Patches, Pumpkins and Proper Ice Cream

Good Morning Cheshire! 👋 

Halloween season is in full swing, with pumpkin patches, spooky trails and tribute acts on every corner. Goosfest takes its final bow, the Chester Marathon takes over the city and Nantwich’s Words and Music Festival gets underway. This week’s Hidden Gem is a pick-your-own pumpkin field on a farm that makes its own ice cream. Wrap up warm and bring your wellies.

Let’s dive in!

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🗓️ Fri · 9 October

🌙 High Legh Pumpkin Patch, Friday Night Session
Fri 9 Oct, 5pm-9pm, Wither’s Lane, High Legh
Pick your pumpkin after dark at the first of the Friday evening sessions. Free to enter, you just pay for what you pick, and dogs on leads are welcome. Bring a torch.
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🎸 Nirvanah and Soundgarden Tribute Night
Fri 9 Oct, 7pm, The Irish Club, Orford Lane, Warrington
Two tribute bands play Nirvana and Soundgarden classics in one grunge-heavy night.
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🥁 Rush EUCon 2026
Fri 9 and Sat 10 Oct, The Live Rooms, Chester
A weekend of Rush tribute bands, with the Friday night kicking off at 7pm.
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😂 Charlie Connelly: Attention All Shipping
Fri 9 Oct, 7:30pm, Garret Theatre, Storyhouse, Chester
A night celebrating the Shipping Forecast, in Storyhouse’s intimate Garret Theatre.
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🗓️ Sat · 10 October

🎃 Pumpkin Fest at The Lambing Shed
Sat 10 and Sun 11 Oct, The Lambing Shed, Knutsford
28 varieties of homegrown pumpkins, new photo scenes with a giant skeleton, plus street food, doughnuts and marshmallow toasting under cover. Tickets online.
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🎃 High Legh Pumpkin Patch
Sat 10 and Sun 11 Oct, 10am-5pm, Wither’s Lane, High Legh
A family-run pick-your-own patch, with an SEN-friendly quiet hour from 9am to 10am. Free to enter, dogs on leads welcome.
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🐑 Wheelock Hall Farm Pumpkin Patch
Open daily to 31 Oct, 9am-6:30pm, Wheelock, Sandbach
Pumpkin picking with outdoor play areas, an indoor soft play barn, farm animals, a farm shop and a tea room. No booking needed.
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🎃 Pumpkin Patch at the Farm, Tatton Park
Sat 10 and Sun 11 Oct, 11am-3pm, Tatton Park, Knutsford
Meet the farmyard friends, then grab a barrow and pick your own from the field. Pumpkins start from £2, but you’ll need farm and parkland entry tickets.
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🎶 Knutsford Last Night Proms
Sat 10 Oct, 7:30pm, St John’s Church, Knutsford
A charity concert for East Cheshire Hospice featuring Britain’s Got Talent act Denise and Stefan. £22.
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👻 Halloweenville
Sat 3 Oct to Sun 1 Nov, evenings, Partridge Lakes, Culcheth, Warrington
A lakeside Halloween storybook trail with live characters, sword-fighting lessons and potion brewing, aimed at families rather than scares. Pre-book only, no tickets at the gate.
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🌾 Quarry Bank Scarecrow Festival
Sat 3 Oct to Sun 1 Nov, 10:30am-5pm, Quarry Bank, Styal, Wilmslow
A scarecrow trail, storytelling, crafts and games, plus an autumn play area indoors.
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🌍 World Harvest Festival Macclesfield
Sat 10 Oct, from 2pm, Macclesfield United Reformed Church, Park Green
A multicultural celebration with a concert, a community feast at 3:45pm and a Brazilian ceilidh at 5pm. Everyone welcome.
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🗓️ Sun · 11 October

🎷 Saxophone Orchestra Manchester in Concert
Sun 11 Oct, 5pm, Festival Hall, Alderley Edge
The final concert of the orchestra’s weekend.
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🍂 The Lovell Quinta Arboretum Open Day
Sun 11 Oct, 1:30pm-4pm, Swettenham, near Congleton
A National Garden Scheme open day at a 28-acre arboretum with around 2,500 trees and shrubs, including autumn colour. £5 adults, children free, cash refreshments.
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🏃 MBNA Chester Marathon
Sun 11 Oct, 9am start, Chester
Thousands of runners take on the only UK marathon that crosses into Wales, on fully closed roads. Come and cheer them on, and expect road closures in the city.
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🎭 Goosfest: Back to the Land Girls
Sun 11 Oct, Goostrey Village Hall
Bad Apple Theatre Company bring back one of their best-loved shows after 15 years, with songs by a Sony Award-winning songwriter. From £15.
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🐟 The Pout-Pout Fish
Sat 10 and Sun 11 Oct, Storyhouse Cinema, Chester
A PG family film at Chester’s independent cinema.
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🗓️ REST OF THE WEEK

