Published Friday 21 October 2016 at 17:43
Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 24th October to Sunday, 30th October 2016
Please note that you may need to purchase tickets for some of the events below. 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:
- Until 12th Nov: Pushing Boundaries: A Celebration of Primary School Art, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Wednesday – Saturday 12 – 4.45pm
- Until 15th April 2017: Soul is Form: Books Printed in England from the Hart Collection, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Wednesday – Saturday 12 – 4.45pm
- 25th Oct: “The History of the Dunkenhalgh” Talk by Les Hardy, Blackburn Library 7.30pm £2
- 26th – 29th Oct: Half Term Get Crafty, Halloween Themed Art & Crafts, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery 12 -4pm
- 26th Oct: Walk the Walk, Tour of Blackburn Market, Meet at Blackburn Visitor Centre 11am
- 26th Oct – 2nd Nov: Halloween Half Term Crafts, Different activities each day, Victoria Court, The Mall Blackburn 11am -4pm
- 26th Oct: Ghost Town to Strange Town, An Audience with Rick Buckler & Neville Staple, Windsor Suite, King Georges Hall 7pm
- 26th Oct: Psychic Sally, Sally Morgan, King Georges Hall 7.30pm
- 28th Oct: Walk The Walk, Tour of Blackburn Town Centre, Meet Blackburn Visitor Centre 11am & 2pm
- 28th Oct: The Meteors + Slaughter House Cats, Winsor Suite, King Georges Hall 7pm
- 29th Oct: Pop Up Movies “Monsters Inc” & “Casper”, Blackburn Market 11.30am – 1pm & 1.30pm -3pm
- 29th Oct: Halloween Party, Nightclub & Live Music, The Napier 7pm
- 29th Oct: UB40, Windsor Suite, King Georges Hall, 7pm
- 29th Oct: Club Tropicana, Windsor Suite, King Georges Hall 10pm -3am
- 30th Oct: Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary for Young Singers, Preliminary Round 11am, Final 7pm King Georges Hall
Darwen Town Centre:
- Until 20th Nov: “Prom, Prom, Prom”, exhibition showing different perspectives of Morecambe sea front, Sunnyhurst Woods Visitor Centre (Thurs – Sun 1pm -4.30pm)
- 27th Oct: Poke Party, 5 -12 years, Darwen Library 3pm
- 27th Oct: Captain Flynn & The Pirate Dinosaurs –The Magic Cutlass, Darwen Library Theatre 1.30pm & 3.30pm
- 28th Oct: Catfish Keith, Darwen Library Theatre 8pm
- 29th & 30th Oct: Family Halloween Weekend, Old England Kiosk, Sunnyhurst Woods, 5 -9pm
- 30th Oct: Darwen School of Music #22, Darwen Library Theatre 7pm
Other events around the borough:
- 25th Oct: Meet The Artist, Lynn Frost, The Chetham Arms, Chapeltown
- 26th Oct: Skyride, Towpath Trails, 12 mile cycle ride, meet Witton Park Cycle Centre 10am
- 27th Oct: Grumbleweeds Laughter Show, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm
- 28th Oct: SpookTAZtic, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7pm
- 29th Oct: Blackburn Rovers v Wolverhampton Wonderers, Ewood Park 5.30pm
- 29th Oct: Dinosaur Detectives, Clydebuilt Puppet Theatre, Tockholes Village Hall 6.45pm
- 29th Oct: Scallywags Spooktacular, The Barlow, Edgworth 2pm
- 29th Oct: Halloween Family Fun, “Room on the Broom” Theme, Witton Country Park 1pm Crafts, 2pm Family Story Walk, 3pm finish with refreshments at The Pavilion.
- 29th Oct: Halloween Walk around Turton Woods followed by supper, Meet Chetham Arms 6.30pm
- 29th Oct: Blackburn Hawks v Billingham Stars, Blackburn Ice Arena 5.45pm
- 29th Oct: Halloween Family Party, Wellybobs Farm 7pm (booking essential)
- 29th -30th Oct: Thwaites Empire Players present “The Witches”, Thwaites Empire Theatre 2pm & 7pm
- 30th Oct: Halloween Afternoon Tea, Wellbeing Farm, Edgworth (Booking Essential)
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. If you know of anyone else who would like to receive our weekly updates please email us their details: visit@blackburn.gov.uk