Brilliant Bookmarks Darwen Market WITH STEPHIE FROM HOOP & FRED FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join Stephie from Hoop & Fred for Brilliant Bookmarks, a cross stitch session with paint pens and stitching. Create your very own bookmark to take home. This is a free, drop in session between 11am-3pm at Darwen Market.…
Creative Kaleidocycles Darwen Market WITH AZIZA FOZDAR FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join us for a hands-on, fun-filled experience at Darwen Market as Aziza Fozdar leads a creative workshop exploring the fascinating world of kaleidocycles! A kaleidocycle (or flextangle) is made by using a repeated pattern that can be connected together to form a…
Wooden Heart Barge Art Darwen Market WITH CATH FORD FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Taking inspiration from traditional canal art and the red rose of Lancashire, decorate a wooden heart in the style of barge art. This is a free, drop in session between 11am-3pm at Darwen Market. The workshop is suitable for ages…
Vincent Van Gogh Yourself Workshop Darwen Market WITH WALTER DEFOREST FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join us for a journey into the life and art of Vincent van Gogh with New York-based artist Walter DeForest. Walter bears a striking resemblance to Vincent van Gogh, and he’ll share stories about the artist’s life while encouraging…
The Case of the Missing Bunny! Darwen Market WITH STORY CRAFT THEATRE FREE family friendly activities for Easter. It’s one thing going on an egg hunt but quite another going on an Easter Bunny hunt! Join us at Mother Goose detective agency on a case with a difference. This is an egg-tremely serious situation… it’s…
Hats Off! Music, Mayhem and Hats! Darwen Market WITH MAMBO JAMBO FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Mambo Jambo’s ‘Happy Feet!’ is a playful mixture of interactive music and singing, body percussion with a few dance moves, from jive to carnival. You can join in seated or standing. This fun & highly engaging show is…
Print Workshop Darwen Market WITH IAN HALAWI FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join us for a creative and immersive print workshop led by the talented artist Ian Halawi. Choose from 3 wildlife themed lino reliefs, print them and then add colour using water colour paint washes. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced artist,…
Suitcase Stories Darwen Market WITH ILARIA PASSERI FREE family friendly activities for Easter. Join Ilaria the storyteller for funny and interactive suitcase stories. What’s in Ilaria’s suitcase? Will Darren the Fisherman see the Wish Fish again? And should you accept a frying pan from a stranger? Plus lots of other stories. This performance will happen…
Blackburn & Darwen Band Presents the 10th Annual Festival of Brass! Join us as Blackburn & Darwen Band proudly hosts the 10th Annual Festival of Brass, a celebration of musical excellence that has become a highly anticipated event in the brass banding calendar. This exciting festival has grown in both prestige and popularity over the…
DARWEN LIVE 2025 – LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT! Darwen Live Returns for an Epic Weekend of Music – Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May 2025 Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of live music and celebration as Darwen Live returns to the heart of Darwen town centre on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th May 2025! Now in…