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 www.visitblackburn.co.uk or contact Blackburn Visitor Centre tel: 01254 688040/ email: visit@blackburn.gov.uk.
Blackburn Town Centre:
17th Oct: Talk by author Anna Chilvers, Blackburn Library 2pm – Tickets £1
18th Oct: Blackburn Film Club “House of 1000 Corpses”, The Bureau 7.45pm
19th Oct: Lunchtime Recital by Thomas Allery from Worcester College, Oxford at Blackburn Cathedral 1pm
19th Oct: Recreation of the 1816 Inaugural Passage on the Leeds Liverpool Canal, part of the LLC Bicentenary Celebrations, Eanam Wharf 2pm -4pm, Special Peal of Church Bells 2.15pm -3.15pm
19th Oct: Alf Wrights Afternoon Variety Show, Windsor Suite, King Georges Hall 2pm
19th Oct: Prof Brian Cox, King Georges Hall (Sold Out)
20th Oct: Recreation of the 1816 Inaugural Passage on the Leeds Liverpool Canal, part of the LLC Bicentenary Celebrations, Flotilla leaves Eanam Wharf, Blackburn 8am towards Chorley
20th Oct: Walk the Walk, Tour of Blackburn College, Meet The Beacon Centre 11am.
20th Oct: ArtSpace, The Bureau 6.30pm
21st to 23rd Oct: The Bureau Weekender, activities, screenings, workshops, talks & more. The Bureau Centre for the Arts.
22nd Oct: Get Crafty, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery 12-4pm
22nd Oct: Nina Conti, Blakeys Café Bar, King Georges Hall 7.30pm