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Chester Ghost Tours
Steeped in 2000 years of history, and with hundreds of Ghost sightings, Chester can claim to be one of the most haunted cities in Britain. Chester Ghost Tour Guides take you on a night-time journey around the eerie haunts of Chester’s mysterious and murky past. Hear spine-chilling tales of ghosts, ghouls and things that go bump in the night. Tours can be booked at any time by stopping by Chester's Visitor Information Centre, or via phone on 07790498898 or email chesterghostcity@gmail.com. For…
The Knife Angel at Chester Cathedral
Friday 1 November – Thursday 28 November 2019 The Knife Angel is in Chester to raise awareness of knife crime across the country. The police are raising awareness to prevent knife crime in schools and places of education using the Knife Angel as a focus. The Angel will be placed close to the west entrance of the cathedral. The Knife Angel was created by the British Ironwork Centre, and sculptor Alfie Bradley, to illustrate the scale of the knife crime problem affecting the UK. The 27 feet…
Chester Literature Festival
This year Chester Literature Festival celebrates its 30th anniversary with 128 events from 9-30 November 2019, featuring major authors, storytellers, broadcasters and poets with performance and discussion across the festival. Authors Armistead Maupin and Michael Morpurgo, poets Imtiaz Dharker, Benjamin Zephaniah and Lemn Sissay and writer and TV presenter Nadiya Hussain top the bill alongside a raft of writers, storytellers, musicians and spoken word artists. For more information click here
Gingerbread Village
Head to Chester's Gingerbread Village this year to create your own gift bags and wrapping paper, add to the gingerbread paper chain and much more!
Meet chELFie and ELFie and pick up your Chester Christmas Passport
Every Saturday (11-4.30) and Sunday (11.30-3.30) throughout the Christmas season Chester’s very own elves will be out and about spreading festive cheer! They'll be handing out Official Chester Christmas Passports and stamping pages for those on their festive journey across the city centre. Chester Christmas Passports can also be picked up at the Visitor Information Centre next to Chester Town Hall and Chester's Gingerbread Village where you can learn to fold your own (video coming soon). Get your passport stamped at: CH1…
Chester Christmas Market
A magical Christmas all wrapped up! Chester Christmas Market will be back in the heart of Chester from 16th November - 22nd December. Get the festive feeling this winter spoil yourself at the Chester Christmas Markets. A handmade, historical, magical experience awaits you with over 70 traditional wooden chalets surrounding the iconic sparkling tree in the heart of the city centre while the CheSTAR points you in the direction of gold, frankincense and myrrh (or glühwein, frankfurters and mince pies!)…
12 Days of Christmas Parade
Spot Santa at the '12 Days of Christmas' with musicians and performers including a live brass band leading the procession and singing Christmas carols along the way. Chester’s very own Christmas elves, ChELFie and ELFie will help lead the parade on Santa’s Sleigh accompanied by real snow and their elf friends. There will also be Gingerbread characters handing out Chester Christmas Passports to guide you on your festive journey across the city centre. Santa will appear at four different locations during…
Prosecco & Paint: Paint Like Van Gogh at the Watergate Street Gallery
Thursday 21st November 7-9pm £25 pp Fun, sociable evening with friends. You will be taken through step by step to produce your own painting in the style of Van Gogh. Art materials included. Arrival time from 6.30. Glass of Prosecco on Arrival. Please wear suitable clothing. Click here to book your tickets.
Gingerbread Christmas and Festive Fun
23rd November – 21st December Enjoy festive fun with the kids at The Grosvenor Shopping Centre. During various dates between 23rd November and 21st December kids can enjoy free gingerbread decorating at the centre's winter workshops. The Mini Makery team will be on hand 14th December where kids can make a free Christmas card or a Christmas decoration for a price of £4 with 10% of the proceeds donated to Hospice of the Good Shepherd. There will also be a…
FREE Santa Letter Writing Workshop at The Entertainer
The Entertainer, Chester, Foregate St, 10am – 4pm The first Santa Letter Writing Workshop is this weekend! Come and write your letter to Santa with help from the friendly store elves at The Entertainer who will ensure the letters are sent to Santa who will reply in time for Christmas for FREE! There will be loads of free activities including: Christmas Activity sheets Snow Flake Making Finger Elf Puppets Share you photos with #LittleFestiveMoments!
