Arts & Culture£15
Spirit Of The Blitz - Armed Forces Day Special
Sat 27 Jun, 14:30 – 17:00
Darwen Library Theatre · 0.1 mi
Things to Do in Darwen This Week
Find events, activities, and local highlights happening in Darwen this week.
OutdoorsFree
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way
Open daily
Tacklers Trail - Witton Weavers Way · 1.6 mi
food-drink£6
£10 Bingo Night Out 28/06 - Buzz Bingo Blackburn
Sun 28 Jun, 19:00 – 21:00
Buzz Bingo Blackburn · 3.7 mi
Music
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: AC DC GB
Sat 27 Jun, 19:00 – 22:00
Venue, The · 4.9 mi
OutdoorsFree
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers Way
Open daily
Reelers Trail - Witton Weavers Way · 3.3 mi
MusicFree
Cinco Shades: Party Viente
27 Jun – 28 Jun
Zara Cakes Accrington · 5.5 mi
FitnessFree
Witton parkrun
Sat 20 Jun, 09:00
Witton · 3.6 mi
OutdoorsFree
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers Way
Open daily
Beamers Trail - Witton Weavers Way · 3.7 mi
Other£65
The inTrUDORS
Fri 26 Jun, 19:00 – 22:30
Samlesbury Hall · 6.8 mi
OutdoorsFree
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way
Open daily
Warpers Trail - Witton Weavers Way · 5.0 mi
Music£15
Modafest11
26 Jun – 28 Jun
Canberra Club Samlesbury Aerodrome · 7.1 mi
Music£5
Here Comes Summer Brass Band Concert
Sun 28 Jun, 14:00 – 16:00
St Paul's Church · 7.0 mi
OutdoorsFree
Full walk - Witton Weavers Way
Open daily
Full walk - Witton Weavers Way · 5.1 mi
Markets£10
Tech Minds: a VC's insight, Leadership, Go To Market & Finances
Thu 25 Jun, 13:30 – 16:30
Strawberry Fields Digital Hub · 7.3 mi
OtherFree
Dare you enter the Dragons' Den?
Thu 25 Jun, 13:30 – 15:30
Chorley Strawberry Fields Digital Hub · 7.5 mi
OutdoorsFree
Hyndburn Greenway
Open daily
Hyndburn Greenway · 5.4 mi
OutdoorsFree
Rossendale Way
Open daily
Rossendale Way · 5.8 mi
OtherFree
AWS User Group X Rossendale Digital
Wed 24 Jun, 17:00 – 19:00
The Old Milk Depot · 8.1 mi
OutdoorsFree
GM Ringway Stage 14
Open daily
GM Ringway Stage 14 · 6.2 mi
Other
England v Ghana Fanzone
Tue 23 Jun, 21:00
Toughsheet Community Stadium · 8.7 mi
Music£6.5–£8
Ritzy - Daytime Dancing
Sat 27 Jun, 15:00 – 20:00
The Venue Bolton · 8.3 mi
Music£6–£9
ERA MUSIC STUDIOS: Summer '26 Student Showcase
Sat 27 Jun, 11:30 – 14:00
St Peters Parish Hall · 8.4 mi
Music£3–£7
Compakt x Level Basement
27 Jun – 28 Jun
Level Nightclub, Bolton · 8.5 mi
Music
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Gather@ Festival - Headliner : Dave McCabe
Fri 26 Jun, 18:00 – 23:00
Horse + Bamboo · 8.6 mi
Music
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Gather@ Festival - Headliner : John Bramwell
Sat 27 Jun, 16:00 – 22:00
Horse + Bamboo · 8.6 mi
OutdoorsFree
Huncoat Trail
Open daily
Huncoat Trail · 6.6 mi
Music
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: Gather@ Festival - Headliner : Muireann Bradley
Sun 28 Jun, 14:00 – 18:00
Horse + Bamboo · 8.6 mi
FitnessFree
Hyndburn parkrun
Sat 20 Jun, 09:00
Hyndburn · 6.8 mi
OutdoorsFree
Great Harwood Nature Walk
Open daily
Great Harwood Nature Walk · 7.2 mi
OutdoorsFree
Burnley Way
Open daily
Burnley Way · 7.4 mi
OutdoorsFree
Adlington Circular Walk
Open daily
Adlington Circular Walk · 7.7 mi
Music
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE- The Met's Emerging Showcase: Bonfire Radicals
Fri 26 Jun, 19:45 – 23:00
The Met · 10.0 mi
Other
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: The Luke Combs Experience
Fri 26 Jun, 20:00 – 23:00
The Met · 10.0 mi
Music
EVERYWHERE AT ONCE: John McCusker Trio
Sat 27 Jun, 20:00 – 23:00
The Met · 10.0 mi
OutdoorsFree
GM Ringway Stage 15
Open daily
GM Ringway Stage 15 · 8.5 mi
FitnessFree
Bolton parkrun
Sat 20 Jun, 09:00
Bolton · 9.0 mi
OutdoorsFree
The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail
Open daily
The Ribble Valley Jubilee Trail · 9.2 mi
FitnessFree
Worden parkrun
Sat 20 Jun, 09:00
Worden · 9.5 mi
FitnessFree
Clarence parkrun
Sat 20 Jun, 09:00
Clarence · 9.6 mi
OutdoorsFree
Bronte Way
Open daily
Bronte Way · 10.0 mi
Free things to do in Darwen
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Food markets in Darwen
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Family-friendly activities in Darwen
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