What's On In Chester & Cheshire This Christmas
Throughout December 2007
Christmas shopping in Chester has a great atmosphere with the city's christmas lights & street entertainers. Walk along the traditional black and white Rows of Chester where you will find small boutiques and gift shops, designer clothing outlets, art galleries and antique shops. Late night shopping in Chester starts from 15th November every Thursday until 9pm.
Chester Christmas Markets
Continental Market - 17th November - 9th December
Chester continental markets are held outside the Town Hall. There will be many stalls selling food, crafts and christmas gifts.
Open from 10am - 8pm Mon - Sat and 10am - 6pm on Sundays.
Produce Market - 19th December
A special produce market in Town Hall Square offering some of the finest fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy products, fish and meats. Open from 9am - 4pm
Italian Market - 13th - 16th December
A welcome return to the popular Italian Market in Town Hall Square. Open between 9am and 5pm don't forget to visit during your Christmas shopping
Christmas Lights Switch On
Thursday November 15th
Councillor Jim Latham, Lord Mayor of Chester will officially launch Christmas in Chester. Live from outside Chester Town Hall, the lights are switched on at 6.30pm. Join the fun and activities, starting at 4pm in the run up to switching on the lights. View some of the decorative lights in Chester below.
Carols & Concerts
Monday 3 December 7.30pm
Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh St.
Join Macmillan Cancer Support for an evening of traditional carols at the magnificent Chester Cathedral.
Adults £10, Concs£8, Children £6, Family 2 Adults/3 children £30
Tickets: 01925 846762
Saturday 8 December - Chester Music Society Youth Choir
Wesley Methodist Church, St. John Street, 7.30pm, £7/£5
Saturday 8 December
The City of Chester Male Voice Choir & Chester Philharmonic Orchestra
at Chester Cathedral.
Tickets £10, available from Chester Tourist Office.
Monday 17 & Tuesday 18 - Chester Music Society Choir
Chester Cathedral 7.30pm £11 (Nave), £5.50 (Aisles).
Thursday 20 December - Cathedral Choir Christmas Concert
Chester Cathedral 7pm. Tickets from The Cathedral Shop - 01244 311586
>> Chester Cathedral Photo Gallery
Christmas Party Venues in Chester
Are you searching for a venue for the Office Christmas party?
Why not browse through some of Chester's best hotels that have great party rooms, catering and entertainment.. or book a party at one of Chester's many stylish restaurants.
Chester Midwinter Parades
Thursday 6th & Thursday 13th December
The dark winter will be lit up by a light parade which marches through the streets of Chester. A mediaeval procession of light and sound. The loudest and most colourful parade of Christmas hits the streets. Starting in Eastgate at 7pm the parade is led by a Samba band and includes Chefs, Cooks, Angels, Devils and fire breathing!
Parade route: Eastgate, Bridge Street, Northgate, St Werburgh St, Eastgate. Special finale outside Browns of Chester. Parade lasts for 40 minutes.
Read more about the winter solstice here
Saturnalia Parade
Thursday 20th of December
Most Christmas tradition and customs are transparently based on the old Roman feast of the 'Saturnalia', which was enjoyed for seven days toward the end of December. During the celebration of the God ‘Saturn’.
Celebrate Christmas in Chester and this unique Roman Parade. A torch lit procession of Roman Soldiers will march from Chester's Roman Amphitheatre to the Cross in Eastgate Street. The parade starts from the Roman Amphitheatre at 7pm.
CHESHIRE OPEN STUDIOS
On December Sat 1st & Sun 2nd, 34 professional artists from Cheshire will be opening their studios to the public. Artist studios will be open between 11am-4pm during this weekend, offering you the perfect opportunity to shop for truly unique Christmas gifts.
For more details of artists and studio locations visit www.artistsatwork.org.uk
Chester Zoo Frost Fair
December & January at Chester Zoo.
Chester Zoo is turning into a winter wonderland this Christmas with a 20m ice rink, entertainment, animation, a giant prize-giving Snow Cannon, exciting Santa’s Lapland Journey, Market and craft stalls selling local produce and festive gifts, performances from local pantomime groups, ice skaters and Santa’s Grotto! www.chesterzoo.org/frostfair
Tatton Park Christmas Gift Fair
Wed 5th - Sun 9th December 2007
Over 50 exhibitors offering 1000s of gift ideas. Evenings of 5th – 7th and daytime 8th and 9th. Free admission to the fair, normal park entry charges apply.
Fri 14 December
Christmas Evening Concerts: The Boardhurst Silver Band and Carols
The award winning band from Saddleworth play popular brass band melodies. Sing along as they play favourite Christmas tune and carols. Tickets £18, no concessions. Commences 7pm for 8pm. Tel 01625 374406
Christmas Floral Extravaganza, Arley Hall
Saturday 1st - Sunday 9th December 2007
 The Hall magnificently decorated by the Cheshire Ladies of NAFAS. Enjoy Candlelight & Carols a Christmas Craft and Gift Fair, magical floodlit gardens and special family weekend. Christmas at Arley is a magical and festive time for all the family. Children can visit Santa's Grotto, enjoy the nativity scene in the historic Cruck Barn with live donkeys and goats, make mince pies, take a ride in a carriage across the Park and then as night falls see the Gardens as you have never seen before!
