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

July 2025

The #shopdarwen Heritage Trail

FREE children’s event during the summer holiday! How much do you know about the heritage of Darwen? We’ve worked with artist / illustrator Lucie Cooke to create a beautifully illustrated summer Heritage Trail for children in Darwen Town Centre. Whether you’re a historian in the making or haven’t thought too much about it in the…
21 Jul - 06 Sep
Darwen
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

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

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

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

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

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

The Elephant and the Drummer

THE ELEPHANT AND THE DRUMMER Darwen Market Square WITH SONIA SABRI COMPANY FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. A roaming, interactive, dance and live music walkabout performance Elnaz the Elephant and Dholli the Drummer are the best of friends and absolutely love music and dance. When Dholli starts playing, Elnaz can’t stop herself from dancing…
28 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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Darwen Festival of Fun 2025 & Artisan Market

Darwen Festival of Fun 2025 & Artisan Market Culture – Creativity – Crafts – Theatre – Community ​Saturday 30th August 10am – 4pm • FREE Entry • Darwen Market Square   Get ready, Darwen! The Darwen Festival of Fun 2025 & Artisan Market is back for its 5th incredible year, bringing a day packed full…
30 Aug
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre

Storytelling

STORYTELLING Darwen Market Square WITH IAN DOUGLAS FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Step in to the magic of storytelling with acclaimed story teller Ian Douglas. Join Ian for a joyful journey for the mind and immerse yourself in the captivating, creative tales. This free 30 minute performance will happen 3 times in the day…
30 Aug
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Darwen Market Square
Darwen Town Centre
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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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