Blackburn Festival of Light Street Band - Drumming Workshops

Dates: 28 Jan 2026 - 06 Feb 2026

Location: The Bureau Centre for the Arts - 5 Exchange Street - Blackburn

Blackburn is a relatively dull town, even The Beatles once sang about its many potholes. However, in the evening it comes alive thanks to a bustling nightlife and a series of rhythmic workshops.

From Wednesday 28th January – Friday 6th February 2026 ‘Blackburn Festival of Light Street Band – Drumming Workshops’ are taking place at The Bureau Centre for the Arts – 5 Exchange Street Blackburn.

The Blackburn Festival of Light Street Band is a community drumming group performing a range of rhythm-led music inspired by Brazilian samba.

The band is made up of members aged 16-76 and welcomes everyone, from beginners to experienced musicians to join them.

Experienced drumming leaders Matt and James will work with the group to develop a range of rhythms and to ensure that everyone can take part no matter what level of previous experience.

There are opportunities to perform at festivals and events and the sessions will help you to be performance ready should you choose to take part in these performances, although this is not compulsory.

The band meets every Wednesday (term time only) Doors open at 6pm for booking in and chatting - session runs 6.15-7.15pm.

A range of ticketing options are available which are: Full price £10 per session. Flexible concession Rate £5-£8 per session - please select your amount.

 Unfortunately there are no free places available for this session. If you can afford to make an additional donation to help support those needing a concession please select donation amount at checkout.

Tickets are available to book from the following website link –

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/blackburn-festival-of-light

The Blackburn Festival of Light Street Band is a community drumming group performing a range of rhythm-led music inspired by Brazilian samba.

^Alex Ashworth CCG Content Creator