It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
This year’s festivities kick off in style on Saturday 17th November with the annual Christmas Light Switch On. Join Rock FM’s Steve and Janine from 4:30pm in Darwen Market Square for some fantastic festive performances!
Get the whole family together for live entertainment from globally recognised superstar Nadine Coyle of Girls Aloud fame and watch as lights are switched on kicking off a spectacular firework finale.
This is the first of a jam-packed Christmas Programme which brings Santa’s Grotto, a Christmas market, crafts and children’s entertainment plus a visit from two very real Santa’s reindeer. Activity will be taking place every weekend in Darwen from the lights switch on event until Christmas.
This Friday Darwen Primary School Choirs perform Christmas carols:
10am – 11am Avondale Primary School
1pm – 2pm Holy Trinity Primary School
Darwen Rotary have unfortunately had to cancel this event due to bad weather.
A jam-packed programme of local talent is set to wow crowds alongside special guest Simon Webbe at this years Light Switch On! Simon Webbe is a British Singer Songwriter from the North West best known as a member of boy band Blue before he embarked on a solo career. The event is set to be…
Christmas is a time of indulgence and with so many tasty treats and delicious meals to be had in Darwen town centre you really have no chance of holding back so why bother? Go on, give in, enjoy the festive season… From festive feast preparation to tasty treats, sugary stocking fillers and scrumptious dinners, here…
Have you seen Darwen Market’s Christmas visitor? Father Christmas is in residence every Saturday in December in his grotto for you to visit, but that isn’t who we meant! There is a Cheeky little elf that is getting up to mischief every night but the traders don’t yet know his name! Can you help…
