Free Activity: Space Chickens

Free Family Friendly Activities: Space Chickens At Darwen Market Square WITH THE PUPPET VAN WITH HALF A STRING Space Chickens Earth’s unlikely hero: an adventurous chicken who is blasted into space to solve all of our planet’s problems. Sounds ridiculous? Not for our heroic hen who will boldly go where no poultry has gone before……

Free Activity: Beyond The Rooftops

Free Family Friendly Activities: Beyond The Rooftops At Darwen Market WITH EYE OF NEWT THEATRE COMPANY Beyond the rooftops, somewhere amongst the chimney pots a nest is being prepared. In this tale of friendship, courage, and self-discovery we follow Pigeon as she discovers strength in the most unexpected places. A ten minute puppet show performed from…

Darwen Pride 2024

DARWEN PRIDE 2024 Darwen will be celebrating it’s first ever Pride event on Saturday 13th July. An organising committee has been working hard to bring this event to Darwen Market Square. You can expect to see a jam-packed live stage programme from 12pm until 10pm with performances from Free Spirit, Rachel Toner, Sarah Lego Lewis,…

Free May Fun: Arabic Calligraphy Workshop

Free May Fun Arabic Calligraphy Workshop At Darwen Market RAZWAN UL-HAQ Join us for a hands-on workshop on Arabic Nastaliq Calligraphy with Razwan. Have a go at using traditional bamboo pens and hand mixed ink.  Everyone is welcome!  You don’t need to know any Arabic to create these beautiful shapes and patterns. This is a drop…