What's On

Get ready to be transported to a world of pure imagination and golden tickets as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory comes to the Lancaster Grand.

Here is your weekly guide to local entertainment.

A show that combines circus, dance and baking comes to the Nuffield Theatre at Lancaster University on Thursday May 1.

'Circus' is the theme for the annual Wray Scarecrow Festival and Fair, which gets under way this weekend.

A hotly-tipped desert rock trio headline Lancaster Music Co-op’s monthly free music showcase this week.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in local entertainment.

Books have been hidden around the Lancaster and Morecambe area - and clues given out online - as part of drive to encourage reading for children.

An actor who has appeared in Dr Who, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Marvel films and more will appear at this year's Morecambe Comic-Con.

A paw-some event for dog lovers will help launch the summer season at a historic venue near Carnforth.

An evening of acoustic music is being held in Bolton-le-Sands to support the British Red Cross in Ukraine.

The first ever recital on a new organ installed to celebrate the King's Coronation will be held at a Morecambe church.

Here is your weekly guide to What's On in local entertainment.

A special reunion night will recreate the era of an iconic Morecambe nightclub popular in the 1990s.

A weekend of fun and educational activities for all ages is under way in Morecambe and Lancaster.

A 1940s weekend to celebrate 80 years of the iconic 'Brief Encounter' film will be held in Carnforth this summer.

There’s a chance to take a nostalgic trip on the Morecambe buses of yesteryear at the Vintage Bus Day next month.

Here is our weekly guide to local entertainment.

An award winning artist who has been creating curiosities for more than 40 years is exhibiting her work in Lancaster this April.

Only a handful of tickets are left for an annual weekend celebrating the music of the Mods in Morecambe.

The line-up has been revealed for a new festival bringing three days of live music to Morecambe.

A local cancer charity will stage a number of fundraising events at a popular Morecambe venue, as part of a new partnership.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to local entertainment.

An X Factor-style talent show for budding singers is being held in Carnforth this spring.

A very exciting new band headlines Lancaster Music Co-op’s latest free music showcase later this week.

Our weekly guide to What's On across North Lancs and Morecambe Bay.

A new box office has opened at Morecambe Winter Gardens for its events and concerts this year.

A Lancaster food bank charity is asking for people to sign up to take part in a cross bay walk.

The UK's first and only craft beer festival to be held inside a prison is coming to Lancaster.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in local entertainment.

A four-day celebration of St Patrick's Day with music, family fun and Irish dance is coming to a Lancaster hotel.

A brand new original play by a Lancaster theatre group set in a railway station is set to premiere in the city - and it's full of mystery, intrigue and suspense.

The Wizard of Oz has been announced as this year's walkabout theatre show in Lancaster's Williamson Park.

Here is our guide to What's On in local entertainment for the week.

A two-day BBC Introducing live music show has been announced as part of an event standing in for Lancaster Music Festival this year.

Two events to help people and families learn more about the work of Lancaster University are being held this spring.

Writers and storytellers have been looking ahead to the 46th annual Lancaster Litfest festival as we celebrate World Book Day.

A Lancaster writer who went from a Saturday job at Waterstones to becoming a Sunday Times bestseller is looking forward to being part of the city's oldest festival.

A new weekly quiz hosted by a popular BBC Radio Lancashire presenter is under way at a Lancaster venue.

An opportunity to step into the ultra-sinister world of the ‘Real Peaky Blinders’ is presented later this month at a public lecture organised by Lancaster University.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide.

A gripping story of power and two very different rulers is coming to Lancaster University as part of the 46th annual Litfest festival.

A record number of films have been submitted for the fourth annual Lancaster International Film Festival.

A legendary DJ is launching a new regular afternoon of live music and memories called 'Radio Morecambe'.

A popular Lancaster city centre bar has announced they’ll be staging a beer and music festival later this year.

An eclectic line-up of indie, goth psyche and neo-soul/R&B/jazz will be on offer this week at Lancaster Music Co-op’s first regular club night of the year.

Here is our What's On Guide for the week.

Young people will host a day of creativity in Lancaster as they launch their brand new youth centre in the city.

A show celebrating the life and career of showbiz legend Victoria Wood is coming to Morecambe - the town where she once lived.

Fans of action figures, Lego, sci-fi, replica vehicles, dollhouses and militaria will love a free event coming to Morecambe Library.

A one-day festival in Lancaster to raise funds for a good cause will bring together some of the area's most talented musicians.

