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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 takes place annually in November with a host of exciting events to celebrate the wonders of the night sky. Check back here to keep up to date with the festival programme for 2023.
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.
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Explore how you sense things differently on a thrilling dusk to dark skies walk. Step away from artificial light and experience how the mind wanders and the imagination kicks in.- 7 Dec 2022
You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you.
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