Here’s a list of events in & around Blackburn from Monday, 2nd November 2015 to Sunday, 8th November 2015.
Don’t Forget: Witton Park Bonfire & Fireworks on 7th November, with live music & food stalls, Witton Country Park, 5pm -10pm ( Adults £2, Child £1, Family 2+4 £5, Car Parking £2)
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:
- 3rd Nov: Guided Tour, Blackburn Cathedral 2pm
- 3rd Nov: Cookery School Launch, Scholar’s Restaurant, Blackburn College 5.30 -8.30pm
- 4th -14th Nov: Paper Girl, Exhibition at The Bureau, Mon to Friday 11am -4pm
- 4th Nov: Community Living Room, iPad Familiarisation, Blackburn Library 10am
- 4th Nov: Lunchtime Organ Recital at Blackburn Cathedral, with Katy Silverman from St. Mary’s, Battersea 1pm
- 4th Nov: Talk & book reading by Mary Sharratt, BB1 For Life café, Northgate 7pm
- 4th Nov: Steel Pan Band Community Sessions, The Bureau, 4pm
- 5th Nov: Community Living Room, ongoing 6 week Art & Drawing Sessions, Blackburn Library 10am
- 5th Nov: Music Space, Community Music Ensemble, The Bureau 4.30pm
- 6th Nov: Georges Comedy Club, Windsor Suite, King Georges Hall 8pm
- 6th Nov: FNL Save The Napier Gig & Nightclub, Blakeys, King Georges Hall 8pm
- 7th Nov: Renaissance Singers Autumn Concert “We will Remember Them” Blackburn Cathedral
- 7th Nov: Get Crafty, Art & Craft Sessions, Blackburn Museum 12 -4pm
- 7th to 28th Nov: Sam Bahia, Art Exhibition, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery (Mon –Sat 12 -4.45pm)
- 8TH Nov: Car Boot Sale, Supporting Age UK, King Georges Hall from 8.30am
- 8th Nov: United Service of Remembrance, Blackburn Cathedral 9.30am, following this service a parade will form on King William Street, moving at 10.25am to Corporation Park Gardens of Remembrance for a wreath laying service.
- 8th Nov: Lantern Making Workshop, create a paper & willow lantern for the Blackburn Festival of Light Lantern Parade in December, The Bureau 10am-4pm
- Until 8th Nov: The Life of Jesus Christ, Exhibition by Emma J Horsfield, Blackburn Cathedral
- Until 14th Nov: Cotton To Gold, Extraordinary Collections of the Industrial North West, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery
Other Events around the borough
- 2nd Nov: Monday Variety Club, Thwaites Empire Theatre 2pm
- 3rd Nov: The Gunpowder Plot, a talk by Norman Pearson, Livesey Library 2pm
- 3rd Nov: Community Living Room, Crocheting, Mill Hill Community Centre 10am
- 4th Nov: Joe Longthorne, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm
- 4th Nov: Skyride Cycle Ride, Tow Path Trails (8 miles) meet Witton Park Cycle Centre 10am www.goskyride.com
- 6th Nov: Family Bonfire Party, Wellybobs Farm, from 6pm (Tickets Required)
- 6th Nov: Blackburn & Darwen Brass Band, Past, Present & Future, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm
- 7th Nov: Blackburn Rovers V Brentford, Ewood Park 3pm
- 7th Nov: Witton Park Bonfire & Fireworks, with live music & food stalls, Witton Country Park, 5pm -10pm ( Adults £2, Child £1, Family 2+4 £5, Car Parking £2)
- 7th Nov: Andrew Dee “The Soul Man” tour, Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm
- 8th Nov: Remembrance Service, St Paul’s School, Hoddlesden 9.15am, followed by wreath laying at 11.55am at Hoddlesden War Memorial
- 8th Nov: Blackburn Hawks V Solway Sharks, Blackburn Ice Arena 5.45pm