Sculptures being made by adults and under fives at a series of creative playgroups in Morecambe are set to go on display.

A classic musical about everyone's favourite little orphan will be very much a tale of two Annies when it arrives in Lancaster.

A night celebrating anarchic 1990s TV show The Word is coming to the Winter Gardens theatre in Morecambe.

Here is a chance to find that perfect Prom dress and help a Lancaster hospice with the amazing work they do.

Here is our weekly guide to entertainment in the North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay area.

A day of creative writing will be inspired by one of North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay's most beautiful areas.

A night of Indian music is coming to Morecambe.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in entertainment across North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

A first appearance by the legendary Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is part of a new season of concerts in Lancaster.

A free three-day children's festival will be part of the 46th annual Litfest in 2025.

Singer-songwriter Frank Turner is heading to Lancaster to hold a benefit gig in aid of a local charity after a moving podcast interview with his sister.

Here is our weekly guide to local entertainment.

Fans of pop megastar Taylor Swift are invited to sing along to her greatest hits in the historic setting of a Lancaster church.

An evening dedicated to some of the funniest first-generation immigrant comedians living in the UK is coming to a Lancaster venue.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in local entertainment.

Historic and sometimes horrid happenings from Lancaster's storied past will feature in a series of new walks, talks and tours.

Around 5000 people are expected to visit Lancaster for the annual Chinese New Year celebrations.

A critically acclaimed artist heads to Kanteena for Independent Venue Week later this month as part of a special night in support of Lancaster Music Co-op.

Here is our guide to What's On in the North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay area over the next seven days.

A club night for people with additional needs will hold its next event in Morecambe on February 3.

The line-up has been announced for an annual music festival raising money for schools in Lancaster and Morecambe.

A singer with the Royal Ballet and Opera will perform in Morecambe this January at the town’s popular New Year Viennese Concert.

An outdoor carnival and a theatre variety show will once again be part of Lancaster's Chinese New Year celebrations.

Here is our guide to some of the entertainment events happening in the North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay area in the opening weeks of the new year.

Here is our What's On Guide for the Christmas and New Year period.

Here is our What's On Guide to events in North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay this week.

Here is a guide to festive events across the North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay area this Christmas.

A special weekend is planned next year in Carnforth to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the iconic movie, Brief Encounter.

An annual day of live music at a Lancaster pub will raise funds for dementia research.

A day of live music will entertain Christmas shoppers in Lancaster city centre.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in local entertainment.

More Music’s annual Lantern Procession through the West End of Morecambe has been postponed by a week due to the forecast bad weather from Storm Darragh.

Carols and festive singalongs will be part of Morecambe Parish Church's Christmas Extravaganzas.

Morecambe celebrities past and present are helping to support the future of The Platform this December.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide.

More than 500 pieces of artwork from more than 150 artists have been submitted for a Lancaster art fair which opens this weekend.

A super charged 11-piece ska band will perform a high energy festive show in Morecambe.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in local entertainment.

Handel's Messiah as you've never seen or heard it before is coming to the Lancaster Priory.

The full line-up and stage times have been announced for this year's Lancaster Christmas Lights Switch On.

A Lancaster based theatre group are bringing a children’s Christmas production to Ashton Memorial next month.

A local mayor is preparing to part in a special eating trial based on the hit reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here.

A Lancaster theatre's 2024 Christmas production gets underway this week.

Here is our weekly guide to local entertainment.

An alternative comedy pioneer has spoken about the groundbreaking The Comic Strip Presents TV shows and why he wasn't part of The Young Ones.

Here is our weekly guide to what's on in local entertainment.

Opera will return to the Winter Gardens in Morecambe with a special show aimed at introducing children to the genre.

The Light Up Lancaster festival is on this weekend and here are just 10 of the illuminating attractions you will be able to see.

Limited tickets remain to see the first episode of the new series of TV drama The Bay at a special screening in Morecambe.

Big crowds are expected to attend a public fireworks display in Morecambe.

The production of Sweet Charity was nothing short of spectacular, - rivaling the calibre of shows on Broadway and the West End, writes JOSH BRANDWOOD.

The popular light-art trail, Light Up Lancaster, returns to the city in November.

Here is your weekly guide to What's On in the Lancaster and Morecambe Bay area.

Here is a list of local fireworks displays announced for this November.

