Events in Rochdale - Festivals

On Saturday 23 June the Olympic Torch sets off from Blackpool then comes through Rawtenstall, Rochdale, Heywood and Bury then onto Manchester for an evening event.

The Olympic Flame is expected to travel for 70 days an estimated 8,000 miles around the UK giving thousands of communities and individuals their moment to shine a light on the best their area has to offer -- including celebrations of local culture, breathtaking landscapes and dynamic urban areas as the Olympic Flame comes to a place near them.

The Olympic Flame will arrive at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012 for the lighting of the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony, signifying the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games.

The Littleborough Coach House once again hosts the Arts Festival, now in its 11th year

This year it's again an 9-day event, open to the public from Saturday August 25th to Sunday September 2nd inclusive.

As well as looking at the pictures in the exhibition upstairs, both framed & unframed (the majority of which are for sale), you can look at, & vote for your favourite photograph in the photography competition downstairs, see a display of pottery made by local schoolchildren, & read their poetry. The theme for the photographs, poems & pottery this year is provisionally "Teamwork".

Workshops are again being planned for all the family this year, no need to book on most occasions - just turn up at the appointed time & place.

Every weekday afternoon during the Festival local pianists will be playing upstairs in the Harvey Room to make your viewing experience even more pleasurable.