Bin Collective Puppet Making Workshop (FREE)

Puppet Making Workshop

🕤 9:30am - 12:00pm
📍 Haslingden Library

Join Bin Collective for a hands-on, creative workshop where you’ll design and build your own puppet using scrap materials and a treasure trove of craft supplies. Dream up your character and bring them to life—whether it’s weird, wonderful, or totally chaotic. Once your puppet is ready, you’ll take them straight to the rave and dance together!

What to expect:

• All materials provided (plus bring anything you’d love to use)

• Friendly, relaxed atmosphere

• Guidance from the artists behind the legendary Puppet Rave

Top tip: Neon and bright colours are highly encouraged ✨

Workshop tickets are limited to 20 people

Puppet Rave

🕧 12:30pm onwards
📍 Haslingden Market

Step into an afternoon of playful chaos with Bin Collective and a cast of delightfully strange characters.

This is no ordinary rave, every raver is a puppeteer. Expect laughter, dancing, and the unexpected as puppets take over the dancefloor.

Bring your own puppet, or meet a new one when you arrive. Whether you made yours in the morning workshop or already have a favourite, everyone is welcome to join the fun.

What to expect:

• Puppet DJs

• High-energy dancing

• Interactive, immersive fun

Gather@, a new multi-venue music and culture festival across the Rossendale Valley, presented by later@ in partnership with Horse + Bamboo Theatre and taking place between 26-28 June.

Across three days, the festival connects towns through a curated programme of live music and creative activity. Audiences can move between venues, discovering independent artists, performances, and a mix of experiences for both locals and visitors. Across the wider weekend, Gather@ brings nationally respected artists into intimate local settings, alongside a handpicked lineup of rising talent. Confirmed artists include Dave McCabe (The Zutons), John Bramwell (I Am Kloot),18 year old country blues guitarist and singer Muireann Bradley, Dominie Hooper, Yaang, A. S. Fanning, Ellen Beth Abdi, The Folk Drama, Lily Rae Grant, Freequency 3, Punch-In, Marie Franc, Georgian, Coruja Jones, Concrete Club, K Estate, The Staags with more to be announced. Please see the main events page for more details about different events and follow our socials.

This is a free event; donations will be gratefully received. Gather@ is built on the belief that everyone should have access to great live music, arts, and culture. While some of our events are ticketed, a large part of the festival remains free and open to all and that’s only possible with your support. If you’re able to contribute, your donation helps us keep this spirit alive. Every contribution, big or small, goes directly toward sustaining free events, supporting artists, and ensuring the festival can continue to grow and welcome everyone. We’re truly grateful for your support; it makes all the difference.

Free entry with ticket Discover new music. Explore Rossendale.

Alongside our paid events programme hosted at Horse + Bamboo, St Mary’s Chambers, and The Rosemount, the Gather@ Trail opens up Rossendale through a series of free events taking place in independent venues and spaces.

Additional Gather@ Trail venues include The Drop Off (Edenfield), Haslingden Market, MANR at The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery (Rawtenstall), The Blind Tiger (Rawtenstall), The Unitarian Church (Rawtenstall), Rawtenstall Market, and Chuffin' Ale (Rawtenstall).

We encourage guests to arrive early and experience the full lineup. Supporting every artist is a big part of what makes Gather@ special.

Support Gather@ in Rossendale

Gather@ is built on the idea that everyone should be able to experience great live music, arts, and culture. While some events are ticketed, much of the festival remains free and open to all.

The festival brings established artists and emerging talent to the Valley, supporting creativity, community connection, local businesses, and the visitor economy, while helping make Rossendale a more vibrant place to live and visit.

Donations help us keep the spirit of Gather@ accessible to everyone by supporting free events, artists, and community programming across the festival.

If you’re able to contribute, we’re truly grateful for your support.