Free Film Screening of Dr Seuss’ The Grinch
Join us at The Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester for a screening of this newly animated Christmas Classic on Sunday 24th November 2019 at 2pm. In the town of Whoville, human-like creatures called Whos are filled with excitement about celebrating Christmas. The only one who isn't amused is a cantankerous, green furred creature called The Grinch, who has a heart "two sizes too small" and lives in a cave on the top of Mount Crumpit just north of Whoville.…
Lunch Break Christmas Card Drop-in at The Watergate Street gallery
Monday 25th November 12.30- 2pm £5 pp Do something different with your lunch break and make two fabulous, artistic Christmas cards. Art materials included. Every Monday from 25th November up to 16th December Click here to book your tickets
Big Tea Party at Virgin Money
Come along to Virgin Money on Watergate Street on Wednesday 27th November for a Tea Party and help raise money for MenCap. Pop in anytime between 9am and 5pm Mancap raises money for people with a learning disability.
Lantern Parade
Come along to Chester for this festive parade to watch school children following the Queen of Light with warm glow of their lanterns. Thursday 28th November 2019, 7pm. The parade starts by the Town Hall, Northgate Street, loops around the city and ends in the same place at around 8pm.
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – Panto at The Forum Studio Theatre
view show times and book tickets here or in person at the Visitor Information Centre next to Chester Town Hall. 29 Nov 2019 - 4 Jan 2020 Cost: £7 or a family ticket for £28 Tip Top returns with its annual traditional pantomime - this year it is the family favourite Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs.
The Spirit of Christmas
A truly magical evening that awaits you at Chester Cathedral on Friday 29th November, ensuring the festive season starts with a sparkle for the great and good of Cheshire. Matthew Kelly invites you to The Neuromuscular Centre's Spirit of Christmas, the annual concert of festive readings and music. Date: Friday 29th November Time: 7pm Venue: Chester Cathedral With several stars of stage, television and film, our 24th Spirit of Christmas promises to be a glitzy and glamorous affair, complete with plenty of Champagne to…
Chester Cathedral Christmas Tree Festival 2019
Chester Cathedral's annual Christmas Tree Festival will once again light up the cloisters, and this year they are using the theme of sustainability, recycling and re-using – the grand finale to their year of waves and in support of Adoption Matters and Stick ‘n’ Step. Children can follow the Nativity Trail around the trees and cathedral. Don’t forget to vote for your favourite tree – to support our two nominated charities. The Christmas Tree Festival is open from 9am – 6pm…
Prosecco & Paint: Paint Like Monet at The Watergate Street Gallery
Friday 29th November 7-9pm £25 pp Fun, sociable evening with friends. You will be taken through step by step to produce your own painting in the style of Monet. Art materials included. Arrival time from 6.30. Glass of Prosecco on Arrival. Please wear suitable clothing. Click here to book tickets.
Storytelling with Santa
Saturday 30 November - Sunday 22 December, Storyhouse, Northgate Street, Chester Every Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun from Saturday 30 November Make Christmas truly magical this year with Storytelling with Santa! Join Santa in the North Pole Storytelling Room at Storyhouse, tell him your Christmas wishes and listen to his Christmas story. Children will also receive a festive gingerbread biscuit. £4.50 a child, each child can take one adult in for free Additional adult £3.50 Recommended for children aged 18…
The Guild presents Million Dollar Men
Magic Mike Tribute, Saturday 30th November 2019, The Guild Chester It’s raining men and you’re all going to be shouting Hallelujah by the end of the night. This powerful show has everything you need for the ultimate night out. Great dancing, great interaction and all the action of the smash hit film, Magic Mike! Million Dollar Men brings you exactly what it says on the tin, gorgeous men! But not only that, each of the Million Dollar Men have their…
Free Film Screening of The Polar Express
Join us at The Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester on Sunday 1st December 2019 for a magical screening of The Polar Express. Film begins at 2pm Late on Christmas Eve night, a boy (Daryl Sabara) lies in bed hoping to hear the sound of reindeer bells from Santa's sleigh. When to his surprise, a steam engine's roar and whistle can be heard outside his window. The conductor (Tom Hanks) invites him on board to take an extraordinary journey to…
Chester Santa Dash
This year's Chester Santa Dash is taking place on Sunday 1st December! Sign up now to get a discount on your entry fee!
