Dates have been set for the coming year’s season at Chester Racecourse, with some of its biggest annual fixtures confirmed to return.
The calendar for 2027 on the Roodee includes the iconic Boodles May Festival as well as guest-favourite Music Weekend and the ever-popular Ladies Day.
Tickets prices start at £11 but vary depending on enclosure and hospitality package booked.
Racing began at Chester’s historic racecourse in 1539, making it the oldest active racecourse in the world, a status which has also earned it a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records.
The three-day Boodles May Festival will open the 2027 season, with the historic meeting returning 5-7 May.
The spectacle will offer the highest calibre of racing the city will see – where top trainers, horses and jockeys kickstart the sporting season.
New to the fixture list for next year, Chester Racecourse is introducing The Cheshire Racing Festival which will celebrate everything that makes Cheshire special and brings a distinctly local flavour to the racing calendar.
The full list of fixture dates are as follows:
- Wednesday 5 May – Boodles May Festival Trials Day
- Thursday 6 May – Boodles May Festival Ladies Day
- Friday 7 May – Boodles May Festival Chester Cup Day
- Saturday 29 May – Roman Day
- Friday 11 June – Friday Social
- Saturday 12 June – Saturday Social
- Saturday 26 June – Summer Saturday
- Friday 9 July – Ibiza Classics Evening
- Saturday 10 July – Music Weekend Saturday
- Saturday 24 July – Midsummer Meeting
- Sunday 1 August – Family Fun Day
- Saturday 21 August – Powells Jewellery Ladies Day
- Friday 10 & Saturday 11 September – The Cheshire Racing Festival
- Saturday 18 September – Season Finale
Chester Racecourse generates more than £65m for the local economy and employs about 20% of the local hospitality workforce.
“We’re really excited about the 2027 calendar,” said head of marketing, Sam Martin.
“We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone back to the Roodee for another fantastic season.
“There’s a brilliant mix of familiar favourites that people look forward to every year, alongside some new themes that will bring something a little different to the season.
“With general admission tickets and a range of hospitality packages now on sale, racegoers can secure a great deal, as we’ve held our prices from the 2026 season.
“We’re inviting racegoers to ‘take the reins’ and make the 2027 season their own.”
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