What’s On

The Festival of Light Summer Parade takes place on Sunday 1st September 2019. Join in the end of summer celebration. Drummers, dancers, street bands, colourful costumes, giant puppets, stilt walkers, circus skills and more will fill the town centre streets with colour and music in a huge community celebration. Blackburn Market is hosting workshops in the week before the Summer Parade and it is a great way for you to take part.

Another busy week in the borough sees Elmer the Elephant packing his trunk and arriving in Blackburn this for two live shows at King George's Hall on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th August.

A landmark UK Flower Festival in June 2020 has announced details of its public opening times and special “early bird” pricing.

The Mersey Beatles 2019 World Tour – a sensational 50th anniversary celebration of the Fab Four’s legendary Abbey Road album – is coming to Blackburn. In a show that is already wowing sell-out audiences across the globe, the world-renowned Liverpool-born Beatles tribute band will play the classic 1969 album in full – followed by a spectacular set of John, Paul, …

There are lots of opportunities for kids to enjoy free activities across the borough to keep your little ones busy during the long summer break from school.

This August, North West natives, The Wagon Wheels head to Blackburn Empire Theatre for a memorable night of folk foot-tappers.

Lot's of crafty free fun at the Markets in this week's What's On Guide

Based on the classic children’s book series by David McKee, that celebrate its 30th Birthday in 2019, Elmer the Patchwork Elephant Show, is a celebration of individuality and the power of laughter!

The Ballroom Boys double act Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are set to return in 2020 with a brand new show - Ian Waite and Vincent Simone….ACT TWO

Lost Voice Guy, the winner of Britain's Got Talent in 2018 gives us a double treat this week by appearing at Comedy Club nights in both Blackburn & Darwen. Tickets are £12 in advance for these shows.

With the start of the school summer holidays, fun activities are in full swing across the borough this week. The kids will love Tabby McTat, live on stage at King George's Hall, the perfect treat to start the summer holidays.

The Mall Blackburn is starting the summer in style while raising money for charity with its One Great Day celebrations! It will join 200 shopping centres across the UK for the annual charity and fundraising event in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and other local charities, with The Mall donating 50 per cent to the children’s support services at …

Blackburn Fire Station Open Day this week! Lots more to see and do here too!

Join multi award-winning comedian Tim FitzHigham and BBC Radio 4 musical maestro Duncan Walsh Atkins as they starch their beards and trim their dinner jackets, ready to bring you the wit and wordplay of those ingenious comedy songsmiths, Michael Flanders and Donald Swann.

Here’s the list of events in & around Blackburn & Darwen from Monday, 8th July 2019 to Sunday, 14th July 2019.

“Me, you and the old guitar,How perfectly, perfectly happy we are.MEEE-EW and the old guitar.How PURRRR-fectly happy we are!” Tabby McTat is a cat with the loudest of meee-ews and a best friend with a guitar, Fred. Together they sing their favourite songs delighting the crowds, until one day Fred disappears. Separated and alone, Tabby finds shelter and a new …

The popular antiques show hosted by David Dickinson is coming to Blackburn's King George's Hall on Saturday 27th July!

Due to exceptional demand and an array of sold out dates all over the UK, Britain’s leading one-liner comic will return to the road with another onslaught of lean, expertly crafted gaggery, with a stop at Darwen Library Theatre this June.

A powerhouse tribute to the life of the iconic legend Meat Loaf and the music of the maestro Jim Steinman, the man behind the musical masterpieces.

Thousands of people are set to enjoy a Family tribute Festival in Witton Country Park this June!

This June, King George's Hall welcomes an incredible production starring the world’s leading Michael Jackson tribute artist, Navi, and MJ's iconic guitarist, Jennifer Batten.

Using the music of one of the most influential girl bands in the world, Diva Mix brings a show like no other, this June at Blackburn Empire Theatre.

Now a regular and hotly anticipated event in the Northwest classical music calendar, Martin Roscoe’s Launch concert for RVIPW (in association with Westholme School) will delight the audience with a fabulous evening of piano music – he will perform pieces by Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Liszt and Dohnanyi. Plus in his role as Artistic Director he will give fascinating insights to …

This fabulous comedy hosts a cast of hormonal women, memory loss one-liners and innuendo-laden versions of pop classics.

A stunning tribute to the music of one of the greatest performers and singers of our time.

As part of Darwen Live weekend, Darwen Library Theatre are proud to welcome Terrorvision front man, Tony Wright, up close and acoustic.

Featuring all the classic hits from Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons including, ‘Walk Like a Man’, ‘Sherry’, and ‘Big Girls Don’t Cry’.

Billy is a former SAS Sergeant Major Class 1 and bodyguard to stars including Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Russell Crowe, Sir Michael Caine, Tom Cruise and many others.

With over 15 realistic dinosaurs, puppets and characters take you back in time to when dinosaurs ruled the earth.

Gathered together from the cream of the North-West's Floyd-loving musicians, they deliver two and a half hours of Pink Floyd classics.