What's on in Wigan
Let's SHAPE Our Creativity CIC: Sip & Paint - Alternative Edition
Let's SHAPE Our Creativity CIC presents: Sip & Paint take over: Alternative Edition
A 2 hour canvas painting session with me (Emma) as your host - with the theme of Candy Skulls. Bring along your friends or come on your own - it is a welcoming space for everyone!
Please note suitable clothing should be worn as paint can stain. We recommend bringing an apron or old shirt to cover your clothing.
Thur, 19 Sep | 18:00 - 20:00
Advance Tickets: £13.00 (includes fees)
We hope to see you there! Emma xo
- Thursday 19th September 2024
- The Boulevard, 19 Wallgate, Wigan, WN1 1LD
Cross Street Arts (25 in 24 - Silver Anniversary): Sea of Black Cans | John Fairhurst
Cross Street Arts (25 in 24 - Silver Anniversary): Sea of Black Cans | John Fairhurst
This is a milestone celebration marking 25 years of Cross Street Arts, one of Manchester’s longest-running and most beloved artist studios. What started as a modest setup in 1999 by four passionate artists in the Standish Centre has blossomed into a thriving community hub. Today, Cross Street Arts regularly showcases stunning exhibitions and workshops that bring art and community together.
Sat, 20 Oct | 19:30 - 23:30
Advance Tickets: £10.00 (excludes fees) | CSA Members: Free
Age restriction: 18+
The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.
Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.
- Friday 20th September 2024
- The Boulevard, 19 Wallgate, Wigan, WN1 1LD
Hung Like Hanratty | Tinseltown Rebellion | 4 Past Midnight | The P45's | Cyro-Genics
KDS Promotions presents: Hung Like Hanratty | Tinseltown Rebellion | 4 Past Midnight | The P45's | Cyro-Genics
Sat, 21 Sep | 14:30 - 20:30
Advance Tickets: £15.00 (excludes fees)
Age restriction: 18+
The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.
Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.
- Saturday 21st September 2024
- The Boulevard, 19 Wallgate, Wigan, WN1 1LD
Strangeways - Punk Rock Covers
KDS Promotions: presents yet another free entry Punk Rock Aftershow with the mighty Strangeways gracing our stage with two sets of Classic Punk Rock Covers!
Sat, 21 Sep | 21:00 - 23:00
Free Admission - Everybody Welcome
Age restriction: 18+
The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.
Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.
Image courtesy of: www.ilovemanchester.com
- Saturday 21st September 2024
- The Boulevard, 19 Wallgate, Wigan, WN1 1LD
Wigan Music Society - Lucy Farrimond (Soprano) & Juanjo Garre (Piano)
An Evening of Song from the German and English Songbooks. Songs from Liszt, Coates, Quilter, Vaughan-Williams, Herbert and Novello are included.
British lyric soprano Lucy Farrimond has performed at esteemed venues throughout the UK and abroad, including: The Royal Albert Hall, The Bridgewater Hall, Snape Maltings, The Stoller Hall and The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Paris. Featuring on both major television and radio (BBC, ITV, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 3), Lucy has been described as a “rising star soprano”. At the age of 21, Lucy made her BBC Proms Solo Debut in Haydn’s ‘The Creation’ at The Royal Albert Hall, with the ‘BBC Philharmonic’; a performance which earned her a glowing review in ‘The Guardian’. Hailing from the North West of England, Lucy is an alumna of the ‘Royal Northern College of Music’, where she studied under the tutelage of internationally renowned soprano Jane Irwin.
- Saturday 21st September 2024
- Trinity United Reformed Church Milton Grove, Wigan, WN1 2 PG
William Henry Marsh Parr, Wigan’s Forgotten Titanic Hero by Caroline Heaven
Wigan`s Titanic Story
William Henry Marsh Parr was born in Hindley Green, Wigan. After training at the Railway Mechanics Institute in Horwich, he became one of the most prestigious electrical engineers at Harland and Wolff in Belfast. Parr was chosen to be a member of the Guarantee Group on Titanic travelling as a first-class passenger.
Much is written about Titanic but little about William Henry Marsh Parr’s brave deeds. Parr’s life and death have been little documented and rarely mentioned or remembered over the past 112 years since Titanic sank. Join Caroline to find out more about this local hero.
12pm-1pm
£3.50, booking essential, please see attached link to book via Eventbrite
- Saturday 21st September 2024
- Museum of Wigan Life
re: verve - a tribute to The Verve
KDS Promotions presents: re: verve - a tribute to The Verve
Sat, 28 Sep | 19:30 - 22:30
Advance Tickets: £10.00 (excludes fees)
Age restriction: 18+
The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.
Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.
- Saturday 28th September 2024
- The Boulevard, 19 Wallgate, Wigan, WN1 1LD
The FINAL Return of the Yeti: Daytime Hours
The usual Yeti nights you all love but during the day for one final shebang (because I ain't no spring chicken anymore and who doesn't love day drinking?!) followed by Rob Star's Non-Stop Karaoke from 9pm - 3am!
Metal, Rock, Punk, Garage Rock, Indie, Classics, Post Punk, Psych, Death Metal, Hardcore & all the stuff in between...
Sat, 28 Sep | 14:00 - 21:00
Free Admission
Age restriction: 18+
The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.
Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.
- Saturday 28th September 2024
- The Boulevard, 19 Wallgate, Wigan, WN1 1LD
The Fooz - a tribute to Foo Fighters
KDS Promotions presents: The Fooz - a tribute to Foo Fighters
Fri, 4 Oct | 19:30 - 22:30
Advance Tickets: £10.00 (excludes fees)
Age restriction: 18+
The venue operates a Challenge 25 policy. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18. Accepted forms of ID are: Drivers License (full or provisional), a valid Passport or a Citizenship Card with the PASS hologram and SIA logo.
Dress Code: We politely request no tracksuit/jogging bottoms.
- Friday 4th October 2024
- The Boulevard, 19 Wallgate, Wigan, WN1 1LD
Pharaoh’s Creatures: The Animal World of Ancient Egypt with Joann Fletcher
Join Professor Joann Fletcher as she takes a look at the animals within the ancient Egyptian world and within the Wigan collection. For the Egyptians were keen observers of the natural world around them, portraying the animals they lived alongside, hunted’ and domesticated, in some cases kept as pets, worshipped as gods and even mummified at death.
3pm-4pm
£5, booking essential, please see link to Eventbrite
- Saturday 5th October 2024
- Museum of Wigan Life