Balloonatic WITH MAGIC GARETH Darwen Market Mindblowing magic, massive balloons… and a whole load of other things that you really shouldn’t try at home! Magic Gareth: BALLOONATIC is jammed full of amazing magic, bonkers balloons and fun for all the family! With over 10 million online views, MG is a pro and has a show that…
Cardboard Menagerie Darwen Market WITH SARAH GRANT Ever wanted to make an animal from cardboard? Draw, colour, cut out and build your animal with cardboard artist, Sarah Grant. This is your chance to build a zoo full of creatures and take home your favourite pet. Suitable for ages 5+ This is a free drop-in workshop…
The Songsmiths Darwen Market A mobile musical factory, The Songsmiths are able to whip up personalised jingles in as little as 15 minutes about anything and everything. Expect songs about the market and its traders, shoppers, passers by and much more. If you’d like to come down and ask for a particular song to be…
Crawly Climbers Darwen Market WITH QUGH Draw and colour your own cardboard critter, then add weighted string to watch them climb upwards. It’s a little bit of science, a whole lot of creative craft. Make and take home your creature. This is a free drop-in workshop running from 11am until 3pm, near the Candy Rush stall inside Darwen…
Land Art Workshops Darwen Market WITH WINSTON PLOWES Join land artist Winston Plowes and try your hand at making temporary Nature Art together. All resources will be sourced from the market traders as we explore patterns and colour in a ‘magic carpet’ and enjoy the symmetry of a flower mandala. This is a free drop-in…
Winter Windows Workshops Darwen Market WITH ANNETTE MARTI Create your own stained-glass-look tealight or window decoration with card and tissue paper. Choose a frame from different ready-cut designs or create your own, then add coloured tissue paper for that stained-glass effect. This is a free drop-in workshop suitable for all ages 5+; children under 16…
NATURAL DYING WORKSHOP Darwen Market WITH KIRSTEEN MCGREGOR Join Heritage Textile Specialist, Kirsteen McGregor for a natural dying workshop. Experiment with natural dyes and botanical pigments on a range of fibres and material mediums. Discover some of the oldest dye plants known to mankind and how they were used throughout history to create nature’s very…
CREATE COLOURFUL ORIGAMI BUTTERFLIES Darwen Market WITH SHARON BROWN A colourful origami butterfly workshop taking inspiration from the work of British Textile Biennial artist Margo Selby. Select from a kaleidoscope of colours to fold paper into a beautiful origami butterfly. Whether you make one butterfly or a whole flutter you will have the opportunity to…
PATCH WORKS: A SENSORY PUPPET PLAY Darwen Market WITH STORY CRAFT THEATRE **WORLD PREMIER COMMISSIONED BY CULTURAPEDIA** Meet Patch; a scruffy, loveable puppet stitched together from colourful scraps of old fabrics like nylon, polyester and Gore-Tex. Patch has lots of stories to tell and you’re invited on a hands-on adventure through time! Together, we will…
WILLOW WEAVING Darwen Market WITH CHERRY CHUNG Willow Stars and Tension Trays Workshop Join willow artist Cherry Chung for a drop in willow weaving workshop, creating stars and tension trays with willow. Learn something new, and try variations with some different colours. Both items are simple for beginners and easy to replicate if you want…