SCREENTPRINT A MARKET STALL POSTER Free Screen Printing Workshop with Molly Bland If you could have a market stall of your own what would it sell? This is your chance to create the wackiest, weirdest, most wonderful stalls of the future in our market hubs this half term. First, try out silk screen printing with…
SEEDHEART Free Puppet Performance from Indigo Moon Theatre As part of out Fun Autumn Fun Programme, come and meet Grey. Our journey begins as Grey finds themself trapped inside a jar. They try to remember how they got there and how they could be free… Indigo Moon Theatre’s latest show tells the important tale of…
The 2nd Saturday of August, September & October Join us for a one-of-a-kind event that will transport you into a world of creativity, design, and inspiration. The Darwen Monthly Artisan Market, organised by the award-winning Crafty Vintage, is a monthly market that brings together over 40 North West-based creators, makers, and curators. From art and…
Memorabilia Market Scooter & Soul Under The Tower The Screaming Dead Scooter Club of Darwen and the East Lancs Soul Club have come together to organise Scooter & Soul Under The Tower. This is taking place across Darwen on 14th – 16th July 2023. For full event and accommodation details please visit: https://screamingdeadsc.co.uk/events/ The Memorabilia…
March & Hymn Tune Contest 2023 Come and join us for a wonderful afternoon of live brass music on 25th June 2023. The competition usually starts at 12 noon with the prize giving around 6pm depending on the number of bands entered. There are over 20 bands competing from Lancashire and Yorkshire in this contest.…
FESTIVAL OF FUN & ARTISAN MARKET Culture – Creativity – Crafts – Theatre Darwen Festival of Fun, now in its third year returns to Darwen on Saturday the 1st of July. The free entertainment, funded by Darwen Town Council will be a day filled with family fun, laughter and lots of merriment. Immersive roving theatre,…
Half Term Holiday’s at Darwen Market Stone Soup EYE OF NEWT THEATRE COMPANY A wandering stranger holds the secret to making delicious soup fit for the finest folk in the land. But can they really make soup with just a stone? Join Eye of Newt for their re-telling of this traditional folk tale which invites…
Half Term Holiday’s at Darwen Market Out Of The Box DARRYL CARRINGTON Out of the Box is a show of ever-raising stakes. Impossible, implausible situations and a constant battle with physics are resolved in a finale that’ll have the audience feeling like they just witnessed the underdog substitute score the winning goal. A unique blend…
Half Term Holiday’s at Darwen Market Juggling Workshop DARRYL CARRINGTON Darryl learnt to juggle when he was 19 years old, and within 6 months, he was juggling 5 balls. Over many years he has developed a workshop to teach anyone to juggle in 30 minutes. In his workshop, he breaks down the How-To’s of juggling…
Half Term Holiday’s at Darwen Market Printmaking Workshop ALAN BIRCH Alan Birch is a printmaker with over 25 years of experience delivering workshops in galleries and schools. He will bring his portable printing press to the workshops enabling participants to print their own colourful prints. Textured and patterned wallpapers will be used to create rich,…