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SeekOut Arts & Music Festival

Gisburn Forest

Start: 13:00

End: 13:00

SeekOut Festival will return in 2026 to Gisburn Forest, offering a curated micro-festival experience limited to fewer than 500 people. The event features live music, interactive art, theatre, wellbeing experiences, and creative activities for all ages.

Created and run by volunteers, SeekOut is a safe, relaxed, and family-friendly event where children can explore, play, and roast marshmallows around the fire pit. Tickets are available via the Grand Venue website.

Click here for tickets

Death and Burial in Bronze Age Clitheroe

30 June - 31 October

In 2018, a Bronze Age burial site was discovered on the outskirts of Clitheroe. The cremation urns are currently on display at Clitheroe Castle Museum, offering a rare opportunity to reflect on early Bronze Age burial practices.

Junior Archaeologists: Dig Pits at Clitheroe Castle Museum

23 July

Celebrate the Festival of Archaeology 2026 and book your young archaeologists (age 7+) onto one of our kid's workshops: Unearth and rebuild artefacts in our Dig Pit activity.

SeekOut Arts & Music Festival

24 July - 26 July

Festival of Archaeology Community Hub Day 2026

25 July

Celebrate the Festival of Archaeology 2026 with a new archaeological exhibit in the museum and then join us in our festival hub for a special day celebrating all things archaeological.

Festival of Archaeology Community Hub Day 2026 at Clitheroe Castle Museum

25 July

Celebrate the Festival with a new archaeological exhibit in the museum and then join us in our festival hub for a special day celebrating all things archaeological.

History Beneath Our Feet – Clitheroe Castle Archaeology Tour

25 July

Join us for the Festival of Archaeology. Using artefacts found around Clitheroe and our research into the archaeological work done on Castle Hill, we will take you back in time to the history beneath your feet.