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,…
DISCOVER THE ART OF WEAVING Free Weaving Workshop with Fawziyah Raja As part of our Free Autumn Fun programme, discover the art of weaving. Unleash your inner artist and explore the captivating world of weaving in our immersive workshop. Whether you’re a seasoned weaver or a complete beginner, this hands-on experience is designed to inspire…
ADVENTURE WALK Free Adventure Walk & Clay Workshop with Adam Blake As part of out Fun Autumn Fun Programme, he’s back! Adam, our intrepid explorer, has returned from The Adventure Bureau to create a brand-new story on an adventure walk in Darwen. One that is never before heard, 100% made up on the day. And…
LITTLE KNITTED NIGHTMARES Free Spooky Workshop with Helen Davies Making Knitted Halloween Decorations Join Helen Davies to learn loom knitting and make a yarn and wire decoration for Halloween. Who loves Halloween and making decorations for your home? Think bats, cats & witches hats! We will have lots of ideas for you to try, or…
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…
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,…