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Evening Arts

If it is not a 'night on the town' that you are looking for why not treat yourself to an evening of entertainment or culture during your stay in Lancashire - there's plenty to choose from.

Top orchestras, theatre, opera and ballet companies from all over the world include venues such as Blackburn's King George's hall, Preston's Guild Hall and Charter Theatre, Lancaster's Grand Theatre and Blackpool's Opera House

King Georges Hall

King Georges Hall in the centre of Blackburnis one of the region's premier live entertainment complexes and welcomes top class performers as part of an exciting programme of music, dance, comedy and variety.

Musical stars from Robbie Williams to Daniel O'Donnell have joined comedy revue shows including Peter Kay to 'The League of Gentlemen' and 'Bottom' on stage at the Hall.

The Blackburn Classics Season welcomes the Hallé and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestras, whilst ballet and opera ensembles from Vienna, Russia and Italy perform regularly in a year round programme of quality events.

Darwen Library Theatre

Visit Darwen's Library Theatre, Lancashire's newest state-of-the-art performance space with a thrilling programme of theatre, music, comedy, and a lively theatre bar and restaurant to make your evening complete. Lytham's Lowther Pavilion is set within beautiful gardens and stages a wide variety of events.

Lancaster's Arts and Culture

In Lancaster, The Dukes Theatre enjoys a national reputation, producing professional in-house shows as well as hosting touring productions, and you can even follow the outdoor, walkabout theatre productions in Williamson Park.

The Nuffield Theatre at Lancaster University features the best in touring contemporary dance and performance, and the Lancaster International Concert Series welcomes major international orchestras and artists to the University campus.

Burnley's Arts and Culture

Burnley is well-served for a town of its size. There is a 9-screen multiplex cinema in the town centre, operated by Apollo Cinemas, and a theatre called the Mechanics Institute, which plays host to touring comedians and musical acts, as well as staging amateur dramatics.

A second performance space, the purpose-built £1.5m Burnley Youth Theatre, opened nearby in 2005.