, 10am to 1pm, The Henfield Hall, Coopers Way, BN5 9EQ. Local and national charities selling together (Horsham District Council, Christmas markets).

Later in November

  • Horsham FC v Truro City, Tuesday 24 November, 7.45pm, The Fusion Aviation Community Stadium. National League South (Horsham FC fixtures).
  • Christmas Wreath Workshops, from Thursday 26 November, Leonardslee. Two-hour sessions at 9.30am and 1pm on 26 to 29 November and 3 to 6 December, with mulled wine and mince pies; Sunday 29 November is sold out. £55, or £49.50 for members, garden entry included (Leonardslee).
  • Leonardslee Lights, selected evenings from Friday 27 November to Wednesday 30 December. Booked online, adults from £18.50, children aged 2 to 16 from £13.50, families from £58; on the night, £28 and £18. There is a shuttle bus from Horsham, and the quiet night is 10 December (Leonardslee). Every date is on our Leonardslee Lights page.
  • Horsham Fairtrade Christmas Market, Saturday 28 November, 10am to 4pm, St John’s RC Church Hall, 3 Springfield Road. Gifts, toiletries, textiles and bags from small Fairtrade suppliers and established brands (Fairtrade Horsham).
  • Piries Place Christmas Vegan Market, Saturday 28 November, 9.30am to 3.30pm, Piries Place. Festive plant-based food and gifts from small independent traders, with live Christmas music (Horsham District Council, Christmas markets).
  • Southwater Christmas Festival, Saturday 28 November, from 12pm, Lintot Square, RH13 9LA. Around 40 Christmas market stalls, Santa’s grotto, a disco, a brass band and choirs (Horsham District Council, Christmas markets).
  • Dick Whittington, from Sunday 29 November (1pm and 5pm) to Sunday 3 January, The Capitol, North Street, RH12 1RG. The pantomime that reopens the refurbished theatre, with Louie Spence as the cat. Every seat is £26 on opening day, and the 1pm show has only a few tickets left (The Capitol). Every performance is on our Horsham panto page.

