Dash to Bluedot

•1st-2nd July, Classic American Stars & Stripes Car Show, Tatton Park, Knutsford Celebrating all things Stateside, from Mustangs to ex-US Army vehicles across the decades. 9.30am. £12 (under-16s free with paying adult). Parking/entry to Tatton Park is £8, book in advance on Tatton Park website.

•2nd July & 27th August, Charity Garden Open Days, Eaton Estate, Eccleston, Chester Visit this beautiful estate and at the same time learn more about Grosvenor’s activities and the economic, social and environmental benefit to the local area. 10.15am. £9 (child £2.50, under-4s free).

•7th-8th July, Wincle Beer Festival, Tolls Farm Barn, Wincle, Macclesfield In an idyllic spot right on the River Dane, a marquee will house over 35 ales, ciders and kegged beers, plus there’s a Gin & Prosecco Palace, live bands, a tug of war, face painting and dancing. Fri 5pm–Sat 11.45pm. £10 (under-18s free).

8th July, Queen – One Vision, Alsager Civic, Lawton Road, Alsager This amazing tribute show features all the hits live from a four-piece band! 7pm. £16.

•8th July, Summer Fair at the Carriage Shed, City Place, Chester Organised by Small Street Markets, enjoy shopping for fresh produce and unique items whilst sipping a cool drink or sampling local farm ice-cream. With garden games, mini workshops and live music. 10.30am. Free.

•8th July, Most Haunted Ghost Hunt, Hack Green Nuclear Bunker, nr Nantwich With Karl Beattie and Stuart Torevell from the original TV series Most Haunted. 9pm. £79.

Bluedot is Cheshire’s multi award-winning carnival of music, science and cosmic culture, lighting up Jodrell Bank Observatory from 20th-23rd July The mega line-up assembling at the UNESCO World Heritage Site features Pavement, Young Fathers, Django Django, Tinariwen, Leftfield and Roisin Murphy, plus BBC Sky at Night’s Chris Lintott, space expert Maggie Aderin-Pocock and climate change researcher and author Mike Berners-Lee, whose book How Bad Are Bananas? was named by the Independent as one of its recommended ‘10 best