Summer Reading Challenge
Saturday, 5 July 2025–Saturday, 13 September 2025. 'Adventures in Nature and the Great Outdoors' is the enchanting theme for the 2025 Summer Reading Challenge.

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Exploring, researching and writing family histories - Rochdale Central Library
A workshop combining ancestry and creative writing.
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Gothic Luxe Wedding Fair
Welcome to the original wedding fair dedicated to dark, gothic and metal-loving couples…now in the heart of Rochdale at Rochdale Town Hall.
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Sensory Awareness Day
The Adult Care Sensory Team is thrilled to invite you to our Annual Sensory Awareness Day — a vibrant, hands-on event celebrating sensory support, innovation, and inclusion.
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Rochdale Comedy Festival
Shows take place between Friday, 26 September 2025–Sunday, 5 October 2025. This new festival includes established names from television and radio alongside rising stars.
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Kids' Club - Wardle Library
Last Saturday of every month. These themed Kids' Club activity sessions will include crafts, activities and challenges.
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2-Day Stained Glass Workshops - Glazing and Leading
2-day beginner workshops in June 2025 and September 2025. You'll learn all the techniques involved in making a leaded glass panel.
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Littleborough U3A Easy Walks Group - Littleborough Library
2nd and last Tuesday of every month. These are intended to be short walks, about 30 - 40 minutes, mainly on paved paths around the centre of Littleborough.
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Oktoberfest Rochdale 2025
Get ready to raise your steins as Oktoberfest Rochdale is back and bigger than ever. Experience an unforgettable evening of Bavarian fun inside the breathtaking surroundings of Rochdale Town Hall.
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Heywood Work and Skills Hub - Heywood Library
Monday–Thursday every week. Access live job vacancies, fully funded training courses, CV/application support and interview techniques, debt management support and obtain clothes for interviews.
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Remembrance Sunday services
Times and locations of Remembrance Sunday services in the borough of Rochdale.