Festival of Making
Published on Sunday 30 July 2023 at 7:25 pm
The Mayor and Leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council both joined crowds at Blackburn Library on 19 July in a celebration of almost 100 volunteers who helped ensure the recent success of Blackburn’s fifth National Festival of Making, and its first as an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.
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Published on Monday 30 January 2023 at 11:29 am
The National Festival of Making has announced its return to Blackburn on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July 2023.
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Published on Tuesday 11 June 2019 at 4:36 pm
Leader of the Council, Councillor Mohammed Khan, is looking forward to this weekend’s Festival of Making:
I am excited to start the countdown for this year’s big Festival of Making event.
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Published on Monday 10 June 2019 at 3:18 pm
The bumper guide to this year’s exciting Festival of Making is here!
A fun-packed programme of events is now online for this weekend’s highly anticipated 3rd National Festival of Making in Blackburn Town Centre.
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Published on Tuesday 4 June 2019 at 1:24 pm
The National Festival of Making is set to return to Blackburn this month and we’re offering a top prize to celebrate!
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Published on Friday 7 December 2018 at 5:00 pm
Councillor Phil Riley Executive Member for Regeneration and Growth said:
This is a remarkable accolade for the town and for all involved.
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Published on Tuesday 27 November 2018 at 9:08 am
Blackburn with Darwen Council is celebrating Lancashire Day with news that the National Festival of Making is set to return for a third year.
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Published on Tuesday 8 May 2018 at 12:01 pm
A packed programme of events is now available for this weekend’s highly anticipated National Festival of Making held across Blackburn Town Centre.
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Published on Friday 4 May 2018 at 3:07 pm
There will be no missing one piece of art at this year’s National Festival of Making.
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Published on Monday 23 April 2018 at 10:33 am
Aspiring engineers will be able to work on a virtual jet engine when a high-tech activity truck rolls into Blackburn.
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Published on Friday 13 April 2018 at 3:26 pm
Commission a portrait of your pet, cook up a storm using surplus supermarket food destined for the bin or feast on the finest locally-sourced street food.
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Published on Tuesday 10 April 2018 at 3:39 pm
The second year of a groundbreaking partnership between artists and leading manufacturers to produce unique commissions is set to return to this year’s National Festival of Making.
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Published on Friday 6 April 2018 at 3:20 pm
A renowned theatre producer and artist is calling out to communities in Blackburn and Darwen to help contribute to ‘The Making of a South Asian Wedding’ as part of the National Festival of Making.
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Published on Thursday 1 March 2018 at 3:25 pm
The National Festival of Making returns on May 12-13 after last year welcoming 30,000 people to Blackburn.
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Published on Thursday 5 October 2017 at 3:09 pm
Blackburn’s Festival of Making has been shortlisted for a top tourism award after its first year.
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Published on Monday 15 May 2017 at 2:23 pm
The very first National Festival of Making saw over 30,000 people flock to Blackburn town centre to enjoy the celebration of makers and making.
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Published on Friday 5 May 2017 at 11:34 am
Community clean up teams did their bit for the borough as they grabbed their bags to tidy up ahead of the first national Festival of Making.
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Published on Wednesday 26 April 2017 at 1:56 pm
The exciting National Festival of Making is on its way to Blackburn town centre – and some roads will be closed to make room for events and crowds.
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Published on Thursday 6 April 2017 at 2:04 pm
Plan your route for this weekend’s Festival of Making, a free family festival.
Taking place in Blackburn town centre, the national festival will encourage people of all ages to see, try, taste and hear things they have never seen, tried, tasted or heard before.
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Published on Wednesday 22 March 2017 at 5:14 pm
Volunteers are being asked to come forward to help run a pop-up shop for the Festival of Making.
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Published on Monday 17 October 2016 at 11:31 am
Influential designer Wayne Hemingway MBE is among the organisers of a new festival being launched in Blackburn to celebrate manufacturing, art and design.
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Published on Tuesday 8 September 2015 at 3:03 pm
A former Blackburn University College student is giving entrepreneurs and makers the chance to pitch for funding to kickstart their creative ideas.
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Published on Tuesday 25 August 2015 at 1:53 pm
With the motto, Arte et Labore (By Skill and Hard Work), Blackburn is the natural place to launch Britain’s first National Festival of Making.
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Published on Friday 21 August 2015 at 2:48 pm
Anyone who’s a fan of legendary DJ Dave Haslam won’t want to miss this chance to spend an evening with him discussing his new book at the Festival of Making – taster day.
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