Come see the Stars & make a wish in the Wish Booth!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR DECEMBER 1st, 2023 TO SEE THE MAGIC!
Collaborating with Merchants of Chester in December 2020 to bring joy, beauty, and light during the long nights of the winter months, (in the middle of the pandemic!), the Chester Stars by local artist
Christopher Owens, quickly sparked from a  mural of sponsored stars purchased named for loved ones, into a super-nova that grew to be much, much more!!
Now in their third season, the Chester Stars will continue to delight on-lookers as a star-burst of over 150 glowing sculptures illuminated a wave of twinkling light along Main Street.

The 2022 season saw the addition of the Wish Booth, a permanent installation on Main Street, where you can deliver your wishes and dreams to the universe!
(Wish Booth will re-open the first week of October 2023)

This season’s Starry Night’s Illumination Celebration will take place on the First Friday of December 2023,
(the 1st), at 5:45pm in Chester Village!
The stars will glow nightly from sunset -9pm, from Dec 2nd, 2023 through February 14th, 2024.

This lovely scene is not to be missed and is best enjoyed after a bit of shopping and a lovely dinner!
Thank you for visiting Chester!

The Stars & Wish Booth in the press:
The Hartford Currant, Nov 14, 2022

Twilight, aerial views of Chester’s Starry Nights installation taken in January of 2021 by licensed pilot and drone operator Frank DiNardi.

December, 2020. Chester CT scatters celestial joy with lighted handmade stars in the Town's first ever large-scale public art display. This video features Chester's First Ni...