Fetes & Festivals
Hospice Garden Party
Join Wigan & Leigh Hospice at their annual garden party – browse stalls including crafts, plants and cakes, enjoy BBQ food and relax in the sunshine!
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...
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...
Viking March
Don your best Viking attire and march to the hilltop for a food stop! Prizes for the best dressed Viking and best beard, plus axe throwing, a hammer toss, archery...
Ormskirk Motorfest
Check out a great selection of cars old and new including fast Fords, British classics and emergency service vehicles. The Concours D’Elegance – a static display of over 300 cars...
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...
Dog Show Fun Day
A fun day to raise money for Joey’s Legacy Boxer Rescue – enjoy a fun dog show, bouncy castle, fairground rides and loads of stalls, plus a fancy dress competition...
Southport Air Show
Three days of astonishing flying displays, acrobatics exhibitions and vintage planes. Tickets from £6 at www.visitsouthport.com/airshow/buy-tickets
Woofstock Dog Festival
A dog-themed family fun day with dog competitions, displays, fairground rides, a bouncy castle and live music. Classes include cutest puppy, golden oldies, dog who looks like owner and best...
Charnock Richard Scarecrow Festival
Charnock Richard’s very own scarecrow festival returns – admire the scarecrows across the village and browse stalls from local organisations. There’ll be entertainment and voting for the best scarecrow.