Come and visit Darwen Town Centre on 16th November 2024 for Darwen Christmas Lights Switch On & Festive Markets. Darwen Town Centre will be a hive of festive activities and events, suitable for the whole family. It’s the perfect opportunity to do some Christmas shopping for loved ones, and to treat yourself to something truly…
Free Family Friendly Activity: Music and Crafts with Shared Sounds At Darwen Market WITH THE BUREAU CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Come and explore some exciting musical instruments with The Bureau Centre for the Arts Shared Sounds team at the market. Create soundscapes, joining in with everyone to create your own music. Get crafty at Darwen…
Free Family Friendly Activity: Bat, Cackle, Pop! At Darwen Market WITH STORY CRAFT THEATRE It’s Winifred the Witch’s birthday and she thinks that everyone has forgotten. There’s going to be a Surprise party, but first we need to make a special birthday cake. We just need the last 3 rather spooky ingredients… The show is…
Free Family Friendly Activity: DIY Kamishibai At Darwen Market WITH ALASTAIR PRICE Kamishibai is Japanese for ‘paper theatre’, tales told by travelling story tellers, using pictures. Make up a new story, or add to an old one, see it told on the small stage. Or, for more modern children, why not ‘upload’ a picture onto…
Free Family Friendly Activity: Junk Modelling At Darwen Market WITH STORIES IN THE DUST Join the cast of Stories in the Dust to make junk model puppets. Using all sorts of materials, found and recycled, you’ll be guided through with tips and tricks to help you make any animal you like, real or imagined, to…
Free Family Friendly Activity: Den Building At Darwen Market WITH CHRIS HARMAN Join us for a one off workshop in Darwen Market. Get hands on designing and building your own den. Our den-maker extraordinaire will bring all the materials you’ll need to create your masterpiece, from bamboo, piping, recycled material and reusable, eco-friendly zip-ties. Use…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Placards of Kindness At Darwen Market WITH PHOEBE FOXTROT Join Phoebe Foxtrot with her soap box and mic. Make a placard of kindness and share your kind thoughts with the world. Hearing kind words spoken by a stranger can change your day, and in a domino affect change the day of…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Circus Skills Workshop At Darwen Market WITH CIRCUS HOUSE Join The Circus House team for a circus skills workshop. Have a go with diablo, 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 and 3pm…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Splat! At Darwen Market WITH OFFTHEJAKEL Splat is a silent comedy about art and creativity for ages 3-7. Two artists, one tidy and one messy. Will they both manage to complete their masterpieces and learn to work together? This is a splashy, splat-filled journey from the early scribblers to the great…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Lino Print Workshop At Darwen Market WITH IAN HALAWI Join artist Ian Halawi for a Lino Print Workshop and make your own hand printed artwork using a variety of hand carved tiles and colours this summer. Choose from a selection of hand carved Lino stamp tiles and create your own artwork…