A SERIES of events to entertain visitors to a Darlington shopping centre will start on Monday.

Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, until August 30, there will be stilt-walkers, face-painting, clowns, balloon-modelling, magicians, ventriloquists and other performers at the Queen Street Arcade.

The acts will perform 60-minute walkabouts at 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm and 3pm, with face-painters working between 10am and 4pm.

While the entertainment is free, face painters will take collections for St Teresa's Hospice. Next week's entertainment will be provided by Kellar and his Krazy Kart on Monday, Trumble the StiltWalking Clown on Wednesday and Magina the Magicienne on Friday.