Here is this week’s what’s on guide for Blackburn, Darwen and beyond. This week, Let’s Make at Blackburn Market, Halloween Fun and Half Term Treats.
Blackburn Town Centre:
Until 25th July 2020: V&A; William Morris Wallpaper, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Wednesday – Saturday 12noon – 4:45pm
Until 2nd Nov: British Textile Biennial: Patches of Positivity Exhibition, The Bureau Centre for the Arts, Penny Street (Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 11am – 4pm)
Until 3rd Nov: British Textile Biennial: Katab: Quilting Stories, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery (Wednesday – Sunday 12noon – 4:45pm)
Until 3rd Nov: Aaron Dunleavy – Community Clothing, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery (Wednesday –Sunday 12noon – 4:45pm)
Until 3rd Nov: British Textile Biennial: Transform and Escape The Dogs, 50 – 54 Church Street (Wednesday – Sunday 12noon – 5pm)
Until 3rd Nov: British Textile Biennial: Cult | Culture | Subversion, Blackburn Cathedral Crypt & Prism Contemporary (Wednesday – Sunday 12noon – 5pm)
21st Oct: Halloween Fun at The Mall: Witches & Wizards, Victoria Court, The Mall 11am – 4pm
21st Oct: Let’s Make at Blackburn Market: Magical Story Jars plus Creepy Creative Fun, Blackburn Market 12noon – 3pm
22nd Oct: Halloween Fun at The Mall: Ghosts & Ghouls, Victoria Court, The Mall 11am – 4pm
23rd -27th Oct: ‘Get Crafty’ Free Halloween Themed Arts & Crafts, Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery 12noon – 4pm
23rd Oct: Halloween Fun at The Mall: Princess vs Villains, Victoria Court, The Mall 11am -4pm
23rd Oct: Let’s Make at Blackburn Market: Ghoulish Goings On with Scooby Doo, Blackburn Market 12noon -2pm
23rd Oct: Let’s Make at Blackburn Market: Retro Rewind, Blackburn Market 12noon – 3pm
23rd Oct: ArtBurn, The Making Rooms, Exchange Street 4.30pm -6.30pm
23rd Oct: Vienna Festival Ballet present: Snow White, King George’s Hall 7pm
24th Oct: Halloween Fun at The Mall: Witches & Wizards, Victoria Court, The Mall 11am – 4pm
24th Oct: Des O’Connor & Jimmy Tarbuck Live, King George’s Hall 7:30pm
25th Oct: Halloween Fun at The Mall: Ghosts & Ghouls, Victoria Court, The Mall 11am – 4pm
25th Oct: Let’s Make at Blackburn Market: Halloween Magic plus Spooky Crafts 12noon – 3pm
25th Oct: Blackburn Classics: The Hallé, King George’s Hall 7:30pm
26th Oct: Paint The Town, The Bureau, Penny Street 8am
26th Oct: Blackburn Artisan Market, Ainsworth Street 10am – 4pm
26th Oct: Mozart’s Requiem Singing Day, Wesley Hall Methodist Church, Feilden Street 10am
26th Oct: Paint The Town 2019: Stained Glass Inspired Workshops, The Bureau, Penny Street (10:30am -12:30pm, 2pm – 4pm)
26th Oct: Halloween Fun at The Mall: Princess vs Villains, Victoria Court, The Mall 11am – 4pm
26th Oct: Frank Skinner, King George’s Hall 8pm
27th Oct: Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary for Young Singers, King George’s Hall 10am
27th Oct: Halloween Fun at The Mall: Witches & Wizards, Victoria Court, The Mall 11am – 4pm
Darwen Town Centre:
21st Oct: Let’s Make at Darwen Market: Witchcraft & Wizardry with Harry Potter, Darwen Market 12noon -2pm
21st Oct: Let’s Make at Darwen Market: Spooky Crafts Darwen Market 12noon – 3pm
21st Oct: Hey Diddle Diddle, Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street 1:30pm
23rd Oct: Let’s Make at Darwen Market: Halloween Magic plus Caricatures, Darwen Market 12noon – 3pm
23rd Oct: Story & Craft Sessions, Darwen Library 2pm – 3pm
23rd Oct: Cinema Live: Billy Connolly, Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street 7pm
24th Oct: Computer Code Club, Darwen Library 2pm – 4pm
24th Oct: Gordon Haskell, Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street 7:30pm
25th Oct: Let’s Make at Darwen Market: Magical Story Jars plus Creepy Creative Fun, Darwen Market 12noon – 3pm
25th Oct: Turn of the Screw, Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street 7:30pm
26th Oct: Whitehall Park Pumpkin Hunt, Whitehall Park 4pm – 6pm
26th Oct: The Music of John Denver, Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street 7:30pm
Other Events around the Borough:
22nd Oct: Halloween Ghost Walk, Corporation Park 6:30pm – 8:30pm
23rd Oct: Young Leader #PlasticsChallenge, Eanam Wharf, Blackburn 10am – 12noon
23rd Oct: Turton Tower Guided Tour, Chapeltown Road, Turton 1pm – 3pm
24th -27th Oct: Pumpkins in the Park, Witton Country Park
24th Oct: The Circus of Horrors, Blackburn Empire Theatre 7:30pm
25th Oct: St. Silas Church Guided Tours, St. Silas Church, Preston New Road, Blackburn 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
25th Oct: The Story of Guitar Heroes, Blackburn Empire Theatre 7:30pm
26th Oct: Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary Prize Winners Annual Recital, Pleasington Priory 2pm
26th Oct: Halloween Walk in Turton Tower Woods, Chetham Arms, Chapeltown 6:30pm
26th Oct: Iron Bell: The Music of Pink Floyd, Tockholes Village Hall 7pm
26th Oct: Showaddywaddy, Blackburn Empire Theatre 7:30pm
27th Oct: Mini Cinema, The Barlow, Bolton Road, Edgworth 1:30pm
27th Oct: Cook Stars Halloween Workshop, Tockholes Village Hall 2pm – 4pm
27th Oct: Mick Miller: Back From Vegas, Blackburn Empire Theatre 7:30pm