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  • Cheshire Prize for Literature Awards Evening

    University of Chester Exton Park School of Education University of Chester, Parkgate Road, Chester

    The Cheshire Prize for Literature showcases the literary talents of writers with a connection to the Cheshire area. Now in its 22nd year, the awards evening will announce the winners in the primary, secondary and adult categories for poetry, short stories, children’s literature and scriptwriting. 

  • Research is a Laugh – Stand-Up Comedy Night!

    Storyhouse Garret Theatre Hunter Street, Chester

    Think academic research isn’t your thing? Think again! Join us for an evening stand-up comedy, a new event for 2026!

    Free

  • Postgraduate Research Exhibition

    Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

    The postgraduate research exhibition will feature current research being conducted at the University of Chester across a variety of disciplines. The research will be presented via posters, detailing what the researcher is doing, how they are doing it, and what impact this could have.

  • Nourish to Flourish (Photo Exhibition)

    Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

    Nourish to Flourish is a school-based project led by Kate and Ellie, helping children feel confident about healthy eating through creativity. Supported by the Bluecoat Charity, the Westminster Foundation and Crossing Borders, with evaluation support from RECAP (University of Chester). This year children explored artists from around the world and created artwork using food as material. The event includes a photo exhibition.

  • The Rows of Chester: A Unique Creation or a Unique Survival?

    Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

    The uniqueness of Chester's Rows lies first in the imaginative adaptation of a common medieval building form to the city's hilly site. However, they would not have seemed so unusual had comparable buildings elsewhere survived better. The talk will look at parallels for the building type, how it was adapted to the landscape, and the historical circumstances that prompted it.

    Free

  • Supporting the next generation: inter-generational mentoring – how “the old” can mentor “the young”.

    Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

    The MACIE (Mentoring And Coaching In Education) research group have undertaken extensive research into mentoring, and what works well when mentoring relationships are successful. In this interactive workshop session we will take you through what we have learnt from our research into mentoring in education settings, and apply it to real life situations that you can use in your everyday interactions.

    Free

  • Sustainability Walk – Energy

    Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

    This led walk, which is also "wheels accessible", is one of four themed routes staged as part of the 2026 "Festival of ideas" that uses examples from the existing cityscape to demonstrate various aspects of the overall theme of 'Sustainability'.

    Free

  • “The future in our hands”- An exhibition by the students of Chester schools in collaboration with WeMindTheGap.

    Churchill House, Queen's Park Campus, University of Chester Queen's Park Road, Chester

    Join us to hear what matters to young people in Chester today! Students taking part in WeMindTheGap's WeInspire programme across three Chester high schools will be showcasing a vibrant collection of mixed media works to present their thoughts, opinions and feelings about life as a teenager in Chester.

    Free

  • Talking Tours: Let’s Talk History

    Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

    Lace up your plimsoles and sprint through the last century of Cheshire’s sporting past with Let’s Talk, History. Using historic sound recordings from Cheshire Archives’ collections, this free audio trail tells 100 years of stories about the county’s competitive, recreational and, at times, amusing sports.

  • Chester’s Social Health Pledge: One Conversation at a Time

    Chester Town Hall 33 Northgate Street, Chester

    What if one small conversation could make someone's day better? Join Public Health staff and Master of Public Health students from the University of Chester to explore social health and why simple moments of connection matter.