1. Chester Pride
Chester Pride march through the city centre starts at noon on Saturday followed by entertainment on the M&S Bank main stage in Castle Square from 1-7pm. Music will be provided by the likes of Stooshe, dance duo Booty Luv, Saffron - lead singer of 90s Brit Pop band Republica , 90s singer and Eurovision entrant Nikki French and 80s pop star Hazell Dean.
2. Beeston Castle
Beeston Castle’s Autumn Fair from 10.30am-4pm on Saturday and Sunday. Falconry displays, music, foraging, local craftsmen, wildlife groups, and even a dog show will be among the outdoor entertainments on offer. The two day event offers families the chance to immerse themselves in all things autumnal, enjoying a traditional autumnal mummer’s play, going foraging with Cheshire-based forager James Wood, taking wildlife tours with the Cheshire Wildlife Trust and learning about traditional crafts with the Cheshire Guild of Wood turners. Adult £6.70, child £4, family £17.40.
3. Organ marathon
In the Wesley Church Centre, St John Street, Brian Heald performs a five hour organ marathon from 10.30am to 3.30pm on Saturday to mark his 40th anniversary as Wesley Church’s resident organist. Donations in aid of Wesley’s Regeneration Project.
4. Chester FC
Chester FC v Dover in the Vanarama National League at the Lookers Vauxhall Stadium. Kick-off 3pm on Saturday. Seated: Adults £18, concessions £12, under 21s £10, 16-17-year-olds £5, 5-15 £3, under fives free. Standing: Adults £15, concessions £10, under 21 £10, 16-17-year-olds £5, 5-15 £3, under fives free. Car parking £2. Visit www.chesterfc.com for details.
5. Fundraising concert
Chester Little Theatre welcomes back CHArts Music Theatre for a fundraising concert of music from the shows and popular hits played by CHArts music students and teachers on Saturday. Money raised will go to improvements to Little Theatre audience facilities. Tickets £6 and £5 concessions. Book online at www.chestertheatreclub.co.uk or telephone TicketSource 0333 666 3366 (booking charges apply). Tickets available on the door.
6. These Smiths
These Smiths tribute band in concert at Alexander’s, Rufus Court in Chester on Saturday. Tickets £6 advance. Call 01244 401402 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.
7. Galactic Funk Militia
Galactic Funk Militia in concert at Telford’s Warehouse in Chester on Saturday. Call 01244 390090 or visit www.telfordswarehouse.com for details.
8. Don Letts
Funkdub presents Don Letts at The Live Rooms, Homer House, Station Road in Chester from 9pm on Saturday. Admission £10 in advance. Visit www.theliverooms.com/www.seetickets.com.
9. Selfie Fashion
Selfie Fashion Event at the Coliseum Shopping Park in Ellesmere Port from 11am-4pm on Saturday. Event will showcase the key fashion trends for autumn 2016 brought to life with a series of dance shows, a live stylist and prize-winning selfie stations. Pop-up flash mob fashion/dance shows taking place all day, throughout the shopping park, as part of a national tour. Dancers featured in fashion shows have worked with Katy Perry and Beyonce.
10. Uniting Church
The next community coffee morning at the Uniting Church in Garden Lane will be supporting Chester Aid to The Homeless once again. The event will run from 10.30am-noon on Saturday. Admission is £2 to include Fairtrade coffee or tea and cake or scone. There will be a raffle. All proceeds from the coffee morning will be donated to the charity.
11. Cheese and wine
Chester Co-op Local Forum are holding a cheese and wine tasting evening at Hoole Community Centre on Saturday. The event is being hosted by Gyles Walker, Wine and Fortified Wine Buyer for the Co-op. All money from the event is being donated to local charity SPACE. Tickets cost £20 for a table of four, or an individual ticket (to make/join a table of 4) is £5 and are available form Co-op stores in Hoole (Walker Street and Faulkner Street), Kingsway and Westminster Park.
12. Insignificance
Insignificance by Terry Johnson in the Emlyn Williams Theatre at Theatr Clwyd in Mold at 2.45pm and 7.45pm on Saturday. In a hotel room Albert Einstein and Marilyn Monroe talk about fame, her marriage to the baseball player Joe DiMaggio and relativity. But is the professor the smartest man in the room? Is her marriage as strong as it seems? And who exactly is Joseph McCarthy really chasing? A darkly funny play by acclaimed playwright Terry Johnson about fame, the universe and looking to the stars. Tickets £18-£11. Call 01352 701521 or visit www.clwyd-theatr-cymru.co.uk.
13. Coffee morning
Vicars Cross URC are holding their monthly coffee morning from 10.30am to noon on Saturday, all proceeds to go to the Macmillan cancer charity. There will be cakes for sale and a raffle will be held with the draw taking place before the close at noon.
14. Chester Marathon
The MBNA Chester Marathon starts at 9am on Sunday. With a spectacular start and finish at Chester Racecourse, the route passes all Chester's iconic landmarks then heads out into the Cheshire and North Wales countryside before returning along the banks of the River Dee.
15. So Far So Good
Final day of exhibition by Paul Horton entitled So Far, So Good - The Farewell Tour at Castle Galleries in the Grosvenor Shopping Centre in Chester on Sunday. The exhibition will include a selection of his most popular works to date. The artist has also produced five new signed limited editions and two boutique pieces especially for the display, which will be Paul’s last collaboration with the UK’s leading fine art publishers, Washington Green.
16. Afternoon jazz
Five and a Penny jazz from 2-5pm at Alexander’s in Rufus Court in Chester on Sunday. Free entry. Call 01244 401402 or visit www.alexanderslive.com.
17. Silver Sunday
There will be live music, fabulous frocks and mouth-watering food when a Sanctuary Care home embraces Silver Sunday. Older people from the local community are invited to Upton Dene Residential and Nursing Home in Caldecott Close in Chester, where the team and residents will host a 1960s inspired event from 2-4pm. Silver Sunday is a national day celebrating older people, where local communities and organisations host free events to help combat loneliness and reduce isolation.
18. Open mic session
Open mic session with Lizzy Farrall at Telford’s Warehouse in Tower Wharf in Chester on Sunday. Free entry. Call 01244 390090 or visit www.telfordswarehouse.com for details.
