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9th Oct

Catalyst Comedy Evening

Friday 9th October 2026 Robin Ince: Let the quiet ones rise  An evening of comedy brought to you by Giggleshack and Cultivate Over 16s only Join us from 7.30pm with comedy ...

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10th Oct

Animal Encounters!

We’re excited to welcome back on Saturday 10th October from 11:00am – 2:00pm Visit our drop-in session to get up close to a range of animals; frogs, snakes and ...

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26th Nov

Live Music at Catalyst!

Thursday 26th November, 2026 Join us for an evening of live music from Mondegreen, with support from Daisy Hannah, in the unique surroundings of our glass walled Observator...

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3rd Dec

Catalyst Music Evening

Thursday 3rd December 2026 Join us in our glass walled Observatory Gallery for a unique evening of music from Molly Doyle  and The Mersey Flows Doors open at 7:00pm, music ...

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Mersey Road, Widnes, Cheshire, WA8 0DF.

Catalyst has a large free car park.

If you are coming over the Mersey Gateway Bridge or the Silver Jubilee Bridge, please don't forget to pay your toll within 24 hours. This can be done online at www.merseyflow.co.uk

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