BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1450@visitribblevalley.co.uk DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260725T160000 DTSTAMP:20260514T085146Z URL:https://www.visitribblevalley.co.uk/events/clitheroe-castle-festival-o f-archaeology-community-hub-day-2026/ SUMMARY:Clitheroe Castle Festival of Archaeology Community Hub Day 2026 DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the Festival of Archaeology 2026 with a new archaeolo gical exhibit in the museum and then join us in our festival hub for a spe cial day celebrating all things archaeological.\n\nMeet local archaeologis ts and experts who will be on hand to answer your questions and share thei r knowledge. There will be specialists in a range of eras from prehistory all the way to the industrial era\, and in a variety of fields like artifa ct conservation and archaeological technologies.\n\nFind out how community archaeologists are contributing to our knowledge about the Romans in the Ribble Valley\, talk to detectorists about how their finds are illuminatin g untold stories of the past\, meet archaeology enthusiasts and see how th ey get involved in community projects\, find out about the conservation wo rk that has been done at the keep\, and much more! You can drop in through out the day.\n\nThis year\, our guests include:\n\n Ribble Valley Archaeo logy\n Friends of Pendle Archaeology Group\n Portable Antiquities Finds Liaison Officers\, Lancashire &\; Cumbria\n Professor Anthony Sinclair \, University of Liverpool\n Lancashire Archives\n Lancashire Museums Co nservation &\; Collections\n Professional Archaeologist Pascal Eloy\n Local Detectorists\n Rimington History Society\n Slaidburn Archives\n\n And more to be confirmed!\n\nFor younger archaeology-lovers\, check out th e 'Corner of Curiosity' and 'Rooms of Discovery' – fun zones in the fest ival hub where kids can play ancient games\, discover artefacts in a dig p it\, dress-up in historical costumes and do archaeology-themed crafts and activities. They can also earn a Jr Archaeologist certificate and sticker by completing a checklist of archaeology-themed tasks\, and they can do a bonus 'Find the Artefact' task in the museum* to enter a competition to wi n a special archaeology-themed goodie bag!\n\nAnd back by popular demand i s our Castle Archaeology Tour. Spaces are limited so please see the tour e vent record for details of how to reserve your place.\n\nEntry to the fest ival hub is free! Admission fee applies only to Museum entry – Adults £ 5.20. Young People and Children 18 and Younger FREE (additional charges ap ply for craft) *Museum admission applies to adults only.\n\nThere's lots o f family friendly fun across the festival\, so why not roll up your sleeve s and book your young archaeologists onto one of our kids archaeology work shops?\n\nAdults\, too\, can get their hands dirty in a Prehistoric Potter y Workshop &\; Talk for Grown-Ups\, see event listing for details.\n\nF or full details of all festival events visit Lancashire County Council Eve nts\n\nWe look forward to seeing you soon.\n\nClitheroe Castle Museum is m anaged by Lancashire County Council's Museum Service on behalf of Ribble V alley Borough Council. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.visitribblevalley.co.uk/wp-content/u ploads/2026/05/CCM-AF-hub-day-square.jpg CATEGORIES:Family,Heritage LOCATION:Clitheroe Castle Museum\, Clitheroe Castle\, Clitheroe\, Lancashir e\, BB7 1AZ\, United Kingdom X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Clitheroe Castle\, Clithero e\, Lancashire\, BB7 1AZ\, United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Clith eroe Castle Museum:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR