# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Victorian Fair (Celebrating Anderton Boat Lift's 150th Anniversary)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 27 Jul, 2025 at 09:30 am – Sun, 27 Jul, 2025 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: ABOUT THIS EVENT


To celebrate our BIG birthday, we’ll be transporting visitors back in time to 1875 by hosting a spectacular, immersive Victorian Fair with traditional games, entertainment, circus skills and workshops.

Classic organ grinders and street music will add to the magical atmosphere of this outdoor family festival. We’ll be dressed up in our Victorian best so feel free to join us and enjoy the show! 

This will be a free event with options for paying activities.


Included activities:

* Victorian entertainers and performers

* Circus skills workshops

* Aerialists, jugglers, and stilt walkers

* Traditional games and illusions

* Classical organ grinders


Visitors can also enjoy:

* Boat Trips on the River Weaver (£10-£12) - https://canalrivertrust.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/54914?branches.branchID=2916&fbclid=IwY2xjawLUxnVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBsdDhUMDNuWjl6Qk15dVJ2AR5YimVVznayUcWAnqOao7xSkWJ9w-EDCluaYTTmVMJfvFAVi6Mm71WM46BWYA_aem_L0QRsYpF0G8dljniTN2wrQ


* Walking the Lift guided tours to the top of the lift (£5) - https://canalrivertrust.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/54915?branches.branchID=2916&fbclid=IwY2xjawLUzhFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBsdDhUMDNuWjl6Qk15dVJ2AR4Ka7Kukh_4qK4lgpjDMr95gz4FoEYCliRj5ShyBK6mc6Bn5ym0Aej3YzWFxg_aem_ZiKSVHpWnM6li2zITpWX2Q


* ‘Make & Take’ LEGO workshops to make an exclusive 150th anniversary model of the lift! (£15pp) - https://canalrivertrust.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/67450?branches.branchID=2916&fbclid=IwY2xjawLUzj9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBsdDhUMDNuWjl6Qk15dVJ2AR4DfM_Qju5fM-L4FZtsMfHZEdl3SglVgbq-1D8wpAZ8pkll23SyGQ1TVxerdA_aem_sVgIOis8tmYOw9eEK2ElqA


* Vintage fairground mechanical slot machines


You can download our Events Programme Anderton 150th through the link below for more information:
https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/media/document/CVdENhzIIHhzvbNnUufHrg/B5Ltx-P0vGA2D8ikhW0okU3MQ1iFgd8AapGV-9gtEaE/aHR0cHM6Ly9jcnRwcm9kY21zdWtzMDEuYmxvYi5jb3JlLndpbmRvd3MubmV0L2RvY3VtZW50Lw/019759df-4485-7d80-a816-5803856a4213.pdf



The Anderton Boat Lift - Northwich’s iconic ‘Cathedral of Canals’ - is the world’s first major commercial boat lift and 2025 marks the 150th anniversary of this unique Scheduled Monument. We look forward to welcoming as many people as possible to join us to celebrate our special year.

This event is dog-friendly so please feel free to bring your furry friends along!



For more information or if you have any questions about this event, please contact us using one of the methods below:


Website: https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/things-to-do/events/canal-events-canal-festivals/2025-07-26-victorian-fair-celebrating-anderton-boat-lifts-150th-anniversary

Phone: 01606786777

Email: info@andertonboatlift.co.uk
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- **Event Categories**: festivals, workshops, performances, entertainment, dog
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200028566726229?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=northwich-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Northwich
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Anderton Boat Lift & Visitor Centre, Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6FW
- **lat**: 53.273479476001
- **long**: -2.5299697942891
- **full address**: Anderton Boat Lift & Visitor Centre, Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6FW, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Canal & River Trust (https://allevents.in/org/canal-and-river-trust/25965755)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sun, 27 Jul, 2025 at 09:30 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Anderton Boat Lift & Visitor Centre, Lift Lane, Anderton, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 6FW, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Canal & River Trust
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** festivals, workshops, performances, entertainment, dog
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Victorian Fair (Celebrating Anderton Boat Lift's 150th Anniversary) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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