Have you spotted the beautiful Darwen Tower drawings around town this summer? They’re making up The #shopdarwen Tower Trail, which is all about backing our local economy, spending time with family during the holidays and getting creative! The artist behind the window displays and chalkboards is Lucie Cooke, an accomplished designer and illustrator from Clitheroe,…
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…
Free Family Friendly Activities: The Old Green Time Machine At Darwen Market WITH COALESCE DANCE The Old Green Time Machine follows the journey of two intrepid and quirky time travellers who are in a race to save the world. In a future where all living things have been destroyed and all that is left is…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Air Drying Clay Workshop At Darwen Market WITH KIM STUTTARD Join Kim from The Making Rooms for an air drying clay workshop. Experiment with shapes and patterns, colours and textures. Make a decoration – something for you to keep to remember your summer 2024. Create an ornament and give it as…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Puppet Petting Farm At Darwen Market WITH HANDMADE THEATRE Come join us down on the farm for this brand-new puppet show from HandMade Theatre. Featuring a wonderful collection of loveable animals from the cheeky goat to the giant highland cow. Playfully interact with these wonderful puppets and enjoy original music and…
Free Family Friendly Activities: This Tree Belongs To Me At Darwen Market WITH STORY CRAFT THEATRE There’s going to be a party in the Garden and everyone is invited; only problem is, there’s one creature who is less than welcoming. It’s a very, VERY special day in the Story Craft Garden. The creatures are all…
Free Family Friendly Activities: The Giant Who Slept for Ten Thousand Years At Darwen Market WITH BORI MEZO Long before humans, in an icy fjord of the northernmost island, the last family of giants roamed the land. Travelling inside and through the gorges and hills, they shaped the landscape with their every step. Time passed,…