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 – the year round programme includes music festivals to suit all tastes, food festivals, sporting events, film & literature festivals and family friendly events not to mention the races and parades – nobody quite does parades like Chester.

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.

Annual favourites return, with Chester Heritage Festival taking place in June with over 60 events bringing the history of Chester alive, after the roaring success of the inaugral event in 2017, Chester Comedy Festival returns in July when stars of comedy from around the world descend on the city for 8 days of laughter and in August Chester bursts with Pride as we celebrate diversity and the LGBTQ+ community.

Experience a new celebration of arts and culture, as we commemorate an extraordinary year in science and nature here in the home of Jodrell Bank and Delamere Forest. Where a bonanza of events and attractions will mark 50 years since man first walked on the moon and the 100th birthday of the Forestry Commission.

This is just a taster! Use the search function on this page to search for events by date, location or type or see the list below for inspiration. You can also book your tickets to some of Chester's top events and attractions here including Chester Zoo, the UK's number one zoo.

For more inspiration download your FREE copy of the Ultimate Guide to Chester and Cheshire here.