Jubilee fun guaranteed in the town centre!

Details of our Jubilee celebrations have been released with fun for all the family.

Events will be taking place in the Market Square from Thursday 2 June to Saturday 4 June.

There will an arts and crafts marquee offering workshops for all ages, live music on the stage and a big screen showing the action live from the Capital as well as a showing of family favourite Mary Poppins.

At 9pm the Jubilee beacon ceremony will begin, and it will be lit alongside beacons across the country at 9.45pm followed by a small firework display.

Jonathan Dulston, leader of the council, said: “We have three days of great entertainment planned to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

“I hope everyone will come down and enjoy the live acts, arts and crafts and broadcasts from London as we mark this historic occasion.

“I know lots of people have street parties and community events planned for the Sunday so fingers crossed the sun shines and we all have a great time.”

We would love to share people’s Jubilee photos so if you are posting on social media over the weekend please tag Darlington Borough Council and we will share as many as we can.

Timetable:

Thursday 2 June
10am: Live broadcast of the Queen’s birthday parade, Trooping of the Colour
1pm: Brothers of Harmony vocal group performing well-loved songs from throughout the decades
2pm: Town Crier Proclamation
3:30pm: A large screen showing of Mary Poppins for everyone to sing-a-long to
7pm: Beatlemania
9pm: Lighting of the Beacon ceremony starts
9.35pm: a piper will play Diu Renare, a unique tune specially-written for the occasion by Piper Major, Stuart Liddell
9.45pm: Beacon lighting and fireworks!

Friday 3 June
11am: Cockerton Prize Silver Band
1pm: Homegrown: The UK’s leading UB40 tribute band
2.45pm: Amy Winehouse Tribute: Laura Jane Butler
4.30pm: Cloneplay
6.30pm: Subarctic Monkeys

Saturday 4 June
11am: Kids Disco Hour
12.30pm: Brass Band
2pm: 1950s rhythm and blues band The Revolutionaires
3.30pm: Party band, Discography
4.30: Ukrainian musician, Nadia Violin
The finale: Live broadcast of the BBC’s Platinum Party at the Palace