Half-term has landed and the county has gone full Halloween. Tatton Park has skeletons lurking in the gardens, Quarry Bank is overrun with scarecrows and the National Waterways Museum is running free ghost tours. If you’d rather keep it grown-up, there’s Treacle Market in Macclesfield, the Crewe 10K and a Halloween cabaret in Chester.
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🎉 What’s On In Cheshire
🗓️ Fri · 23 October
⭐ Editor's Pick
🎶 Catch Me If You Can – The Musical
Fri 23 Oct, Northwich Memorial Court 21-24th October
Based on the Steven Spielberg blockbuster featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, appearing for a limited run.
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🏺 Horrible Histories: Awful Egyptians
Fri 23 Oct, 10:30am, Storyhouse Theatre, Chester
Live stage show with 3D effects, covering pharaohs, pyramids and mummies. Tickets from £28.
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🎸 Fleetwood Shack
Fri 23 Oct, 7:30pm to 11:30pm, The Arena, Crewe
A live tribute to Fleetwood Mac, with Dreams, The Chain and Go Your Own Way all on the setlist.
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🔍 Murder Mystery Evening
Fri 23 Oct, 7pm, The Grosvenor Pulford Hotel & Spa, Pulford
A whodunnit night out just outside Chester.
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🍃 Nature Journalling: An Exploration of Your Senses
Fri 23 Oct, 2pm to 4pm, Rode Heath Rise, near Sandbach
A gentle guided walk with Anna from Writing with Purpose. No writing experience needed. Booking required, charges applied.
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🧙 Curious Wizards Feast
Fri 23 Oct, 6:30pm, Oddfellows, Chester
A wizard-themed feast night.
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🍰 Go Pink for Breast Cancer
Fri 23 Oct, 2:30pm to 5pm, Old Sessions House, Knutsford
Cake sale, raffle and games in aid of breast cancer awareness.
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🗓️ Sat · 24 October
⭐ Editor's Pick
🎃 Halloween Trails at Tegg’s Nose and Brereton Heath
From Sat 24 Oct, 9am (to 1 Nov, 4pm), Tegg’s Nose Country Park, Macclesfield and Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve
Spooky visitors take over two Cheshire East country parks this half-term.
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💀 Skellies and Wellies in the Gardens
Sat 24 Oct (to 1 Nov, closed Mon 26), 10am to 4pm, Tatton Park, Knutsford
Eight skeleton scenes hidden around 50 acres of autumn gardens. Standard garden and parkland entry applies.
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🧙 World of Wizardry
Sat 24 to Sat 31 Oct, The Ice Cream Farm, Tattenhall
Half-term wizard fun at the Ice Cream Farm.
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🎃 Pumpkin Patch at the Farm
Sat 24 to Sun 25 Oct, Tatton Park, Knutsford
Pick your own pumpkin at the farm.
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💡 Land of Lights
Opens Sat 24 Oct (to 31 Jan 2027), Gulliver’s World, Warrington
The winter lights festival returns.
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🎭 Romeo and Juliet (For Kids)
Sat 24 Oct (to 30 Oct), 10am, Garret Theatre, Storyhouse, Chester
Shakespeare’s tragedy reworked for younger audiences.
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😂 Black Liver: Rogues’ Gallery
Sat 24 Oct, Tarvin Community Centre, Tarvin
New comedy show from the BBC Radio 4 Sitcom Award winners.
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💃 Ri Ri’s Dance Academy: The Magic Stick
Sat 24-Sun 25 Oct, Theatre Porto, Marston
A family show of Indian dance, storytelling and stage magic.
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🐠 Boo! Planet Aquarium
Sat 24 Oct to Sun 1 Nov, Blue Planet Aquarium, Ellesmere Port
Halloween at the aquarium.
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🗓️ Sun · 25 October
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🥘 Treacle Market
Sun 25 Oct, 10am to 3:30pm, Macclesfield
Street food, artisan stalls, produce and music in the town centre.
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🤠 Halloween Hoedown
Sun 25 Oct, from 2pm, Oddfellows, Chester
Halloween party at Oddfellows.
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🌳 The Great Cholmondeley Autumn Festival
Sun 25 Oct, Cholmondeley Castle Gardens, Malpas
A one-day autumn festival in the castle gardens.
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💀 Skellies and Wellies / Pumpkin Patch / Autumn Gift Fair
Sun 25 Oct, Tatton Park, Knutsford
All three are on again today, so Tatton makes an easy full day out. Skellies runs 10am to 4pm.
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🏃 Crewe 10K
Sun 25 Oct, 9am start, Crewe town centre
A fast, flat, closed-road 10K starting and finishing in the town centre. The event village is at the Royal Arcade and spectators are welcome.
