North West Events in November 2024

I love November in the North West. The anticipation of Christmas events but with some normal life thrown in too. The North West has many Light Festivals taking place during the next couple of months, which I will cover in a separate post.

Over the next couple of weeks, the region will see many Light Switch On events in our towns and cities. These always prove to be a great evening with many having live entertainment.

Watch out for our post coming soon, detailing all the pantos that you can see over the Christmas period.

Many of the events listed below are one off events that are suitable for all the family. I’ve tried to find as many FREE events as possible and will continue to add them as more are announced.

North West Events in November

Week One Events

01/11 – 30/11 – Cumbria Dark Skies Festival – Several events throughout the month all over the Lake District

03/11 – 21/01 – FREE Brickworks (Art with bricks) – Tate Liverpool & RIBA Mann Island (Blind & partially sighted guided tour 17/11)

04/11 – 22/11 – Manchester Bee Visits Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall – Anti Violence Monument made from knives found on the streets of Manchester

5/11 – Evening Moon Viewing – Blackburn Cathedral 6.30pm – 9.30pm

5/11 – 20/11 (Various dates) – Stargazing Night Swim – Another Place, Ullswater

05/11 – Tuesdays (11am) & Sundays (2.15pm) – Little Liverpool: Animal Adventures Specials for U5s – Museum of Liverpool

6/11 – 16/11 – Chester Literature Festival including poetry pub crawls, library tours, blind date with a book

06/11 – 09/11 – Sister Act – The Grange Theatre, Northwich

07/11 – Earlybird Dawn Cruise – Call 01768 482229

07/11 – Stargazing at The World Museum, Liverpool 5.30PM – 9PM

07/11 – 09/11 – Light Up Lancaster Festival – 5pm-8pm – FREE art installation at Lancaster’s oldest town house 

08/11 – 09/11 – Dark Sky Canoeing, Coniston

08/11 – Little Lions Go Wild – Lion Salt Works, Northwich £2.50 – EVERY Friday in November

Week Two

9/11 – Football Voices Festival – National Football Museum, Manchester

9/11 – Step into Christmas – Winter Gardens, Blackpool

09/11 – Fireworks Over The Showground – Clay House Farm, Knutsford 5.30PM – 10.30PM

11/11 – Evening Moon Viewing – Blackburn Cathedral 6.30pm – 9.30pm

11/11 – It’s Showtime! Broadway’s Greatest Hits – Winter Gardens, Blackpool

12/11 – 16/11 – The Little Mermaid – Centenary Theatre Company, The Brindley Theatre, Runcorn

14/11 – Rhod Gilbert – Winter Gardens, Blackpool

15/11 – 16/11 – Dark Sky Canoeing, Coniston

15/11 – Keswick Christmas Lights Switch On 4.45pm onwards

15/11 until 24/12 – Santa’s Secret Grotto at Honister Slate Mine

Week Three

16/11 – Ambleside Christmas Lights Switch On

17/11 – Pressed Flower Resin Jewellery Making Workshop – Rainford Village Hall

17/11 – Beginners Crochet Workshop – Refuel, Haydock

18/11 – 23/11 – The Rocky Horror Show – Winter Gardens, Blackpool

19/11 – 30/11 – Blood Brothers – Palace Theatre, Manchester

21/11 – Paint night in Prescot – 7pm – The Clock Face, Prescot

21/11 – Evening Moon Viewing – Blackburn Cathedral 6.30pm – 9.30pm.

21/11 – 24/11 – Keswick Mountain Festival

22/11 – Silent Disco – Blackburn Cathedral 8pm-11pm

Week Four

23/11 – 25/11 – Dark Sky Canoeing, Coniston

23/11 – Good Things Collective – Festive Open House 11am-3pm – FREE Creative Workshops ~ Craft Stalls & Studio Art Sales ~ Xmas Polaroids ~ Festive Sing-a-Longs ~ Mince Pies ~ Cookies & Spiced Mulled Apple wine

25/11 – A Christmas Carol – Blackburn Cathedral

27/11 – Evening Moon Viewing – Blackburn Cathedral 6.30pm – 9.30pm.

30/11 – 24/12 – The Santa Experience – The Hayloft, Widnes

30/11 – Dickensian Grotto – Grosvenor Museum, Chester £10 11-1, 2-4

As usual, if you know of any North West Events in November that you think our readers would be interested in, please feel free to let us know. You can also add them to our North West Events Facebook Group.