Blackburn Cathedral – National Festival of Making

A luminous lightwork will tell the story of the Magna Carta and the North in Durham,  a modern art installation inspired by the unknown story of the women behind the 1969 Moon Landing comes to Canterbury, there’s a brick by brick festival at Derby to promote creativity and community, a light organ at Blackburn, and Shakespeare’s letter that shed new light on his relationship with his wife goes on display in Hereford Cathedral – just some of the events planned this summer in our cathedrals.

#WishYouWereHere – Summer in our Cathedrals – what will you discover?

All our cathedrals have exciting programmes for everyone throughout this summer – from headline exhibitions to family days and arts and crafts – and all are underpinned by the daily rhythm of prayer and worship.

Some of our cathedrals charge entry and there may be a fee at others for specific events, but all our cathedrals are free to enter for prayer, worship or to light a candle.

Do check on the cathedral’s individual website for up-to-date information before you travel.

And don’t forget to share your pictures and tag us #WishYouWereHere – our summer campaign this year.

Blackburn Cathedral gets ready to be part of the National Festival of Making

Light Organ (picture here at Bradford Cathedral) is coming to Blackburn Cathedral next month – part of the National Festival of Making.

The free family festival on July 5-6 is a celebration of making, from the kitchen table to the factory floor with a programme of work across the city and beyond, that combines art, manufacturing, making, and communities.

In the cathedral the UK’s most exciting independent makers gather for the National Festival of Making’s Maker’s Market, handpicked by expert design and craft curators Hopeful & Glorious.

And Light Organ – created by artists Akeelah Bertram, Simon Fletcher and Adam Glatherine, will go on display in the Crypt, inviting visitors to transform their voice into a symphony of light.

This large-scale interactive installation features 38 illuminated acrylic pipes that respond to sounds captured through microphones positioned around the space by visualising it in a vibrant array of colour.

Light Organ’ was a new artwork created for ‘Bradford is LiT’ festival, which took place across the city in November 2021.