Our partner charity for this year’s Festival is HOPE Charity Project.
ADMISSION CHARGE
£5. Children under 16 are free but must be accompanied by an adult. Profits will be shared between our partner charity and Holy Trinity Church.
FESTIVAL OPENING TIMES
Friday 6th December 2024: Festival open 11.30am to 7.30pm.
Saturday 7th December 2024: Festival open 11.30pm to 6.00pm.
The Festival is followed by a concert by THE ROCK CHOIR at 7.45pm.Sunday 8th December 2024: Festival open 11.30am to 5.30pm, followed by a Carol Service at 6pm, followed then by mulled wine and mince pies in the Old School.
FESTIVAL CAFE
will be open in The Old School, opposite the church.
Friday 11.30am to 3.30pm.
Saturday 11.30am to 5.30pm.
Sunday 11.30am to 4.30pm.
LIVE MUSIC
is a feature throughout the Festival. Music groups, soloists, organists, pianists, and instrumentalists will play and sing for our visitors. Please see our Festival Music for more information.
The ROCK CHOIR will perform a ticketed concert on Saturday evening at 7.45 pm. For more information, please visit our FESTIVAL MUSIC page.
The festival ends with a special service of CAROLS among the trees at 6pm followed by mulled wine and mince pies in the Old School.
For more information see our Frequently Asked Questions.
About Holy Trinity Church
A church has stood on this site for more than 900 years. People have worshipped here, prayed here, got married, brought their children to be baptized and come here to mourn the loss of friends and family. It is the centre for a lively, caring, friendly community. A rich variety of services to suit all tastes is provided throughout the month. For more information see the church’s website.
What we’ve raised so far
| Year | Charity | Amount Raised | Poster |
| 2003 | St Peter & St James Hospice | £1,500 | no poster |
| 2004 | Sightsavers | £2,400 | no poster |
| 2005 | NSPCC | £3,100 |  |
| 2006 | Macmillan Cancer Support | £4,100 |  |
| 2007 | The Children’s Society | £4,175 |  |
| 2008 | St Catherine’s Hospice | £4,511 |  |
| 2009 | Leukemia Research Fund | £4,796 |  |
| 2010 | Downs Syndrome Association | £4,690 |  |
| 2011 | Help for Heroes | £5,000 |  |
| 2012 | HemiHelp | £4,260 |  |
| 2013 | Action for Deafness | £5,800 |  |
| 2014 | Kent, Surrey & Sussex Air Ambulance | £5,241 |  |
| 2015 | Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice | £6,461 |  |
| 2016 | Mid Sussex Branch of Parkinson’s UK | £7,115 |  |
| 2017 | Chailey Heritage | £7,037 |  |
| 2018 | Kangaroos | £6,700 |  |
| 2019 | Alzheimer’s Society | £7,272 |  |
| 2020 | Event cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic | — | — |
| 2021 | Event cancelled because of the Coronavirus pandemic | — | — |
| 2022 | Golden Lion Children’s Trust | £6,876 |  |
| 2023 | Stroke Association – Cuckfield Support Group | £6,125 |  |
| 2024 | Hope Charity Project | £tbc |  |
