A city, a stage

Experience unmissible events this autumn..

There’s never a shortage of cultural things to do in Chester. Home to some of the nation's best attractions and host to world-class events, Chester will keep you entertained this autumn on your city break.

Chester Contemporary

Chester Contemporary is a new visual arts event curated by artist Ryan Gander. For the Contemporary, international and Chester-based artists, emerging talent, and the city’s people have been invited to make and show work for Chester’s unique places and spaces, inspired by the theme ‘Centred on the Periphery’.

Chester Contemporary brings new art to the city’s historic streets. Dive in and discover more. See the full programme of events here.  

Picturehouse Cinema at Chester Market

The highly anticipated opening of the Picturehouse cinema at Chester Northgate has taken a major step towards completion. Contractors have resumed the fit-out of the six-screen cinema and Picturehouse are anticipating opening for business in late autumn. As part of the run-up to the opening, Picturehouse Cinemas will be sponsoring three months of free ChooseDay Film Club showings in the new Chester Market every Tuesday until the end of October.

The Grosvenor Museum

Don't forget to visit to our very own museum, a place where you can find out about the history, places and people of West Cheshire from prehistory to the 20th century. Dial your curiosity all the way up to eleven and see what's in store at the Grosvenor Museum.

Storyhouse - The jewel in our cultural crown

A visit to Chester is not complete without a visit to Storyhouse our multi-award winning cultural hub complete with theatre, library, restaurant and cinema. The restored and revitalised 1930s Odeon building houses an 800-seat auditorium, a 150-seat studio theatre, a restaurant and two bars plus a 100-seat boutique, independent cinema. This year you can see the classic The Full Monty and book our tickets for Kinky Boots, coming next May. 

Save on travel

You can also save on train travel and save the stresses of driving. Transport for Wales operate regular services to Chester from Cardiff, Shrewsbury, Birmingham, and more, and you can save by booking direct and in advance.