Free family party with a disco, face painting, crafts, storytimes and slushies to celebrate the Christmas pantomime 'Rapunzel!' at Storyhouse.
Storyhouse is throwing a free family party on Sunday 22 November, and it's all built around their 2026 Christmas show, Rapunzel!. The morning runs from 11am to 2pm, so it's a three-hour window to get the kids sorted and out of the house before lunch.
It's a proper mix of things to do rather than one single activity. There's a disco for dancing, face painting, and crafts tables for making things, alongside storytimes throughout the morning. They're also serving up slushies, which should keep the smaller ones occupied while you take a breather. It's the kind of setup where you can drift between the different stations at your own pace, so if the disco gets a bit much, you can retreat to the crafts or the stories.
The party is part of the wider Christmas programme at Storyhouse, which is Chester's combined theatre, cinema and library on Hunter Street. The whole thing is a warm-up for Rapunzel!, a Storyhouse Originals pantomime that runs from 4 December to 3 January. If you're planning on seeing the show later in the season, this is a good way to get the kids in the mood a few weeks early.
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It's free to come along, so there's no need to worry about tickets or booking ahead. The party runs from 11am to 2pm on Sunday 22 November at Storyhouse, Hunter St, CH1 2AR.
