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Explore Week

Type:Festival

The Storey, Meeting House Lane, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1TH

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Explore Week

Explore Week is new for Light Up Lancaster 2024.  A week of free activities, family friendly engagement and participation with fun and exciting sessions, discovering the art of science and leading up to the main festival.

In conjunction with artists, creative technologists and arts companies, a range of researchers and academics from Lancaster University, Explore Week will reveal fascinating insights and learning about light, art and science.

Explore will have a comprehensive schedule of lively, hands-on activities.  During Explore Week, visitors can send a letter to space, experiment with science and gadgets and discover what might have the potential to provide low-cost solar electricity in the future.  And on the subject of creating a happier, healthier planet, FoodFutures and Closing Loops are inviting visitors to help create a Planet Promises Wall, which will be lit up in Market Square during the festival.

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Opening Times

Season (21 Oct 2024 - 28 Oct 2024)
DayTimes
Monday - Sunday10:00 - 16:00

Events

Friday, 18th October 2024 - Friday, 25th October 2024

Litfest Writer Sarah Hall, credit Richard ThwaitesLitfest Autumn Weekend18-25 October 2024 - Literature is for everyone! Come and join us at Litfest's Autumn weekend.
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Thursday, 7th November 2024 - Saturday, 9th November 2024

Light Up LancasterPrepare to join a magical exploration of the city of Lancaster as you’ve never seen it before.
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Awards

  • Sub-Regional AwardsPartner of Visit Lancashire Partner of Visit Lancashire 2018

Directions

Road Directions

Morecambe, Lancaster and the Lune Valley is located in Lancashire, in the north west of England. Exit the M6 motorway at Junction 34 and follow signs for Lancaster.  Join the one way system (Caton Road) and pass small retail park on left on approach to traffic lights.  Turn left, following signs for Lancaster city centre. Continue around the one way system making sure you are in the left hand lane going down King Street and turn left at Waterstone`s bookshop. The Storey Centre is 50m ahead.

Public Transport Directions

The nearest railway station is Lancaster.  The station is on the West Coast Mainline with regular mainline Avanti services to London and south and Glasgow and north. Local services include a regular service to Morecambe. For more information visit nationalrail.co.uk.  The nearest bus station is Lancaster which is less than a five minute walk from the central pedestrianised shopping area at Darnside Street/Chapel Street.  Local, regional and national services are available.  For further information visit traveline.org.uk.

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  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors

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  • Disabled Access

Provider Preferences

  • In town/city centre

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