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Common Walls Mural Festival
Type:Create and Media
Rochdale Town Centre, Rochdale
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Some of the world’s best artists will descend on Rochdale for this new event to turn Rochdale town centre into a huge urban art gallery. They'll create beautiful artwork on 10 buildings in and around the town centre.
International artists taking part Common Walls International Mural Festival include Insane51, Onur, Smug1, SecaOne, AYLO, Epod and Lei Mai.
The ‘Common Walls’ International Mural Festival will give you a chance to see artworks being created up close by the world-renowned artists who will be in town all week bringing their artworks to life.
From Sunday, 7 September 2025, you’re invited to come and watch the artworks being created up close with new designs that that tell the story of Rochdale, its history, people and culture. The murals will be within a 30 minute walk of Rochdale Town Centre and a map will be available.
The artworks will be completed by the weekend (Saturday, 13 September 2025 and Sunday, 14 September 2025). You’re invited to see the finished works as well as enjoy free family friendly activities and attractions set to feature BMX freestyle stunt shows, street art workshops, a graffiti jam with artists competing live, pop up galleries, live music, artist talks and a series of other fringe events.
| Festival (7 Sept 2025 - 14 Sept 2025) |
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| Activities (13 Sept 2025) |
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