Festive Family Fun

in Darwen Town Centre

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 2025

Darwen Pride 2025

Darwen Pride 2025 After a successful debut event in July 2024, Darwen Pride will be returning to Darwen Market Square on Saturday 12th July 2025.   Celebrate Love, Diversity & Community in the Heart of Darwen Join us for Darwen Pride 2025, a colourful, inclusive and family-friendly celebration of LGBTQ+ pride! Whether you’re part of…
12 Jul
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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The #shopdarwen Summer Heritage Trail

The #shopdarwen Summer Heritage Trail How much do you know about the heritage of Darwen? We are working with artist / illustrator Lucie Cooke to create a beautifully illustrated Summer Heritage Trail. Whether you are a historian in the making or haven’t thought too much about it in the past, the #shopdarwen summer heritage trail is…
21 Jul - 06 Sep
Darwen
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Mini – Zines Workshop

MINI – ZINES WORKSHOP Darwen Market WITH MOLLY BLAND FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join Molly for her Mini-Zines workshop! Learn how to defeat summer boredom or creative block through the art of zine-making. Cut, stick and doodle your way out of any creative traffic jam by going back to basics and having fun…
24 Jul
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre
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Aquanauts Adrift

AQUANAUTS ADRIFT Darwen Market Square WITH ENTER EDEM FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Bubbles and barnacles are everywhere! Explore the Aquanauts Adrift, trawl and see what you find in their nets, with wonderful Krill puppetry, eye-catching bubble spectacles and fascinating storytelling seashells, join these deep sea divers on their journey from the ocean.  This…
26 Jul
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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Pop Poetry Drop In

POP POETRY DROP IN Darwen Market Square WITH ELLA OTOMEWO & CHRIS BROWN FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join Ella and Chris in their pop up tent! The Pop Poetry team will be waiting to meet you and keen to help you get writing and exploring words. Create short poems with our resident poet…
30 Jul
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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Caspian’s Storm

CASPIANS STORM Darwen Market Square WITH LAStheatre FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join us for Caspian’s Storm! Caspian the crab is small in stature but BIG in curiosity. Happy in his rock pool home, he loves cleaning, collecting adventure stories, and watching the humans who live near the shore. But one stormy night, a…
31 Jul
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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August 2025

Design A Pocket Adventure

DESIGN A POCKET ADVENTURE Darwen Market WITH PRINT, PAINT AND PIXEL FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join Print, Paint and Pixel for Design A Pocket Adventure and create your own treasure hunt book! Pick 6 surprise location stickers, then create, design and decorate your own 8-page booklet. Once it’s finished, it’s time to head…
06 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre
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Puppet Birding

PUPPET BIRDING Darwen Market Square & Darwen Market WITH HANDMADE THEATRE FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join HandMade Theatre for some Puppet Birding, a fun family show inspired by British birds. Meet our two quirky Bird Watchers as they take you on an adventure in search of birds. Look out for our friends Robin,…
08 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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Pirate Princess

PIRATE PRINCESS Darwen Market Square WITH GEMMA BOND FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Pirate Princess is a heartwarming story of hope against adversity told with physical theatre, clowning and circus.  Join poor shipwrecked Princess Poppy on a tiny island. Can she overcome a big dress, extreme weather and the ultimate test of strength to…
13 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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Circus Skills Workshop

CIRCUS SKILLS WORKSHOP Darwen Market Square WITH CIRCUS HOUSE FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join The Circus House team for a circus skills workshop. Have a go with diabolo, spin some plates, learn to juggle or even try aerial hoop!  The fully trained circus team will be delivering all of the sessions between 11am…
15 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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Bhangra Tots

BHANGRA TOTS Darwen Market WITH SOHAN KAILEY FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join the adventure with Sohan Kailey (India Dancer) as he takes you on an exciting adventure of Bhangra dancing fun.  A heartwarming story about a bunny rabbit who has to leave its home and start a new beginning. Not knowing where to…
20 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre
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Ukulele Zero to Ukulele Hero in 10 Minutes!

UKULELE ZERO TO UKULELE HERO IN 10 MINUTES! Darwen Market WITH RICHARD MOSS FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join Richard for an inclusive workshop where all ages can play and sing fun songs with the ukulele within minutes!  You don’t need an instrument or any musical experience, just a little enthusiasm.  This is a…
22 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre
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UPCOMING

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SHOP LOCAL

THIS CHRISTMAS

It’s always a good time to support local and #shopdarwen, but even more so during the festive season.

Our diverse selection of independent Darwen Town Centre retailers are ready to make Christmas 2023 your best one yet, with fantastic gifts, decorations, party attire, quality produce, handmade food and so much more.

Christmas would be a wonderful time to win £50 worth of Shop Darwen vouchers, too. Make sure to collect entry forms from Shop Darwen retails when you spend £5 or over, add your details and post them in the postbox in Darwen Market to be in with a chance of winning.

CHRISTMAS

NEWS

Book now for Father Christmas Storytelling at Darwen Market!

Christmas 2023, Darwen Market, Events, Insider's Guide, Market Square News, News, Shop Darwen, Upcoming

Father Christmas Storytelling! …At Darwen Christmas Lights Switch On 2023 We’re super excited to announce that Father Christmas himself will be returning to Darwen Market this year. He went down an absolute storm during the 2022 Christmas lights switch on celebrations, and we can’t wait to welcome him back to our town. Here’s what you…

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N-Trance set to headline Darwen Christmas Lights Switch On!

Christmas 2023, Darwen Market, Events, Market Square News, News, Shop Darwen, Shopping, Upcoming

N-Trance set to headline Darwen Christmas Lights Switch On!  Get ready to set your Christmas spirit free at the Darwen lights switch on with headline act, N-Trance!  One of the biggest selling UK dance acts of the 90s, N-Trance is topping the bill for this year’s Christmas lights event on Saturday, November 18th.  Last year…

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