A romantic musical featuring well-known songs and big dance routines is coming to the Lancaster Grand.

Kendal’s Brewery Arts Centre has unveiled a packed programme of festive events.

Here is our What's On Guide for the next seven days including Halloween and fireworks events.

A popular Morecambe-based orchestra returns for its 18th season of concerts.

A new club night for people who struggle in overcrowded spaces is coming to Morecambe.

A DJ set by a star of Strictly Come Dancing and a chance to meet 'Beetlejuice' are just two of the many Halloween events announced this year for the Lancaster and Morecambe area.

Lancaster's 'Master of the Macabre' will chill with tales of horror at a special Halloween event at a city cafe.

With the spooky season fast approaching, why not join in one of a series of guided walks looking at the sinister side of Lancaster’s past?

A bumper series of events for all the family will take place in Lancaster city centre this Christmas.

Dozens of scarecrows will form a trail through Bolton-le-Sands and Hest Bank this week in a fundraiser for a local hospice.

Here is our What's On Guide to local entertainment for the next seven days.

Two talented sisters from Carnforth will hold a fundraising gig in Morecambe straight after they return from a 20 mile walk to raise money for a mental health charity.

Lancaster and District Male Voice Choir will sing at their 125th anniversary concert at the Ashton Hall in the city.

Actor and comedian Johnny Vegas and one of the main stars of hit TV drama series The Bay will appear at the first Morecambe Film and TV Festival.

The first new sound and lighting system to be installed in the Winter Gardens theatre for more than 50 years will be tested at a special one-off concert.

The Dukes' Christmas show returns with a theatrical adaptation of Mary Norton’s beloved classic tale, The Borrowers.

A fun-filled half-term week of activities is gearing up in Lancaster to show families that science can be a blast for everyone.

Fancy a night out? There’s loads going on this week.

A fun-filled half-term week of activities in Lancaster will show that science can be a blast for everyone.

Here is your weekly guide to What's On in the local area.

Two of Lancaster’s most feted bands from ‘now and then’ will bring the curtain down on the city’s popular music festival at the end of next week.

An unforgettable week of films and events focused around all things horror is back at a popular Lancaster theatre.

Lancaster Music Festival gets under next week with thousands expected to descend on the city to enjoy more than 500 shows.

Fancy a night out? There’s loads going on this week!

The opening night of a flamboyant musical at the Lancaster Grand has been given rave reviews.

A musician who made national headlines for his viral ‘race the checkout supervisor’ videos at Lancaster’s Aldi store tops the bill at a free music night this week.

Happy Mondays front man Shaun Ryder is heading to Morecambe as part of a new spoken word tour.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in local entertainment.

The cast of hit musical 'Kinky Boots' are all set to bring a musical to Lancaster that's guaranteed to lift your spirits.

Here’s all you need to know ahead of this weekend’s word fiesta.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to entertainment in the local area.

Rugby and fundraising legend Kevin Sinfield will bring a special show to Lancaster to celebrate the life of his friend Rob Burrow.

Ska and 2-tone legends Bad Manners have announced a gig at a Lancaster venue.

Morecambe Football Club will host its first Comedy Club this month.

An interactive ‘live murder trial’ experience comes to Carnforth next month.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in entertainment around the North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay area.

You can take a seat under a hairdryer with a difference and listen to classic hits and rock 'n' roll memories at Morecambe Library this September.

A popular family festival returns to Halton this month with live music, workshops, kids activities and loads more.

One of the biggest pop music icons from the 1980s will perform a show in Morecambe singing classic songs and reflecting on his career.

Here’s what’s happening across North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay this week.

An all-day music event near Carnforth next month will raise money for a suicide prevention charity.

Here is our weekly guide to what's on in entertainment across North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

There have been a number of changes to events taking place in Morecambe this weekend due to the bad weather forecast for the weekend.

An annual punk music weekender in Lancaster is being dedicated to the memory of a top front man of local bands described as "a lovely character and a true one-off".

A night of indie rock, psych and alternative music will be served up as Lancaster Music Co-op hosts its latest monthly live music night.

Local and international award winning writers will share the bill in Litfest’s Autumn Weekend.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to entertainment in North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

Morecambe's annual vintage festival was the biggest ever last year and looking at the line-up for 2024 this year's could be even better!

The first ever Morecambe Maritime Festival is set to celebrate the town's bay and fishing heritage with music, tours, talks, family fun and much more.