Hall Open daily 11am – 5pm / Admission: All tickets £6 / Children £2.50
Groups £5.50 (15+) Booked in advance Organiser free.
Please call 01565 777353 to book group tickets.
Candlelight and Carols Evenings
Mon 3rd, Wed 5th and Fri 7th December 6pm – 9pm
Admission: £8 Booking is essential as numbers are limited.
Please call 01565 777353 for more information or to book tickets.
Liverpool Santa Dash 2007 - 5k Fun Run
Sunday 2nd December 2007
Entries are now being taken for the Liverpool Santa Dash and already the first wave has come in. Surprisingly they are not all from Liverpool so clearly the message has spread far and wide. The first sack of entries arrived with postal applications from Stockport, Bury, Manchester, Northwich, Doncaster, Huddersfield, Chester and Rhyl as well as Liverpool!
Entries are expected to top the 5,505 received last year which will go a long way to securing the Guinness Book of World Records for the Largest Santa Gathering!
Those of you who have taken part in the Santa Dash before will be aware of the increasing threat from Las Vegas who are ultra keen to win the title this year. The early signs are quite ominous with some considerable celebrity names backing their cause in the tussle with Liverpool.
So get a santa costume and enter online now to be part of this world record attempt. www.runliverpool.org.uk
Bead & Card Craft - Nantwich Civic Hall
Sunday 2nd December 2007 10.30am - 4.30pm
Nantwich Civic Hall CW5 5DG.
Beads, card making materials, gifts and jewellery. Adult Admission £1 accompanied under 12s free. www.jlfairs.co.uk
Christmas Antiques Fair Northgate Arena
Saturday 29th December 9.00am till 3.00pm
The Northgate Arena Antiques & Collectables Fair. This indoor event regularly attracts 70+ traders with a wide range of stock including Chester Silver, Furniture, and collectables. Parking and Refreshments are available.
Christmas at Chirk Castle
8th & 9th and 15th & 16th December
Make your Christmas unforgettable and enjoy a magical festive treat at Chirk Castle. A veritable ‘feast for the senses’, with the aromas of real log fires, mulled wine, roasting chestnuts, and the musical sounds of bell ringers and Silver bands. The stunning Castle State Rooms will be a spectacular vision of festive greenery, garlands, trees and decorations. Father Christmas, resplendent in his wonderful Victorian costume will once again be handing out presents to all children who visit him in his unique woodland tower grotto. Children will also be able to help the Castle’s Victorian Servants prepare traditional foods and Victorian decorations in the Servants Hall and Chapel. New for 2007 are Children’s Victorian Christmas costumes and the magical Elves Workshop. The outdoor Craft Market, situated within the castle courtyard, has craftsmen and women selling their wonderful gifts from festive decorations to jewellery, Teddy Bears to holly wreaths, Hand made toiletries to wind chimes. As dusk draws in the spot-lit castle will be enhanced by the glow of Christmas lights. Delicious Christmas fare will available from the Stewards Tearoom.
11am to 5pm Adults £5.50, Children £2.50, National Trust Members FREE. Children for Father Christmas Grotto £2, includes present.
A Visit From Santa
Sat 24 & Sun 25 Nov 2007
Accompanied by the City of Chester Band, Santa will be arriving on his sleigh pulled by reindeer. Santa and his reindeer will be at the Grosvenor Garden Centre all weekend so come along and say hello to Rudolph and his friends!
The Grosvenor Garden Centre, Wrexham Rd, Near Chester.
Tarvin Christmas Festival Weekend
Friday 30 November - Sunday 2 December 2007
Friday - Christmas Street Lights being lit. Christmas Tree Festival in Tarvin Methodist Church. Street Market in High Street, Tarvin. 6.30pm - 9.00pm. Salvation Army Band; Tarvin Primary School choir; lots of stalls & attractions.
Saturday - Street Market 10am - 4pm. Christmas Tree Festival. Waverton Hand Bell Ringers; Tarvin Ladies Choir. Local crafts & food producers.
Sunday - 12noon - 4pm - Christmas Tree Festival. Come and enjoy a festive start to Christmas with the first Street Market in Tarvin since 1885.
Christmas Trees For Sale
Delamere Forest Park provides a great family Christmas experience with the Forestry Commission's largest Christmas tree sales point in North West England and a Santas’Grotto. Christmas tree sales will be open from Mon 26th Nov 2007 from 9am - 5pm at Whitefield Car Park. Last sales day is Weds 19th Dec 2007. Also open late nights - Friday 7th and Friday 14th December 2007, 5pm - 8pm.
Trees also available at :
- The Hollies Farm Shop, Forest Road Little Budworth, Cheshire CW6 9ES
- Contact Us if you would like your shop listed Here.
- Farm Shops In Cheshire selling Organic Christmas Fayre.
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