Press | Festival of Making

Selected Press

Visit Blackburn // Circus! Music! The National Festival of Making Programme Revealed

Down Town in Business // Take a Bite of Lancashire at the National Festival of Making

Lancashire Telegraph // The Making of a South Asian Wedding

The Great Exhibition of the North // Art in Manufacturing Legacy // Inspired by

Barfi Culture // Why we Need to Rediscover the innocence and art of 1980s Asian weddings

Creative Boom // Art in Manufacturing // Liz West’s giant octagonal structure

Aesthetica Magazine // Visual Stimulation, Art in Manufacturing

Lancashire Telegraph // Festival of Making Books a Regular Date

The festival felt like Blackburn had become a destination!

Visitor Survey

It was great. I love the way that Blackburn tells the story of its making heritage too in a very 21 century way. You should go!

Marie Millward | Twitter

Quality activites, something for all & no screens in sight! Great example for #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

@communikat | Twitter

The hugely visionary & engaging @festofmaking was a huge multi organisation & agency #humdinger of bobby dazzling proportions! Huge thumbs up!

Sir Bill Taylor

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The National Festival Of Making Delivery Team

The National Festival of Making is supported with funding from Arts Council England, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Heritage Lottery Fund