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Events in Lancashire

This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events. In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
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January

• British Homing World Show of the Year, Winter Gardens, Opera House & Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, Late January
• Festival of Food & Wine, Northcote Manor, Blackburn, Last week in January

March

• Championship Cat Show Preston & Blackpool Cat Club, Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, Late March
• Easter Sunday Funday and Farmers Market/Craft Fair, Guy‚s Thatched Hamlet, Preston, Easter Sunday

April

• Lancashire Food Festival, Accrington Town Hall , Accrington
• Nutters Dance, Bacup, Easter Sunday

May

• Chipping Steam Fair, Green Lane Showground, Chipping, End May
• Garden & Craft Fair, Browsholme Hall, Mid May
• Lancashire & Ribble Valley Garden & Countryside Festival, Clayton le Dale, Mid May
• New Event Pathways - Garstang Walking Festival, Wyre, Mid May
• Pleasure Fair, Flag Market, Preston, Spring BH
• Puppet Up!, Grand Theatre, Blackpool

June

• Balloon & Fireworks Festival, Preston
• Bowland Festival, Forest of Bowland, Early June
• Oldham Carnival, Oldham
• Preston Riversway Festival, The Marina, Preston, 4th Fri of every June
• Ribchester Music Festival, Ribchester, Late June - Early July
• Slaidburn Steam Rally, The Hark to Bounty Inn, Slaidburn, Early/Mid June
• Sponsored Cycle, Preston

• Todmorden Agricultural Show, Centre Vale Park, Todmorden, Mid June
• Totally Transport, New South Promenade, Blackpool, Late June
• Wheels For Wildlife Sponsored Bike Ride 2008!, Trough of Bowland, Preston, 15th June

July

• Balloon & Fireworks Festival, Preston
• Body Mind & Spirit, Marine Hall, Fleetwood
• Caribbean Carnival, Preston
• Fleetwood Tram & Transport Festival, Wyre, Mid July
• Goosnargh & Longridge Show, Longridge Showground, Longridge, Early July
• Great Eccleston Agricultural Show, Wyre, Early July
• Jazz Day, Flag Market, Preston
• Preston Mela, Preston
• Ribble Valley International Piano Festival, Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst, Early/Mid July
• Roman Re-enactments, Ribchester Playing Field, Ribchester, Early July
• Royal Lancashire Show, Salesbury Hall, Ribchester, Mid July
• Saddleworth Folk Festival, Uppermill, Nr Oldham, Late July
• Wigan International Jazz Festival, Wigan

August

• 7 Parks Walk, Preston
• Allotments and Leisure Garden Show, Preston
• Chipping Agricultural Show, Chipping Showground, Chipping, End August
• Clitheroe Cycling Grand Prix, Town Centre, Clitheroe, Early August

• Extreme Sports Weekend, Preston
• Garden & Craft Show, Moor Park, Preston
• Garstang Agricultural Show, Wyre, Early August
• Last Night of the Proms, Clitheroe Castle Bandstand, Clitheroe, Early August
• North West Food Lovers Festival, Early/Mid August
• Pendle Walking Festival, Colne
• Preston Mela, Preston
• Saddleworth Rushcart Festival, Saddleworth Villages, Saddleworth, Late August

September

• Blackpool Illuminations, Blackpool, Early September to early November
• Fleetwood Music and Arts Festival, Wyre, Late September
• Fylde Folk Festival, Wyre, Early September
• Fylde Folk Festival, Marine Hall, Fleetwood, Early September
• Guy'- Murphy's Oyster Festival, Guy's Thatched Hamlet, Preston
• Guy's Oyster Festival, Wyre, Early September
• Heritage Open Days at Clitheroe Castle Museum, Clitheroe, Early September
• Hodder Valley Show, Slaidburn/Newton/Dunsop Bridge, Early September
• Lancashire Pot Fair, Flag Market, Preston
• Lancaster Jazz Festival, Lancaster
• Pendle Walking Festival, Colne
• Roots 666, Darwen

• The World Black Pudding Throwing Championship, Royal oak, Ramsbottom

October

• Continental Market, Flag Market, Preston
• Fleetwood Theatre Festival, Wyre, Late October
• Galloways Antiques Fairs, Stonyhurst College
• Halloween Tours, The Castle, Lancaster, 31st each year

November

• Annual Fireworks Spectacular & Beacon Lighting , The Castle Hill, Lancaster
• British National Dance Championships, Blackpool

December

• Garstang Victorian Christmas Festival, Wyre, Late December
• Whalley 'Pickwick Night', Whalley Village, Mid December

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