The BBC comedy sitcom Open All Hours is claimed to be based on a shop in Norfolk Road near to where Ronnie Barker lived, although the series was not written by Barker, and had finished airing before he moved to the town. There was also speculation that one of his characters in the sitcom, Granville could have been inspired by Granville Road nearby

An annual event is the bonfire procession, bonfire and firework display which are organised by the Littlehampton Bonfire Society.

Littlehampton supports a range of performance groups including Stagedoor Theatre Company, the Musical Comedy Society and Players Operatic Society who perform throughout the year. It also holds a popular ‘Last Night of the Proms’ concert performed annually by the Littlehampton Concert Band.^[10]

Littlehampton is the home town of British Christian rock band Delirious?, who all still live there.

LA Pebbles On The Beach is an annual charity music festival held on Beach Green. It features local acts that cross the musical spectrum so that there is something for all tastes during the course of the day. A sequence of monthly fund-raising events ae held in the town prior to the festival itself.

Character actor Stanley Holloway (1890—1982) died in The Nightingale Nursing Home, Littlehampton, in 1982 aged 91.

Littlehampton was as the backdrop for Swanage for the first episode of series 2 of the comedy drama series, The Inbetweeners, with filming taking place on the promenade and River Arun. Also the The Inbetweeners was filmed at the Travelodge by the Body Shop in Fifth episode of series 2, when Simon goes to see his Dad

Littlehampton is also used as the town centre in Ever Decreasing Circles.