1. RHS Flower Show
RHS Flower Show returns to Tatton Park from 10am onwards on Saturday and Sunday with first ev er family fun day on Saturday. Set in the height of summer, this year's show is packed with new features including Evolution Themed Gardens, stunning sculptural displays in the Art in the Garden area, a celebration of English wine with tastings and masterclasses and Young Plant Designer and Young Landscaper of the Year competitions. Tickets from £21.50. Call 01625 374400 or visit www.tattonpark.org.uk.
2. Art exhibition
Bickerton Village Hall will be transformed into a dazzling two story art gallery displaying over 500 pieces of original art on Saturday and Sunday. Artists from Cheshire, Shropshire, North Wales and Wirral will be sharing their talents with visitors who will have the opportunity to view and purchase some incredible pieces of original art. Bickerton Village Hall is celebrating its 10 hugely successful art event this year and has attracted artists from several counties who are sharing their talents and interpretations for nine days only. Visitors are welcome from 11am to 5pm daily and entry is charged at £2 to include an exhibition catalogue (free for under 16s).
3. Bricks in Motion
Bricks in Motion at Chester Cathedral on Saturday and Sunday. An exhibition of more than 100 Lego models created by some of the finest Lego artists in the world to celebrate the weird and wonderful world of transport. Adults £3, children £2.50, family ticket £10. Visit www.chestercathedral.com.
4. Family Saturday
Family Saturdays at Chester Amphitheatre from noon-4pm continues with Monsters! Come along and meet the friendly monsters and make some mayhem of your own. Free activity afternoon. Visit www.storyhouse.com for details.
5. Sci-fi reading group
The Chester Library Sci-Fi reading group meets on the fourth Saturday of the month at 2pm in the library meeting room on the first floor in Northgate Street. Everyone who enjoys reading and chatting about science fiction and fantasy is welcome.
6. Chester Races
Chester Races presents the Stella Artois Summer Festival at Chester Racecourse on Saturday. Six races start at 2.15pm with last race at 5.05pm. Tickets £90-£12. Call 01244 324880 or visit www.chester-races.co.uk.
7. Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre presents The Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare at 2.30pm and 7.30pm on Saturday. Shakespeare’s first play is also his most wildly passionate, an exuberant comedy of love charting the twists and turns of the faithful and the fickle as the city’s entanglements untangle in the forest. Four young lovers on their gap-year chase each other across Italy, confused by their own adolescent desires, cross-dressing disguises, a band of singing outlaws and a roguish clown with a scamp of a dog. This joyous comedy about what it feels like to be young is bursting with joy, love and sun-kissed madness. There is also a chance to see As You Like It by William Shakespeare on Sunday at 4.30pm. Visit www.grosvenorparkopenairtheatre.co.uk or call 0845 241 7868.
8. Moonlight Flicks
Moonlight Flicks takes place at two locations this weekend. Chester Roman Gardens will be showing Brooklyn (12A) starring Saoirse Ronan at 8.30pm on Saturday and there will be two screenings at Castle Park in Frodsham with Mad Max: Fury Road (15) starring Tom Hardy on Saturday at 8.30pm and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (U) starring Gene Wilder on Sunday at 8.30pm. Tickets £8.50. Visit www.storyhouse.com for details.
9. Trigger Hounds
Trigger Hounds in concert at Alexander’s, Rufus Court in Chester on Saturday. Tickets £4 advance. Call 01244 401402 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.
10. King Lagoons Flying Swordfish Dance Band
King Lagoons Flying Swordfish Dance Band in concert at Telford’s Warehouse in Chester on Saturday. Call 01244 390090 or visit www.telfordswarehouse.com for details.
11. SummerJam 2016
Summerjam warm-up event at Great Sutton Village Hall on Saturday with bands Turbulence, The Customs, Spelter and Broken 3 Ways. Visit www.facebook.com/smceventsuk for details.
12. Oulton Park
MSVR Club Car Championships at Oulton Park on Saturday. GT racers roar back into Oulton Park this Saturday with the GT Cup headlining MSVR's second visit to the North West circuit. Additional racing is supplied by the Atom Cup, Toyo Tires racing saloons and Pro BMW championships and the MSV Trackday Trophy. Gate admission £15. Call 0843 453 9000.
13. Musicathon
12 hours musicathon at Holy Ascension Church in Church Lane from 8am-8pm on Saturday in aid of the Erin Cross Appeal. Singers and instrumentalists will perform and members of the public are welcome to come along at any point during the day to listen. Visit www.holyascension.org.uk for a list of musicians performing.
14. MC Devvo
MC Devvo in concert at The Live Rooms, Homer House, Station Road in Chester from 7pm on Sunday. Admission £8 in advance. Visit www.theliverooms.com/www.seetickets.com.
15. Ginfest
The region’s largest festival of gin, Ginfest, at the Cholmondeley Arms on Sunday. Free to attend, celebrate ‘all things gin’ as well as enjoy live music and fabulous food.
