There is set to be some travel disruption around Blackburn this weekend, as the Festival of Making returns.

Blackburn with Darwen Roads has released a list of road closures in place from 11pm today (Friday, July 5) onwards.

Pedestrians and emergency services will still be able to access the roads. Roads will reopen once the festival has ended on Sunday.

The festival will return to Blackburn over the weekend of July 6 and 7 – taking over more than 25 town centre venues with a programme filled with more than 75 different listings.

One of those is Marketing Lancashire’s popular Taste Lancashire Market, offering the very best produce from across the Red Rose County.

The street food offer in Cathedral Square will again be a haven for foodies – set to the backdrop of live music from the DiscoBug DJ stage, from 11am to 5pm each day.

Also in the Square, you’ll find local favourites, The Firepit, Turtle Bay and Blackburn Cathedral’s Checks and Grey’s, while Blackburn Market’s popular food hall is close by.

Lauren Zawadzki, co-director of the National Festival of Making, said: “With more than 75 things to see and do at the festival, we know that our visitors like to make a full weekend of it.

“And as well as the many impressive art installations, the workshops, talks and performances, there’s lots of food and drink to enjoy too.

“The Taste of Lancashire Market is always popular as well as the street food in Cathedral Square.

“Of course, there are a lot of fabulous places to eat and drink across the town centre too – our visitors will be spoilt for choice.”

Full list of road closures for Blackburn’s Festival of Making

  • Tackett Street (full length), from its junction with Ainsworth Street to its junction with Exchange Street.
  • Exchange Street (full length), from its junction with Richmond Hill to its junction with Museum Street.
  • King William Street, from its junction with New Market Street to its junction with Museum Street.
  • New Market Street (full length), from its junction with King William Street to its junction with Northgate.
  • Town Hall Street (full length), from its junction with Northgate to its junction with Tackett Street.
  • Northgate, from its junction with New Market Street to its junction with Lord Street West.
  • Lord Street West, from its junction with Corporation Street to its junction with Lord Street.