📅 August 2026 Events in Wigan

Sun 30 Aug

Nature Prints with Lena and the Sea

📍 Astley Park

Sat 15 Aug

Aviation Explorer Workshop: Simulator & Discover Aviation Careers

📍 The Immersive Hub powered by KenEck Ltd

£13.70 - £22.38

Sat 15 Aug

Studio Time - Summer Sessions - SATURDAYS

📍 Leigh Spinners Mill

£8.83

Sat 15 Aug

Paint & Sip - Italian Summer Inspired

📍 Hive Bakehouse

£40.00

Sun 16 Aug

Farmer for the Day!

📍 Thompson House Equestrian Centre

£6.00

Mon 17 Aug

Let's Fish-Crooke-Wigan-17/08/2026

📍 Leeds and Liverpool Canal

£5.98

Mon 17 Aug — Thu 20 Aug

Digital Art and Craft Week | Ages 8-11

📍 Park Farm Community Centre

Mon 17 Aug

Pottery Night

📍 Everyday

£20.00

Tue 18 Aug

IN-PERSON TUESDAY - NATURAL SOAP MAKING WORKSHOP

📍 Platt Lane

£45.00 - £85.00

Tue 18 Aug

Kev F's Comic Art Masterclass at Leigh library!

📍 Leigh Library

Wed 19 Aug

Leigh Swamp Club Summer Taster Sessions

📍 Leigh South Community Nursery

£7.00

Thu 20 Aug

Managing Anger Workshop for Parents/Carers in Hindley Wigan

📍 Family Hub at Mornington Road

Fri 14 Aug

ALL EARS X FEEL PURPOSE FITNESS

📍 Wigan Rugby Union Football Club

Sat 15 Aug

The Endurance Store Open Water Swim

📍 Three Sisters Water-ski Club & Bryn Gates Airfield

Sat 15 Aug

Professional Boxing at Robin Park Centre

📍 Robin Park Centre

Wed 19 Aug

The Endurance Store Open Water Swim

📍 Three Sisters Water-ski Club & Bryn Gates Airfield

Wed 19 Aug

Fitness in the Park

📍 Diggle Street Park

Thu 20 Aug — Sun 30 Aug

Lancashire Tennis Championships

📍 Bolton Arena

Thu 20 Aug

Harry Potter Drone Show

📍 Haydock Park Racecourse

Fri 21 Aug

DroneArt Show: Harry Potter™ at Haydock Park Racecourse

📍 Haydock Park Racecourse

From £31.90

Fri 21 Aug

Wigan Warriors v Wakefield Trinity

📍 The Brick Community Stadium

Sat 22 Aug

The Endurance Store Open Water Swim

📍 Three Sisters Water-ski Club & Bryn Gates Airfield

Sat 22 Aug

Wigan Athletic v Leyton Orient

📍 The Brick Community Stadium

Mon 24 Aug

Let's Fish-Appley Bridge-Wigan-24/08/2026

📍 Leeds & Liverpool Canal

£5.98

Sat 15 Aug

Lego Club for Neurodivergent Young People

📍 My:ND Space CIC

£6.13

Tue 18 Aug

Bringing Baby Home

📍 Family Hub at Mornington Road

Tue 18 Aug

It's NOT a School Night!

