16/07/2025
Come and join us on the 22nd if you're in the Burnley area! ๐๐ฉโ๐ฆผ๐บ
Burnley's first youth festival - In Focus starts tomorrow, celebrating Burnley's Young Creatives, running until 27th July. Brought to you by Burnley's LCEP (Local Cultural Education Partnership) and supported by Arts Council England, there are collaborations with schools, Burnley College, youth groups and more happening over the next two weeks.
Public programme details below - come and check it out!!!
Archway Installation
14-27 July
Towneley Park, BB10 4PJ Towneley Hall, Historic House, Art Gallery & Museum
A colourful installation exploring stages in life from 0-25. Designed by Burnley College T Level Students Alexi Cardwell, Amelia Akhtar, Haley Consolacion & Malaika Mahmood.
Open Mic Night
Wednesday 16 July
Burnley Mechanics Theatre Front Room, BB11 1BH
Doors at 6pm, performances 7-9pm
Performers can sign up now
https://burnleymechanics.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873674985
Our Young Producers and Burnley Words Festival invite you to grab the mic! Weโre looking for performers aged 16-25 to bring their creative acts to the stage โ you might be a singer, poet, rapper, actor, magician โ as long as itโs creative, weโd love you to join us. Sign up for a spot using the google form. Audience tickets are free but must be booked through Burnley Mechanics.
Happy Place Exhibition
17-19 & 24-26 July (Thursday โ Saturday)
123 St Jamesโs Street, BB11 1PP Creative Spaces Burnley
12pm-4pm
Students from Burnley College have responded creatively to the Happy Place theme. This exhibition has been curated to showcase a diverse selection of their interpretations, exploring what โhappy placeโ means through a range of artistic approaches and media.
QSM Young Creatives Fun Day
Saturday 19 July
Queen Street Mill, BB10 2HX Lancashire Museums
12pm-4pm
Step right up to the Queen Street Mill Young Creatives mini fun fair โ packed with games, crafts and creativity! Try your luck at classic stalls like hook-a-duck and tombola, get stuck into outdoor games, design your own tote bag, and enjoy plenty more surprises.
Everybody Dance Workshop
Tuesday 22 July 2-3pm
Burnley Mechanics, BB11 1BH
Ages 16-25
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1410388242199
Everybody Dance sessions are for everybody. DanceSyndrome believes that there is no right or wrong way to move and there is beauty and significance in everyoneโs movement. Our Everybody Dance workshops are co-produced and co-delivered by a professional dance artist and a dance leader with a disability and explore taught dance, travel, connection exercises, and creative tasks which allow each participantโs voice to be heard and all ideas to be shared.
Puppet Making Workshop
Thursday 24 July 10.30-12.30pm
West End Community Centre, Venice St, BB11 4BA
Ages 7-11
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/puppet-making-workshop-tickets-1401771910519?aff=oddtdtcreator
Join Puppet maker Amily Galhand for a skills workshop on puppet making. Together you will learn puppetry creating techniques and create as a group one MEGA large 3D moving puppet totally from scratch, with time at the end to perform and work as a team to puppeteer the creation!
Stand Up Comedy Workshop
Friday 25 July 10am-12pm
Burnley Youth Theatre, BB10 3LB
Ages 12-16
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stand-up-comedy-workshop-tickets-1401726745429?aff=oddtdtcreator
Create and perform your own five-minute comedy routine with professional comedians Ruth Cockburn (Leicester Comedy Fringe Finalist) and Keith Carter (BBC Breakthrough Comic of the Year) from award-winning comedy band Black Liver.
Youโll play games to kick start your creative brain, get one-to-one feedback, and learn how to shape your thoughts into a comedy set.
Shock Horror Workshop
Friday 25 July 2-5pm
Burnley College, BB12 0AN
Ages 14-18
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shock-horror-workshop-tickets-1401702563099?aff=oddtdtcreator
Is your Happy Place on the dark side? Unravel the secrets and mystery behind horror theatre with Thunder Road. Led by multi-award-winning performer and National Theatre puppeteer Alex Moran (War Horse), this workshop explores the devices and techniques used to build suspense and tension in horror storytelling.
In Focus is a development project as we build towards
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Burnley Council OutdoorTown
