Theatres, galleries, cinemas, bookshops, makers and heritage attractions across Lancashire, and what's on in the county's arts scene.
Preston's Grade I-listed Harris museum, art gallery and library reopened in September 2025 after a four-year revamp, with a new café, family spaces and a Wallace and Gromit exhibition.
Blackpool's museum of fun and entertainment, Showtown, won Permanent Exhibition of the Year at the 2025 Museums + Heritage Awards, with judges likening it to a thrilling arcade.
Chorley's Astley Hall was shortlisted in the Lancashire Tourism Awards and began £400,000 of restoration work on its West Wing in 2026, with a partial reopening planned for April.
Blackpool's Grand Theatre launched its 2025 season with plays, musicals, comedy and concerts, a returning summer youth musical and talk of yet another record-breaking pantomime.
Burnley's Towneley Hall, an art gallery and museum set in sweeping parkland, has been undergoing essential repairs, with its Great Hall returned to its original 1720s decorative scheme.