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Accrington EcoFest 2024

EcoFest will be returning to Broadway in Accrington town centre on Saturday 8th June 2024, from 10am – 3pm. The FREE festival will be even bigger and better this year as PROSPECTS celebrates its 25 year anniversary of environmental action in Hyndburn.

As well as showcasing all things green and environmentally friendly, the festival will be packed full of free activities and entertainment to appeal to all ages and interests. These include a live brass band, clog dancers and dhol drummers, free face painting and henna tattoos, stilt walkers, clothes swop stall, spoon carving demos, smoothie bike, make your bird box workshops, plus all you need to know about getting involved with green spaces in the borough!

There will be free art workshops where you can craft a butterfly puppet, try out weaving using recycled materials, make a suncatcher from recycled plastic and make flowers from recycled cardboard.

The Lancashire Wildlife Trust, RSPB, Ribble Rivers Trust, Active Lancashire, Woody (Hyndburn) CIC, Soil Association, Cosy Homes in Lancashire and more will have stalls, and the PROSPECTS Foundation will have their own stalls with giveaways, demonstrations, and fun activities on how people can reduce their impact on the climate and environment. Plus, there’s lots more entertainment and activities still to be confirmed!

Save the date in your diaries and don’t miss out on this free and family-friendly event!
10am - 3pm, free to attend, just turn up! The festival is on Broadway in Accrington town centre (BB5 1EW)
Broadway, Accrington, Lancashire BB5 1EW
Sat 8 June
Contact telephone: 01254230348 Call to check latest times or cancellations.