Free activities and events
All of the free events and activities at Storyhouse in one place!- Library, The Kitchen, Storyhouse, Garret Theatre, Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre
Storyhouse is and always will be completely free to visit. We are open 8am-11pm each day (from 9.30am on Sundays).
Below are all of the activities and events that you can come and enjoy at Storyhouse for free. With activities ranging from kids’ crafts to the Language and Culture Cafe, we hope that there is something for everyone. Come and visit Storyhouse without spending a penny. This house is your house.
Health and Wellbeing week 23 – 29 January – To celebrate Health and Wellbeing week, Storyhouse is hosting a number of FREE activities to support or improve mental and physical well-being. You can find out more here.
Aged 16-25? All Young Storyhouse (except Young Company) groups are also completely free. Find out more here.
Want to join the library? It’s free to use the Wifi, desk spaces and computers as well as take out books in the building and access audiobooks and ebooks from home. We’ll also recommend books you’ll love, give digital support to help you use computers, as well as our Telephone Befriending Service. Head here to join and find out more.
We have over 274 years’ worth of Cheshire newspapers on microfilm. Our collection starts at 1733 and ends at 2009.
A space for people to talk whether its for five minutes while you have a brew, or for an hour of good conversation.
Reel Talk is a new monthly meet-up & discussion group led by Storyhouse Cinema team.
Fusion is a community choir that sings both modern pop and folk music, with a focus on creating our own harmonies.
A digital support group run by Here and Now Chester, a Blacon-based social enterprise which is dedicated helping older people learn to use new technology.
A weekly shared reading group, bringing people together and stories and poems to life.
A peer led confidence, health and well-being group that’s open to all.
Join Sofia from the library team for storytelling in Spanish. Suitable for children and families, all welcome.
Join Daniela (member of the community) for storytelling in Italian. Suitable for children and families, all welcome.
Come along and play new and traditional board and table top games in an informal sociable setting. Everyone welcome, suitable for all abilities.
For just one hour on the first Monday of each month we ‘wallow’ in poetry on a chosen theme. Bring a favourite poem, or one you have written yourself or just come and listen.
Youth Vibe over 18s is a group for D/deaf, Hearing loss or CODA people ages 18-25 to meet like-minded friends and have fun.
Drop in to the library for help with family history research. A Storyhouse volunteer can help you discover your family’s past.
An informal, monthly, oral storytelling group to share traditional stories, folk tales, myths and legends all told from the heart, not read from a book.
An opportunity for local educators to come together with each other and the Young Storyhouse department, take part in creative conversations and build partnerships.
Our meetings are a great opportunity to meet and make friends and to share experiences with others, with our staff and volunteers on hand to help.
Whether you’re a beginner or a Scrabble pro, test out your wordplay skills with Storyhouse’s Scrabble Club.
A volunteer-led peer support drop-in session, open to anyone who is bereaved or is supporting someone who is bereaved.
A brand new group for scriptwriters, artists, theatre, radio and film lovers. You don’t need any experience, just come along and meet some like-minded creative people for inspiration, discussion and encouragement.
A monthly inclusive and accessible open-mic night celebrating the talents of people living in Chester and the surrounding areas living with a disability, learning disability or with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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Looking to queer figures and their stories as our stimulus and inspiration, this celebratory workshop will focus on both writing and performing spoken word poetry.
Learn new skills, perfect existing ones, earn your Secret Spy badge, make new friends and have lots of fun this February half-term!
Join everyone’s favourite family doctor, Dr Amir Khan, for a fascinating, heart-warming, and frequently hilarious evening.
Youth Vibe over 18s is a group for D/deaf, Hearing loss or CODA people ages 18-25 to meet like-minded friends and have fun.
PopVox Choir is a contemporary fun and friendly choir for adults. They will be performing at Storyhouse as part of Storyhouse women.
Student nurses from Chester University will be showcasing their newly formed choir at Storyhouse.
1 hr 29 | A young boy and an adolescent girl, who have travelled to Belgium from Africa, pit their invincible friendship against the cruel conditions of their exile.
1 hr 35 | A darkly comic film about terrible people. Signe and Thomas are in an unhealthy competitive relationship that takes a vicious turn
1 hr 51 | The complex, subtle, tender and heart-rending story of a young girl’s journey to adolescence in a village menaced by drug cartels and people traffickers.
1 hr 49 | A teacher struggling for inspiration is sent to the remotest school in the world. It takes being so far away to understand the importance of his work.