Whilst every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the information shown on the website,
events and performance times may be subject to change.
Online booking opens 18th April, also by email to info@saddleworthfestival.org.uk or phone 0844 381 4338.
During Festival week, the box office at the Civic Hall Uppermill, will be open for the sale of all tickets for one hour prior to every event that is being staged at the Civic Hall. Tickets will also be available for each event on the door.
Tickets purchased on line during Festival week cannot be posted and will be available for collection either from the box office during the above opening hours or on the door of every event. Please ensure you bring your paypal receipt as proof of purchase.
| Sat 4 June | EVENT | TIME & VENUE | |
| 11 Private Gardens in Dobcross & Diggle open to the public | 11.00am. – 5.00pm. Various Locations |
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| Festival Boredom Busters - for Children up to the age of 11 Years | 1.00pm - 3.00pm Saddleworth Museum | ||
| Patron’s Reception | 6.00pm. Civic Hall | ||
| The Orchestra of the Swan with Katherine Broderick, soprano | 7.30pm. Civic Hall | ||
| Saddleworth Players’ production of "Under Milk Wood" | 7.30pm Millgate Arts Centre |
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| Dobcross Youth Band presents 'A Concert of Film Music' |
more infomation |
8.00pm Dobcross Band Club | |
| Spectacular Firework Display - CANCELLED | EVENT CANCELLED |
CANCELLED |
| Sun 5 June | Festival Service and Inaugural Service for the incoming Chairman of Saddleworth Parish Council |
11.00 am. St Chad’s Church, Uppermill |
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| 11 Private Gardens in Dobcross & Diggle open to the public | 11.00am. – 5.00pm. Various Locations |
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| Jewels that catch the Expert's Eye - Talk by Joanna Hardy, Sotheby’s & Antiques Roadshow Jewellery Expert |
2.00pm. Civic Hall | ||
| Songs of Praise | 5.45pm. Uppermill Methodist Church |
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| Barry Cryer “Butterfly Brain” with Colin Sell | 7.30pm. Civic Hall | ||
| Recital by The Telemann Baroque Ensemble | 7.30pm. Dobcross Church | ||
| Festival Bowls Competition | Starting 11.00am Friezeland Bowling Club |
| Mon 6 June | Saddleworth in Old Photographs - an afternoon drop in | 1.45pm - 3.45pm Saddleworth Museum | |
| An Afternoon with Julia Bradbury | 2.00pm Civic Hall | ||
| Sofya Gulyak (Winner of the 2009 Leeds International Piano Competition) | 7.30pm. Civic Hall | ||
| Youth Sports Event | Churchill Playing Fields | ||
| Uppermill Stage Society’s production of ‘Stepping Out' | 7.30pm Ebenezer Church Hall Uppermill | ||
| Saddleworth Film Society presents Mike Leigh's "Another Year" |
8.00pm. Millgate Arts Centre Delph |
| Tues 7 June | Coffee and Quilts | 10.30am - 3.30pm Saddleworth Museum | |
| Hat Making Workshop - Hands on Headpieces | 1.30pm - 4.30pm Millgate Arts Centre |
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| From the Rockin' of the Cradle - with the Dave Donohoe Band | 7.30pm. Civic Hall | ||
| The Frolick with Emma Curtis | 7.30pm. Lydgate Church | ||
| Saddleworth Singers Ladies Choir | 7.30pm. Uppermill Meth. Ch. | ||
| Uppermill Stage Society’s production of “Stepping Out” | 7.30pm. Ebenezer Church Hall Uppermill | ||
| Youth Sports Event | Churchill Playing Fields | ||
| Wed 8 June | Four guided walks at different levels (easy to strenuous) | more infomation |
10.00am Brownhill Countryside Centre |
| Bordering on Insanity - a Talk by Timothy Walker, Director of Oxford Botanical Garden | 2.00pm. Civic Hall | ||
| Antiques Valuations and Appraisals by Bonhams | 11.00am – 4.00pm Museum | ||
| Festival Brass - with Brighouse and Rastrick Band | 7.30pm. Civic Hall | ||
| Robin Ireland and Friends (Chamber Ensemble) | 7.30pm Millgate Arts Centre | ||
| Saddleworth Consort Chamber Choir | 7.30pm Dobcross Church | ||
| Youth Sports Event | Churchill Playing Fields | ||
| Uppermill Stage Society’s production of “Stepping Out” | 7.30pm. Ebenezer Church Hall Uppermill |
| Thur 9 June | Floral Art Demonstration by Eden Flowers | 2.00pm. Millgate Arts Centre | |
| Saddleworth in Old Film | 1.45pm - 3.45pm Saddleworth Museum Uppermill | ||
| Saddleworth Male Voice Choir with soloist Debbie Oliver (soloist) from the RNCM | 7.30pm. Civic Hall | ||
| “A Taste of Tango” with Tango 5 and Dancers | 7.30pm. Oak Room The White Hart |
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| Uppermill Stage Society’s production of “Stepping Out” | 7.30pm. Ebenezer Church Hall Uppermill | ||
| Youth Sports Event | Churchill Playing Fields | ||
| The Roman Forts at Castleshaw - an illustrated lecture by Norman Redhead | 7.00pm - 9.30pm Saddleworth Museum |
| Fri 10 June | Wringing Words out of our Watershed! - Creative writing workshop | 2.00pm Saddleworth Museum | |
| Food for Thought - a talk by George Alagiah | 2.00pm. Civic Hall | ||
| Prize Giving & Poetry Reading |
more infomation |
4.30pm - 5.30pm Saddleworth Museum Uppermill | |
| Beethoven The Last Master presented by John Suchet with Simon Mulligan, piano | 7.30pm Civic Hall | ||
| The Musical Jones Family - a concert of music for all tastes | 7.30pm. Lydgate Church | ||
| Uppermill Stage Society’s production of “Stepping Out” | 7.30pm. Ebenezer Church Hall Uppermill | ||
| Youth Sports Event | Churchill Playing Fields |
| Sat 11 June | The Testament of Jessie Lamb a talk by the novelist Jane Rogers | 10.00am Millgate Arts Centre | |
| 11 Private Gardens in Lydgate & Grasscroft open to the public | 11.00am. – 5.00pm. Various Locations | ||
| Saddleworth GigArt 2011 | 12.00noon. – 10.00pm. Church Inn | ||
| Festival Boredom Busters - for Children up to the age of 11 Years | 1.00pm - 3.00pm Saddleworth Museum | ||
| Music for a Summer Afternoon - with Chetham's School of Music | 2.00pm St Mary's Church Greenfield | ||
| Sing for Pleasure Choir | 7.30pm Dobcross Church | ||
| The Parson’s Pirates - presented by Opera Della Luna | 7.30pm. Civic Hall | ||
| Ceilidh | 7.30pm Denshaw Community Hall |
| Sun 12 June | Festival Farmers Market | 9.00am - 2.00pm Saddleworth Museum |
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| 11 Private Gardens in Lydgate & Grasscroft open to the public | 11.00am. – 5.00pm. Various Locations |
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| Wharmton Dash Fell Race | Start 11.30am Churchill Playing Fields | ||
| A Journey Through Saddleworth's Past - history through old maps | 2.00pm Saddleworth Museum | ||
| Lord Rhodes' Concert with Saddleworth Musical Society Choir & Orchestra | 7.30pm. Civic Hall |