Beyond Radio is delighted to be once again supporting the annual Alannafest festival in Morecambe.

Workers are being encouraged to sign up their bosses for a fundraiser where 'prisoners' will be locked up in Lancaster Castle!

Dog lovers are being invited to the first ever CancerCare Woof & Wag event in Kendal.

Alice in Wonderland is a visual feast, a colourful cartoon come to life, and full of songs about friendship (and soup!) writes GREG LAMBERT.

Blockbuster films including Barbie, Bohemian Rhapsody, Jaws and The Fall Guy will be screened in the picturesque setting of Williamson Park.

The Beyond Radio team will be on hand at a Community Day at Ryelands Park in Lancaster.

A new festival with four stages and a packed line-up of local music talent is coming to a Luneside pub.

Women who’ve been exploring the ageing process are exhibiting their creations at Morecambe Library throughout August.

The eighth Morecambe Punk Festival has received a £4,500 boost as it prepares to bring more than 50 bands over four days to the town.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to entertainment in North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

Next weekend’s Kendal Calling is a sell out, for a 19th consecutive year.

The Brilliant Barrow Summer of Fun is taking place once again throughout the school summer holidays to provide a range of free, family-friendly activities in the town centre.

A former member of 'Tubthumping' band Chumbawamba will perform at the closing night of this year's Morecambe Fringe Festival.

A packed programme of vintage entertainment will return at the Morecambe 1940s Revival.

The new autumn and winter season at The Dukes includes Shakespeare and Shirley Valentine.

Celebrity chef, Phil Vickery, is the special guest at an event celebrating the 40th of a South Cumbrian nursery.

Here is our weekly guide to What's On in entertainment across North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

The annual walkabout theatre show in Lancaster will bring a 1960s twist to the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland - the cast and crew have revealed.

The very first Technicolour rock ‘n’ roll musical will be screened in Lancaster this weekend as part of a free event celebrating the fifties and sixties.

Homegrown Cumbrian talent will be among a vast array of artists performing at this year’s Lake District Summer Music Festival.

The UK’s bestselling poet is set to judge the first ever Morecambe Poetry Festival competition, ahead of her appearance at this year’s event.

The popular Heysham Viking Festival is returning this weekend.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to entertainment in North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

Performers from the Edinburgh Fringe will take over Carnforth for nine days of music, comedy, poetry and theatre.

A massive celebration of Morecambe's scootering history will ride again into the town this month.

Legendary 90s hitmakers D:Ream will perform a special show at The Platform as part of Morecambe Pride.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to entertainment in North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

A celebration of living a happier and healthier lifestyle including pole dancing, cycling and much more will return to Lancaster city centre.

Dino Fest will come roaring back into Lancaster city centre this weekend.

The man behind the Eric Morecambe statue is bringing an exhibition of his work to Lancaster to mark a quarter of a century since the iconic piece was unveiled.

The second event of a planned monthly series from Lancaster Music Co-Op has been announced.

One of Morecambe's longest-standing community bands will make its debut at one of the north's best-loved music festivals this summer.

The Festival Players return for a special evening of Shakespeare in the Garden at Leighton Hall later this month.

Morecambe Music Festival 2024 will be even bigger after two more venues joined the party taking the total up to 37.

Beyond Radio is delighted to once again be hosting the main stage at this year's Carnforth Carnival this weekend.

Beyond Radio will be broadcasting live from a free community open day at Lancaster and Morecambe College this weekend to celebrate a 200th anniversary.

One hundred creative people will get a pay-out and a chance to show off their work or perform at a unique event for Morecambe.

Here is our weekly What's On Guide to entertainment in North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

The manager of the Lancaster Grand Theatre has spoken to Beyond Radio about the exciting season of shows coming up.

Our relationships with the natural world will be explored across three days of live events in Morecambe’s West End this weekend.

A renowned Japanese playwright’s latest theatre installation is coming to Lancaster this weekend.

Here is our weekly guide to what's on in entertainment across North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay.

Young people will be the driving force behind the return of a Green Festival this summer as it takes place for the first time on Morecambe Promenade.

Beyond Radio will present a special programme live from Lancaster Pride this weekend for the second consecutive year.

Here is our weekly guide to what's on in entertainment across North Lancashire and Morecambe Bay

A musical initiative in support of the work done by Citizens Advice North Lancashire kicks off with its first event next week.

A lineup of events has been announced to celebrate the first ever 'Lancaster Day'.