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In 2022, Hadrian’s Wall celebrates its 1900th anniversary, and Hadrian’s Wall 1900 is a year long festival dedicated to this impressive milestone.
Built in AD122 to protect the northern frontier of the Roman Empire, today Hadrian’s Wall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and stands as a reminder of times gone by. Stretching for 73 miles from Wallsend in the east to Bowness-on-Solway in the west, its defensive structures continue down the Cumbrian coast south of Maryport, making this a fantastic place to visit in the Lake District, Cumbria.
From 24th January – 23rd December 2022, a series of events will take place along the wall to mark 1900 years since it was built – and there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Contemporary artworks, family-friendly exhibitions and events, food festivals, and even a city of lights celebration in Carlisle await. Each season brings something different and unique, so whenever you’re planning to visit, there will be something to experience at this vibrant celebration of Roman history.
The Hadrian’s Wall 1900 Festival will launch on Hadrian’s birthday on Monday 24 January 2022, with a yearlong programme, culminating with Saturnalia on 17-23 December 2022.
Check back here to keep up to date with the festival programme. Learn more about Hadrian’s Wall 1900 here.
Festival Events
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Whitehaven
Join us at the Beacon Museum on 4th July for a guided tour to discover when the fledgling US Navy launched an attack on Whitehaven in the cause of independence.
Starting in the museum, your guide will tell how a gardener's son from Scotland became…
The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven
Whitehaven
The Bikeriders takes place in the 1960s, following a fictional Chicago motorcycle club called the Vandals. The film is based on a 1967 photo book of the same by Danny Lyon, which is one of the most celebrated works of journalism about motorcycle…
Stramongate, Kendal
Enjoy making swooshes and swirls in modern calligraphy with tutor Claire Gould from 'By Moon & Tide'. You'll have fun practicing with a dip pen and copperplate nib in this friendly and fun calligraphy workshop
Newby Bridge
Lauren Davey and Jack Hartley deliver an electrifying fusion of acoustic funk, soul, pop, and blues in their stage performances. Lauren's soulful vocals paired with Jack's expert guitar prowess take audiences on a captivating musical voyage. From…
Wigton
Join us for our accessible rock climbing weekend! We spend a morning indoors, ensuring you have a harness that gives the correct support and look at the best ways to help you access the rock.
Greystoke, Penrith
The Forager is an outdoorsy, cross body bag that looks great made in oilskin and tweed. The bag has a zipped outer pocket as well as optional pockets in the lining and a long, adjustable strap. The top of the bag is designed to slouch a little,…
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Greystoke, Penrith
'Buildings in the Landscape' using Line and Wash - with John Harrison
Try your hand at "line and wash" – the creation of a pen and ink sketch tinted with a wash of coloured ink or watercolour – with landscape artist John Harrison. You will start…
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Penrith
Try your hand at "line and wash" – the creation of a pen and ink sketch tinted with a wash of coloured ink or watercolour – with landscape artist John Harrison.
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Penrith
Skelton Show has become one of the major agricultural, country shows in Cumbria. Located in the picturesque parkland at Hutton-in-the Forest, it attracts over 10,000 visitors each year.
Kirkgate, Cockermouth
AN INTIMATE ACOUSTIC TRIBUTE TO THE MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL.. PRESENTED BY 5 PIECE BAND 'THIS FLIGHT TONIGHT'
Pooley Bridge
Come along and join our spectator cruise for the Ullswater Yacht Club's biggest event of the year, the Lord Birkett Memorial Trophy race. Race commentary on board. You are welcome to bring your own picnic and our licensed bar will be open on board…
Ullswater Steamers, Glenridding
Penrith
Join Alister Neville and learn to carve a design for a decorative plaque, board, bowl, house sign - or another project perhaps!
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Greystoke, Penrith
From a variety of timbers you will learn how to choose, prepare and split timber and the various methods and styles of carving you could incorporate into your piece. This will entail using a variety of specialist tools which are all provided.
The…
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Temple Sowerby, Penrith
Some of Acorn Bank's highlights will be brought to life for hard of hearing and deaf visitors by one of our expert volunteers, supported by a BSL interpreter.
Acorn Bank, Penrith
Kendal
Inspired by grasses, cow parsley, poppies and much more, on this workshop you can create your own bunch of wire seed heads to display in a vase. You will learn to handle different gauges of wire to create a variety of wire drawings using leaves,…
Appleby-in-Westmorland
Sound Bath event
Barrow Park, Barrow
Since her first solo work manifested in 2018, Alison Cotton has quietly become one of the UK's most extraordinarily evocative aural explorers, building eerily arcane tapestries of supernatural beauty from her multi-layered viola, incantatory vocals…
Greystoke, Penrith
Spend a lovely day being guided through how to make this very popular native Sheep breed 'The Cheviot' using the needle felting process. The piece will have a slightly sculpted low relief appearance, subtly enhancing the natural features and onece…
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Sedbergh
Threadmill are a group of fifteen textile and mixed media artists committed to the promotion of textiles as both a decorative and expressive art form. Together they seek to increase awareness and education at all levels through their exhibitions…
Farfield Mill, Sedbergh
Scotby
Therapeutic Sound Bath event
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