BHANGRA TOTS Darwen Market WITH SOHAN KAILEY FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join the adventure with Sohan Kailey (India Dancer) as he takes you on an exciting adventure of Bhangra dancing fun. A heartwarming story about a bunny rabbit who has to leave its home and start a new beginning. Not knowing where to…
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…
PIRATE PRINCESS Darwen Market Square WITH GEMMA BOND FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Pirate Princess is a heartwarming story of hope against adversity told with physical theatre, clowning and circus. Join poor shipwrecked Princess Poppy on a tiny island. Can she overcome a big dress, extreme weather and the ultimate test of strength to…
PUPPET BIRDING Darwen Market Square & Darwen Market WITH HANDMADE THEATRE FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join HandMade Theatre for some Puppet Birding, a fun family show inspired by British birds. Meet our two quirky Bird Watchers as they take you on an adventure in search of birds. Look out for our friends Robin,…
POP POETRY DROP IN Darwen Market Square WITH ELLA OTOMEWO & CHRIS BROWN FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join Ella and Chris in their pop up tent! The Pop Poetry team will be waiting to meet you and keen to help you get writing and exploring words. Create short poems with our resident poet…
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…
CASPIANS STORM Darwen Market Square WITH LAStheatre FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Join us for Caspian’s Storm! Caspian the crab is small in stature but BIG in curiosity. Happy in his rock pool home, he loves cleaning, collecting adventure stories, and watching the humans who live near the shore. But one stormy night, a…
AQUANAUTS ADRIFT Darwen Market Square WITH ENTER EDEM FREE family friendly Summer holiday activities. Bubbles and barnacles are everywhere! Explore the Aquanauts Adrift, trawl and see what you find in their nets, with wonderful Krill puppetry, eye-catching bubble spectacles and fascinating storytelling seashells, join these deep sea divers on their journey from the ocean. This…
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…
The Big Summer Draw with Lucie Cooke Get ready to roll up your sleeves and get creative — The Big Summer Draw is coming to Darwen! Join local artist Lucie Cooke for a fun-filled, family-friendly art event right in the heart of the town centre at Fourteen Market Street. This totally free drop-in session invites everyone…