📍 Wigan Roller Rink

£2.00

Wed 19 Aug

Summer Haigh Days 2026: All In A Mouse's Night

📍 Haigh Woodland Park

£7.21

Thu 20 Aug

SEN Morning at Charlie Park

📍 Charlie Park

Free - £34.29

Thu 20 Aug

Stress and Perfectionism Workshop for Parents/Carers in Hindley Wigan

📍 Family Hub at Mornington Road

Fri 21 Aug

Summer Haigh Days 2026: Roarsome Days

📍 Haigh Woodland Park

Free - £16.96

Sun 23 Aug

Summer Cooking - Field to Fork

📍 Thompson House Equestrian Centre

£6.00

Tue 25 Aug

Haigh Little Explorers - Family Walk & Story Time

📍 Haigh Woodland Park

Thu 27 Aug

Otistic sensory summer - Dino Discovery

📍 Abram Community Centre

Thu 27 Aug

Bringing Baby Home

📍 Family Hub at The Meadows

Fri 28 Aug

Pramworld's Baby & Toddler Event - Wigan

📍 Winstanleys Pramworld

Fri 21 Aug — Sat 22 Aug

Live at Wythenshawe park The Cure After Party

📍 G M T Cringlewood Club

From £7.00

Fri 28 Aug

Northern Days, Indie Nights

📍 The Boulevard

Sat 29 Aug

Sober & Sound Coffee Rave 2

📍 Hindley St Peters Pavilion

From £16.00

Fri 14 Aug

Westlife v Boyzone Tribute Night

📍 The Monaco

£11.55 - £38.62

Sat 15 Aug

Syncere | Manchester, Lions Den

📍 Lions Den Manchester

£11

Sat 15 Aug

Casino Memories. An Evening with Russ Winstanley at Leigh Library

📍 Leigh Library

£5.00

Tue 18 Aug

Youth Activity Night (Mutual)

📍 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Fri 21 Aug

Otistic sensory summer - Duggee Disco

📍 Abram Community Centre

Fri 21 Aug

Katie and The Cowgirls

📍 The Courtroom

£9.38

Fri 28 Aug

Bite Street Food Friday

📍 Outside Nye Bevan

Sat 29 Aug

STAY SAFE // DOWNCAST | Summer UK Tour 2026 | Manchester

📍 Lions Den Manchester

£8

Sat 29 Aug — Sun 30 Aug

The Monaco Soul Club – Northern Soul

📍 The Monaco

Fri 14 Aug

Otistic sensory summer - Sensory seaside

📍 Abram Community Centre

Fri 14 Aug

CHORLEY - An evening of clairvoyance with spirit medium David Traynor

📍 Masonic Hall Association

£20.00

Sun 16 Aug

Skelmersdale MAC SCALE DAY FLY IN

📍 Skelmersdale MAC

Sat 22 Aug

Bongos Bingo

📍 The Monaco

Sun 23 Aug

flght community meet-up at The Immersive Hub

📍 The Immersive Hub powered by KenEck Ltd

£6.00 - £10.00

Tue 25 Aug

Open Evening - My Life Equine Duke of Edinburgh - Bronze and Silver Awards

📍 Thompson House Equestrian Centre

Wed 26 Aug

Psychic Night at The Boulevard

📍 The Boulevard

£11.55

Wed 26 Aug

Psychic Night

📍 The Boulevard

£10.00

Sun 30 Aug

GM Ringway Fundraiser Stage Seventeen - Leigh to Irlam

📍 Leigh bus station

Thu 13 Aug

Monthly Relief Society Activity - 2nd Thursday of the Month

📍 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Fri 14 Aug

Nowt Without Artists: Midnight Swim + Support

📍 The Holding Cell

£5.04

Wed 19 Aug

Games Night Social for Neurodivergent Adults

📍 My:ND Space CIC

£4.00

Thu 20 Aug

Satnam Galsian: Love or Sacrifice

📍 The Courtroom

Sat 22 Aug

NWA U18's - EXITWAVE, Horace Yeates, Jensen

📍 The Holding Cell

£5.04

Wed 26 Aug

SIX the musical workshop

📍 Oak Theatre and Studios

£50

Fri 28 Aug

Nowt Without Artists: Venice Beach Boyfriend & George and The Jungle

📍 The Holding Cell

£5.04

Sat 29 Aug

Nowt Without Artists: Jo Jaleel | Al Jones

📍 The Holding Cell

£5.04

Sun 30 Aug

Bank Holiday Punk Matinee

📍 The Boulevard

£15.87

Sat 15 Aug

Petal Pilates Presents: The Roots Edit

📍 Charnock Richard

£20.00 - £23.00

Sun 16 Aug

Create and Calm - Sundays

📍 Leigh Spinners Mill

£11.55

Mon 17 Aug

Somatic Breathwork Journey

📍 The Retreat Wellbeing Sanctuary within Fitness First

£20.00

Tue 18 Aug

RECONNECT~REALIGN~TRANSFORM

📍 Standish Community Centre

£11.55 - £22.38

Wed 19 Aug

Free Business Support. Every Wednesday @ Civic.

