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Deva Fest, the North West’s favourite family-friendly festival has announced the first wave of acts for its 2025 festival – and the lineup is already turning heads!

Chester’s festive Lantern Parade takes place on Thursday 28 November, school children from across the area will parade through the city centre with their hand made lanterns on Thursday 28 November for the annual Christmas Lantern Parade.

Cheshire is full of great places to find your perfect tree, ready to celebrate the big day.

The Mayor of Ellesmere Port Councillor Paul Donovan will be switching on the Christmas lights in Ellesmere Port on Friday 29 November from the Civic Square.
 

Chester has been chosen as the first city for the expansion of Spanish restaurant brand Salt House Tapas outside of Liverpool. The much-loved independent restaurant, which first opened in 2010, will open their brand-new second location on Tuesday 26th November, just in time for the festive season.

Cheshire's restaurants and pubs are unveiling their Christmas menus, and there's something for everyone

With all the excitement of this year’s Christmas season in Chester, you may need some inspiration for where to get your festive fill.

A Christmas Dinner sourced solely from local produce, means that you can enjoy a delicious festive feast whilst feeling good about supporting Chester’s producers.

Searching for inspiration for what to do this week? We’ve put together a list of our top things to do or see across the county as we head into the festive season.

Stile Napoletano, a Neapolitan pizzeria located on Watergate Street in Chester, has been named the third-best pizza restaurant in the United Kingdom and is the highest-ranked pizzeria outside of London.

The much-loved tale of Aladdin is coming to Gulliver’s World for panto season this Christmas. Aladdin and his magic carpet will be appearing at the Warrington theme park on selected dates from December 28 until January 5.

Christmas is just around the corner, have you started your wish list yet? There are so many truly unique gift ideas on offer in Chester this Christmas, so here it goes.