City-wide celebration of Chester's heritage with walks, talks, workshops, films and performances led by local people.
The Chester Heritage Festival returns to Chester from Saturday 29 May to Sunday 6 June 2027, running across the city for nine days. It's a city-wide celebration that brings together local historians, artists, businesses and residents to explore Chester's heritage and uncover new stories and perspectives on the historic city.
The programme is built around a few different formats. There are walks, talks, workshops, films and performances, and the local people are the ones leading the way. The walks usually take you through the city's streets with someone who knows the history first-hand, and the talks give you a chance to hear about specific stories or periods that don't always make it into the general guidebooks. The workshops are more hands-on, and the films and performances add a creative side to the whole thing, so it's not just about dates and old buildings.
Because it's a city-wide event, it's not tied to one single venue. The different parts of the programme happen across Chester, meaning you'll find things going on in various spots rather than everything being under one roof. That's part of the appeal — you can pick and choose the bits that interest you, whether that's a guided walk through a particular neighbourhood, a talk on a specific piece of local history, or a performance that looks at the city from a different angle.
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It runs from Saturday 29 May to Sunday 6 June 2027, so there's plenty of room to fit in a few different things over the course of the nine days. If you're in Chester during that window, it's a good time to see the city's heritage from a few different perspectives.