📍 Civic by Capital&Centric

Thu 20 Aug

Labour & Birth

📍 Family Hub at The Meadows

Thu 20 Aug

Sounds of the Lotus Room - August

📍 The Retreat Wellbeing Sanctuary within Fitness First

£20.00

Sun 23 Aug

Sacred Sundays

📍 Studio One Yoga

£11.55

Thu 27 Aug

Men's Night

📍 ALL EARS MHA

Fri 14 Aug

BforB The Point Astley Brunch Networking

📍 The Point Astley

£8.50 - £15.00

Fri 14 Aug

Sweaty Social: Back to the farm

📍 Haigh Barn

£13.70

Fri 14 Aug

Friday Club - Networking in Wigan

📍 Feast At The Mills

Mon 17 Aug

Employability support sessions - Marsh Green Library

📍 Marsh Green Library

Tue 18 Aug — Wed 19 Aug

First Aid at Work Requalification Course - Newton-le-Willows

📍 Holiday Inn Haydock M6 J23

£322.80

Wed 19 Aug

Leigh Business Group

📍 Holiday Inn Express Leigh - Sports Village, an IHG Hotel

Wed 26 Aug

Access to Finance @ Civic

📍 Civic by Capital&Centric

Sat 22 Aug

Slug Fest 2026

📍 VENUE TBA WIGAN CENTER

Thu 13 Aug

Create & Connect Thursdays

📍 Leigh Spinners Mill

£8.83

Sat 15 Aug

The girls club book bedazzling✨

📍 William Foster Playing Fields

£7.21

Sat 22 Aug

Three Wishes Charity Family Fun Day

📍 Wigan Youth Zone

Sat 22 Aug

Cotton Fest

📍 Feast At The Mills

£10.00 - £29.90

Fri 28 Aug

Heskin's Fairy Festival

📍 Heskin Hall

£20.00

Sun 16 Aug — Mon 17 Aug

Skelmersdale MAC SCALE DAY FLY IN

📍 Skelmersdale MAC

Tue 18 Aug

Pennington Flash Group Walk

📍 Pennington Flash

Sun 23 Aug

The history of Haigh tour with Jim Meehan

📍 Haigh Woodland Park

Wed 26 Aug

Leigh Town Hall Tours

📍 Leigh Town Hall

Sat 29 Aug

GM Ringway Fundraiser Stage Fifteen - Blackrod to Wigan

📍 Blackrod Rail Station (Stop A)

Thu 13 Aug

The Laughienda Comedy Club | 13th Aug '26 | Karl Porter Headlines

📍 Lions Den Manchester

Thu 27 Aug

The Laughienda Comedy Club | 27th Aug '26 | 6th Birthday Show!

📍 Lions Den Manchester

Fri 28 Aug

G&Tea Giggle Room

📍 G&TeaTime

£32.13

Sat 29 Aug

The Totally Improvised Musical

Fri 14 Aug

Create & Connect Fridays

📍 Leigh Spinners Mill

£8.83

Sun 16 Aug

Botanical Printmaking with artist Caitlin Hamblett

📍 The Horrock’s Gallery

£16.96 - £22.38

Thu 20 Aug

Summer Family Drop-Ins

📍 The Turnpike Gallery

Sat 22 Aug

Saturday Family Workshops

📍 The Turnpike Gallery

Sat 15 Aug

beanie lou’s BOOK CLUB X THE USUAL

📍 The usual

Tue 18 Aug

Creative Writing

📍 Rebuild with Hope Wigan

Sun 23 Aug

After The Lights Went Out Book Signing Event

📍 Heskin Hall Shopping Village

£15.00

Fri 28 Aug

Girls That Read - Wigan Book Club

📍 Bailiff Bar

£6.13

Thu 13 Aug — Fri 14 Aug

A Level Results Night @ Cube

📍 Cube Nightclub Wigan

From £3.00

Sat 22 Aug

'OFF YA BOX' Launch Night at Cube Nightclub , Wigan

📍 Cube Night Club Wigan

Mon 31 Aug

Bank Holiday Bargain - Buzz Bingo Wigan Town 31/08

📍 Buzz Bingo Wigan Town

From £6.00

Tue 18 Aug

Summer of Fun: Party in a Tent Nights are Back!

📍 My Life Legacy

Fri 14 Aug

Beautifully Booked August Meet

📍 The Gates

£10.00

Thu 20 Aug

Infant Feeding

📍 The Chapel at Westleigh Start Well Family Centre

Thu 27 Aug

Labour & Birth

📍 The Chapel at Westleigh Start Well Family Centre

Sun 30 Aug

Nature Walk - Autumn Foraging

📍 Haigh Woodland Park

£8.83