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Burnley Events Calendar

What’s On

You can walk around Towneley Hall with characters from the past, or take part in fun runs through the countryside, enjoy theatre performance in the park or exhibitions of sculptures or paintings in the galleries. With well over 150 events taking place throughout the year you are sure to find a reason to get out of the house and try something new.

Highlights in 2013

25th Burnley International Rock and Blues Festival

Top blues performers from the UK and US

Burnley Walking Festival

Over 20 FREE guided walks

Pennine Lancashire 10k

Part of Run For All

Brass in the Parks 2013

Pull up your deckchair and enjoy

Burnley Canal Festival

Year two, bigger and better then ever

Heritage Open Days

Over 35 different openings, tours and events

Towneley Heritage and Woodland Day

A celebration of our woodlands and nature

May

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26th May
Ightenhill Festival

Ightenhill Park hosts it's yearly Festival with a wide range of attractions for all the family.
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27th May
A Celebration of Animals

Queen St Mill Museum - Burnley

Tuesday 28th –Thursday 30th May
Half-Term Activities

Come and join us on one of our morning sessions of creative hands on fun!
Steampunk

28th May
Childhood Nostalgia

This beautiful piece of heritage is not to be missed by old or young, and you never know, you might see someone you recognise...
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Outdoor Elements - May Activity Sessions

If you are looking for excitement and fun, if you want to learn something new and if you love being outside then the activity sessions at Outdoor Elements will suit you down to the ground.
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Offshoots Training - May 2013

Offshoots Permaculture Centre run a series of training courses throughout the year, perfect for anyone wanting to learn a new craft or skill. Why not come along and join the experts to learn more about willow weaving, blacksmithing or gardening.

June

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Brass in the Parks 2013

Pull up a deck chair and join the brass band fans to enjoy an afternoon of traditional northern brass band music!
Steampunk

1st June
Steampunk Market

Queen Street Mill Textile Museum opens its doors to the first Steampunk Market in the area.
Ballroom Dancers

1st June
50/50 Ballroom Dancing

The next monthly 50/50 ballroom dance event takes place at Padiham Town Hall on Saturday 1st June 2013
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2nd June
Gawthorpe Hall and the English Civil War

Historian and author David Casserly comes to Gawthorpe Hall to talk about the part the Shuttleworths, Lancashire and Gawthorpe Hall itself played in the English Civil War
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2nd June 2013
Pennine Lancashire 10k

The popular Jane Tomlinson Pennine Lancashire 10k is back, and this time, it's coming to Burnley.
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2nd June
HAPPA Open Day

Come to the HAPPA open day on the 2nd of June! With displays, stalls, refreshments and much more it's fun for the whole family!
Soccer - Carling Cup - Quarter Final - Burnley v Arsenal - Turf Moor

11th June
'It's a 10 year life, 15 if you're lucky'

Whether you are a football fan or not, you will enjoy the nostalgia of this film of former Burnley FC player Peter Mellor.
Burnley Balloon Festival - Towneley Park

10th - 15th July
Burnley Wakes Week Funfair

Come and visit the Fulledge Recreation Ground on the 10th - 15th July for some funfair frivolities!
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22nd June
Father's Day Extravaganza

With vintage cars to keep dad quiet and family fun for everyone else this is an event perfect for any Father's Day...
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16th June
Race for Life at Towneley Park

Join in this year’s Race for Life and show cancer who’s boss by raising money to fund groundbreaking research into new drugs and treatments.
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22nd June
Flicker: Writer's Corner

Come to Gawthorpe Hall to hear works by local writers group Pennine Ink, who have written for Flicker, in the Victorian Kitchen.
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Outdoor Elements - June Activity Sessions

If you are looking for excitement and fun, if you want to learn something new and if you love being outside then the activity sessions at Outdoor Elements will suit you down to the ground.
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27th June
Antiques Roadshow

The Antiques Roadshow will be coming to Burnley when the BBC bring their outside broadcast unit to film at Towneley Hall on Thursday 27th June 2013.
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30th June
Classic Car Show at Towneley Park

Come to the 29th Annual Classic Car Show at Towneley Hall on Sunday 30th June!

