What's on in Chester

This is the place to find out what's on in Chester. Time your visit to see one of Chester’s many events and festivals for an extra special treat.

Come and experience Storyhouse, with it's multi award-winning theatre, library, restaurant and cinema. With a varied programme of events throughout the year you are sure to find something that's right up your street.

There are plenty of outdoor events throughout the year too including open air theatre performances in Grosvenor Park and Moonlight flicks, an outdoor cinematic experience. Not forgetting the Taste Cheshire Food and Drink Festival and the thrill of the races at the oldest racecourse in Britain and other sporting events such as the Regatta and marathon, once voted the UK’s number 1 road marathon.

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Family Friendly Halloween Party

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Family Friendly

Christleton

Get ready for a spooktacular Kids Halloween Party, filled with ghoulish games, creepy crafts, and monstrous munchies!

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From:
27 Oct 2024Open 13:00 - 17:00

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Ed Gamble: Hot Diggity Dog

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Event

Chester

Ed Gamble has minced a load of meat (thoughts), piped it into a casing (show) and it’s coming to a bun (venue) near you.

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From:
30 Oct 2024Open 19:30 -

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Oysterband: A Long Long Goodbye

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Event

Chester

From their earliest days as a noisy, politicised ceilidh band in the late Seventies, Oysterband have never stopped evolving or providing soundtrack to the changing times.

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5 Nov 2024Open 19:30 -

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John Nichol: The Unknown Warrior

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Event

Chester

John Nichol, a former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War POW, embarks on a poignant journey to uncover the emotional tale of the Unknown Warrior interred in Westminster Abbey, emphasising our enduring need to honour and mourn the fallen.

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From:
7 Nov 2024Open 19:30 -

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ABC – An Intimate Evening With Martin Fry

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Music

Chester

A Look At Life And A Look Of Live
The hits earned their place in pop history. From Poison Arrow to The Look Of Love, from All Of My Heart, and Be Near Me, to When Smokey Sings, ABC were the band that redefined glamour and cool. Led by the…

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From:
9 Nov 2024

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Broadway - a night of glitz and glamour

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Performance

Christleton

Get ready for a mind-blowing night at BROADWAY!

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From:
9 Nov 2024Open 19:30 - 23:30

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Paint at Sip with Mercure Chester

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Workshop

Christleton

Unleash your inner artist with Paint and Sip!
Join us for an unforgettable experience where creativity meets relaxation.

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From:
10 Nov 2024Open 13:00 - 16:00

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Lanterns and Light at Chester Zoo

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Outdoors

Chester

Returning for 2024, get ready to experience the Magic of Lanterns and Light at Chester Zoo.
15 November 2024 – 1 January 2025
Tickets from just £12, On sale April 2024

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From:

15 Nov 2024to1 Jan 2025Open 17:00 - 21:00

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An Audience with Lucy Worsley

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Chester

Following her sold-out Agatha Christie tour, acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley leads us into the life of one of English literature’s most cherished figures.
For these live, beautifully-illustrated talks, Lucy invites audiences to step into the…

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From:
15 Nov 2024Open 19:30 -

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Chester Christmas Market

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Sale

Chester

A magical Christmas all wrapped up! Chester Christmas Market will be back in the heart of Chester this year.

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From:

17 Nov 2024to19 Dec 2024Various Opening Times

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Family Fun Market from JDL

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Family Friendly

Christleton

Join JDL Mini Markets at Mercure Chester Abbots Well Hotel for a day filled with Christmas fun for the whole family. Craft activities and workshops plus delicious food and local stallholders.

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From:
8 Dec 2024Open 11:00 - 15:30

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Murder 57 Presents - Twas the Night Before Christmas

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Theatre

Christleton

It is Christmas Eve 1987 and you are part of Smartoys staff Christmas party. This year, Fiona Smartley-Price (Smartoy's CEO) has extra cause to celebrate because the company have achieved having the Christmas Number 1 toy in the shops.

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From:
19 Dec 2024

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Steptoe and Son Live!

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Chester

You wouldn’t think it was possible for this ‘rag and boning’ duo to still be at it after all this time, but here they are!
Albert is still a dirty old man and Harold is as pretentious as ever! Come and join Steptoe & Son for all the hilarious…

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From:
18 Jan 2025Open 19:30 -

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Ben Fogle: Wild

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Talk

Chester

“Adventures, expeditions, and journeys have helped shape and mould me. They have strengthened me emotionally, physically, and mentally and armed me with the skills for life.” Ben Fogle
Ben Fogle’s theatre show WILD brings to life on stage, stories…

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From:
11 Mar 2025Open 19:30 -

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Dear Evan Hansen (Musical)

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Event

Chester

Meet Evan: an anxious high school kid who wants nothing more than to fit in.
The thing is, on his way to fitting in, he didn’t tell the whole truth.

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From:

18 Mar 2025to22 Mar 2025

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Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley

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Chester

The 24th March 2004 saw the world heritage radio site of the ‘Mark and Lard Show’ come to an end with a resounding: ‘STOP…!’
Now fully twenty-one years later we can finally complete that catchphrase with an equally resounding: ‘…CARRY ON!’

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From:
6 Apr 2025Open 19:30 -

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