Let's Make

30/10/2025

This will be spectacular.
What a fabulous line up!
Saturday November 15th.
10 till 7
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🎅✨ Full festive line-up for Darwen’s Christmas lights switch-on! ✨🎅

One of Darwen’s favourite Christmas traditions is back on Sat, November 15th - and this year’s event is filled with more than 9 hours of festive fun! 🌟

Hot on the heels of announcing singing sensation Kelly Llorenna Official as our headliner (cue the Christmas cheer! 🎶), we’ve now unwrapped the full line-up for this year’s magical celebration…

🎤 Joining the festive fun is Britain’s Got Talent finalist Steve Royle – the hilarious actor, comedian and juggler who’s guaranteed to have the crowds in stitches!

🎅 Father Christmas will be stopping by too (of course!), along with talented singers from Darwen School of Music’s Begin2Sing, performing their brand-new single celebrating the town!

From 10am, the whole town centre will be buzzing with festive cheer - with Market Square, Darwen Market and the main stage bursting with activity.

Expect:

🎁 Festive markets & food stalls

❄️ Ice Glitz Christmas characters

🎠 Fairground rides

🎺 Performances from Brass Band & The Preston Handbell Ensemble

📖 Magical Christmas storytelling sessions with Father Christmas (always a sell-out!)

Then from 2pm, the fabulous Kiki Deville takes over the main stage, introducing a packed afternoon of music, dance and community performances featuring Taylor Dance Academy, Lancashire Dance Academy, and pupils from Darwen School of Music! 💃🎵

And just before the big countdown… the incredible Kelly Llorenna will take to the stage to belt out her iconic hits Heart of Gold and True Love Never Dies.

And, if all this wasn’t enough, DJ Sam Flannagan will then keep the Christmas party going until 7pm! 🌟

Thousands are expected to join the celebrations in Darwen Market Square, with this much-loved event organised in partnership with Crafty Vintage and proudly funded by Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and Darwen Town Council .

📅 For the full programme and festive guide, visit 👉 www.darwentowncentre.co.uk

💫 And, don’t forget to give us a follow for all the latest festive updates!

29/08/2025

Tomorrow! See you there!!

Follow the signs to Darwen Festival of Fun 2025 and Artisan Market
Happening next Saturday from 10 till 4.
See you there!

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See you all tomorrow!

29/08/2025

Tomorrow in Darwen Town Centre just W🤩W

23/08/2025

We cannot wait to see you all next Saturday!

🥳 LINE UP SPOTLIGHT 💡✨

DARWEN FESTIVAL OF FUN 2025
SATURDAY 30th AUGUST
Darwen Market Square

The Comedy Waiters 🤣🤣🤣

A whirlwind of silent comedy and playful slapstick. 🍽️🎭 From plate flips to sculpted napkins, our bow-tied waiters soon reveal their true colours—bringing laughter and surprise to

🎶 Backed by a soundtrack of timeless classics, they channel the genius of Morecambe & Wise, deliver a cheeky boyband homage, and bring the house down in a dazzling finale to Singing in the Rain—umbrellas, choreography, and all. 🌧️☂️✨

With a fully self-contained trolley that rolls on any terrain, this act is versatile, joyful, and utterly unforgettable.

08/08/2025

What an amazing line up!
We cannot wait to see you all!!

24/07/2025

What a fabulous line up in Darwen for the summer Darwen Market and the good news is all the activities are free!

😎🍦🎪 Free summer holiday activities start tomorrow at Darwen Market! 🎪🍦😎

Darwen is turning up the sunshine with a fantastic line-up of FREE summer events for families and children! From whimsical puppet shows and ukulele jams to poetry tents and circus skills, Darwen Market and Market Square are the place to be this July and August 🎭🎨

The free family fun starts tomorrow with...

⭐️ Mini-Zines with Molly Bland ⭐️

Beat creative block and make your own mini-zine in this fun, hands-on workshop ✍️
All materials are provided, drop in between 11am and 3pm.

Activities will continue throughout the duration of the summer holiday, check out the event calendar via the link in the comments for a rundown of all the events 🤩

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

24/07/2025

Free kids activities today!
From 11 till 3

✂️🎨 FREE family activity TODAY at Darwen Market 🎨✂️

⭐️ MINI – ZINES WORKSHOP ⭐️

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 with making 👩‍🎨

Materials provided but feel free to bring your own collage materials along if you wish 🎞

The mini-zines workshop will run as a drop in activity between 11am and 3pm inside the market near the Candy Rush stall at Darwen Market 😊

Children must be supervised by a parent or guardian at all times 👍

See you there! 👋

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Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

24/07/2025

This Sunday we are heading over to Whalley Artisan Market to meet our friends and have a mooch. Open from 11 till 4 🤩