Tributes, Trucks & Tribes

Good Morning Cheshire! 👋 

A genuinely brilliant week across every corner of the county. Tributes on the Hill returns to Frodsham, MaccPride takes over Macclesfield, Crewe marks its railway heritage with giant puppets and a community parade and Tatton Park goes full Stars & Stripes for its biggest American car show yet.

Let’s dive in!

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🎉 What’s On In Cheshire

🗓️ Fri · 3 July

🎸 Tributes on the Hill – Night One: Bootleggers Indie Night
Fri 3 Jul, Higher Mickledale Farm, Manley Road, Frodsham
One of Cheshire’s finest outdoor festivals opens for its third day – Friday night is the indie spectacular, with the best Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The Killers and Muse tributes in the country. Camping available from Thursday, shuttle bus into Frodsham from 9pm each night.
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🎻 The Music of Fleetwood Mac by Candlelight
Fri 3 Jul, 7:30pm, Chester Cathedral, St Werburgh Street, Chester
West End singers and a full live band perform Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits – Little Lies, The Chain, Rhiannon, Don’t Stop – by candlelight beneath the Cathedral’s soaring Gothic ceiling. Tickets selling fast.
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🎵 Langley CC vs Lashings World XI – Charity Cricket
Fri 3 Jul, 3pm-10pm, Langley Cricket Club, Cock Hall Lane, Macclesfield
The famous Lashings World XI – featuring international cricket legends – take on Langley CC in a special charity evening match. Live entertainment, bar and BBQ on site.
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🐎 Al Shira’aa Bolesworth International – Weekend Two Opens
Fri 3 Jul (runs to Sun 5 Jul), Bolesworth Castle, Tattenhall, Chester
World-class showjumping returns for the second weekend at the spectacular Bolesworth Castle grounds – five-star arena action, the Drivers Lawn automotive showcase with classic and modern supercars, shopping village and a setting that simply doesn’t exist anywhere else in Cheshire.
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🎸 EP Release Gig – Josh Gibbons at Telford’s Warehouse
Fri 3 Jul, 8pm-11pm, Telford’s Warehouse, Tower Wharf, Raymond Street
Singer-songwriter Josh Gibbons launches his debut EP at Chester’s iconic canal-side venue. A proud local lad, he’s been building a following on the Chester pub circuit for years – this is the moment things get properly started.
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🗓️ Sat · 4 July

🎸 Tributes on the Hill – Night Two: Big Artists Night
Sat 4 Jul, Higher Mickledale Farm, Manley Road, Frodsham
Saturday’s the big one – top-billing tributes to the world’s biggest artists on the hill above Frodsham. Fantastic atmosphere, great food stalls, kids rides and activities. Day tickets available.
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🍫 Womanifest 2026 – Opening Day
Sat/Sun 4-5 Jul, Cherry Orchard Farm, Abbey Lane, Oakmere
The North’s largest wellbeing festival for women and teen girls – workshops, comedians, singers, dancers, yoga, meditation, a pamper tent, silent disco with an “Empower Hour,” and even firewalking and hot coal walks for the brave. A genuinely unique and uplifting weekend in the Cheshire countryside.
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🎪 Crewe Day Festival 2026
Sat 4 Jul, 12pm-6pm, Crewe Town Centre (FREE)
Crewe marks the 189th anniversary of the first train through Crewe Station with its biggest free festival yet – a reimagined Stephenson’s Rocket, giant elephants, a Bentley car, 13ft carnival puppets from Global Grooves, community parade, live performances, artisan market and Stanworth’s Fairground across the town centre.
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🚗 Classic American Stars & Stripes Car Show – Day One
Sat 4 Jul, 9:30am-4pm, Tatton Park, Knutsford
Over 2,000 American vehicles on site – Mustangs, Corvettes, Cadillacs, hot rods, pick-ups, US motorcycles and Peterbilt trucks. Live acts, Wild West re-enactment, Wall of Death motorcycle show, hotdog-eating contest, specialist traders and a lively rev battle.
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🎪 Davenham Village Carnival
Sat 4 Jul, 12:30pm-5pm, Davenham, Northwich (near The Bulls Head)
A proper village carnival afternoon in Davenham – stalls, entertainment and that classic community fete atmosphere just outside Northwich.
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🎨 Nantwich Youth Arts Festival – Day One
Sat 4 Jul, Nantwich town centre (FREE, limited spaces, tickets required)
Now in its second year – a free weekend celebrating creativity in young people, born out of concern over declining arts provision in schools. Saturday evening features the Lowe Ensemble at St Mary’s Church.
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🌿 Garden Stories at Congleton Bath House & Physic Garden
Sat 4 Jul, 11am-3pm, off Colehill Bank, Congleton (FREE)
The new family programme continues at one of Congleton’s most unusual and beautiful heritage spaces – the restored Victorian Bath House with its physic garden.
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🗓️ Sun · 5 July

