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Whatever time of year you want to visit the Lake District, Cumbria, we have something planned to keep you entertained, engaged, and energised. From country fairs and garden parties to beer festivals and agricultural shows, this is very much #ThePlaceToBe – at all times of the year. Whether you are looking for what's on in the Lake District, or what's on in Cumbria, we have you covered with the best list of events taking place.
We Cumbrians love to celebrate things – food, music, literature, culture, the great outdoors – and nothing delights us more than sharing the wealth of our heritage and landscape with visitors from all over the world.
The county comes alive to the sound of music – and we mean all kinds of music, from classical to alt rock. We’ve got festivals aplenty, from folk weekends centred on a brewery to a music festival that also includes outdoor activities – hardly surprising given that the Lake District, Cumbria is known for its natural beauty. Walking festivals, fell runs, competitive bike races, orienteering and challenge events… whatever way you like to tackle or enjoy nature, we’ve got something for you.
When you’re done exerting yourself, you’ll be looking for something to eat - and in Cumbria, we know how to celebrate our remarkable food heritage! There are markets and foodie events all over the county spread throughout the year, from a celebration of marmalade to a chili eating competition. Taste Cumbria hosts a series of great festivals between April and October with lots of food stalls and cooking demos.
And don’t forget beer. We’re big fans of it in Cumbria – we like to brew it, drink it and celebrate its very existence with over a dozen brilliant festivals throughout the year. Discover big events spread over a couple of days that draw in crowds from all over England, and smaller events in cosy pubs deep in the heart of rural Cumbria.
Christmas markets, Easter fairs and seasonal celebrations are huge in the county, too. From agricultural shows to festive fun, we’ve got you covered. How about stepping back in time at the Ulverston Dickensian Festival? Check out our Lake District, Cumbria blog for bags of inspiring articles on places to visit and things to see.
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Greystoke, Penrith
Spend a lovely day being guided through how to make this beautifully detailed Wren using the needle felting process. Your Wren will have a slightly sculpted low relief appearance, subtly enhancing the natural features of this little characterful…
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Whitehaven
Gavin Webster, a stand up comedian of over 30 years is on tour to share his jokes, routines and set pieces, his one liners, dark observations, sardonic ukulele comedy songs and verbal crash bang wallops.
Near.Kendal, Staveley
Focusing on the beautiful mosses and lichens, this workshop looks at ways to combine drawing and gouache painting and inktense to create marks, texture and colour in your landscape paintings.
Cowshed Creative, Staveley
Greystoke, Penrith
Spend a day with Polly devising your own meaningful, printed 'piece' from a word, name or letter, to make someone smile! Draw it out, transfer to Lino under Polly's careful guidance and create your own original Lino Cut Print into which you can…
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Greystoke, Penrith
Join Margaret Jarvis for the day and learn the various intricacies of painting in 'Pen and Wash'
This medium is also be known as 'Watercolour & Ink'. This day will touch on colour mixing and using watercolours and it combines the subtle variable…
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Moresby, Whitehaven
Hollywood in the 1940's. The most glamorous place on earth.
Corny Brothers studios is delighted to open its doors for exclusive backstage tours, allowing a fascinating peek behind the scenes into how the movies are made.
Meet with the stars of the…
Greystoke, Penrith
Join Julie Evans for an exciting foray into the art of Mokuhanga, an ancient Japanese printing technique depicting 'Iconic Landscapes'
On this intensive one day workshop you will learn the basic processes of this ancient traditional Japanese…
Quirky Workshops at Greystoke Craft Garden & Barns, Greystoke
Braithwaite, Keswick
The full Hunters' moon, is named for the hunting our ancestors would have done at this time of year, preparing for the winter months ahead.
This is the time to welcome the darker months of the year, an opportunity for introspection and self…
Whinlatter Forest, Keswick
Bowness-on-Windermere
The residents of Monster Mansion prepare to welcome a new son-in-law into their family. He's not quite what the gruesome gathering expected and the fun soon turns into a funeral as the mad professor gets murderous, the witch gets more wicked and the…
Moresby, Whitehaven
Returning for a third time Bob Drury brings his remarkable Viva Neil Diamond - Unplugged show back to Rosehill. Get your ticket fast, this show sells out quickly.
Bob Drury's award winning one-man show is an absolute 'must-see' for any Diamond fans…
Grasmere
Are you ready for a spooktacular Halloween? Join us for hot chocolate, gingerbread, and Halloween crafts in our cosy Learning Space. Children will have fun dressing up in Georgian costumes while learning about the Wordsworths and hearing some of…
Wordsworth Grasmere, Grasmere
Coniston
Experience a night-time adventure with the whole family on Coniston Water in rafted canoes. Enjoy the beauty and vastness of the night sky in the heart of the Lake District.
Coniston Water, Coniston
Inspiration
The Swan Hotel & Spa are excited to be bringing back summer spa-rties, and this time it's going to…
Join English Heritage for hands-on activities and family fun in the fresh air this May half-term.
£65 plus £5 for materials Stone surrounds us at Farfield Mill, in the walls and forming the bed of…
A celebration of diversity and inclusion. Parade, performers, stalls and workshops. All free. …
Come along to Wordsworth House and Garden and get crafty and creative in the Discovery Room. Be…
Take inspiration from Windermere Jetty Museum's collection and build your own model boat from…
As part of Lake District Music's spring series of concerts, London Central Brass Quintet perform at…
Keswick Mountain Festival is the UK's largest participatory, outdoors multi-sports event in the UK.…
Little Explorers story and nature walks for under 5s and their grown-ups. These fun interactive…
From the voices of ramblers and campaigners to the songs and poetry inspired by past and current…
An outdoor exhibition based on the award-winning book, Forty Farms by Lakeland Photographer of the…
The Hay O' Trail is a 6km multi terrain race. Runners leave the grounds of Cockermouth School,…
2 multi terrain runs following for most parts the Cumbrian coastal path
Meet talking rocks, find sunken trinkets and explore quarry portals at Signal Film and Media's next…
Annie - A local artist who has worked in pastels, watercolours and acrylics for over 30 years. A…
Sarah, based in Penrith, Cumbria, an ideal base to explore the Lakes, Cumbrian coastline, and the…
Ladies, if you have a love for the outdoors, enjoy riding a bike but feel daunted by the thought of…
Explore the exotic space where science and magic meet with the magician-scientist-adventurer,…
This new display delves into the Townend archive collection, a treasure trove of four hundred years…
Lake District Theatre Alan Ayckbourn's revival of THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE runs from 17 May – 1 June…
Visitor Sketchbooks: fanciful flora Flowers and foliage appear in designs and decorations all over…
A new painting exhibition by Rebecca Scott is coming to Cross Lane Projects, Kendal. The Raft of…
Bendrigg's infamous 10k course is back with a modern twist! We are thrilled to announce the return…
On 14 December 2017, Omar Samra and Omar Nour, affectionately dubbed 'O2', set off in the world's…
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