The majority of activities are drop in, unless specified on the timetable.
Get moving with Active Seasons! A free, family-friendly physical activity program that brings a wide range of fun right to your doorstep!
Taking place across various local green spaces and parks, there’s something for everyone to enjoy, no matter the weather! 
Delivered in collaboration with great local partners, it’s a fantastic way for families to stay active and make the most of the outdoors together!
Highlighting our local green and blue spaces, we will deliver Active Seasons across a range of areas in Blackburn and Darwen, for example, Witton Park, Whitehall Park, Corporation Park, Queens Park, Blacksnape Playing Fields, Leeds & Liverpool Canal pathway, and much more.
Throughout the year, we are aiming to encourage families to be more active. From scavenger hunts and orienteering, to skateboarding and pickleball, or play-based fun, there’s plenty for you to get stuck into. Please note that all sessions are FREE, but some selected sessions will require booking for attendance. Check back regularly to find out what activities we have in store for the coming seasons, and which require booking. Click the link below to access our bookings page.
All sessions listed below are FREE for all the family, delivered by re:fresh and local partners.
Xplorer in 4 parks!
Xplorer Trails are available throughout the year in 4 parks across Blackburn and Darwen! Xplorer Trails are available for everyone to complete at any time!
For more information on Xplorer, including how to request an Xplorer Pack, click below!
Active Passport!
An exciting opportunity to keep you and the family active throughout the 6-week Summer holidays.
Active Passports are available to give you and the family ideas on how to have fun while staying active, whether that’s indoors or outdoors, rain or shine. The aim is for you and family to complete as many of the activities as possible. Some of these activities can be done in your own time, and others will be part of our Active Summer activities. You can find out what we have coming up for Active Summer by checking out the timetable at the top of the page. The activity can then be marked as complete with a sticker or a tick.
We will be having a competition running over the Summer Holidays where parents can send in a picture of their passport with a week of completed activities.
How to enter?
Send to: wellbeing@blackburn.gov.uk
Include:
- Photo of completed week
- Full name
- Owner of Active Passport name
- Contact number
- Email address
You will then be in a draw to be in with the chance to win a prize! The more completed weeks you submit, the more chance you have to win! (e.g. 6 weeks completed and submitted, 6 entries into the prize draw)
To request an active passport to be delivered to your address, please contact the Wellbeing Service on: 01254 682037 or email: Wellbeing@Blackburn.gov.uk or you can complete the Active Passport Request Form below.
Active Passport Request
Complete this short form to receive your Active Passport via post.