festival Archives - Blackpool Social Club

21 Oct

Preview: Blackpool Film Festival

Louise Ashcroft0 CommentsFilm, GuideBacklot, Blackpool, festival, Film, film festival, filmmaking

Capturing young and local talent, premiering leading ladies, and showcasing Blackpool’s heritage, art and queer culture, Blackpool Film Festival announces its full programme for 2024. Leading ladies are called to the front this autumn with a series of femme-focussed films, events and workshops as a major strand of Blackpool Film Festival's 2024 programme. Warming up to the main weekend of events, the festival kicks off quite literally at 2.30pm at Blackpool Sixth Form College on Thursday 24th October. Sugar, Spice and Getting in Fights is a stunt workshop for women and non binary people. Led by an experienced stunt performer,…

07 Sep

Music Review: St Anne’s Music Festival

Lauryn Eliza0 CommentsMusic & Gigsfestival, festivals, live music, Music, st annes

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Over the August bank holiday weekend, Ashton Gardens was home to a three-day music festival complete with two stages showcasing local talent, food, drink and concessionary stalls as well as fairground rides for the family. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Three days jam-packed with music filled the gardens from the main stage and the grand marquee was a hive of sonic activity, filled with eager music-goers dancing to the many local bands taking to the stage throughout the day. Music fans could be found both inside the tent and setting up camp chairs throughout the gardens to enjoy the sounds al fresco. A…

25 Oct

Lancaster Does Music

Buzz Bury0 CommentsMusic & Gigsfestival, international, Lancaster, live music, Music

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s a short dash up the A6 and you find yourself in the historical capital of the region, Lancaster. It’s the place I spent my student years, a place where some good friends live and the home one of the most amazing city music festivals around. Lancaster Music Festival 2021 was the 11th edition of one of the UK’s largest urban music festivals. Where music lovers can lend their ears to sounds in historic venues, the streets, the squares and what feels like every bar possible. The festival boasts over 30 venues with more than 300 performances from 200…

17 Jan

Unique outdoor photography festival is coming to Preston this spring

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsLocal News, OpportunitiesExhibition, festival, Lancashire, photography, preston, workshops

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A new outdoor photography festival is set to bring some of the UK’s best documentary photographers to the streets of Preston. Lancashire Photography Festival, created by Preston-based photographer Garry Cook, will display brilliant photography projects in the city this spring, with all images able to be viewed in a safe, socially-distanced way from the street. Photography projects exhibited will also include historical images of Preston and several projects by local Lancashire photographers, who will take part in the festival via a series of free documentary photography workshops.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="31507" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]The festival has been organised with lockdown conditions in…

26 Nov

Bringing The Great Outdoors Indoors: Kendal Mountain Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsSports & Wellbeingfestival, Film

Kendal Mountain Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary, moving its spectacular line-up of films, live events, guest speakers, and literature programme online. Following the announcement that the world-famous event will be broadcast online, ensuring its mission to showcase inspiring, soul-stirring outdoor adventure continues. Stories about people, from all walks of life, doing extraordinary things. It’s an exciting step for an event that, for the last 40 years, has been connecting like-minded people who want to share their passion for the world of mountains, nature, and the natural beauty around us. "What's that got to do with Blackpool?" you say Well, Blackpool photographer…

02 Oct

Leave a light on: Lightpool Festival postponed

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsLocal Newsfamily, festival, half term, illuminations, lightpool, performance

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Blackpool’s annual Lightpool Festival has been postponed due to ongoing COVID restrictions. The two-week event, which was due to run over the half-term holiday from October 16-31, is an annual celebration of live performance, 3D projection shows, parades and light-based installations. Organisers VisitBlackpool said today that the current restrictions on events, coupled with growing uncertainty over the possibility of further national restrictions in the weeks ahead, meant that the main elements of the programme could not go ahead as planned.[/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="24008" img_size="large" add_caption="yes" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Cllr Gillian Campbell, Cabinet Member for Tourism & Culture, said: “It is really disappointing that we…

26 Sep

‘Saying hello to the world through music’ with Buzz Bury.’

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsMusic & Gigsfestival, Music

Blackpool based Creative Meddler Buzz Bury describes himself as an occasional DJ, an audio mood maker at Soundavan central, whilst also a youth worker and international trainer. Buzz introduces his regular feature about international music, lockdown and spreads some sunshine inspired musical recommendations. In 2016 Buzz launched Small Corner of the World Festival a boutique and intercultural music festival in rural Lancashire. In the following years, the Small Corner experience joined other festivals to embrace musical multi-culturalism and celebrate diversity through the audio experience. He is a regular contributor and reviewer for Songlines. Festivals Past Festivals Future The world,…

17 Aug

Review – Fylde Coast Food and Drink Festival

David Simper0 CommentsLocal Newsdrink, festival, fleetwood, food, fylde, local, show

The sixth annual Fylde Coast Food and Drink Festival was a foodie's cornucopia of quality and often local produce. Held in Fleetwood's splendid Marine Hall and indeed in its grounds, the event showcased quality food and drink from across our region. With mass produced food dominating the market, designed for profit not nutrition and taste, it's well worth getting behind these dedicated local food entrepreneurs. As a jam fan, Hannah's Country Kitchen's to the left were well nice with two jars purchased. The Thornton Cleveleys Brass Band played in the background and really sounded good, adding atmosphere. A number of…