December

  • ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, from Tuesday 1 December (10.30am) to Thursday 31 December, Capitol Studio, The Capitol, North Street, RH12 1RG. Half Cut Theatre’s 45-minute Christmas show for ages 2 and up, with a gift from Santa for every child. From £17, family tickets £60; relaxed performance Saturday 19 December at 1.30pm (The Capitol).
  • RBO: The Nutcracker, Tuesday 1 December at 7.15pm, and Sunday 13 December at 2pm, The Capitol. A screening of the Royal Ballet and Opera’s Nutcracker, Peter Wright’s production, filmed in December 2025. From £20 (The Capitol).
  • West Street Christmas markets, from Wednesday 2 December, 9am to 5pm, West Street. Christmas crafts, gifts, flowers, food and drink every Wednesday and Saturday to 26 December, plus Monday 21, Tuesday 22 and Sunday 27 December (Coden Events).
  • Steyning Late Night Shopping, Wednesday 2 December, 4pm to 8pm, Steyning High Street and Cobblestone Walk. Festive stalls, carol singers, Father Christmas, a funfair and the Christmas Tractor Convoy between 7.30pm and 7.45pm (Horsham District Council, Christmas markets).
  • Storrington Christmas Festive Evening, Thursday 3 December, 5pm to 8pm, around The Square, RH20 4DJ. Late shopping, a lantern parade, carols, a gingerbread trail, the tree lights switch-on and Santa at Storrington Library (Horsham District Council, Christmas markets).
  • Pulborough Christmas Market, Friday 4 December, 5pm to 8pm, Pulborough Village Hall, Swan View, RH20 2BF. Local stalls, live music, mulled wine and Santa’s grotto (Horsham District Council, Christmas markets).
  • Starlight Express: Live On Stage, Friday 4 December at 7pm and Sunday 6 December at 3pm, The Capitol. A screening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical, filmed at Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre. From £20 (The Capitol).
  • Billingshurst Annual Christmas Fayre, Saturday 5 December, 10am to 3pm, Billingshurst Community and Conference Centre, Roman Way, RH14 9QW. Around 50 stalls, Santa’s grotto, carol singing and refreshments (Horsham District Council, Christmas markets).
  • Amberley Christmas Adventure, Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December (then 12, 13, 19 and 20 December and Wednesdays 9 and 16 December), Amberley Museum, New Barn Road, BN18 9LT. A Christmas train to meet Father and Mrs Christmas, with a gift and a photograph. Train tickets £10 a child, timed every half hour from 10.30am to 3pm, plus general admission (Amberley Museum).
  • Horsham FC v Weston-super-Mare, Saturday 5 December, 3pm, The Fusion Aviation Community Stadium. National League South (Horsham FC fixtures).
  • Carfax Christmas market, Sunday 6 December, the Carfax. The first of Food Rocks’ extra Christmas market days; the Thursday to Saturday market carries on as usual, 9am to 4pm (Horsham Market).
  • Horsham FC v Torquay United, Tuesday 8 December, 7.45pm, The Fusion Aviation Community Stadium. National League South, the league meeting after the clubs’ FA Trophy tie on 14 November (Horsham FC fixtures).
  • NT Live: The Misanthrope, Thursday 10 December, 7pm, The Capitol. A National Theatre Live screening of Martin Crimp’s version of Molière, with Sandra Oh in the title role. From £20 (The Capitol).
  • Great Expectations, from Friday 11 December (7pm) to Thursday 31 December, The Capitol. Half Cut Theatre’s Christmas take on Dickens, 75 minutes with no interval, for ages 7 and up. From £21, family of four £76 (The Capitol).
  • Friday Late Christmas Special, Friday 18 December, 6pm to 8pm, Carfax Bandstand. The Christmas edition of the council’s Friday Lates, run with Food Rocks Markets, with Beato Burrito playing (Horsham District Council).
  • Children’s Christmas Wreath Workshop, Saturday 19 December, 1pm to 2pm, Leonardslee. Children build a wreath from festive papers and trims; for ages 5 and up, with garden entry included. £15 a child, £13 for siblings, half price for accompanying adults (Leonardslee).

Every Christmas market date in the town and the villages is on our Horsham Christmas markets page, and every Father Christmas visit on our Santa near Horsham page.

Regular events

  • Horsham parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, Horsham Park, North Street, RH12 1RJ. A free 5k run by volunteers; register once before your first run (Horsham parkrun).
  • Carfax Local Market, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9am to 4pm, around the Carfax bandstand, with live music on Saturdays (Food Rocks). From Saturday 21 November, Christmas choirs sing on the Carfax Bandstand every Saturday and throughout Christmas week (Horsham District Council).
  • West Street Entrepreneurs Market, every Wednesday and Saturday, 9am to 5pm, West Street (Coden Events).
  • West Street last-Sunday market, last Sunday of the month, 9am to 5pm, West Street: Sunday 29 November, and Sunday 27 December in the Christmas run (Coden Events).
  • Piries Place Vegan Market, last Saturday of the month; the November market on the 28th is the Christmas vegan market listed above, and there is none in December (Horsham District Council, district markets).
  • Steyning Farmers Market, first Saturday of the month, Steyning High Street car park: next on Saturday 5 December (Horsham District Council, district markets).
  • Billingshurst Artisan Market, third Sunday of the month, 9.30am to 1.30pm, Six Bells car park: Sunday 15 November (Coden Events).
  • Pulborough Village Market, fourth Saturday of the month, Pulborough Village Hall: Saturday 28 November (Horsham District Council, district markets).
  • Storrington Community Market, every Friday, indoors at Storrington Village Hall. Home-made and home-grown goods from a volunteer co-operative (Horsham District Council, district markets).
  • Henfield Weekly Market, every Monday, Henfield Hall, with the cafe open (Horsham District Council, district markets).

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