Moonlight Drive at Linehall Car Park

Tom Grieve, Cinema Editor

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Moonlight Drive

Storyhouse, Chester
10-12 July 2020

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Storyhouse’s Moonlight Flicks series turns drive-in for 2020, with a series of outdoor screenings held at Linenhall Car Park in partnership with Chester Race Company. Films will be shown on a 30ft screen, while audio is provided direct to your vehicle from an FM radio broadcast. The socially distant cinema experience is supplemented by wood-fired pizzas and retro sweets, all available to pre-order direct to your car with contactless delivery.

In terms of films, drivers can book to see Emily Blunt in Rob Marshall’s Mary Poppins Returns on Friday 10 July. The following day there is a screening Steven Spielberg’s iconic dino-disaster-flick Jurassic Park (Sat 11 July), while film fans can round out the weekend with Whoopi Goldberg as undercover as a musically minded nun in Sister Act on Sunday 12 July. Films start at 9:30 each night, while prices vary according to car size and number of occupants.

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Chester Visual Arts has brought pop-up exhibitions to Chester’s most iconic buildings, including The Old Library and Chester Cathedral.

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Chester Visitor Information Centre

This is the meeting point for Tours Around Chester who offer a variety of tours ranging from food walking, running and themed running (including beer or gin).

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The Cheese Shop has been a source of speciality cheeses in Chester for 25 years and has over 200 different cow, goat and ewe cheeses available -including pasteurised, unpasteurised and vegetarian varieties.

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Recipient of the Best Small Indoor Market at The Great British Market Awards 2020, Chester Market offers foods from around the world.

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Alexander’s Live

Established in 1991, Alexander’s puts on an amazing range of live music including jazz, blues, soul, roots and rock, comedy & drama. Alexander’s is famous for the alternative comedy nights every Saturday.

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