What's On in Macclesfield
Things to do in and around Macclesfield: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Jodrell Bank Christmas: What Santa Sees from 14 November
Jodrell Bank's festive season runs 14 November to 30 December: What Santa Sees dome shows at £5, a harp concert on 6 December, a puppet show 19 and 20 December.
Dates for the diary
- On now to 31 Oct Unveiling the Cartwright & Sheldon Archive
- On now to 19 Dec Macclesfield and The Bayeux
- On now to 31 Oct Pumpkin Patch, Tatton Park farm
- On now to 1 Nov Doors to Hallowtide, Lyme
- On now to 18 Oct Pumpkin Patch at the Farm, Tatton Park
- Tue 20 Oct Vybiyka, Ukrainian block printing workshop
- 24 Oct to 1 Nov Skellies and Wellies, Tatton Park gardens
- 24 Oct to 1 Nov Tegg's Nose Country Park Halloween Trail
- 24 Oct to 1 Nov Brereton Heath Halloween Trail
- Sat 24 Oct Tunnicliffe Etching Day with Hope Press
- 24 Oct to 1 Nov Skellies and Wellies in the Gardens
- Sat 24 Oct Macclesfield FC v Hereford FC
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Christmas
Lyme Park Christmas: World at Christmas 27 Nov to 24 Dec
Lyme's house reopens for The World at Christmas, daily 27 November to 24 December, 11am to 3pm last entry. Adults £20.90, no booking; tea £30, candlelight £35.
Macclesfield
Macclesfield Halloween: Free Myths Walks, Workshops 31 Oct
Spooky Saturday on 31 October has free workshops and Myths and Legends walks; the 6pm walk is full. Tatton pumpkin picking 24 to 25 and 27 to 31 October.
Knutsford
Knutsford Christmas Market: 5 and 6 December, Times
Knutsford Christmas Market 2026 is Saturday 5 December, 12pm to 6pm, and Sunday 6 December, 11am to 4pm. Lights switch-on 21 November, 4pm to 7pm.
Events
What's On in Macclesfield: Coffee Festival 17 October, Treacle on the 25th
Coffee festival across 28 town-centre venues on 17 October, Treacle Market on the 25th, free Spooky Saturday walks on the 31st, and the Big Bang on 6 November.
Macclesfield
Macclesfield Remembrance Sunday: Parade 10.30am, 8 November
The parade leaves Market Place at 10.30am on Sunday 8 November for the Park Green cenotaph. Wilmslow parades from Grove Avenue at about 9.30am, 11am service.
Macclesfield
Santa in Macclesfield 2026: Silk Museum, Tatton, Lapland
Father Christmas is at the Silk Museum on 21 November, 5 and 12 December, £10 a child, and at Tatton's farm from 21 November. Lapland and Brookside dates too.
Knutsford
Tatton Park Christmas 2026: Mansion, Yuletide, Hours
Christmas mansion from 21 November, £16 adults; Yuletide light trail from £19.50; Santa at the farm. Tatton is shut on Mondays and on Christmas Day all winter.
Macclesfield
Macclesfield Fireworks: Big Bang 6 Nov, Poynton 7 Nov 7pm
Big Bang on Friday 6 November, fireworks 8pm, adults £11.50. Tytherington Club opens its gates at 5.30pm on the 5th; Poynton's first display is 7pm on the 7th.
Macclesfield
Macclesfield Christmas Lights: No Switch-On, 28 Nov Instead
Macclesfield has no switch-on ceremony. Step Into Christmas runs 11am to 5pm on Saturday 28 November, free. Wilmslow's switch-on is Saturday 21 November.
Macclesfield
Macclesfield Pantomime: Cinderella Runs 18-23 January
Macclesfield has no December panto. MMTG's Cinderella runs 18 to 23 January 2027 at MADS Little Theatre, and Babes in the Wood goes on sale on 26 September.
Macclesfield
Macclesfield Christmas Markets: Treacle 29 Nov and 20 Dec
Two Christmas Treacle Markets in 2026: Sunday 29 November and Sunday 20 December, 10am to 3.30pm on Market Place, plus the Made in Macc market on 28 November.