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Events 2024

Talks and so Much More

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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  • 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

21

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  • Cancelled due to illness: A Talk through Time - Freemen and Guilds at St. Peter's
    Cancelled due to illness: A Talk through Time - Freemen and Guilds at St. Peter's
    Sat 22 Jun
    St. Peter's Church at The Cross
    22 Jun 2024, 19:30
    St. Peter's Church at The Cross, St Peters Church, The Cross, Chester CH1 1NP, UK
    Due to illness, this event has unfortunately had to be cancelled.
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  • Midsummer’s Tales at the Grosvenor Museum with Jason Buck
    Midsummer’s Tales at the Grosvenor Museum with Jason Buck
    Sat 22 Jun
    Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre
    22 Jun 2024, 16:00
    Grosvenor Museum Lecture Theatre, Grosvenor St, Chester CH1 2DD
    Join storyteller Jason Buck for an afternoon of solo storytelling exploring a variety of folklore tales from old Norse tales to dragons.
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  • Poetry Around the City Walking Workshop with Anthony Hett
    Poetry Around the City Walking Workshop with Anthony Hett
    Sat 22 Jun
    The Cross
    22 Jun 2024, 11:00 – 13:00
    The Cross, Watergate St, Chester CH1 2LA, UK
    Due to unforeseen circumstances, this walk has been cancelled. Hosted by poet and filmmaker, Anthony Hett. At this writing workshop with a difference, we will exercise our legs as well as our brains, get the blood pumping and the creative juices flowing.
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  • Visit the Riverside Museum, University of Chester
    Visit the Riverside Museum, University of Chester
    Sat 22 Jun
    Wheeler Building, University of Chester
    22 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 16:00
    Wheeler Building, University of Chester, Castle Dr, Chester CH1 1SL, UK
    View the museum’s curiosities from the world of medicine, nursing, midwifery, and social work and ask your questions of volunteers who will be in attendance
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  • Chester Castle: Soldiers and Citizens
    Chester Castle: Soldiers and Citizens
    Sat 22 Jun
    Chester Castle
    22 Jun 2024, 10:00 – 16:00
    Chester Castle, Chester Castle, Chester, CH1 2DN
    English Heritage are telling the stories of Chester Castle through the ages in this family friendly event.
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JUNE

24

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Champions of Chester Heritage Festival Quiz
    Champions of Chester Heritage Festival Quiz
    Wed 26 Jun
    St. Peter's Church at The Cross
    26 Jun 2024, 19:30
    St. Peter's Church at The Cross, St Peters Church, The Cross, Chester CH1 1NP, UK
    Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled. Join the Freemen for a fun or serious quiz open to families, teams and people of all ages and abilities with prizes for the winners. Tickets are £20 per team. Due to limited numbers booking is essential.
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  • Trena Cox Talk at St. Werburgh's Church
    Trena Cox Talk at St. Werburgh's Church
    Wed 26 Jun
    St. Werburgh's R.C Church,
    26 Jun 2024, 14:00
    St. Werburgh's R.C Church,, Grosvenor Park Rd, Chester CH1 1QJ, UK
    Join Aleta Doran, Artist in Residence at Chester Cathedral, to explore the fascinating collection of Trena Cox’s work at St Werburgh’s Church.
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  • Heritage Cruise on the River Dee
    Heritage Cruise on the River Dee
    Wed 26 Jun
    ChesterBoat
    26 Jun 2024, 12:00 – 14:00
    ChesterBoat, The Groves, Souter's Lane, Chester CH1 1SZ
    For a new view of Chester, take to the water with ChesterBoat for a two-hour Iron Bridge Cruise on the River Dee with live commentary from Guild of Chester Tour Guide, Pete Evans.
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  • Archaeology Under the Grass: Grosvenor Park
    Archaeology Under the Grass: Grosvenor Park
    Wed 26 Jun
    Pavilion, Grosvenor Park
    26 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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  • The Cestrian English Project
    The Cestrian English Project
    Fri 28 Jun
    Storyhouse Garret Theatre
    28 Jun 2024, 16:00
    Storyhouse Garret Theatre, Hunter St, Chester CH1 2AR, UK
    The Cestrian English project comprises two parts: Talking Chester, focusing on accent, dialect and identity in Chester, and Changing Chester, which focuses on written representations of Chester over time.
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  • The Chester Canal and Heritage Port, 1772 - 2024 Exhibition
    The Chester Canal and Heritage Port, 1772 - 2024 Exhibition
    Fri 28 Jun
    Tower Wharf
    28 Jun 2024, 10:30 – 14:00
    Tower Wharf, Tower Wharf, Chester CH1, UK
    Learn about Chester’s Heritage Port. The Inland Waterways Association will have a staffed exhibition at Tower Wharf about the history of the canal, its present challenges and what the future might hold for Chester’s waterways, following the designation of this area as a Heritage Port.
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  • Archaeology Under the Grass: Grosvenor Park
    Archaeology Under the Grass: Grosvenor Park
    Fri 28 Jun
    Pavilion, Grosvenor Park
    28 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 Castle Open
    Chester Castle Open
    Sat 29 Jun
    Chester
    29 Jun 2024, 11:00 – 15:00
    Chester, Chester Castle, Chester, CH1 2DN
    Chester Castle will be open to the public and hosting a variety of festival events.
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  • Three Ravens - a Film by Clare Dudman
    Three Ravens - a Film by Clare Dudman
    Sun 30 Jun
    YouTube
    30 Jun 2024, 19:30 – 21:00
    YouTube
    Using actual records of the trials in Chester and Flint, this is the story of how John Bradshawe's judgement of three ordinary women in Chester caused him to question all that he thought he knew.
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  • Morris Dancing Workshop at Chester Castle
    Morris Dancing Workshop at Chester Castle
    Sun 30 Jun
    Chester Castle
    30 Jun 2024, 11:15
    Chester Castle, Grosvenor Street, Chester CH1 2DN
    As part of the Heritage Festival celebrations, Chester City Morris Men invite you to learn how to morris dance Chester-style!
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  • Chester Castle Open
    Chester Castle Open
    Sun 30 Jun
    Chester Castle
    30 Jun 2024, 11:00 – 15:00
    Chester Castle, Chester Castle, Chester, CH1 2DN
    Chester Castle will be open to the public and hosting a variety of festival events.
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  • Visit King Charles Tower
    Visit King Charles Tower
    Sun 30 Jun
    King Charles Tower
    30 Jun 2024, 10:30 – 15:30
    King Charles Tower, City Walls, Chester CH1 2JH, UK
    Learn about the Tower’s history, its use by members of the Chester Guilds, and its association with King Charles I.
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