#Northwich Does It Better

A North West InBloom Gold winning town, with huge character, an amazing sense of community and some of the biggest events in Cheshire.

Parks & Attractions

Take a stroll through Marbury Park, stumble across iconic engineering at Anderton Boat Lift (the “Cathedral of the Canals”) and find a town brimming with timber framed historic buildings.

Why Visit Northwich?

Huge events

Retail

Leisure

Food & Drink

Heritage

Northwich is in the heart of the Cheshire, at the confluence of the River Weaver & the River Dane

Hosting an Annual River Festival, which sees the town’s usually peaceful and gently flowing river transformed into a theatre of war and tribal rivalry.

Featured Events

If you’ve read this far, we’re hoping you spotted the three times we mentioned events – that’s because they’re some of the best events in Cheshire, and… the biggests ones are free!

Pina Colada Festival

Did you know, the musician Rupert Holmes was born in Northiwch? This legend is the creator of the Pina Colada song and each August our town converts into a tropical paradise in his honour.

3rd Saturday in August

Now Northwich

With the tagline ‘Expect the Unexpected’, we can’t really tell you much about this event as it changes every year. One thing we can say is that it’s pretty awesome, from giant astronauts roaming the streets, to a replica of the moon floating in the air, it will WOW you! We can’t say when it is… it’ll ruin the surprise.

A Christmas Extravaganza

You won’t believe what you’ll find when you visit Northwich for it’s HUGE light switch on event. It gets underway at 12pm, with an Ice Rink, as well as lots of free activities, a funfair and a mega parade finale.

Last Saturday in November

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