| Where: | Chester, Cheshire - city centre starting at Town Hall Square, with finale at the Town Hall |
| When: | Weekend in late June |
| Time: | 2pm |
There have been spectacular parades in Chester for hundreds of years, featuring fabulous creatures and giants. Originally based around the famous Mystery Plays and organised by the City Guilds, the modern event celebrates this heritage by putting on show an ever-growing cast of giants, fantastic beasts, musicians and dancers in a colourful display around the city streets. Expect a giant family (always an integral part of the festivities), dragons, unicorns, horses, angels, a stag, an elephant, green men and more with a real medieval feel and sound.
Helpful Hints
The parade usually takes place on both days of the weekend and celebrates the best of life in Chester. A smaller scale Winter Watch takes place in December. Leaflets are available at the Tourist Information Centre in Town Hall Square (where the Parade begins) giving full details of the participants in order of appearance.
In 2024 it was on Saturday 22nd June and Sunday 23rd June- 2025 dates are yet to be announced.
Click here for the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChesterMidSummerWatchParade/
Click here for the festival website: http://www.midsummerwatch.co.uk/
Hi do you have a date for The Chester Midsummer Watch Parade 2023?
Hi Elaine,
Sorry, the organisers haven’t announced the dates yet for Midsummer Watch (probably still recovering from the Winter Watch!). The place I usually find out about the date is Facebook so keep an eye on their page a bit nearer the time- I’d guess it’ll be 17/18 June but I haven’t any insider knowledge for that,
Best wishes,
Averil