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Jersey Arts Centre

Philips Street, St. Helier, JE2 4SW

Jersey Arts Centre

Jersey Arts Centre exists to foster the development and celebration of the arts island-wide and beyond. To enrich the quality of life for all residents and visitors. To encourage participation in the performing, visual and literary arts. To educate, inspire and to encourage debate.

This is achieved by providing exciting, innovative, wide-ranging, challenging, professional and community arts in welcoming, high-quality and accessible environments. Home to theatrical performances, concerts and even film nights - check the website for the most up to date diary of events. The Jersey Arts Centre is located in the north east corner of St. Helier, just down from the Millennium Park.

Coming up here

  • Arts & cultural

Mon 19 Oct

JFS: The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Cert 15

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

A tense Iranian political drama about a court investigator whose missing handgun turns him against his own family, rated 15 and acclaimed in 2024

  • Arts & cultural

Mon 19 Oct

Monday Matinee: I Swear

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

£5.00

This BAFTA award-winning drama, based on a true story, stars Robert Aramayo as John Davidson, a young Scottish boy with Tourette Syndrome. Misunderstood by his peers and adults around him, John struggles to find his place in the world until he is hired at the local community centre.

  • Arts & cultural
  • History & Heritage
  • Talks & learning

Wed 21 Oct

Course: The History of Art! (Overview)

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

Six illustrated lectures tracing art from Ancient Greece to New Art, led by a Courtauld graduate and open to all levels.

  • Arts & cultural

Sat 24 Oct – Sun 1 Nov

JGRTC: Dear Evan Hansen

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

An emotional musical about an anxious teenager caught in a web of lies, with songs by Pasek & Paul; suitable for ages 12 and over.

  • Family friendly
  • Arts & cultural
  • Talks & learning

Mon 26 Oct – Wed 28 Oct

Course: Half Term Drama Mornings - 8-13 Years

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

Half-term drama mornings for 8 to 13-year-olds, with games, improvisation and character work to build confidence, and no experience needed

  • Arts & cultural
  • Talks & learning

Fri 30 Oct

Course: Hallowe'en Scary Clown Makeup - 13-17 Years

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

A Hallowe'en workshop for 13 to 17-year-olds, learning scary clown makeup with liquid latex and stage blood from a special effects artist.

  • Arts & cultural
  • Talks & learning

Sat 31 Oct

Course: Hallowe'en Horror Makeup - 18+ Years

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

A hands-on workshop for adults with a special effects artist, learning to create a horror makeup look with latex and stage blood for Hallowe'en.

  • Arts & cultural

Mon 2 Nov

JFS: Misericordia - Cert 15

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

Alain Guiraudie's black comedy thriller follows a funeral visit that turns into disappearance, menace and an abbot's shady intentions in rural France.

  • Arts & cultural

Mon 2 Nov

Monday Matinee: The Choral

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

£5.00

In the Yorkshire town of Ramsden, the local choral society struggles to find members after the majority of its male singers enlist in World War 1. The committee reluctantly hire the demanding and controversial Dr Guthrie (Ralph Fiennes) to recruit new and unlikely members.

  • Music
  • Arts & cultural

Wed 4 Nov

Amici Artium: Samrat Majumder (guitar)

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

£21.00

Samrat Majumder is a Scottish Indian classical guitarist currently studying for his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland under the guidance of Professor Manuel Barrueco.

  • Arts & cultural

Thu 5 Nov

JOA: Jersey's Value in a Changing Aid Landscape

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

An evening on Jersey's role in supporting communities worldwide, with insights, lessons learnt and a look at the island's future in international aid.

  • Arts & cultural
  • Outdoor

Fri 6 Nov

JSES: Into A Garden Of Eden

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

An event centred on the 2025 Costa Rican expeditions, for visitors curious about these journeys into a garden of Eden.

  • Arts & cultural
  • Talks & learning

Sat 7 Nov

Course: Poetry: Body Empowerment - 18 Years+

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

A poetry workshop with local poet Juliette Hart on using writing and emotional expression to build self-awareness and acceptance, for adults 18+.

  • Music
  • Arts & cultural

Sat 7 Nov

Mind Jersey Music Night: Gala Performance

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

A gala evening of singers, musicians and guitarists from the mental health charity's twice-monthly karaoke and open mic nights

  • Arts & cultural

Sun 8 Nov

Jersey Academy of Dancing Choreography Competition

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

Jersey Academy of Dancing students perform their own original routines across dance genres, judged by expert adjudicators at Jersey Arts Centre.

  • Arts & cultural

Mon 9 Nov

Carlton Kirby's True Tales of the Tour de France

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

An evening of inside stories and frank opinions from cycling commentator Carlton Kirby, drawn from 25 years covering the Tour and other big races.

  • Music

Tue 10 Nov – Wed 11 Nov

Les Amis' Night of Sound

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

An evening showcase of singing, Makaton signing and dancing from the Les Amis choir, full of community spirit and suitable for all ages.

  • Music

Sat 14 Nov

Jersey Eisteddfod: Premier Winners Concert - Music

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

The Music Festival's closing concert, bringing together outstanding performances from across the week of competition.

  • Arts & cultural

Sat 21 Nov

Jersey Eisteddfod: Drama Gala Evening

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

An evening of local talent from the English, Speech and Drama classes, including the Young Actor of the Year finals.

  • Arts & cultural

Mon 23 Nov

JFS: Hundreds of Beavers - Cert 12A

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

A black-and-white, largely dialogue-free slapstick comedy in which an applejack maker courting a merchant's daughter battles a colony of beavers.

  • Arts & cultural
  • History & Heritage
  • Talks & learning

Thu 3 Dec

Course: The Renaissance Art History

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

Two illustrated lectures by a Courtauld graduate on Renaissance painting, from Giotto and Botticelli to Leonardo, Michelangelo, Van Eyck and Holbein.

  • Family friendly
  • Arts & cultural

Sat 5 Dec

Wendy & Peter Pan

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

£23.00

To the Neverland! Join Wendy, Peter, Tink, Captain Hook and the Croc for this awfully big adventure! Wendy, Tink and Tiger Lily must work together as they lead the Lost Boys to battle with the dastardly Captain Hook and his pitiful Pirates.

  • Family friendly
  • Arts & cultural

Wed 6 Jan 2027

JADC: Cinderella

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

A traditional family pantomime with local jokes, toe-tapping music, magic and sparkle, and plenty of chances to boo the baddies this January.

  • Arts & cultural

Fri 9 Apr 2027

Seat Sponsorship!

Jersey Arts Centre, St. Helier

Sponsor and dedicate one of the theatre's new seats for £300, or £250 for JAC Members, and help keep local theatre thriving.

  • Festivals
  • Music
  • Arts & cultural

Sun 16 May 2027 – Sun 23 May 2027

13th Parish: Jersey International Film Festival

Jersey Art Centre, St. Helier

Free entry

The eighth edition of the 13th Parish Jersey’s International Film Festival will take place from 16 - 23 May. We bring the very best of contemporary film to the island – new work from all over the world, in every genre, carefully curated for your entertainment and amazement. Be sure to visit our website to find out more!