Thursday Late | Celebrating Pride
Thursday 18 June 2026
Free – additional charge for Talk
[ Late )
Buy Tickets >This event is very popular so book early to avoid disappointment.
Join us for our fifth annual evening of performance, art and celebration in collaboration with Chichester Pride, a volunteer led organisation created to support the local LGBTQIA+ community and its allies. This event is very popular so book early to avoid disappointment.
Enjoy free access to the galleries and the latest exhibition British Landscapes: A Sense of Place accompanied by exciting creative activities, tours and, from 7pm, an incredible line-up of entertainment in the courtyard. Click here to see the full schedule.
At 6pm, you can also join Mollie Barnes and Gemma Rolls-Bentley, co-authors of Queer Art, for an in-conversation with Simon Martin, Director of Pallant House Gallery (talk separately ticketed, book here).
Queer Art brings together a wide range of LGBTQIA+ artists, tracing their work from the 19th century to today. Covering different generations and places, the book offers an engaging look at queer visual culture and the many ways artists have expressed identity and experience, beyond simple or stereotypical ideas of what “queer art” is.
We are very pleased that this year’s event is a part of the Festival of Chichester, an annual month-long celebration of the arts taking place from 13 June – 19 July.
Before you book
Thursday Late – Free admission
Entry to the Gallery and all drop-in activities (5–9.30pm).
Talk ticket – £18
Includes the 6–7pm Talk and free Thursday Late admission.
Please note:
A Thursday Late ticket does not include the Talk. This must be booked separately.
Statement from Chichester Pride
Chichester Pride are delighted to once again be collaborating with Pallant House Gallery for an evening celebrating Pride month and the local LGBTQIA+ community. Join us for drinks, a DJ, and a line-up of great entertainment in the courtyard, access to all the current exhibitions in the Gallery and enjoyable art activities led by Pallant House experts. The aim of Chichester Pride is to promote diversity, inclusivity, individuality, respect, and unity of all communities within the city of Chichester. Get ready for a fun-filled, creative, and joyous evening all within the iconic Pallant House Gallery in the very centre of our wonderful city.
Evening Schedule
5–6pm Library Behind the scenes drop-in
5.30–8.30pm Studio Drop-in Workshop | Get collaborative and build a surrealist drawing with artist educator Iona Hughes
6–7pm Talk | In Conversation: Queer Art with Mollie Barnes, Gemma Rolls-Bentley and Simon Martin (tickets sold separately)
6.30–8.30pm Drop-in Portraiture Workshop | Join artist Alej Ez for a fun and informal portraiture workshop
7.20–9.30pm Courtyard entertainment from Chichester Pride featuring Katie Brown, Dawn Gracie and RJ Campinuff
7.30pm Guided tour of From Bawden to Hockney: The Dennis Andrews & Christopher Whelen Collection with Curator Miriam O’Connor Perks
This event is part of our series of Thursday Lates.
Other dates for your diaries:
16 July 2026
20 August 2026
17 September 2026
15 October 2026
All 5–8.30pm
