Events
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Downham Hall Open Gardens
A chance to visit these private gardens in a superb setting and enjoy a quintessential English Garden Fete.
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Junior Archaeologists: Neolithic Pottery Workshop at Clitheroe Castle
Join the Festival of Archaeology 2026. Discover the prehistoric past through pottery and make your own coil pot to take home.
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Junior Archaeologists: Medieval Tile Pottery Workshop
Celebrate the Festival of Archaeology 2026. Have a play with some clay and roll-out and then decorate a tile in the medieval style.
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Bowland Champion Species Party
Join the Forest of Bowland National Landscape for an afternoon of wild moves, mystical music and magical masks at Bowland's family-friendly Champion Species party in Gisburn Forest!
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Clitheroe Food Festival
Clitheroe Food Festival will return for 2026 on Saturday 8 August, sponsored by Fort Vale Engineering and Castlewood Care Home, and organised by Ribble Valley Borough Council.
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ECHO Weekender
ECHO Weekender is a two-day music festival in the heart of Clitheroe, bringing together an exciting mix of original live artists, DJs, and world-class tribute acts for one unforgettable weekend.
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A Day of Knights with the Silver School of Arms at Clitheroe Castle
Join us for an action-packed day with weapons handling and displays of sword fighting.
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Finds Day with the Portable Antiquities Scheme at the museum
Have you found something that might be archaeological? Why not bring it along and find out more.
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Festival Bowland: Fungi Foray
Join the Forest of Bowland National Landscape, and members of the North West Fungus Group, for this early autumn foray in the grounds of Browsholme Hall.
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Artwalk Clitheroe
Ribble Valley is home to some extraordinary artistic talent, much of which is showcased in Clitheroe’s many galleries.