Things to Do in Blackburn
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FREESip & Support Puberty and Personal Hygiene - Women only
📍 Madrasah Tuyoorul Jannah
Canalside Adult Canoe Club
📍 Canalside Activity Centre
£6.50
Jive Swing Rock n Roll Lindy Hop Dance Class Line Dancing Strolls Blackburn
📍 Canberra Club
£11.55
FREEProject Homefront: Armed Forces Community Roundtable & Connection Network
📍 Community Hub (Community CVS)
Better Networking Accrington
📍 Mercure Blackburn Dunkenhalgh Hotel & Spa
£22.38
FREEVeneto Wine Tasting at Colne Library
📍 Colne Library
Stand Up Comedy at Darwen Cricket Club
📍 Darwen Cricket Club
£13.70
FREENutters Cauldron Comedy @ Little White Horse, Burnley - 4th September Show
📍 Little White Horse
Women in Rock - The 10 Year Anniversary Tour
📍 Blackburn Empire Theatre
From £27.50
Bash Family Festival
📍 Baxenden Cricket Club
Free - £11.55
Circulate @ junction 4 skatepark.
📍 Junction 4 Blackburn Road Darwen
Burnley v Bristol City
📍 Turf Moor
Rossendale Round the Hills Walk 2026 59th edition
📍 Marl Pits Leisure Centre
Crochet Poppies Workshop at The Table For The Nation - Cathedral Craft Club
📍 Blackburn Cathedral
£27.80
FREELate Summer Forage Walk at Sunnyhurst Woods
📍 Sunnyhurst Woods darwen
Taste It! Cabo Verde
£108.55
Cape Verdean of the Carolinas
Free - £20.00
Women In Business Network Ribble Valley Morning Meeting
📍 Shireburn Arms Hotel & Restaurant
Women In Business Network Ribble Valley Afternoon Meeting
📍 Shireburn Arms Hotel & Restaurant
FREEDigital and Information Governance Health Checks - Blackburn with Darwen
FREEPrepare to Achieve Day - Burnley
📍 Newtown Mill
Psychic Nights One To One Readings
📍 Edisford Bridge
£32.67
Blackburn Rovers vs Sheffield United
📍 Ewood Park
FREERaising Awareness of Domestic Abuse In person course
📍 Blackburn Cathedral
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Blackburn has plenty of family-friendly events including children's theatre, outdoor festivals, science workshops, arts and crafts sessions, and community events suitable for all ages.
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