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,…

Dark Moon Comic Fair

BRAND NEW COMIC FAIR EVENT FOR DARWEN Dark Moon Comic Fair will be joining Darwen Market traders in Darwen Market on Saturday 31st August. This event is for fans of comics, manga and anime, table top and video games, Pokémon, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, books, collectables and figurines, pop culture, and more!…

Communities Day

Communities Day is part of Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Literature Festival which is back by popular demand. It will take place from 4th to 10th June this year, with an exciting range of authors and artists ready to work with local school children during the week.  As in previous years, there’ll be a range of…

Trapped in County Lines

Trapped in County Lines is part of Blackburn with Darwen Children’s Literature Festival which is back by popular demand. It will take place from 4th to 10th June this year, with an exciting range of authors and artists ready to work with local school children during the week.  As in previous years, there’ll be a…

Herbert Parkinson pop-up at Darwen Market

The Darwen-based John Lewis soft furnishings manufacturer, Herbert Parkinson, will be popping up at Darwen Market on Wednesday 29th May. Herbert Parkinson is the last remaining John Lewis Manufacturing Partner in the whole of the UK. They supply everything from curtains to cushions. Visitors will be able to meet with Partners (employees) during the Darwen Market…

Healthy Darwen 2024

Healthy Darwen 2024 will be taking place on 17th and 18th May. A special 2 day event for all things health & Well being. You can expect a number of stalls with information about healthy lifestyles and well-being at Darwen Market on both Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May. There will also be an opportunity…