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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.
For more information contact Blackburn Visitor Centre 01254 688040 or keep up to date by joining our mailing list.
Event Highlights
DLT Film Club: One Hundred Foot Journey
Darwen Library Theatre Film Club present: One Hundred Foot Journey on 10th March 2015 at 2pm. Hassan Kadam (Manish Dayal) is an extraordinarily...
Brendan Shine Live
10th March 2015 Brendan Shine started his band with school pal Johnny Dawson as a drummer and singer over 30 years in that time Brendan has also...
Lunchtime Organ Recital
Lunchtime concerts at Blackburn Cathedral take place at 1pm on Wednesdays throughout the year featuring the Cathedral's internationally renowned...
Humble Boy - Blackburn Drama Club 05/03/2015Felix Humble returns to his family home following the death of his father to find his mother has thrown all his father’s belongings away and is already planning to marry someone else. Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm Tickets £9.00
Wind in the Willows 02/04/2015Award-nominated Immersion Theatre and the critically-acclaimed Cambridge Touring Theatre join forces to present a spectacular musical adaptation of the classic, "The Wind in the Willows" at Darwen Library Theatre on 2nd April 2015 from 2pm.
An Evening with Ann Breen 10/04/2015Ann has been involved in music all her life and continues to record and tour with her band bringing her blend of Irish, country and popular songs. Thwaites Empire Theatre 7.30pm £17.00
Latest News
March 2015
THE MALL BLACKBURN IS CALLING ALL BOOKWORMS!04/03/2015
Whether it’s Harry Potter, Noddy or The Cat in the Hat, The Mall Blackburn is calling for local residents to dress up as...
Top Festival Music Acts bring the Country to Blackburn Town Centre03/03/2015
The Blackburn BID has announced one of Europe’s hottest and most entertaining world folk acts will be entertaining the...
February 2015
The Mall Blackburn’s Great Re-Usable Bottle Giveaway!24/02/2015
The Mall Blackburn’s Great Re-Usable Bottle Giveaway!
This year, as part of its annual EnviroMall campaign, The...
New Sports and Leisure Centre to open in March13/02/2015
The new £13.5m Blackburn Sports and Leisure Centre will open its doors to the public on Monday, March 9.
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