🎉 What’s On in Blackburn: Monday 27 October – Sunday 2 November
Half-term week is packed with spooky fun, creative workshops, live music, cinema, and one of Blackburn’s biggest annual events — the Bonfire at Witton Park! 🎇
You’ll find a stacked line-up of shows at Blackburn Empire Theatre, interactive museum events, Halloween parties, and family-friendly activities all across the borough.
We’ve also got community celebrations, food, and fireworks lighting up the sky — and Abbamania closes the weekend with sparkle and song! 🎶
📅 Highlights this week include:
- 🎭 The Witch Who Couldn’t Sleep – Mon 27 Oct, Darwen Library Theatre
- 🎶 Briana Corrigan (ex-The Beautiful South) – Tue 28 Oct, Blackburn Empire Theatre
- 🎃 Trick or Treat at The Mall – Fri 31 Oct, all day
- 🕺 World Adventure Dance Showcase – Thu 30 Oct, Blackburn Empire
- 🎆 Blackburn Charity Bonfire Event – Sat 1 Nov, Witton Park
- 🧵 Patch Works: Sensory Puppet Play – Sat 1 Nov, Blackburn Market
- 🎤 Abbamania 2025 – Sun 2 Nov, Darwen Library Theatre
📍 Full Event Listings: 27 October – 2 November
Monday 27 October (4 events)
- The Witch Who Couldn’t Sleep — 2:30pm
📍 Darwen Library Theatre - Karaoke at The Sun Pub — 4:00pm
📍 The Sun - Sound Bath Under Gaia With Good Vibrations Wellbeing — 7:15pm to 8:30pm
📍 Blackburn Cathedral - Weaving Workshop — 8:25pm to 10:25pm
📍 Blackburn Market
Tuesday 28 October (5 events)
- The Nature of Gothic — 11:00am to 4:45pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Printmaking – with Ian Halawi — 12:00pm to 3:00pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Empire Social Club 🎭 Community • Friendship • Fun — 2:00pm to 4:00pm
📍 Blackburn Empire Theatre - Gaia – Evening Viewing: Tuesday 28th October — 6:30pm to 8:30pm
📍 Blackburn Cathedral - Briana Corrigan — 7:30pm
📍 Blackburn Empire Theatre
Wednesday 29 October (6 events)
- The Nature of Gothic — 11:00am to 4:45pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Abstract Arabic Calligraphy — 12:00pm to 3:00pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Martin Brown Organ Concert — 12:15pm to 1:00pm
📍 Blackburn Cathedral - Gaia – Evening Viewing: Wednesday 29th October — 6:30pm to 8:30pm
📍 Blackburn Cathedral - NT Live – Mrs Warren’s Profession – Encore Cinema Screening — 7:00pm
📍 Darwen Library Theatre - Bingo — 7:30pm
📍 Mill Hill Hotel
Thursday 30 October (6 events)
- The Nature of Gothic — 11:00am to 4:45pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Abstract Arabic Calligraphy — 12:00pm to 3:00pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Gaia – Evening Viewing: Thursday 30th October — 6:30pm to 8:30pm
📍 Blackburn Cathedral - Karaoke at The Sun Pub — 7:00pm
📍 The Sun - The World Adventure Dance Showcase — 7:30pm
📍 Blackburn Empire Theatre - Nosferatu – Silent Film with LIVE Score — 7:30pm
📍 Darwen Library Theatre
Friday 31 October (13 events)
- Trick or Treat — 10:00am to 4:00pm
📍 The Mall, Blackburn - The Nature of Gothic — 11:00am to 4:45pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Family Still Life Drawing with Nadeem — 12:00pm to 2:00pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Printmaking – with Ian Halawi — 12:00pm to 3:00pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Live entertainment at The Sun Pub — 4:00pm to 6:00pm
📍 The Sun - Tiny Terrors Halloween Party — 6:00pm to 10:00pm
📍 Longshaw Sports & Social - Karaoke at The Sun Pub — 6:00pm
📍 The Sun - Creation Care Conference – ‘God’s World and our Mission’ — 6:30pm to 9:00pm
📍 Blackburn Cathedral - One More Time 90s & 00s Halloween Party — 6:30pm to 10:30pm
📍 Sunbird Records - Dressed to Kill – 35th Anniversary Tour — 7:30pm
📍 Darwen Library Theatre - The Magical Market Stall — 8:25pm to 10:25pm
📍 Blackburn Market - Halloween Glam Rock Night – 70s Style Spectacular! — 9:00pm to 12:00am
📍 St Pauls Working Mens Institute - Black Parade – 00’s Emo Anthems Halloween Party — 11:00pm to 3:00am
📍 Sunbird Records
Saturday 01 November (10 events)
- Creation Care Conference – ‘God’s World and our Mission’ — 9:00am to 4:30pm
📍 Blackburn Cathedral - Baby Lock Open Day — 10:30am to 3:30pm
📍 Hobkirk Sewing Machines & Fabric Store - The Nature of Gothic — 11:00am to 4:45pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Patch Works: A Sensory Puppet Play — 11:30am to 2:00pm
📍 Blackburn Market - Get Crafty – Saturday Free Arts and Crafts Activities — 12:00pm to 2:00pm
📍 Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery - Halloween Dance Party with Shirley! — 2:00pm to 3:00pm
📍 Witton Park Arena - Blackburn Charity Bonfire Event 2025 – Witton Park — 5:00pm to 9:30pm
📍 Witton Country Park - BONFIRE NIGHT at The Havelock Inn — 6:00pm to 11:00pm
📍 Havelock Inn - Karaoke at The Sun Pub — 6:00pm
📍 The Sun - Heaven Can Wait – A Tribute to the Music of Meat Loaf — 7:30pm
📍 Blackburn Empire Theatre
Sunday 02 November (4 events)
- Mania’s Mega Market Indoor Carboot Sale — 8:00am to 1:00pm
📍 Aquamania Superstore - Requiem Mass for All Souls — 4:00pm to 5:00pm
📍 Blackburn Cathedral - Karaoke at The Sun Pub — 7:00pm
📍 The Sun - Abbamania – 2025 — 7:30pm
📍 Darwen Library Theatre
🔄 New events added daily – check back often or see our What’s On in Blackburn guide for everything coming up.
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