About the Chester Heritage Festival

Welcome / Croeso / Bienvenue / Herzlich willkommen / Bienvenido / Benvenuta / Kalos Irthate / Yokoso / Huanying / Khush Aamdeed…to Chester Heritage Festival
 

Several English cities have Roman origins, some with archaeological remains and parts of a fortress wall or a 2000 year old street pattern, but very few have all of these and an amphitheatre. Most cities have a variety of historic buildings, some have city walls but none as complete as those in Chester. Many cities have a cathedral but none except Chester also has two-tiered shopping streets called the Rows. Finally, many towns and cities have a racecourse, riverside promenade or canal corridor, but nowhere else has all three so close together and in such a beautiful setting.

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The Chester Heritage Festival aims to bring all of this to life for today’s world and to tell the stories that have accumulated over two millennia.

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From humble beginnings as ‘Chester Heritage Week’ in 2015, the event has grown year-on-year and is now a partnership led by Cheshire West and Chester Council, Chester Civic Trust, Marketing Cheshire, Chester Cathedral and others. The Festival is becoming well-established as an annual feature of the City’s cultural calendar.

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The varied programme of events and activities that take place across the City during the Festival is supported by www.chesterheritagefestival.co.uk where you can explore Chester’s fascinating Heritage on-line from your own home wherever you are in the world. From virtual tours, talks and lectures to exhibitions, ghost stories and character monologues…it’s all just a couple of ‘clicks’ away with new material added as the Festival continues to breathe throughout the year.

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We’re really looking forward to welcoming back previous festival goers and friends alongside new visitors for Chester Heritage Festival 2022 between 17th-27th June next year. If you can’t join us on the streets of our great City then please join us on the worldwide web…or do both!