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…
MINI – ZINES WORKSHOP Darwen Market WITH MOLLY BLAND FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join Molly for her Mini-Zines workshop! Learn how to defeat summer boredom or creative block through the art of zine-making. Cut, stick and doodle your way out of any creative traffic jam by going back to basics and having fun…
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…
Blackburn with Darwen Council Partners with Culturapedia to Deliver Family-Friendly Activities in Blackburn and Darwen Markets Blackburn with Darwen Council is pleased to announce its ongoing collaboration with Culturapedia, a Blackburn-based cultural organisation, to deliver an exciting family-friendly holiday activity programme at Blackburn and Darwen Markets. This initiative reflects the Council’s commitment to providing accessible,…
Penny and the Far-Thing Darwen Market WITH LEMPEN THEATRE FREE family friendly activities for May Half Term. Visual puppet theatre with beautiful music, set on a penny-farthing. Join Penny for a charming nature story about growing up and becoming ready to find your path and live your best life. This is a 20-minute performance hosted…
BIG DOODLE DROP IN Darwen Market WITH SCRATCH BUILT THEATRE FREE family friendly activities for May Half Term. Join us for a FREE, hilarious art session where you’ll draw a life model fully clothed (thankfully!) in the silliest of outfits. Plus, we’ll have a comedy critic on hand to give you constructive feedback on your…
PAPER CUP PUPPETS Darwen Market WITH ALICE ROWBOTTOM FREE family friendly activities for May Half Term. Come and make your very own paper cup puppet. Design, craft and build your very own puppet in this family-friendly workshop. You can construct your puppet character to take home using paper cups, wooden sticks, and assorted bits and…
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…