🧙 The Witches of Eastwick
Wed 14 to Sat 17 Oct, Crewe Lyceum Theatre
The musical comedy based on John Updike’s novel, where a mysterious stranger stirs up trouble for three friends.
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🤠 Kezia Gill, Words and Music Festival
Thu 15 Oct, 7:30pm, Nantwich Town FC, Swansway Stadium
Kezia Gill brings her music to the football club for the festival.
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🧀 Five Cheeses, Five Wines
Thu 15 Oct, 6:30pm, Knowles Green, Bollington
Taste five cheeses matched with five wines, hosted by Josh Knowles of Carron Lodge, with fizz and the first cheese on arrival. £35.
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🍽️ Warrington Restaurant Week
Mon 12 to Sun 18 Oct, Warrington town centre
Seven days of special menus and offers at town centre venues, and you can book or just turn up.
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🎹 The Rocket Man: A Celebration of Sir Elton John
Thu 15 Oct, 7:30pm, Parr Hall, Warrington
A tribute to Sir Elton John’s biggest hits. Tickets from £31.
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🧺 LOCAL CRAFT MARKETS

• Sandbach Makers Market – Sat 10 Oct, 10am-3pm | 👉 Details

• Northwich Artisan Market – Sat 10 Oct, 10am-4pm | 👉 Details

• Stockport Makers Market – Sat 10 Oct, 10am-4pm | 👉 Details

• Chester Food & Craft Market – Sat 10 Oct, 11am-4pm | 👉 Details

• Warrington Makers Market – Sun 11 Oct, 11am-4pm | 👉 Details

🗓️ DATES FOR THE DIARY

• Words and Music Festival, Nantwich – Mon 12 Oct-Sun 18 Oct | 👉 Details

• Sandbach Art Club Exhibition and Sale – Fri 16 Oct-Sun 18 Oct | 👉 Details

• Words About Words, Nantwich Words and Music Festival – Sat 17 Oct | 👉 Details

• Tarporley Makers Market – Sun 18 Oct | 👉 Details

• Halloween at Chester Zoo – Sat 17 Oct-Sun 1 Nov | 👉 Details

• Our Story with David Attenborough at Chester Zoo – From Sat 17 Oct | 👉 Details

• Wilmslow Artisan Market – Sat 17 Oct, 10am-4pm | 👉 Details

• Boney M at Chester Cathedral – Fri 23 Oct | 👉 Details

• Free Chester Business Event: Is Your Business AI Compatible? – Fri 23 Oct | 👉 Details

• Land of Lights at Gulliver’s World – From Sat 24 Oct | 👉 Details

• Spooky Half-Term Halloween Fun at the National Waterways Museum – Sat 24 Oct-Sun 1 Nov | 👉 Details

• Treacle Market Macclesfield – Sun 25 Oct | 👉 Details

💎 Hidden Gem: The Secret Pumpkin Patch at Seven Sisters Ice Cream Farm

Tucked away on a working dairy farm, the Secret Pumpkin Patch is a homegrown pick-your-own field. Grab a pink wheelbarrow, head to the patch, wander the rows and choose your own. It’s free entry, no booking required; just pay for what you pick

The reward is the real reason to go. Seven Sisters makes its ice cream by hand with milk from its own herd, and October brings seasonal flavours alongside hot drinks, cakes and fresh waffles. A gourmet BBQ runs at weekends too, plus they have a Maize Maze challenge, so you can make a day of it.

Image: Seven Sisters Ice Cream

Practical bits:

• Where: Seven Sisters Farm, Toft Road, Toft, Knutsford WA16 9ER

• When: the patch is open weekends through October. The farm is open Fri and Sat 11am-5pm and Sun 11am-4pm, and closed Mon to Thu. Maize Maze is open Sat 11am-4.30pm (last entry) and Sun 11am-3.30pm (last entry).

• Cost: free to enter the field; pumpkins from £1 to £15

• Carving: kits are sold on site, or bring your own

• Dogs: welcome in the pumpkin field on a lead

• Bring: wellies, as it’s a working field
  
  👉 Seven Sisters Ice Cream Farm

That’s it for this week.

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