The National Festival of Making is a unique celebration of making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor.
Presenting a programme of work that combines Art, Manufacturing, Making and Communities, we commission international and national artists to create world class works, a year round programme and a participatory FREE FAMILY festival for all to enjoy.
Formed in 2016, the ambition of Festival of Making CIC was to be a nationally relevant cultural festival in Blackburn, while celebrating the unique manufacturing heritage and contemporary characteristics of the town and region more widely. In November 2022 we were delighted to receive the news that we’d been selected as one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations for 2023-2026. Joining the ACE’s National Portfolio for 2023-26 means that we can develop more long term plans for the National Festival of Making and its impact, whilst embedding ourselves more deeply in the cultural ecosystem of Blackburn.
