Chester Midsummer Watch Parade

Where: Chester, Cheshire - city centre starting at Town Hall Square, with finale at the Town Hall
When: Weekend in late June
Time: 2pm

 

Giants by the Cross

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 should be on Saturday 22nd June and Sunday 23rd June.

Click here for the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ChesterMidSummerWatchParade/

Click here for the festival website:  http://www.midsummerwatch.co.uk/

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