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🎶 Northern Live: Do I Love You
Sun 25 Oct, 5pm, Parr Hall, Warrington
An 11-piece band with four vocalists recreating 30-plus Northern Soul classics. Tickets from £27 before fees.
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✈️ Hooton Park Hangars Museum
Sun 25 Oct, Hooton Park Hangars
Local museum with a large collection of aircraft, open this Sunday.
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🗓️ REST OF THE WEEK
🎻 Aardman In Concert
Mon 26 Oct, 1:30pm, Storyhouse Theatre, Chester
A concert celebrating 50 years of Wallace and Gromit, Shaun the Sheep and friends.
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👻 Halloween and Half Term Activities
Mon 26 Oct to Sun 1 Nov, 10am to 4pm, National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port
Free ghost tours, a pumpkin trail and boat trips at 11am, 12, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
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🧙 Hocus Pocus and The Lost Boys Outdoor Cinema
Tue 27 Oct, Hocus Pocus 4pm, The Lost Boys 7:15pm, Tatton Park, Knutsford
Open-air Halloween cinema at Tatton Park. £10 child, £15 adult, £35 family, with a £5 deposit and the rest on the door. Bring chairs and blankets.
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🎪 The Upside Down Cabaret: Hell-O-Ween IV
Wed 28 Oct, 7pm, The Live Rooms, Chester
Halloween cabaret night.
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🌾 Quarry Bank Scarecrow Festival
Until Sun 1 Nov, Quarry Bank, Styal
Scarecrow trail at £2.50 per sheet, daily drop-in activities on the Scarecrow Field, and spooky Apprentice House tours for ages 6+.
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🧺 LOCAL CRAFT MARKETS
Treacle Market – Sun 25 Oct, 10am-3:30pm | 👉 Details
Tatton Park Autumn Gift Fair – Sat 24-Sun 25 Oct | 👉 Details
Meet the Makers at Bents Garden & Home – Sat 24 to Sun 25 Oct, 10am to 2pm | 👉 Details
🗓️ DATES FOR THE DIARY
Knutsford Pumpkin Path – Fri 30 Oct, 4pm-7pm | 👉 Details
The Festival of Diwali, Chester – Sat 31 Oct, parade from 11:45am | 👉 Details
The Stylistics, Parr Hall – Fri 6 Nov | 👉 Details
Northern Chamber Orchestra: Fire and Brilliance – Sat 7 Nov | 👉 Details
Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote, Brio Centre Northwich – Fri 13 Nov | 👉 Details
JUST.BATHE Charity Casino Night – Fri 20th Nov | 👉 Details
💎 Hidden Gem: Hare Hill, Over Alderley
Most people sail past Hare Hill on the way to Alderley Edge, which is a shame, because it’s one of the calmest corners of East Cheshire. It’s a walled garden with a pergola built from the old glasshouse frame, wrapped in a wooded garden and open parkland.
The walled garden is the star. Look out for the two wire horse sculptures by Christopher Hobbs, commissioned by Colonel Charles Brocklehurst as a tribute to his twin brother Patrick, who died in a riding accident. It’s a lovely little story to tell the kids.
This half-term there’s a free “Escape into Autumn” spotter trail (Garden admission applies) Wed to Sun, 24 Oct to 1 Nov, 10:30am to 4:30pm. No trail sheet or booking needed, just follow the hint boards. Free Nature Packs are also on loan from the Welcome Building if the kids want to be nature detectives.
For a longer day, a permissive path crosses farmland to Alderley Edge. Sources put it at 1.5 to 2 miles each way, and it’s your pub-lunch route if you want to turn the garden into a proper walk.
Practical bits:
Start point: Hare Hill Welcome Building and car park, Over Alderley. The postcode SK10 4PY lands you about 109 yards west of the car park, so look for the brown sign and the National Trust welcome sign on the B5087.
Opening: Wed to Sun, 10:30am to 5pm, last entry 4pm. Closed Mon and Tue
Cost: Per-person admission includes parking. Adult £10.50 (£9.50 without Gift Aid), child 5 to 17 £5.30 (£4.75), under 5s free, family of 2 adults and up to 3 children £26.20 (£23.75). Free for National Trust members.
Terrain: Mostly level paths through the garden, with a few steps but a step-free route around. The permissive path to Alderley Edge crosses livestock farmland, so wellies are a good idea.
Accessibility: Blue Badge parking, an accessible toilet, a level route, and a manual wheelchair and Tramper mobility vehicle to borrow from the Welcome Building.
Dogs: Assistance dogs only in the gardens.
Food: No café or tea room. The Welcome Building sells takeaway tea, coffee and ice cream, and there are benches and a lawn in the walled garden if you bring a picnic.
Getting there: Nearest stations are Alderley Edge and Prestbury, both 2.5 miles away. There’s no coach parking.
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That’s it for this week.
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