Lord Mayor’s Fireworks Extravaganza 2023

5pm – gates open
5.30pm – live entertainment begins around the racecourse
6.45pm – quiet fireworks display
7.30pm – main fireworks display
9pm – event closes

*Times are subject to change

Children 4 and under are admitted free to the fireworks event with a paying adult. You will need to pre-book a ticket for your child through the website prior to attending the event. Tickets are subject to booking fees.

Please be aware, we may ask to check your child’s height in order to provide free admission.

The Open Course car park will not be open to customers due to the fireworks taking place in this area. In addition, the Holiday Inn car park is for customers of the hotel only and will not be open to fireworks attendees. Please click here to find car parks you may wish to use for the event.

Unfortunately, no disabled parking is available on site on the night of the fireworks event. The closest car park is across the street and is the Watergate Street car park which is council owned.

To be confirmed.

There will be a wide range of food vendors on site for this event serving a variety of food and drink options to suit all tastes. In addition, a number of Chester Racecourse bars and eateries will be open during the event offering food and drink to purchase.

For the fireworks night, road closures used for race days will be used in the same way. Road closures are in place around the racecourse to enable pedestrians’ safe entry to and exit from the Racecourse.

Between the hours of 09:00 and 21:00, road closures will be in place on New Crane Street, Watergate Street and Nuns Road. Safety barriers will enforce the closures, providing additional security to members of the public. Barriers will be removed from 21:00 on the evening of a raceday to allow for normal access. Please be aware that timings change for a Friday evening/Saturday day meeting. Barriers will be in place between 13:30 on the Friday to 21:00 on the Saturday.

Those visiting the racecourse by car should follow the temporary yellow signage in place on approach to the city of Chester to reach the racecourse. We recommend that you do not input the Chester Racecourse postcode (CH1 2LY) into your Sat Nav, but instead approach from Sealand Road (to the West of the city) using postcode CH1 4LD.

We want everyone to be able to enjoy the stunning fireworks display at the world’s oldest racecourse. As part of this, anyone who requires a carer with them, will be entitled to 1 free ticket for their carer to attend the display with them. In order to take advantage of this, please call the Box Office on 01244 304610 ahead of the event itself and let our team know you would like to make a booking using this entitlement.

Please note, you may be asked to provide proof of being a carer to the Box Office team before the complimentary ticket is processed. Please be assured any documentation shown to us will be treated with respect, confidentiality and in line with data protection.