Published Friday 20 March 2015 at 16:58
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 23rd March to Sunday, 29th March 2015.
Don’t forget it’s Open Weekend at the new Blackburn Sports & Leisure Centre this weekend, 21st & 22nd March 10am – 4pm.
To avoid disappointment, please contact the venues to make sure that there are still tickets/places available if you are planning to attend any of the events below. For more information see our web site www.visitblackburn.co.uk or contact Blackburn Visitor Centre tel: 01254 688040/ email: visit@blackburn.gov.uk
Blackburn Town Centre:
23rd March: Healthy Living Day, Your Support Your Choice shop, Town Hall St. 9.30am-4pm
23rd & 24th March: Hackburn, Making & Mending, Blackburn is Open Shop, King William St. 6-9pm
25th March: Alf Wright’s Afternoon Music Hall, King Georges Hall 2pm
26th March: Reidy’s Exposure “The Final”, Windsor Suite, King Georges Hall 7.30pm
27th March: Manchester Camerata, King Georges Hall 7.30pm
28th March: Allusondrugs, Blakeys Café Bar, King Georges Hall 7pm
16th to 29th March: Pixel Lust, festival of Retro Gaming, with exhibitions, workshops & of course, gaming, at the Blackburn is Open Shop. For more information see www.blackburnisopen.co.uk
Until 26th March: Images of Faith, exhibition by Paul Wawszczyk, Blackburn Cathedral
Until 28th March: (Weds –Sat 12-4.45pm) Watercolours: the Great British artists from the E. L. Hartley bequest, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery
Darwen Town Centre:
26th March: NTL Live Screening of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, Darwen Library Theatre 7pm
Other Events around the Borough:
24th March: Elizabeth l, Her Early Life, a talk by Vanessa Pickip, Livesey Library 2pm
26th March: Showtime Spectacular, in aid of Alzheimer’s Society, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm
26th March: Last Choir Standing, Westholme School, 7.15pm
27th March: Colin Fry, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm
27th March to 13th April: Easter Fair, Witton Country Park, 12 – 9pm
28th March: Get Crafty, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery 12 – 4pm
28th – 29th March: Crafty Weekend, Witton Country Park Pavilion 1-4pm
29th March: Blackburn Music Society, A Sea Symphony by Vaughn Williams, Croston Theatre, Westholme School 7.30pm
29th March: British Pole Star Championships, Thwaites Empire Theatre 6pm
29th March: Wedding Fair, Wellbeing Farm, Edgworth 11am-4pm
29th March: Ride Social, Witton, Houghton & Billinge Mountain Bike Day, start at Witton Park 10.30am
We try our best to keep up to date with what’s going on around the Borough but if you know of any other events please let us know so that we can add them to our listings.
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