July

Queen St Mill Museum - Burnley

2nd July
Sam Hanna Film Night

A chance to see film maker Sam Hanna's movies from the 1950's
QSM Family History Day

6th July to 28th November
Rosegrove to Darjeeling

Starting from Burnley's Rosegrove engine shed – symbolic to lovers of steam locomotives as of the final bastion in Britain for using steam power.
Scott Park - Burnley

6th July
Live With Straight As Quo - A Tribute to Status Quo at Scott Park

You'll be rocking all over the world when you go and see Straight As Quo - one of the top Status Quo tribute acts!
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Outdoor Elements - July Activity Sessions

If you are looking for excitement and fun, if you want to learn something new and if you love being outside then the activity sessions at Outdoor Elements will suit you down to the ground.
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18th July
Agatha Christie and Art Deco at Gawthorpe Hall

History Wardrobe present the Queen of Crime - dazzling Deco fashions, a fascinating private life, and a mystery to solve - not to be missed!

August

Queens St Mill - Burnley

Saturday 3rd August
Edwardian Wakes Day

Our annual Wakes celebration promises an afternoon of fun for the whole family. We'll have live entertainment from a traditional Punch & Judy show, a local brass band and much, much more!
Queen St Mill Museum - Burnley

Tuesday 13th – Thursday 16th August
Summer Term – Crafts/Activities

Come and join us on one of our morning sessions of creative hands on fun!
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Outdoor Elements - August Activity Sessions

If you are looking for excitement and fun, if you want to learn something new and if you love being outside then the activity sessions at Outdoor Elements will suit you down to the ground.
The Weavers' Triangle

25th August
Weaver's Triangle Guided Walk

Come along and enjoy a guided walk through one of the best preserved Victorian industrial areas in Britain

September

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12th - 15th September
Heritage Open Days

Over four days in September, Burnley takes part in the biggest free celebration of England's history, heritage and architecture.
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15th September
Towneley Heritage and Woodland Day

Guided historic walks, enjoy wildlife and woodlands, find out about ghosts and legends of the Towneley family. Watch woodcarvers and chainsaw sculptors, make a bird box, see hedgehogs, birds of prey and horses. Military skirmish see weapons and uniforms.
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Friday 13th, Saturday 14th & Sunday 15th September
Queen Street Mill - Free to Explore!

Our engine will be in steam as normal and you will also have the opportunity to discover the mill's original Victorian Offices and historic Stables.
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Burnley Canal Festival

Burnley Canal Festival - 13th - 15th september 2013. Over 50 colourful canal boats, live music, canal arts, craft stalls, children's activities, boat trips, fireworks and boat glow, everyone welcome.
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Outdoor Elements - September Activity Sessions

If you are looking for excitement and fun, if you want to learn something new and if you love being outside then the activity sessions at Outdoor Elements will suit you down to the ground.
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21st and 22nd September
17th Century Weekend at Gawthorpe Hall

Take a trip to Gawthorpe Hall and immerse yourself in their 17th Century weekend and see what life was like upstairs and downstairs.
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Bushcraft Course

Come and join us at Outdoor Elements for a bushcraft introductory course and bring out the Bear Grylls or Ray Mears side of your character.

October

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Saturday 12th Ocotber
The Big Draw

Design and produce your own woollen felt picture panel using wool in an array of colours.
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Outdoor Elements - October Activity Sessions

If you are looking for excitement and fun, if you want to learn something new and if you love being outside then the activity sessions at Outdoor Elements will suit you down to the ground.
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25th October
Ghoulish Goblins and Other Tales at Shores Hey Farm

Make your way down to Shore's Hey Farm and hear knee knocking tales of Ghouls and Goblins, if you dare...
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Wednesday 30th October
Spooky Halloween Craft Party

Join us of an evening of hair-raising Halloween fun! We will have crafts, games, face-painting and treats galore!

November

Canal Glow and fireworks

5th November
Community Bonfire at Towneley Park

Come along to the Bonfire at Towneley Park and view the stunning fireworks displays
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Lancashire Day

Come down to the mill to enjoy a celebration of all things Lancashire!
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