The ROMANS RETURN as the Chester House Estate Roman Fest is back again on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June 2025.
Admission to the event is FREE for the whole family to enjoy but please ensure that you book a free ticket so we can manage numbers for this very popular, previously sold out event.
The two-day Roman Festival, organised in partnership with the University of Leicester’s Heritage Hub, is a free event taking place on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June. Popular favourites will be returning to the event, including Roman-style military demonstrations, tours of the archaeological digs and Roman themed stalls and crafts, and new activities will be introduced including an expanded Living History itinerary, theatre shows and an extended pop-up archaeology lab. The festival also includes the unique opportunity to see an excavation in progress, ask questions of the experts and have the chance to wash real Roman objects found during the excavations.
Stalls from more than 35 local museums, community archaeology groups, archaeological companies and other heritage organisations from Northamptonshire and beyond will provide the opportunity for real Roman artefacts to be handled, and historic demonstrations of ancient weaving, spinning, pottery and tile making, bone crafting and cooking techniques will be available to see.
A sneak preview of our exciting programme of this year’s Roman Fest is:
- Roman army displays
- Roman crafts activities and demonstrations
- Stalls with family friendly activities run by museums, local societies and professional archaeologists from Northamptonshire and beyond.
- The Northamptonshire Archaeological Resource Centre Open Day
- Tours of our excavation
- A pop up Laboratory run by University of Leicester School of Archaeology and Ancient History
- A art exhibition inspired by the Roman World by students at Northampton College.
And so much more to be announced in the coming weeks, keep your eyes peeled on our social media but book your FREE ticket now to ensure you don't miss out on all the fun!
This event is run in partnership with the University of Leicester Heritage Hub.
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