Liverpool Pancake Race
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St Nicholas Parish Church
Tuesday 4th March, 10:30am
Join us and Liverpool Parish Church for the annual Liverpool Pancake Race!
Liverpool’s traditional Pancake Day race, pitting the city’s top chefs against each other to celebrate Shrove Tuesday, returns to the city.
Held in the gardens of Liverpool Parish Church, the annual race is designed to see how the city’s top chefs stack up, as they have to complete laps of the garden whilst flipping a pancake. The pancake must be thick enough to withstand the outdoors, light enough to be flipped cleanly while running, and must not fall from the pan.
The origin of pancakes on Shrove Tuesday lies in the tradition of using up remaining fat and dairy products before ‘fasting’ began in Lent. Many Christians still keep the tradition of giving something up as a way of preparing themselves for Easter. Held originally in the 1980s, the Pancake Day race was revived in Liverpool in the mid 200os.
Event Details:
- Date: 4th March 2025
- Time: Join us from 10:45am, for an 11am start on Tuesday 4 March.
- Location: St Nicholas Churchyard, L2 8TX
Want to get involved in the race? Find out more here.
St Nicholas Parish Church
church has stood on this site since the thirteenth century and the present church dates from just after the Second World War. There are services every day, and the Church is open to visitors throughout the week.
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