Darwen’s brightest Christmas yet as thousands enjoy spectacular switch-on! Darwen’s Christmas lights switch-on once again smashed all records as thousands of people turned out for the hugely popular event marking an exciting start of the festive countdown. The annual celebration offered more than nine hours packed full of Christmas cheer, drawing visitors from across the…
Darwen Christmas Lights Switch On 2025 Top Tips Here’s your handy guide to the Darwen Christmas Lights Switch-On and Festive Markets – a quick round-up of answers to your most frequently asked questions to help you make the very most of all the fabulous festive fun! The hugely popular event is set to take place…
Full festive line-up revealed for Darwen’s dazzling Christmas lights switch-on 2025! One of Darwen’s favourite Christmas traditions is back and this year’s lights switch-on is offering more than nine hours of festive fun that’s not to be missed! Hot on the heels of announcing singing sensation Kelly Llorenna as this year’s headliner – to much…
Kelly Llorenna tops line-up for Darwen Christmas lights switch-on 2025 Kelly Llorenna – the singing sensation behind dance anthems Heart of Gold and True Love Never Dies – has been revealed as the headline act for this year’s Darwen Christmas lights switch-on. Every year, huge crowds descend on Darwen Market Square for the much-loved event,…
Autumn window art at Fourteen Market Street Year 6 pupils from St Barnabas CE Primary Academy joined local artist, Lucie Cooke, and the #shopdarwen team on Wednesday 17th September to create an amazingly autumnal window display at Fourteen Market Street. We’ve been celebrating community art and the seasons at Fourteen for over a year now…
Free Summer fun activities in Darwen: A Packed Season of Creativity, Culture & Community Darwen is turning up the sunshine with a fantastic line-up of FREE summer events for families and children! From whimsical puppet shows and ukulele jams to poetry tents and circus skills, Darwen Market and Market Square are the place to be this…
Council Supports Innovative New Singing Initiative to Boost Community Confidence and Wellbeing in Darwen Blackburn with Darwen Council is proud to announce its support for begin2sing — an exciting new series of vocal workshops designed to build confidence, strengthen community ties, and promote positive mental health through the power of music. Developed by award-winning vocal…
Free half term activities at Darwen Market We know that the children are only just back to school, but the next holidays are just around the corner! Do not fear, our free holiday activity programme is back at Darwen Market for May half-term. Culturapedia, our cultural partner on this project, has put together a wonderful…
The Easter holidays are set to be an eggstremely exciting and creative couple of weeks, thanks to a full programme of free family activities at Darwen Market. From immersive theatrical performances to creative art workshops, there’s an event to capture the imagination of every child this Easter. Here’s what you’ve got to look…
Window artist, Lucie Cooke, has been in Darwen Town Centre this week to add a touch of spring to Fourteen Market Street Let’s take a look… A modern map of Darwen The centrepiece of the design is a fun unconventional map of Darwen, highlighting 14 of our town’s icons: …