Events

Wigan Beer Festival

Robin Park Arena Loire Drive, Wigan

Visit our 2023 beer festival at Robin Park Sports Centre, Thursday 2 March to Saturday 4th March 2023. Over 80 Real ales Cider & Perry Bar Craft and Foreign Bar Gin Bar Food Vendors Live Entertainment And Traditional Games See the Website for Free Wigan shuttle Bus Info https://beerfestival.wigancamra.org.uk/2022/12/09/festival-bus-timetable/   Live Entertainment Friday 4th March 20:00 ‘Baron Otto Von Funcke & The Schunkelers’ A 7 to 10 piece German Oompah Style Group that play anything from Traditional German Music to […]

Free – £3

Letters Across Time. Poetry and Creative Writing

The Old Courts Crawford Street, Wigan

Poetry, creative letter writing and an exploration of the hidden histories of King Street.   Letters Across Time is a creative heritage project lead by Northern Heart Films' Scott Bradley and creative practitioner Steve Fairclough exploring the hidden histories of Wigan's famous King Street. Come along to enjoy spoken word poetry by Tom Stocks 'The Chubby Northerner' and stay for the fun creative letter writing activities. This event is for 18 to 30 year olds only. 3rd March from 4pm […]

Free

What Do You See? by The PappyShow

The Turnpike Civic Square, Leigh

The PappyShow presents, What Do You See? at The Turnpike Gallery, Leigh. What Do You See? is a performance weaving words, song and movement that asks us all to consider the question – when you look at someone, What Do You See? The PappyShow have recreated What Do You See? with a cast of four local performers alongside the existing company. Believing the most diverse rooms are the richest and most likely to thrive – this work celebrates all of […]

£5

Ruby J

The Old Courts Crawford Street, Wigan

Friday 3rd March we present Ruby J We are excited to welcome to the Bailiff Bar Ruby J, born in 2005, the singer-songwriter and recording artist fuses multiple genres with her own unique style.  Described as having a unique tone to her voice, Ruby has attracted early bold comparisons to the likes of Amy Winehouse, Ms Lauryn Hill and Macy Gray, amongst others.  BBC introducing… ‘Big in 2022’ & ‘Producer Pick’  “Ruby J is that unique voice” Paloma Faith 

Free

The Battery Farm | Polygamy | Megalodon Fried Rice

The Boulevard 17A Wallgate, Wigan

Manchester gutter punks The Battery Farm play their first gig in wigan and with us as part of their tour promoting their debut album ‘Flies’ The band certainly put on an intense show and not to be missed Megalodon Fried Rice played our Xmas party gig back in 2022 and are very new to the scene. Their sound is a very high energy punk in your face assault! Polygamy also a brand new band but are building a good reputation […]

£5

The ACDC Experience

The Old Courts Crawford Street, Wigan

THE AC/DC EXPERIENCE brilliantly nail the power and look of the stadium rock god’s incendiary stage performance, This widely-held view was backed up when rock legend, and ex-Whitesnake guitarist, Bernie Marsden saw the band during their sensational UK tour. Bernie, who wrote Whitesnake’s classic anthem Here I Go Again, said: “I caught The AC/DC Experience on their tour in Oxford and the gig brought back memories of one of my greatest tour experiences with the Australian rockers in 1980.” “The […]

£12