🚗 Classic American Stars & Stripes Car Show – Day Two
Sun 5 Jul, 9:30am-4pm, Tatton Park, Knutsford
The show continues – same spectacular displays, same Wild West entertainment. A brilliant Sunday out for car fans and families alike.
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🍫 Womanifest 2026 – Final Day
Sun 5 Jul, Cherry Orchard Farm, Oakmere
The festival’s final day continues the workshops, talks, performances and wellbeing sessions in the Cheshire countryside.
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🏘️ Holmes Chapel Village Fair
Sun 5 Jul, 12pm-4pm, The Victoria Club field, Holmes Chapel (FREE)
Over 60 stalls and activities for all the family – crafts, gifts, art, local produce, games, rides, raffles, a dog show, classic cars, BBQ, licensed bar, ice cream, tea tent, cakes, community groups and Dane Sound Community Radio broadcasting live throughout.
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🎨 Nantwich Youth Arts Festival – Day Two
Sun 5 Jul, Nantwich town centre (FREE)
Closes with an outdoor cinema screening of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again at Brookfield Park – a lovely way to end the festival’s second year.
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🍫 World Chocolate Day – Chocolate on the Cut
Sun 5 Jul, National Waterways Museum, South Pier Road, Ellesmere Port
A celebration of the historic narrowboat Mendip and the role canals played transporting chocolate across the country. A sweet and unusual addition to the museum’s events calendar.
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🦕 Dinosaurs in the Hidden Garden – Opens at Bents
Wed 1 Jul-Sun 6 Sep, Bents Garden & Home, Warrington Road, Glazebury
Life-sized, realistically moving and roaring dinosaurs take over Bents’ Hidden Garden for the whole summer – a brand new trail with interactive activity tents along the way. A brilliant new addition for the school holidays.
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🏳️‍🌈 Kaleidoscope Festival – Opens with Chester Disability Pride Parade
Mon 6 Jul (festival runs to Fri 10 Jul), 11am, Storyhouse, Chester (FREE)
Storyhouse’s celebrated week-long festival for and by the learning-disabled community launches with its sixth annual Disability Pride Parade – a joyful procession through Chester city centre ending with music and dance in Exchange Square. The week continues with the Kaleidoscope Disability Awards, Kaleidoscope’s Got Talent, and a community marketplace.
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🧙 The Hole in Wand – New Magical Mini Golf Opens in Chester
Now open, Eastgate Street, Chester
A brand new attraction hidden inside one of Chester’s historic buildings – nine magical crazy golf holes themed around “The Unicorn’s Secret,” talking portraits and a Wizard Tavern to relax in afterwards. As seen on Dragon’s Den. A genuinely fun new family addition to the city.
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🎵 Button Warehouse Tuesday Live Music
Tue 7 Jul, 7:50pm, The Button Warehouse, Chestergate, Macclesfield
Tai Shan & Erika Olson with guest Aerynn perform at Macclesfield’s most reliable weekly live music night.
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🧺 LOCAL CRAFT MARKETS

• Chester Makers Market – Sat 4 Jul | 👉 Details

• Crewe Makers Market – Sat 4 Jul | 👉 Details

• Blakemere Small Street Markets – Sun 5 Jul | 👉 Details

🗓️ DATES FOR THE DIARY

• Foodies Festival – Fri 10-Sun 12 Jul | Tatton Park, Knutsford 👉 Details

• Ibiza Classics Evening – Fri 10 Jul | Chester Racecourse 👉 Details

• Together Again Festival – Fri 24-Sun 26 Jul | Bolesworth Castle 👉 Details

• Just So Festival – Fri 21-Sun 23 Aug | Rode Hall, near Congleton 👉 Details

💎 Hidden Gem: Rivacre Valley Local Nature Reserve, Ellesmere Port

Rivacre Valley is a proper local nature reserve in the old-fashioned sense – the kind of place that exists for the community around it rather than for visitors from further afield, and that’s exactly why it’s worth the detour.

The valley follows the Rivacre Brook through a mix of ancient woodland and open meadow, with Church Wood separated from the rest of the park by Ellesmere Port Golf Club. Spring is when it’s at its most spectacular – carpets of bright yellow celandines and delicate white wood anemones give way to bluebells, filling the woodland air with that unmistakable scent.

By summer the meadows are at their colourful best and perfect for a picnic, and if you’re feeling energetic there’s a permanent orienteering course built into the reserve. Keep your eyes on the brook itself – kingfishers hunt for eels along its length, and a flash of electric blue is far more common here than most people expect.

Image by Rept0n1x 

The standard circular route takes you from the Rivacre Road car park through the woodland, crosses Rivacre Road into Clayhill Wood, follows the brook through meadows, loops around the edge of the golf course, then back through the woods to the start.

Around 2.8 miles, mostly flat, well-marked throughout – genuinely difficult to get lost given how many connecting paths there are if you fancy exploring further.

Practical bits:

• Start: Rivacre Valley Country Park car park, Rivacre Road, Ellesmere Port CH66 1SS (free parking)

• Distance: 2.8 miles circular

• Time: 1-1.5 hours at a relaxed pace

• Terrain: Mostly flat, firm paths, can be muddy in woodland sections after rain. One short steep section near the end.

• Dogs: Welcome, off-lead in places, but keep on lead around the golf course

• Getting there: Just off junction 7 of the M53. Overpool train station is close by.

• The stop: The Halfway House, Chester Road, Childer Thornton CH66 5PG – a historic coaching inn dating back to the 1770s, just west of the park, with a charming interior and a pleasant garden for warmer days.

🔗 Trail map on AllTrails
🔗 Rivacre Valley – Cheshire West and Chester Council

That’s it for this week.

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