iPAN Performing Arts North

04/06/2026

FANTASTIC opportunity to create a new piece of theatre and perform it in front of a live audience.
Check out our website for details of this amazing, intensive week - 24th to 28th August!
We’re looking for enthusiastic 16-25 year-olds, whether you've just discovered an interest in the performing arts, or have been a passionate participant for years!
Apply now on the website: https://www.iperformingartsnorth.org/mystoryourstory26registration

03/06/2026

Back for another fantastic year!
MY STORY OUR STORY 2026
Check out our website for details of this amazing, intensive week in August, creating a new piece of theatre and performing it in front of a live audience.
We’re looking for enthusiastic 16-25 year-olds, whether you've just recently developed an interest in the performing arts, or whether you've been passionately involved for years!
Apply now on the website: https://www.iperformingartsnorth.org/mystoryourstory26registration

Blackburn College

09/05/2026

Join us Saturday, 16 May at 3.00pm in Blackburn Museum's Victoria Gallery for a fantastic selection of beautiful melodies presented on cello and piano by Sveta & Slava.
Enjoy an afternoon of sumptuous music, ranging from classics like Saint-Saëns 'The Swan' to epic film scores including Morricone's 'Gabriel's Oboe', and a bit of Gershwin from the Great American Songbook!

TIckets only £11 - available here: https://bwdvenues.com/whats-on/sveta-slava-2026/

Blackburn Museum SVETA & SLAVA DUO iPAN Performing Arts North New Road Music Studios Discover Blackburn

09/05/2026

We're extremely excited to present new music written in response to pieces in the gallery collection!
Young composers from the RNCM will present their music alongside the original art/artifacts that inspired it.
Admission is FREE
Join us on Friday 15 May at 3pm!

RNCM - Royal Northern College of Music Blackburn Museum iPAN Performing Arts North Discover Blackburn New Road Music Studios SVETA & SLAVA DUO

15/03/2026

Back the Bid ~ Blackburn set to bid for UK Town Of Culture 2028


Creative and community organisations across Blackburn are coming together to develop a bid to be crowned UK Town of Culture in 2028.
Organisations leading the town’s cultural renaissance, including National Festival of Making, Super Slow Way, British Textile Biennial, Blackburn Museum, ourselves, and New Road Music Studios are supporting the Expression of Interest stage alongside a wide range of local partners, including Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council.

Help shape the story, bring ideas to life and drive this ambitious bid forward. Whether you represent heritage, culture, education or a community organisation, your voice can help celebrate Blackburn’s creativity, heritage and community in 2028.

To get involved, share your ideas through the Blackburn Town of Culture Online Portal:
https://festivalofmaking.co.uk/news/blackburn-townofculture/

Or come and meet in person at Blackburn Library
Tuesday 24 March 2026
1–3 pm

The winner of UK Town of Culture 2028 will receive £3 million, while the two runners-up will each receive £250,000 to deliver cultural programmes in their towns.

Help us tell Blackburn’s story of culture and creativity on the national stage.

06/03/2026

Join us on Saturday, 21 March at 3.00pm in the fantastic setting of Blackburn Museum's Victoria Gallery, with the wonderful AESTUS String Quartet
Get up close, as they perform one of the most sparkling and engaging works of the quartet repertoire - Ravel's Quartet in F, as well as a late work by Haydn, and Folk Song arrangements made by the Danish String Quartet.
TIckets only £11 - available here: https://bwdvenues.com/whats-on/aestus-2026/
Blackburn Museum Aestus Quartet iPAN Performing Arts North

11/02/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/feb/10/philippe-gaulier-clown-guru-dies-aged-82?CMP=share_btn_url

Sacha Baron Cohen pays tribute to teacher who ran school outside Paris and was a formative influence on countless comedians and actors

19/01/2026

Join us on Saturday at Blackburn Museum for a great afternoon of music with Polaris Duo

Tickets only £10 at https://bwdvenues.com/whats-on/polaris-2026/

A Blackburn museum will be filled with the sounds of some of the UK’s most talented musicians during a series of Saturday afternoon concerts,…

23/12/2025

🎵 An Afternoon of Exceptional Classical Music awaits by the internationally acclaimed duo Svetlana Mochalova (cello) and Slava Sidorenko (piano).

First meeting at the Royal Northern College of Music, their musical connection soon grew into a lifelong partnership — and together they’ve graced major stages including the Purcell Room, Barbican, Wigmore Hall, and even Glastonbury. 🌟

🎟 Tickets on sale now!
Book online or via phone to secure your place.

📍 Blackburn Museum
📅 Sat 16 May 2026 | ⏰ 3:00pm

Don’t miss this inspiring and immersive classical performance. 🌿✨

22/12/2025

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the best for the New Year!

It's been an exciting year - and we're looking forward to even more great theatre and music in 2026!!! Watch for exciting developments coming soon!