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The British Textile Biennial is back for its third year and the leader of Blackburn with Darwen Council said the event will be another “great achievement” for the borough.

Booths are delighted to open a new café at Clitheroe: Café 1847, named after the date Booths was founded as coffee and tea merchants in Blackpool.

Critically acclaimed new drama The Real and Imagined History of the Elephant Man is utterly compelling and completely unmissable live theatre at Blackpool Grand from Tuesday 17 to Saturday 21 October.

HAPPA (Horses and Ponies Protection Association) are hosting a Christmas Fayre at Shores Hey Farm in Burnley on Sunday 26^th November.

October is here and there's some fantastic events planned across Lancashire. We've put together a list of some of the exciting events taking place this weekend, but to discover more about what's on check out our brand new events guide which is available to view here. 

Get up close and personal with live theatre this Autumn as the mystical new drama Driftwood leads an exclusive collection of unmissable shows in Blackpool Grand Theatre’s more intimate STUDIO space.

Lancaster is gearing up for one of its busiest long weekends of the year – the city’s Music Festival which runs from October 12-15.

As the nights draw in, Litfest’s 2023 Autumn Weekend bursts onto the scene, bringing a celebration of poetry and its ability to challenge and inspire; and an exploration of the very best of contemporary fiction and non-fiction.

WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Burscough, Lancashire, is celebrating the arrival of three Chilean flamingo chicks - the centre’s first success in 10 years.

He’s the wild man of rock who became a national treasure.