Bickerstock ’19
Enjoy a weekend of glorious live music across 2 stages from local bands and artists. Enjoy delicious food, great stalls and creative workshops if you feel like getting crafty! Proceeds to charity.
Wigan Pride
Show your support for local LGBTQA+ people at this year’s Pride event, with live entertainment from Merry Hell, Josh Robinson and many more! A free family event – more information at www.wiganpride.com
Wigan Live Festival 2019
Wigans biggest charity music festival is back... with even more venues! This year, all proceeds are going to support people with Breast Cancer. With over 100 bands playing over two days (Friday 16th August and Saturday 17th August), Wigan will see flash mobs barbershop quartets, brass quintets, jazz, pop, folk, blues and even rock in...
Free Yoga Taster Sessions
FREE Yoga Taster Sessions at Spinning Gate Shopping Centre (in the summer circus area) Sunday 18 August, 10am - 11am Join us for our FREE Fusion Yoga taster sessions, delivered by qualified yoga teacher Becky All ages & abilities welcome
Ooh! I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside.
A free family fun event complete with a beach, funfair and craft market. Our local Mods and Rockers will be driving through the event at noon and displaying their bikes and scooters in our exhibition space at the back of the town hall. Local bands and artists will be entertaining us throughout the day. This...
Wigan Civic Trust Humphry Repton Talk
Welcome return of Gareth Williams, Curator at Weston Park in Shropshire, to give an entertaining and erudite talk on Humphry Repton, last of great English Landscape designers of 18th Century. Everyone welcome and free to attend although donations will be appreciated to cover costs, at 2pm in Mercure Wigan Oak Hotel, WN1 3SS.
Southport Air Show
Three days of astonishing flying displays, acrobatics exhibitions and vintage planes. Tickets from £6 at www.visitsouthport.com/airshow/buy-tickets
Flower & Vegetable Show
Competitive classes for flowers, pot plants, vegetables, fruit, art, photography, baking, jam, chutney and also classes for children to enter. There will also be plants to buy, a tombola and a raffle. The Show will end with the presentation to the winners from approximately 4.15pm. Free to enter (exhibitors pay 20p per exhibit to show),...
The Willowbrook Hospice Golf Day
Swing into action for the Willowbrook Golf Challenge on Thurs 12th Sept 2019 at Blundells Hill Golf Club. You'll enjoy a great day of golf followed by a fab evening of food, drink and entertainment. The event starts at 11:30am with registration & a light lunch before a shotgun start at 1pm. At the 19th...
Grand Charity Auction
Have you an eye for unnoticed treasure? Come to our Auction at Spendmore Lane Methodist Church and search it out! Viewing is 9am-11am and the sale will start at 11am. Admission by catalogue 50p. There will be refreshments served throughout the day. Everyone is welcome.