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Lancashire hosts a vibrant calendar of cultural arts and exhibitions, showcasing everything from contemporary installations to traditional crafts. Galleries, museums, and pop-up events across the county provide inspiring spaces for artists and audiences to connect and celebrate creativity.

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Lightpool Festival

Dates: 21st Oct 2026 - 31st Oct 2026

Enjoy a spectacular programme of light-based art installations, live performances, 3D projection shows and family-friendly activities. More details coming soon.

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Monthly Art and Creative Workshops for Young People Aged 14-19: Culture on Canvas With Artist Shailan Wynter - The Harris

Date: 3rd Oct 2026

Inspired by Black History Month, you will have the option to paint from pre-drawn canvases featuring influential figures from Black History and culture or start with a blank canvas and create something completely of your own.We will ex...

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Happiness! The Ken Dodd Exhibition - Showtown

Dates: 3rd Oct 2026 - 2nd Jan 2027

Happiness! The Ken Dodd ExhibitionGet ready for a wonderfully wacky, gloriously giggle-filled celebration of one of Britain’s best-loved entertainers as Happiness! The Ken Dodd Exhibition arrives at Showtown this summer.Ope...

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Blackburn Artists' Society 80th Anniversary Exhibition: Day and Night - Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Briercliffe

Dates: 3rd Oct 2026 - 30th Oct 2026

Founded in 1946, Blackburn Artist's Society are celebrating their 80th Anniversary in 2026, and what better way to celebrate than with a beautiful new exhibition at Queen Street Mill? They have spent many years meeting at iconic venues across Lanc...

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From the Vaults Festival Tenth Anniversary

Date: 3rd Oct 2026

Blackpool’s original 1920s cinema The Regent is playing host to an international festival of short films.

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Glowing Bright: The Story of Marie Curie at Heysham Library

Date: 3rd Oct 2026

Captivating theatre and historical fact.

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Beginner Wildlife Photography Workshop - Martin Mere Wetland Centre

Date: 4th Oct 2026

Heather Beckett is delighted to offer this beginner-friendly photography workshop at Martin Mere.Have you ever wondered what ISO, Shutter and Aperture really mean? How do photographers get such fabulous shots of birds in flight or capt...