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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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Rogues' Gallery at Freckleton Library
Date: 11th Oct 2026
Fiercely feminist comedy cabaret.
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Songs of the Mayflower, Ménestrel at Oswaldtwistle Library
Date: 13th Oct 2026
Early music and Canadian folk.
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Conversational Workshop: Alastair Morton Artist and Textile Designer - The Harris
Date: 14th Oct 2026
To coincide with our Horrockses Fashions exhibition, join our Fine Art Curator for a rare opportunity to see The Harris’ collection of over 40 Alastair Morton drawings. Explore these beautiful, colourful, abstract works, many of which inspired his...
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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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Songs of the Mayflower, Menestrel at Clitheroe Library
Date: 14th Oct 2026
Early music and Canadian folk.
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Garstang Musical Productions presents The Great British Bake Off Musical
Dates: 14th Oct 2026 - 17th Oct 2026
A deliciously funny, feel-good musical comedy.
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Songs of the Mayflower, Menestrel at Whitworth Library
Date: 15th Oct 2026
Early music and Canadian folk.
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In Conversation: Scott Schiavone & Amber Butchart - The Harris
Date: 15th Oct 2026
Sold outDrawing on the world’s largest Horrockses collection at The Harris, Amber and Scott will discuss the exhibition’s curatorial process and accompanying book, exploring how a Preston-made label became a symbol of postwar British s...
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Going Underground - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadgate Part 3 - The Harris
Date: 15th Oct 2026
The focus of this the third instalment of the ‘Lamb Lies Down On Broadgate’ Preston Music History talk is a feature on the smaller venues that ran alongside the major venues like The Public Hall and The Guild Hall.Preston based Author...
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Alternative Kids 1980 - We Met Again 2026 - The Harris
Date: 17th Oct 2026
John Davies, his photography lecturer, organised an exhibition to show the photographs at The Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool, February 1981.During 2026, 46 years later through social media, he has managed to find over 40 of the people...
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MADE IT 2026: The North West Graduate Art Prize
Dates: 17th Oct 2026 - 13th Dec 2026
Discover the next generation of North West artists at MADE IT 2026, free at The Whitaker.
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Robbie Williams Tribute at Lakeside Kitchen
Date: 17th Oct 2026
Dean T Betton has mastered the tribute to Robbie Williams.
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Murder at Gatsby Manor
Date: 17th Oct 2026
Join us on Saturday 17th October, 6.45pm onwards for an immersive comedy murder experience.
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Shed Stories, Casson & Friends at Poulton-Le-Fylde Community Hall
Date: 17th Oct 2026
Bandsaws, banter and bourbon biscuits.
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Winter Calligraphy Workshop
Date: 18th Oct 2026
Start your calligraphy journey with this mindful, creative pastime and art form, with a winter theme.
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