Our guide to what you can do in and around the borough this weekend

Flags Festival, Dinosaur Adventure Live, Bowlee Car Boot Sale, Fireground Museum Open Day, Spring Concert – Cantare Ladies Choir, Morning Coffee, Saint George’s Day Annual Flag Raising, Live Well with MS Awareness Event, St Georges Band Night, The Jungle Book, Heywood Station Car Boot Sundays, Alkrington Village Craft Market, Car Boot Sale, Covid-19 vaccine clinics, and a Watercolours and Prints & Acrylics exhibition at Littleborough Coach House - lots to do in and around the borough this weekend.

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• Events happening all weekend

Flags Festival – Rochdale Sports Club, Saturday 23 April 10am - 3pm & Sunday 24 April 9.30am - 3.30pm

Rochdale Lacrosse Club is hosting this years Northern Flags Festival.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69233/

Dinosaur Adventure Live – Middleton Arena, Friday 22 April 2022 - Sunday 24 April 2022

Walk with us through the jurassic era on an unforgettable interactive experience as we introduce you to some of the most incredible species ever to have lived on Earth.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68242/

Fireground Museum Open Day – Fireground, Maclure Road, Rochdale
Open 10am - 4pm, Friday 22 and Saturday 23 April

Fire Museum attractions are on show including historic and recent day artifacts.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68934/

The Jungle Book – Oldham Coliseum, Friday 15 April to Sunday 17 April

Join Mowgli and his animal friends on the adventure of a lifetime at Oldham Coliseum this Easter.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69004/  

Gallery Exhibition: Watercolours and Prints & Acrylics – Littleborough Coach House, Friday 15 and Saturday 16 April, 10am – 3pm & Sunday 17 April, 11.30am – 2.30pm

This exhibition consists of Colin Weldon - "Wild, Wet & Sometimes Stormy" - Watercolours, Buli Corby - Prints & Acrylics.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68619/  

Covid-19 Vaccine Clinics

There are a number of drop-in vaccination clinics running at various locations across the borough. No appointment is needed for any of the clinics, but people that are booked in elsewhere should stick to their existing appointments.

Full list of local vaccine clinics…

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• Friday 22 April

Spring Concert – Cantare Ladies Choir – St Mary in the Baum Church, 7pm

Come along and enjoy a varied programme sung by your local ladies choir.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69246/

For a full list of Friday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=22-04-2022&searchtype=date

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• Saturday 23 April

Morning Coffee – St Clement’s Church, 10am – 12pm

Relax over a nice coffee and cake.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69146/

Saint George’s Day Annual Flag Raising – Number One Riverside, 10am

The Saint George's Day public flag raising event returns to Rochdale.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69183/

Live Well With MS Awareness Event – Online, 10.30am – 2.30pm

The MS Society groups across Manchester including the Rochdale group are holding an online information event.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69185/

St George’s Band Night – Saint Andrew’s Church, Dearnley, 7pm

Wardle Anderson Brass are featuring at St George’s Band Night.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69240/

For a full list of Saturday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=23-04-2022&searchtype=date

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• Sunday 24 April

Bowlee Car Boot Sale and Market – Bowlee Community Park, 7am - 1.30pm

Bowlee Car Boot Sale & Market - one of the biggest in Greater Manchester.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68895/

Heywood Station Car Boot Sale Sundays – Heywood Station, 8.30am

The Whistlestop has planned 8 more car boot sales for this year.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68752/

Alkrington Village Craft Market – Alkrington Community Centre, 10am – 3pm

Over 30 stalls we have a fantastic range of brilliant crafters selling their handmade and unique crafts not available on the high street.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/68053/

Car Boot Sale – Back of the Moss Community Centre, 10am – 2pm

Come and sell your items at the Car Boot Sale.

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/69031/

For a full list of Sunday’s events see the Rochdale Online Events Diary:

www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/events/search?searchvalue=24-04-2022&searchtype=date&Page=1

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