History and Heritage
Lancashire’s history and heritage events celebrate the county’s past through re-enactments, guided tours, and interactive experiences. These events bring stories to life, offering visitors a chance to connect with Lancashire’s rich and evolving history.
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Witchcraft 1612 Walking Tour
Dates: 30th Sept 2026 - 9th Dec 2026
Discover England's famous Pendle Witches story and the role Lancaster played in their fate.
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The Little Art School: Figurine Painting & Mini Sculptures - The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 1st Oct 2026
In this session, you'll be painting clay figurines and creating wire sculptures inspired by the artworks in our Sculpture Garden. You'll explore colour, shape, and texture as you bring the figurines to life with paint, and experiment with bending...
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The Mobile Library at Queen Street Mill - Queen Street Mill Textile Museum, Briercliffe
Dates: 1st Oct 2026 - 22nd Oct 2026
We’re delighted to welcome the Briercliffe Mobile Library to Queen Street Mill Textile Museum as a brand new stop on its regular route.From Thursday 28 May, the mobile library will stop outside Queen Street Mill between 1pm and 2pm, re...
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Lancaster Castle: A Brief History Lecture
Date: 2nd Oct 2026
Find out more about the monarchs, martyrs and malefactors that have defined this Lancaster landmark.
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Talk about the Lancashire Airman - Fleetwood
Date: 2nd Oct 2026
Neville Stack was one of the most celebrated aviators of the inter-war period.
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Mini Makers: Spooky Crafts - The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 3rd Oct 2026
Get yourself ready for Halloween with our spooky crafts you can take home with you! Sit, make and get into the spooky trick or treating spirit!
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Galliard Folk Dancers at Gawthorpe Hall
Date: 4th Oct 2026
Galliard Folk dancers bring the music to Gawthorpe Hall.
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Heritage Talk: A Church and its People - The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 8th Oct 2026
A Church through Time. A social history of Valley village life told through the characters and stories of the people of Helmshore's parish church. Join us for 175 years of whip rounds, Rose Queens, parades, pulling together and falling apart. St T...
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The Chatterton Shootings of 1826 and Why They Were Not a Massacre - Lancaster Castle
Date: 9th Oct 2026
Join us in the newly-refurbished castle keep as Dr Colin Penny examines the tragic and terrible events which took place in Chatterton on 26th April 1826.During this talk he will examine the circumstances and events which led to the arm...
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Hauntings, Hangings and Horrid Happenings Walking Tour
Dates: 9th Oct 2026 - 23rd Dec 2026
Join an evening tour of Lancaster's spooky, sinister past.
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Halloween Special at West Lancashire Light Railway
Date: 11th Oct 2026
Join a scary adventure, if you dare.
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Pumpkin Sunday at West Lancashire Light Railway
Date: 11th Oct 2026
Ride the trains and choose your pumpkin.
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Talk about the Lancashire Airman - Thornton
Date: 14th Oct 2026
Neville Stack was one of the most celebrated aviators of the inter-war period.
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Heritage Talk: The Gothic Landscape of the Pendle Witches - The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery
Date: 15th Oct 2026
Join Alex Bevan and Hannah Singleton for two talks which explore the ways the trial and executions of the Pendle Witches are remembered through tourism, souvenirs, and artworks in the Lancashire landscape. Since the 1612 execution of the ten accus...
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Talk: Bobbie's Perspective at Lancashire Police Museum
Date: 16th Oct 2026
Detective super to priest and chaplain by Claire McEnery.
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Talk about the Lancashire Airman - Morecambe
Date: 17th Oct 2026
Neville Stack was one of the most celebrated aviators of the inter-war period.
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