Here are 22 of the big events planned in the area this year, many of them annual favourites and some returning for a second time after a successful launch last year.
![September 24 to 26 will see the return of the South Downs Music Festival. The festival, in Bognor, will be host to many different musical acts and fun for the whole family.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmExMWI4NjA0LWVjYTctNDdhMy04MWU4LWRmMDNjMTlkYTZhMDo3OTJhMTkxOS1mNTQ0LTRhNDctOGY0YS05YjI2NTg0Y2ZmYTU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
21. September
September 24 to 26 will see the return of the South Downs Music Festival. The festival, in Bognor, will be host to many different musical acts and fun for the whole family. Photo: South Downs Music Festival
![Pagham Pram Race will return on Boxing Day this year. The Pagham Pram Race is the oldest of its kind in the world, with a history dating back to 1946 when a group of demobilised servicemen decided they would race for a Christmas fruit cake.](https://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRhOGRiNzZkLWM1ZGMtNDRlMS05Y2JhLWUyMTMyZTRiYjQzMjpiMjExOGQyNS00M2VjLTQ2NmMtYjEyZC01YWM3YjMwOWE2Zjg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
22. December
Pagham Pram Race will return on Boxing Day this year. The Pagham Pram Race is the oldest of its kind in the world, with a history dating back to 1946 when a group of demobilised servicemen decided they would race for a Christmas fruit cake. Photo: Steve Grove