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The second National Festival of Making
will take place in Blackburn on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th May, 2018.
Welcome to Blackburn & Darwen
Welcome to the official website guide to Blackburn and Darwen.
The borough is a vibrant, happening place to be with great food, good sport and a fashionable heritage as well as two town centres that are creative, entrepreneurial and entertaining places to be.
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Event Highlights
Are You Being Served? - Presented by Blackburn Drama Club
Blackburn Drama Club present "Are You Being Served?" a comedy by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft at Blackburn Empire Theatre from Wednesday, 25th April...
James
*This event is SOLD OUT** James are proud to announce they will embark on a seven date UK tour in May. The tour will see the group re-visit...
Carpenters Gold
See Carpenters Gold at Thwaites Empire Theatre on Friday, 1st June 2018 at 7.30pm. Tickets: £18.00 Carpenters Gold is the most authentic...
Latest News
April 2018
Darwen Market Welcomes the Makers of Market Square19/04/2018
New Craft and Vintage Fair to come to Darwen Market Square, part of Darwen Live Events, 26th May 10am – 4pm
Laura...
Help Blackburn Cathedral land a lottery grant16/04/2018
People are being urged to help Blackburn Cathedral secure almost £2 million from the Heritage Lottery Fund to...
Circus! Music! The National Festival of Making’s Performance Programme Revealed…06/04/2018
Saturday, 12th – Sunday, 13th May 2018
FREE
Blackburn, Lancashire (Various Town Centre Locations)
The sound...
Renowned storyteller to perform in Blackburn in shape-shifting show06/04/2018
Emily Hennessey & Sheema Mukherjee, “Kali - The Story of the World’s Wildest Goddess”
The Bureau,...
March 2018
Appeal launched for new statue08/03/2018
International Women’s Day has been chosen to launch a funding campaign for new piece of public art in Blackburn to...
