marsden silver prize band is the local silver band. the village hosts festivals and cultural events throughout the year. marsden cuckoo day, a day-long festival held annually in spring (april), holds clog dancing, a duck race, music, a procession and a "cuckoo walk". the marsden jazz festival is held every october, and the winter imbolc festival, in which the 'triumph of the green man' (who represents the coming spring), over jack frost (the winter) is celebrated with fire juggling and giant puppets. marsden is the home of mikron theatre company, the world's only professional theatre company to tour by narrowboat.