What’s on in Blackburn with Darwen from 20th June to 26th June 2016

Published Friday 17 June 2016 at 10:23

Here’s our list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 20th June to Sunday, 26th June 2016 …  and it’s a very busy week!

Two BIG festivals over one weekend! Blackburn Cathedral Flower Festival 23rd June to 26th June & Countryside Comes to Town on 25th June. Something for everyone! See you there….

On Saturday, 25th June  there will be a free Park & Ride operating from Ewood Park 9.30am -6.30pm

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 17th June: Local Places & Famous Faces, Art Exhibition by Adrian White, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Wed –Saturday 12 – 4pm
  • Until 31st Aug: The first four Complete Works of William Shakespeare on display, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Wednesday – Saturday 12 -4.45pm
  •  Until 17th Sept: Collecting Faces Exhibition, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery (Weds –Sat 12 -4.45pm)
  • 20th June until 26th July: Urban Room Blackburn, a programme of art, workshops, exhibition in various venues see www.urbanroomblackburn.co.uk for more information.
  • 20th until 26th June: Limited Exhibition, Blackburn Open Walls Street Art Festival  www.facebook.com/BlackburnOpenWalls
  • 22nd June until 25th June: Weavers Wheel, Exhibition of art work for the Weavers Wheel Cycle Route, The Bureau 12 -5pm
  • 22nd June: Blackburn Cathedral Flower Festival Preview Evening, 6.30pm Ticket only
  • 23rd to 26th June: Blackburn Cathedral Flower Festival: Thurs –Sat 10.am – 6pm & Sunday 12 -4pm. Tickets available from Blackburn Visitor Centre.
  • 22nd June until 13th August: Blackburn Rave Culture 89-90 Exhibition, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Wednesday – Saturday 12 -4.45pm
  • 22nd June until 13th July: Blackburn with Darwen commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of The Somme with various events across the borough, see www.visitblackburn.co.uk  or contact Blackburn Visitor Centre for a full programme 01254 688040
  • 22nd June: Alf Wrights Afternoon Variety Show, Somme Special, Windsor Suite, King Georges Hall 2pm
  • 22nd June: The Iconography of our First World War Public Memorials, a lecture by Prof. Mark Connelly, Blackburn Cathedral 7.30pm
  • 23rd June until 23rd July: Hidden Talents, Children’s Art Exhibition, part of Refugee Week, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Wednesday – Saturday 12 -4.45pm
  • 24th June: Walk the Walk, guided walk around Blackburn with Blackburn Bid, start Blackburn Visitor Centre 11am & a second walk at 2pm
  • 24th June: Secret Garden, Blackburn Cathedral Flower Festival’s late night opening with Tipitina jazz band, Tickets only.
  • 25th June: Countryside Comes to Town: Lots of free family events with a countryside theme, CBeebies Mr Bloom returns & Nadiya Hussain, winner of the Great British Bake Off will be in town, events are all around Blackburn Town Centre, Contact Blackburn Visitor Centre for a programme/map of all the events 01254 688040 (Free Park & Ride from Ewood Park 9.30am -6.30pm)
  • 25th June: Get Crafty ,Arts & Crafts with a  Bug Theme 11-4pm, Creepy Crawly Roadshow 11 -1pm & 2-4pm, Natural History Trail 11 -4pm, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery Open 11am – 4.45pm
  • 25th June: I Fagiolini in Concert “La France et les Fleurs”, Blackburn Cathedral Flower Festival 7.30pm Tickets only

Darwen Town Centre:

  • until 31st July: A Year in Tockholes Wood & Others, exhibition by Jane Ball Summer, Sunnyhurst Woods Visitor Centre, Thurs – Sunday 1pm -4.30pm
  • 20th June: Community Living Room, Sewing or Singing, Darwen Library 10am
  • 21st June: Woman in Gold (12), Darwen Library Theatre 2pm
  • 21st June: National Theatre Live “ Il Barbiere di Siviglia”, Darwen Library 6.30pm

Other Events around the borough:

  • 20th June: Sky Ride, Pedal around the Park 2 hour cycle ride, start Witton Park Cycle Centre 2pm
  • 21st June: Shakespeare & his World, talk by Vanessa Pickup, Livesey Library 2pm
  • 21st June: Community Living Room, Sew & Sow, Mill Hill Community Centre 9.30am
  • 22nd June: Sky Ride, Towpath Trails, 12 mile cycle ride, Start Witton Park Cycle Centre 10am
  • 22nd June: Sky Ride, Pedal around the Park, 2 hour cycle ride, start Witton Park Cycle Centre 1pm
  • 22nd June: The Kilkenny’s in Concert, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm
  • 22nd June: Cancer Research UK Race for Life, 5K Charity Fun Run, Witton Park 7.30pm
  • 23rd June: Blackburn Rovers Ground Tour, Ewood Park 11am (01254 508110 to book)
  • 23rd June: 1940’s Dads Army Special – A Salute to the 1940s, Thwaites Empire Theatre 2pm
  • 24th June: Sky Ride, Pedal around the Park, 2 hour cycle ride, start Witton Park Cycle Centre 1pm
  • 25th June: Duncan Heather is “ More than just a Tenor”, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm
  • 25th June: “A Poets Love”, an evening of song, Turton Tower 7pm (tickets 01204 884553)
  • 26th June: Car Boot Sale, Corporation Park 10am -2pm
  • 26th June: Wedding Open Day, Wellbeing Farm, Edgworth 2pm

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

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