Free Family Friendly Activities: This Tree Belongs To Me At Darwen Market WITH STORY CRAFT THEATRE There’s going to be a party in the Garden and everyone is invited; only problem is, there’s one creature who is less than welcoming. It’s a very, VERY special day in the Story Craft Garden. The creatures are all…
Free Family Friendly Activities: The Giant Who Slept for Ten Thousand Years At Darwen Market WITH BORI MEZO Long before humans, in an icy fjord of the northernmost island, the last family of giants roamed the land. Travelling inside and through the gorges and hills, they shaped the landscape with their every step. Time passed,…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Ukulele Apothecary At Darwen Market WITH KARINA GARNETT Have you ever met a Ukulele Apothecary? You’ll probably hear them coming, playing their ukuleles and trumpet kazoos as they stride into view looking for people to make friends with, bring a smile to, pass the joy to. Instead of dispensing herbs and…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Paint Your Own Wooden Flowers At Darwen Market WITH AZIZA FOZDAR Join our artist Aziza in a painting craft. Choose your favourite wooden flower, decorate it and turn it into a magnet to adorn your fridge at home! Aziza will have paints and ready-made flowers for you to use – you…
Free Family Friendly Activities: ARCADE Mini At Darwen Market Square WITH CASSON & FRIENDS Join us for games with ARCADE Mini this summer. This is a dance performance that encourages everyone to join in and play. Each ‘set’ lasts approximately 30 minutes and contains six unique games – each announced by The Gamesmaster. The shows…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Space Chickens At Darwen Market Square WITH THE PUPPET VAN WITH HALF A STRING Space Chickens Earth’s unlikely hero: an adventurous chicken who is blasted into space to solve all of our planet’s problems. Sounds ridiculous? Not for our heroic hen who will boldly go where no poultry has gone before……
Free Family Friendly Activities: Beyond The Rooftops At Darwen Market WITH EYE OF NEWT THEATRE COMPANY Beyond the rooftops, somewhere amongst the chimney pots a nest is being prepared. In this tale of friendship, courage, and self-discovery we follow Pigeon as she discovers strength in the most unexpected places. A ten minute puppet show performed from…
Free Family Friendly Activities: Print Your Own Tote Bag At Darwen Market WITH HOOP & FRED Join Stephie from Hoop & Fred and print your own tote bag! Stephie will have an exciting box full of ready-made stamps for you to use or if you’ve found a really cool shell at the beach or a really…
Free May Fun Hodman & Sally Walking Performance At Darwen Market THE FLYING BUTTRESSES Hodman and Sally have lived happily by themselves for hundreds of years, blissfully unaware of the changing world around them. Now they have ventured out in search of fame, fortune and friendship, enjoying a second youth touring the world with their possessions…
Free May Fun The Elves and the Shoemaker At Darwen Market JOYCE BRANAGH & HELEN LONGWORTH When two magical elves, Red and Lo, arrive to help the local shoemaker, they realise they need to put themselves into someone else’s shoes to understand what the customers need. But will Lo learn enough to make the perfect pair…