| Where: | Arundel, Sussex at the Cathedral |
| When: | Corpus Christi (a Thursday between May 21st and June 24th) |
| Time: | 5.30pm |
The feast of Corpus Christi is celebrated by the Catholic church and commemorates the Body and Blood of Christ. It’s a moveable feast on the Thursday following Trinity Sunday (eight weeks after Easter Sunday and one week after Whit Sunday), so varies in date according to when Easter falls and can be anywhere from May 21st to June 24th. For over 100 years the feast has been marked at Arundel Cathedral by a spectacular Carpet of Flowers up the central aisle, and a Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Castle.
Helpful Hints
In 2024 Corpus Christi will be on Thursday 30th May.
You can watch the Carpet being made at the Cathedral on the preceding Tuesday following the 10am Mass.The finished Carpet is on view from the Wednesday morning from 9.30 until 8pm and again from 9.30 on Corpus Christi itself. Mass preceding the Procession takes place at 5.30. Admission is free. Parking is available a short walk away in the castle grounds.
Other notable floral carpets are made at St John the Baptist at Upper Norwood and St Mary’s Bourne Street (respectively on Corpus Christi and on the Sunday following) and at All Saints Notting Hill for their Summer Festival in July. While the Arundel carpet isn’t therefor unique, it’s probably the most elaborate and well-known.
Click here for the event website :https://arundelcathedral.uk/corpus-christi
View this location on the map.
Floral festival is again coming with lots of colorful flower carpets there to be put & again the entire corpus christi is going to glitter in this June.
Thanks for sharing
Hi,
We are a family run coach company and we are putting our brochure together for 2015. We would like to bring a group of around 50 passengers. Please could you advise me of prices and booking requirements needed also coach parking facilities
Kind Regards
Kelly
Hi Kelly,
Here at Calendarcustoms we don’t have any connection to the organisation of the event – you’ll need to contact the Cathedral on http://www.arundelcathedral.org/contact.htm or send an email to aruncath1@aol.com Best of luck!
Averil
We have a coach party coming down to Arundel on Sunday the 7th June specifically to see the festival festival. Could you tell me if parking for a coach is available or do we have to book a place and where would the parking be? Thankyou
Regards
Val Edwards
Secretary
Withyham Horticultural Society
Hi Val,
You’re through to calendarcustoms, not the website for Arundel Cathedral, and we have no connection with the running of the event. If you visit http://www.arundelcathedral.org/contact.htm or send an email to aruncath1@aol.com I’m sure they’ll be able to sort it out for you.
Best of luck,
Averil
I went to see this at Arundel a couple of days ago. It’s a beautiful event; the carpet of flowers covers the central aisle, and the cathedral is decorated with wonderful floral displays. The atmosphere was very moving.
I found it quite refreshing that the parking in the park near the cathedral was free, and there was no charge for entering the cathedral. Other flower festivals usually have an entrance fee.
Everyone seemed very welcoming, and Arundel is a lovely town. Well worth a visit!