DARWEN

EVENTS

Rain or shine our community turns out to support local events and enjoy the activities, food and drink on offer… come and see for yourself.

UPCOMING EVENTS

March 2024

Darwen Monthly Artisan Market

Welcome to Darwen’s Monthly Artisan Market – A celebration of creativity and community! Join us on the last Saturday each month, starting on Easter weekend, on the vibrant Darwen Market Square from 11am to 4pm. Immerse yourself in the charm of this lively town and experience a delightful event that celebrates local creativity and craftsmanship.… ...
30 Mar
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
April 2024

Free Easter Fun: Earth Art

Free Easter Fun Earth Art At Darwen Market WINSTON PLOWES Come and join the Earth Art workshop with artist Winston Plowes and create beautiful patterns with natural objects. Take this chance to find the wildness inside us all and reconnect with ourselves by making art from nature’s resources. Help us with our sand globe garden, slate… ...
03 Apr
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre
Promoting walk about theatre performance Flock.

Free Easter Fun: Flock

Free Easter Fun Flock At Darwen Market BREAD & BUTTER THEATRE Meet Heidi and Henrietta, two Herdwick sheep who have ventured down from the Lakeland fells to graze and proudly show off their quintuplet lambs nestled in a beautiful old-fashioned pram. They aim to bring the serenity and beauty of the Cumbrian hills to Blackburn and… ...
05 Apr
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre

Free Easter Fun: Creative Cardboard Games

Free Easter Fun Creative Cardboard Games At Darwen Market SARAH GRANT Join us for a creative cardboard junk sculpture group challenge! Challenge your family and friends to play with the giant egg maze and race against each other to steady your ball up the giant cheese wall. These fun games are all made with recycled cardboard… ...
06 Apr
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre
Images of printed postcard to promote a postcard printing workshop

Free Easter Fun: Postcard Printing

Free Easter Fun Postcard Printing At Darwen Market IAN HALAWI Come and join artist Ian Halawi for Postcard Printing and print your own postcard souvenir! Choose from a selection of image reliefs, inks and card colours to make your very own souvenir print. In this workshop you’ll be shown how to ink up a relief print and… ...
08 Apr
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre

Free Easter Fun: Crochet Bright Blooms

Free Easter Fun Crochet Bright Blooms At Darwen Market HELEN DAVIES Do you have old t-shirts lying around, waiting to be repurposed into something beautiful? Join us to celebrate spring by crocheting flowers from scrap fabric! In this workshop, you’ll learn to crochet with your fingers instead of a hook, perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters… ...
10 Apr
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre

Free Easter Fun: Abstract Floral Painting

Free Easter Fun Abstract Floral Painting At Darwen Market NATASHA LYNCH  Soak up the colour of spring with this abstract painting class. We will do some fun drawing exercises together before painting your very own mini-canvas! Using acrylic paint, you will have something inspired by the joyful bouquets to bring the start of the warmer weather… ...
13 Apr
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market
Darwen Town Centre

Free Easter Fun: Birdie

Free Easter Fun Birdie At Darwen Market Square MIND THE GAP Homie meets Birdie, a new friend struggling to navigate a world filled with plastics and pollution. With Homie’s help they embark on a journey towards freedom and hope, inspiring positive action and encouraging people to stand up for what’s right. This is a 30… ...
13 Apr
11:30 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre

Darwen Monthly Artisan Market

Welcome to Darwen’s Monthly Artisan Market – A celebration of creativity and community! Join us on the last Saturday each month, starting on Easter weekend, on the vibrant Darwen Market Square from 11am to 4pm. Immerse yourself in the charm of this lively town and experience a delightful event that celebrates local creativity and craftsmanship.… ...
27 Apr
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
May 2024

Darwen Monthly Artisan Market

Welcome to Darwen’s Monthly Artisan Market – A celebration of creativity and community! Join us on the last Saturday each month, starting on Easter weekend, on the vibrant Darwen Market Square from 11am to 4pm. Immerse yourself in the charm of this lively town and experience a delightful event that celebrates local creativity and craftsmanship.… ...
25 May
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
June 2024

Darwen Monthly Artisan Market

Welcome to Darwen’s Monthly Artisan Market – A celebration of creativity and community! Join us on the last Saturday each month, starting on Easter weekend, on the vibrant Darwen Market Square from 11am to 4pm. Immerse yourself in the charm of this lively town and experience a delightful event that celebrates local creativity and craftsmanship.… ...
29 Jun
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
July 2024

Darwen Monthly Artisan Market

Welcome to Darwen’s Monthly Artisan Market – A celebration of creativity and community! Join us on the last Saturday each month, starting on Easter weekend, on the vibrant Darwen Market Square from 11am to 4pm. Immerse yourself in the charm of this lively town and experience a delightful event that celebrates local creativity and craftsmanship.… ...
27 Jul
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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Event

BOOKINGS

Are you interested in booking Darwen Market Square for an event?
Please complete the form below with your details; let us know what the event is and the date/s you require the space for and a representative of Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council will contact you to help you further.

Event booking charges may apply. This will depend on the size and nature of your event.
Please complete the form and someone will contact you to discuss availability.

Once you have confirmation that the Market Square is available, you will be required to register your event with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council events team.

On the events page, you will find information to help you to consider the level of risk your event would fall under, as there are some health and/or public safety/licencing implications for larger or high risk events.

Certain events may be subject to additional COVID-19 secure measures. A comprehensive risk assessment may need to be completed for the event which will need to be submitted to the Event Safety Advisory Group together with an Event Management Plan.

Please find the events registration page here: http://www.blackburn.gov.uk/entertainment-and-arts/events/event-registration

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GALLERY

This Christmas in Darwen join Rock FM for the Christmas Light Switch On, meet Santa and his reindeer, visit Santa's Grotto at Darwen Market at enjoy a programme of free events and activities.
``I've been coming to & playing at Darwen Live festival every year from London for 5+ years now. This year was better than ever, the weather helped with that too. Such a good atmosphere especially on the Sunday.`` - Jo

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