The 2025 National Festival of Making takes place on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 July across Blackburn town centre, packed full of hands-on workshops and activities for all ages, exhibitions, performances, talks, markets and more. See what's on so you can plan your weekend.
One Creative North is a pan-northern initiative to grow the creative sectors through increased and more geographical equitable access to finance, skills training, R&D and connectivity.
If you have an idea for a project to improve the culture or sport offer in your local community, then you could get up to £15,000 towards your target from the Lancashire Culture and Sport Fund. Applications are open from 20th May until 1st July 2025.
Burnley is set to come alive with words, creativity, and storytelling as the much-loved Wordy Weekend returns from 15th - 18th May. Audiences can take part in a packed programme of theatre, poetry, author talks, creative workshops, and live performances.
Northern Design Festival (NDF) has unveiled its full programme for 2025, which runs from 15 - 17th May 2025, bringing together designers, strategists, studios and storytellers for three days of talks, workshops and events rooted in this year’s theme of Transparency.
Northern Heart Films is now accepting applications for its unique support scheme, specifically designed for emerging Northern working-class filmmakers.
From 24 - 31 March 2025, the creative businesses based at The Storey in Lancaster are hosting "The Storey Makers - an exhibition of creativity". You have the unique opportunity to see and meet these creative professionals and watch them make their work.
To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet actor, director and singer, Mina Anwar.
To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Julie Bell, Head of Cultural Services for Lancashire County Council.
To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Amy Quinn, an artist and sustainable creative workshop facilitator.
To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Wami Simmerie, a singer/songwriter and music producer.
To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Saira Hussain, the Co-Founder of HAD & Co, an architecture and planning practice.
To celebrate International Women's Day on Satuday 8th March 2025, we're featuring interviews with dynamic, trailblazing, and courageous women working in creative fields who have a connection to Lancashire. Meet Alex O'Toole, a creative director, producer and writer, and Chair of Arts Lancashire.
Meet the speakers who will be joining us for Creative Lancashire's special edition Conversations in Creativity panel and accompanying Creative Women Networking Event on 7th March 2025, to celebrate International Women's Day.
Plans that could transform Blackburn’s already super successful Making Rooms into the leading makerspace in the whole of the UK have been revealed. Using £1.5m of new Government funding, the ambitious team at The Making Rooms are looking to expand and add two extra levels to its already impressive offer – making use of the basement and roof space at their existing building on Exchange Street.
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