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Top story Macclesfield Halloween: Spooky Saturday 31 Oct, Trails Spooky Saturday is in town on 31 October from 11am. Tatton's skeleton trail runs 24 Oct to 1 Nov, Tegg's Nose has a 50p trail map, and pumpkin picking is open. · 5 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 31 Oct Unveiling the Cartwright & Sheldon Archive The Silk Museum · Free
  2. On now to 19 Dec Macclesfield and The Bayeux The Silk Museum · Free
  3. On now to 4 Oct Wilmslow Art Under One Roof URC Church Halls · Free
  4. On now to 4 Oct Tatton Shop & Eat Local Weekend Tatton Park
  5. Sun 4 Oct Apple Day at Tatton Park Tatton Park
  6. Thu 8 Oct Museum Tots 10am · The Silk Museum · From £6
  7. Fri 9 Oct Have a Dabble, adult art and craft 9am · The Silk Museum · From £15
  8. 10 to 31 Oct Pumpkin Patch, Tatton Park farm Tatton Park
  9. Sat 10 Oct Macclesfield parkrun 9am · South Park · Free
  10. 10 to 11 Oct Pumpkin Patch at the Farm, Tatton Park Tatton Park
  11. Sat 10 Oct Tai Chi, Macclesfield World Harvest Festival 1pm · The Silk Museum · Free
  12. Sat 10 Oct Mindfulness Through Intuitive Art 1.30pm · The Silk Museum · Free

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Knutsford Knutsford Christmas Market: 5 and 6 December, Times Knutsford Christmas Market is Saturday 5 December, 12pm to 6pm, and Sunday 6 December, 11am to 4pm. The lights switch-on is 21 November. Parking here. · 5 min read Events What's On in Macclesfield: Treacle on 25 October, the Big Bang on 6 November Coffee festival in town on 17 October, Treacle Market on the 25th, Halloween trails at Tegg's Nose, Tatton and Lyme, then the Macc Big Bang on 6 November. · 9 min read 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. · 4 min read Macclesfield Santa in Macclesfield 2026: Tatton, Lapland, Brookside Father Christmas is at Tatton's farm from 21 November, Lapland is back at Capesthorne Hall, and Brookside's Santa trains start 26 November at £2.50. Dates here. · 4 min read 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. · 5 min read Macclesfield Macclesfield Fireworks: Big Bang 6 Nov, Poynton On Sale Big Bang on Friday 6 November, fireworks 8pm, adults £11.50. Poynton's 7 November early-bird tickets are £12.50 until 10 October. Tytherington is the 5th. · 8 min read 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. · 5 min read 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. · 4 min read 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. · 4 min read