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Winter is truly a magical time of year to escape the city lights and take in the Lake District, Cumbria’s incredible star-laden skies. The Cumbria Dark Skies Festival returns from the 28th October to the 12th November with a host of exciting events to celebrate the wonders of the night sky.
Enjoy a selection of night time events in the wilds of Cumbria giving where you can spend time in the outdoors, get closer to nature and really appreciate the dark skies above you.
Check back here to keep up to date with the festival programme. If you are looking for accommodation, then make sure to take a look at our dark sky friendly venues.
Cumbria Dark Skies Festival is a partnership of Friends of the Lake District, Cumbria Tourism, Forestry England, Cumbria Wildlife Trust and the Lake District National Park.
Festival Events
Join us on a tranquil night-time canoe paddle on Coniston Water and enjoy the beauty and vastness of the night sky in the heart of the Lake District.- 26 Oct 2022
- 29 Oct 2022
- 2 Nov 2022
- 5 Nov 2022
- 9 Nov 2022
- 12 Nov 2022
- Join Jo from JAG Outdoors for a couple of hours run/jog/walking through the beautiful trails and tracks at Whinlatter.
- 28 Oct 2022
- 5 Nov 2022
- Join us on a tranquil night-time canoe paddle on Coniston Water and enjoy the beauty and vastness of the night sky in the heart of the Lake District.
- 26 Oct 2022
- 29 Oct 2022
- 2 Nov 2022
- 5 Nov 2022
- 9 Nov 2022
- 12 Nov 2022
- Join Jo from JAG Outdoors for a night-time walk in the forest! We will cover up to 4 miles and hope for some crisp clear skies and lots of stars to explore at various points along the route.
- 29 Oct 2022
- 4 Nov 2022
- 12 Nov 2022
- Join us on a tranquil night-time canoe paddle on Coniston Water and enjoy the beauty and vastness of the night sky in the heart of the Lake District.
- 26 Oct 2022
- 29 Oct 2022
- 2 Nov 2022
- 5 Nov 2022
- 9 Nov 2022
- 12 Nov 2022
- Join Jo from JAG Outdoors for a night-time walk in the forest! We will cover up to 4 miles and hope for some crisp clear skies and lots of stars to explore at various points along the route.
- 29 Oct 2022
- 4 Nov 2022
- 12 Nov 2022
- Join Jo from JAG Outdoors for a couple of hours run/jog/walking through the beautiful trails and tracks at Whinlatter.
- 28 Oct 2022
- 5 Nov 2022
- Join us on a tranquil night-time canoe paddle on Coniston Water and enjoy the beauty and vastness of the night sky in the heart of the Lake District.
- 26 Oct 2022
- 29 Oct 2022
- 2 Nov 2022
- 5 Nov 2022
- 9 Nov 2022
- 12 Nov 2022
- Join us on a tranquil night-time canoe paddle on Coniston Water and enjoy the beauty and vastness of the night sky in the heart of the Lake District.
- 26 Oct 2022
- 29 Oct 2022
- 2 Nov 2022
- 5 Nov 2022
- 9 Nov 2022
- 12 Nov 2022
- Join Jo from JAG Outdoors for a night-time walk in the forest! We will cover up to 4 miles and hope for some crisp clear skies and lots of stars to explore at various points along the route.
- 29 Oct 2022
- 4 Nov 2022
- 12 Nov 2022
You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you.
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