Michael Buble Tribute at The Refectory
Enjoy a Festive 3 course meal whilst listening to Michael Buble Tribute Wednesday 4th December at 7pm in The Refectory, Chester Cathedral. To book click here or call 01244 500959
Winter Watch Parade
Thursday 5th December 2019, 7pm This spectacular event is based on Chester’s 15th-century tradition of ‘Setting the Watch’, when the city leaders handed over the keys of Chester to the City Watch – the early police force – after processing around the city to ensure it was secure. The Winter Watch Parade combines colourful costumes and a collection of characters to provide a popular festive event. Celebrate Christmas with the Lord of Misrule, devils and dragons, dancing and sword fights,…
Peter Pan
6 December 2019 - 12 January 2020 Coming to Storyhouse this Christmas, after the sensational Wizard of Oz, we're following the second star to the right... and we're offering you the first chance to book the best seats at the best prices until midnight on Sunday 3 March! Priority Booking tickets from £15 are on sale now! Journey to Neverland for a high-flying adventure you'll never forget. The forever-young Peter Pan sails through the skies to bring Wendy and the Darling…
Prosecco & Paint: Paint Like Picasso at The Watergate Street Gallery
Friday 6th December 7-9pm £25 pp Fun, sociable evening with friends. You will be taken through step by step to produce your own painting in the style of Picasso. Art materials included. Arrival time from 6.30. Glass of Prosecco on Arrival. Please wear suitable clothing. Click here to book tickets.
Makaton-Friendly Santa
Drop into Chester Grosvenor Museum on 7 December anytime between 11am-1pm or 2-4pm to meet Makaton-Friendly Santa! Makaton uses signs and symbols to help people communicate. It is designed to support spoken language. Chester is aiming to become the first Makaton-friendly city in the UK. To celebrate this we welcome families to visit our ‘Signing Santa’. We’ll also be offering activities such as ‘Festive Foods through Time’ and making unique Christmas decorations to help us bedeck our Period House Christmas Tree, and…
Free Film Screening of Frozen Sing Along
Experience Frozen, the hit musical comedy from Walt Disney as a full length Sing-Along Edition at The Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor Street, Chester on Sunday 8th December 2019 at 2pm. Follow the lyrics with a bouncing Frozen snowflake. Join Anna as she sets off on an epic journey– teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and a snowman named Olaf – to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. It’s pure…
Nativity at The Cross by St Peter’s Church
Come along to The Cross in Chester City Centre for St Peter's production: NATIVITY AT THE CROSS 8TH DECEMBER 2019 4.00PM ADDRESS: St. Peter's Church, Watergate Street, Chester, CH1 2LA PHONE: 01244 403634 EMAIL: parishadmin@chesterstpeter.org.uk
NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL THEATRETRAIN AT CHRISTMAS
PRESENTED BY THEATRETRAIN 13-18s Theatretrain is a visiting company. Pupils from Theatretrain's schools in Chester, Wrexham and Mold join forces once again to present an evening of music. Performing on the Forum's pantomime set the pupils, all aged between 13 and 18 will perform a celebration of the musical events of 2019 and also a welcome to the start of the festive season. The Forum Studio Theatre, Hamilton Pl, Chester CH1 2BH Times and tickets: Performances at 7pm. Run time…
