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Events 2024

THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL

About festival events: some must be booked, often through the festival platform, occasionally elsewhere; if an event is suitable for under 16’s, they must be accompanied by a responsible adult; not all events are fully accessible; walks may be over uneven surfaces, include steps, offer little shade, and necessitate suitable clothing and footwear.

  • Migration Stories North West Display at The Unity Centre
    Migration Stories North West Display at The Unity Centre
    The Unity Centre
    24 Jun 2024, 10:00
    The Unity Centre, 17 Cuppin St, Chester CH1 2BN, UK
    This exhibition tells stories of individual women, men and children who have migrated in and out of the North West from other parts of the British Isles and other parts of the world.
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  • Orienteering at Chester Cathedral
    Orienteering at Chester Cathedral
    Chester Cathedral
    22 Jun 2024, 10:00
    Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh St, Chester CH1 2DY
    Explore Chester Cathedral and its surroundings using a short orienteering course, collecting letters to spell a word.
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  • Sensory Heritage at Chester Cathedral
    Sensory Heritage at Chester Cathedral
    Chester Cathedral
    22 Jun 2024, 10:00
    Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh St, Chester CH1 2DY
    Touch ancient stone, smell books, and lots more – a treat for all the senses!
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  • Four Minute Wonders : A Series Of Short Films - Online
    Four Minute Wonders : A Series Of Short Films - Online
    YouTube and social media.
    22 Jun 2024, 09:00 – 30 Jun 2024, 23:50
    YouTube and social media.
    In a series of short videos, Paul Hyde, former Heritage Interpretation Officer for Chester City Council and renowned guide, takes us on a journey to some possibly lesser known aspects of the city’s history and heritage.
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  • Self Guided Tour of St Werburgh's Church
    Self Guided Tour of St Werburgh's Church
    St Werburgh's Catholic Church
    21 Jun 2024, 14:00
    St Werburgh's Catholic Church, Grosvenor Park Rd, Chester CH1 1QJ, UK
    Take a self guided tour of St Werburgh's Church with the opportunity to ask questions of Stewards. Available almost daily throughout the festival from Friday 21st - Friday 28th June, see opening times below.
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  • Family History Buddy in Storyhouse - daily
    Family History Buddy in Storyhouse - daily
    Library Mezzanine, Storyhouse
    21 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 30 Jun 2024, 12:00
    Library Mezzanine, Storyhouse, Hunter St, Chester CH1 2AR, UK
    Take advantage of this daily opportunity to explore your family tree with a volunteer from the Chester Group of the Cheshire Family History Society.
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  • More than a Shop - Browns of Chester
    More than a Shop - Browns of Chester
    Grosvenor Museum
    18 Jun 2024, 10:30
    Grosvenor Museum, 27 Grosvenor St, Chester CH1 2DD, UK
    Explore what this department store meant to its community.
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  • Cheshire Life: Celebrating 90 Years, 1934-2024 Exhibition
    Cheshire Life: Celebrating 90 Years, 1934-2024 Exhibition
    Chester Library in Storyhouse
    03 Jun 2024, 09:10
    Chester Library in Storyhouse, Hunter St, Chester CH1 2AR, UK
    A selection of images from one of the longest running county magazines, Cheshire Life, which celebrates its 90th anniversary this year.
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  • Exhibition: Northern Exposures
    Exhibition: Northern Exposures
    Storyhouse
    01 Jun 2024, 08:00
    Storyhouse, Hunter St, Chester CH1 2AR, UK
    Welcome to StreetSnappers North West, an invitation-only collective where enthusiasts converge to share their visual tales. Peruse the exhibition and enjoy a tapestry of local life n the North West captured by local photographers.
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JUNE

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JUNE

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  • Chester: The Word on the Streets
    Chester: The Word on the Streets
    Tue 25 Jun
    Dabba
    25 Jun 2024, 19:30
    Dabba, 20 Commonhall Street, Chester, CH1 2BJ
    Taking part this year will be writers from Testify, Chester’s regular spoken-word event, and Chester Writers.
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  • Chester Walls Walk with Corrine Loison
    Chester Walls Walk with Corrine Loison
    Tue 25 Jun
    Chester Visitor Information Centre
    25 Jun 2024, 19:30 – 21:30
    Chester Visitor Information Centre , Northgate St, Chester CH1, UK
    A leisurely walk and an opportunity to learn more about the City Walls led by a Blue Badge Guide.
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  • Guided Sensory Heritage at Chester Cathedral
    Guided Sensory Heritage at Chester Cathedral
    Tue 25 Jun
    Chester Cathedral
    25 Jun 2024, 19:00
    Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh St, Chester CH1 2DY
    Touch ancient stone, smell books, and lots more – a treat for all the senses!
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  • Guided Sensory Heritage at Chester Cathedral
    Guided Sensory Heritage at Chester Cathedral
    Tue 25 Jun
    Chester Cathedral
    25 Jun 2024, 18:00
    Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh St, Chester CH1 2DY
    Touch ancient stone, smell books, and lots more – a treat for all the senses!
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  • Whose House? Part 1 (Chester South-West) with Maria Owen
    Whose House? Part 1 (Chester South-West) with Maria Owen
    Tue 25 Jun
    Propylaeum Gateway, Chester Castle
    25 Jun 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
    Propylaeum Gateway, Chester Castle, Grosvenor Rd, Chester, UK, CH1 2DN
    Fully Booked. Take a walk around the south-western part of the city centre and see how some of our old houses have changed in architectural style, ownership and use over time.
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  • Under the Skin of the Rows; Online talk with Kate Martyn
    Under the Skin of the Rows; Online talk with Kate Martyn
    Tue 25 Jun
    Online Talk via zoom
    25 Jun 2024, 14:00 – 15:30 BST
    Online Talk via zoom
    Join this online talk which highlights both the history of Chester's Unique Rows, and their significance today in current projects.
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  • Stories in Stone : Overleigh Cemetery with Paul Woods
    Stories in Stone : Overleigh Cemetery with Paul Woods
    Tue 25 Jun
    Entrance to Overleigh Old Cemetery
    25 Jun 2024, 12:30 – 14:00
    Entrance to Overleigh Old Cemetery, Overleigh Rd, Chester CH4 7HW
    Led by a local Green Badge guide, the tour will outline the cemetery’s history and take in around 25 of the most notable graves.
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  • Archaeology Under the Grass: Grosvenor Park
    Archaeology Under the Grass: Grosvenor Park
    Tue 25 Jun
    Pavilion, Grosvenor Park
    25 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 16:00
    Pavilion, Grosvenor Park, Grosvenor Park Rd, Chester CH1 1QQ
    Come and find out about what the archaeologists have found this year under the grass of Grosvenor Park during the annual excavation.
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  • Chester Controversies Walk with Michael Bird
    Chester Controversies Walk with Michael Bird
    Thu 27 Jun
    Chester Town Hall
    27 Jun 2024, 19:30 – 21:00
    Chester Town Hall, 33 Northgate St, Chester CH1 2HQ, UK
    This walk is fully booked. Chester is a city of captivating controversies. This walk will visit several landmarks within the city walls which represent controversy, contradiction and conflict.
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  • Journeying to Cheshire talk, Daniels Edmonds & Heather Swainston at the Unity Centre
    Journeying to Cheshire talk, Daniels Edmonds & Heather Swainston at the Unity Centre
    Thu 27 Jun
    The Unity Centre
    27 Jun 2024, 19:00 – 20:30
    The Unity Centre, 17 Cuppin St, Chester CH1 2BN, UK
    How has migration to Cheshire changed? At this talk, Daniel Edmonds of Cheshire Archives and Heather Swainston of Migrations Stories North West will introduce these different projects, their purpose, and their results.
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  • Whose House? Part 2 (Chester North) with Maria Owen
    Whose House? Part 2 (Chester North) with Maria Owen
    Thu 27 Jun
    Dublin Packet, Town Hall Square
    27 Jun 2024, 17:00 – 19:00
    Dublin Packet, Town Hall Square, Northgate St, Chester CH1, UK
    Fully booked. Take a walk around the Northern part of the city centre and see how some of our old houses have changed in architectural style, ownership and use over time.
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  • Heritage Printing Demonstration at Arthouse Cafe - 2.30pm
    Heritage Printing Demonstration at Arthouse Cafe - 2.30pm
    Thu 27 Jun
    Arthouse Cafe
    27 Jun 2024, 14:30
    Arthouse Cafe, 12 Bridge St, Chester CH1 1NQ
    Join us in our 13th century crypt, home to our Makers Space, for a demonstration and brief talk on the history of letterpress printing.
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  • In the News – Chester, 1824. A talk by Chris Fozzard.
    In the News – Chester, 1824. A talk by Chris Fozzard.
    Thu 27 Jun
    Upton Library
    27 Jun 2024, 14:00
    Upton Library, Wealstone Lane, Upton, CH2 1HB
    This is an opportunity to step back in time and experience life in Chester in 1824 with local writer and historian, Chris Fozzard.
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  • Walking Tour with the Freemen, hosted by Chester Freemen and Guilds
    Walking Tour with the Freemen, hosted by Chester Freemen and Guilds
    Thu 27 Jun
    St. Peter's Church at The Cross
    27 Jun 2024, 12:30
    St. Peter's Church at The Cross, Watergate Street, Chester CH1 2LA
    This is a 90 minute walking tour accompanied by a collection of Freemen of the city of Chester representing a number of Guilds.
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  • Heritage Printing Demonstration at ArtHouse Cafe- 10.30am
    Heritage Printing Demonstration at ArtHouse Cafe- 10.30am
    Thu 27 Jun
    Arthouse Cafe
    27 Jun 2024, 10:30
    Arthouse Cafe, 12 Bridge St, Chester CH1 1NQ
    Join us in our 13th century crypt, home to our Makers Space, for a demonstration and brief talk on the history of letterpress printing.
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  • Archaeology Under the Grass: Grosvenor Park
    Archaeology Under the Grass: Grosvenor Park
    Thu 27 Jun
    Pavilion, Grosvenor Park
    27 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 16:00
    Pavilion, Grosvenor Park, Grosvenor Park Rd, Chester CH1 1QQ
    Come and find out about what the archaeologists have found this year under the grass of Grosvenor Park during the annual excavation.
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