The arts and culture scene in The Lake District, Cumbria is thriving, with many events taking place throughout the county year-round. Whether you want to enjoy a play, dance to live music, discover an art exhibition or visit a museum, there’s so much to experience in this vibrant part of the country.
If you’re a theatre enthusiast, you’ll find plenty to enjoy in the Lake District, Cumbria, with performances in some truly spectacular venues. How about catching a show next to a lake, or in a coastal town?
We often welcome touring productions including theatre and opera; while our independent cinemas also show live streams of performances taking place in world-class venues like the National Theatre.
If you’re a film buff, there are lots of fantastic cinemas showing the latest releases as well as art house classics. Did you know? The Lake District, Cumbria has featured in a number of films and TV shows like Star Wars and The Witcher!
Put on your dancing shoes and head out for an evening of live music – whether it’s a concert, a festival or an evening at the pub, there’s something to suit all tastes.
For a real celebration of our local culture, why not head for one of our vibrant festivals? The Winter Droving festival in Penrith is a colourful display held every October, complete with torchlit parade and a festive atmosphere. Meanwhile, museums hold regular events and exhibitions highlighting everything from art and film to our local history.
Search and view what's taking place below and let us introduce you to a world of theatre, music and the arts here in Cumbria.
The year is 1725. A roving court arrives to dispense swift justice, led by the notorious "Hanging…
Celebrating the beauty, behaviour, symbolism and diversity of birds through the work of 57 UK…
The Paper Quilt Project is a living exhibition in which a community art piece is created while on…
Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival Kirsty McClean - Santuzza | Jay Broadhurst -…
MUSICAL THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOLS 2026 We're thrilled to let you know that bookings are now OPEN…
This year, André Rieu celebrates a spectacular milestone — the 20th anniversary of his iconic…
Take your seats and join the fun as Peter Rabbit and his friends hop from page to stage in a…
Walk in Poe and Tilly's Footsteps... and follow the mark. Explore the locations that inspired M.W.…
Our series of Afternoon Recitals continues. For today's recital we are delighted to welcome Anna…
Emma Rydal returns to Rosehill with a Special Preview of Soaked before taking it to the Edinburgh…
You're seven years old. Mum's in hospital. She finds it hard to be happy. So you start to make a…
Join Rosehill this summer for The People's Gallery, a free, family-friendly exhibition showcasing…
3pm. The Playground Lawn, Muncaster. Suitable for ages 5+ Firebird is a collection of famously…
The Knotted Project invites you to join them for the first public sharing of ADAPT, a bold new…
This exhibition brings together two emerging portrait painters. Lela Harris gives depth and…
Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival Showtimes: 11am, 1pm & 2.30pm Join Concerteenies…
Looking for the ultimate family day out in Cumbria this summer? Get ready for Summer of Fun on the…
Step into Martin Bielspurg's film aventure, where you're not just an audience but the beating heart…
Outdoor theatre suitable for all ages at Talkin Tarn Country Park. The critically acclaimed…
When tragedy strikes, courage blossoms. The death of a much-loved husband prompts a group of…
Join us for a powerful multi-media exhibition exploring stories of fragility and survival, told…


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Kirkland, Kendal
This exhibition brings together two emerging portrait painters. Lela Harris gives depth and humanity to figures who have been overlooked or marginalised by history, while Joshua Donkor collaboratively embeds the personal histories and cultural…
Abbot Hall, Kendal
Kirkland, Kendal
The Paper Quilt Project is a living exhibition in which a community art piece is created while on display in the gallery. This project has been designed in response to the two adjoining exhibitions; Bellwethers and Joshua Donkor & Lela Harris. Both…
Abbot Hall, Kendal
Kirkland, Kendal
Join us for a powerful multi-media exhibition exploring stories of fragility and survival, told through the voices of people in Barrow and Kendal.
Step into an unseen world through immersive sound and film, artwork, poetry, and images created by…
Abbot Hall, Kendal
Penrith
Celebrating the beauty, behaviour, symbolism and diversity of birds through the work of 57 UK artists. Featuring ceramics, painting, print, photography, sculpture and textiles, alongside original children's book illustrations and a spectacular mural…
Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle
Looking for the ultimate family day out in Cumbria this summer?
Get ready for Summer of Fun on the Farm at Walby Farm Park – back for 2026 with weeks of adventure, fresh air and memory-making moments for the whole family.
Running throughout the…
Walby Farm Park, Carlisle
Crag Brow, Bowness on Windermere
Take your seats and join the fun as Peter Rabbit and his friends hop from page to stage in a delightful musical spectacular! With beautiful puppets and enchanting songs, this theatrical treat is perfect for the whole family.
️ Thanks to the…
Keswick
When tragedy strikes, courage blossoms.
The death of a much-loved husband prompts a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women's Institute to do something extraordinary: create a nude calendar to raise money for charity.
News spreads fast…
Kendal
Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival
Showtimes: 11am, 1pm & 2.30pm
Join Concerteenies for the musical story of The Duck With No Luck.
'When Dizzy the duck oversleeps and misses the flight South, he knows that he must, somehow, catch…
Abbot Hall, Kendal
Kendal
Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival
Kirsty McClean - Santuzza | Jay Broadhurst - Turiddu | Anna Elizabeth Cooper - Lola | Jemima Gray - Lucia | Alex Riddell - Alfio | Lilly-May Woodward - Violin | Northern Chamber Orchestra | Lake…
Moresby, Whitehaven
This year, André Rieu celebrates a spectacular milestone — the 20th anniversary of his iconic summer concerts on the magnificent Vrijthof square. Captured live in his beloved hometown, this brand-new cinema event marks two decades of music and…
Ravenglass
Step into Martin Bielspurg's film aventure, where you're not just an audience but the beating heart of the movie! Join his stretched yet dedicated assistant Phil in one of a diverse range of roles—be it camera whiz, makeup artist, daring stunt…
Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass
Grange-over-Sands
MUSICAL THEATRE SUMMER SCHOOLS 2026
We're thrilled to let you know that bookings are now OPEN for our 2026 Summer Schools in Grange-over-Sands!
️ This August, we're offering two incredible week-long programmes packed with singing, dancing,…
Ravenglass
The year is 1725. A roving court arrives to dispense swift justice, led by the notorious "Hanging Judge" Jeffries. Before him stands Spigot, a young farmer accused of highway robbery. With the flamboyant Lord George Georginton prosecuting and the…
Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass
Ravenglass
3pm. The Playground Lawn, Muncaster.
Suitable for ages 5+
Firebird is a collection of famously untold Eastern European Stories. Unpublished and rarely translated into English, Firebird is a Babushka doll of nested narratives, each exploring class,…
Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass
Keswick
You're seven years old. Mum's in hospital. She finds it hard to be happy.
So you start to make a list of everything that's brilliant about the world. Everything worth living for.
Ice cream
Water fights
Staying up past your bedtime and being…
Moresby, Whitehaven
Join Rosehill this summer for The People's Gallery, a free, family-friendly exhibition showcasing art from creatives across Cumbria.
Plus, spend time getting creative in our Art Lab, a creative play space packed full of free activities, books, art…
Carlisle
Our series of Afternoon Recitals continues. For today's recital we are delighted to welcome Anna Morley to the Fratry Hall.
Entry is free; a collection will be taken at the end of the concert. Please pay what you can to support the artist and the…
Carlisle
Walk in Poe and Tilly's Footsteps... and follow the mark.
Explore the locations that inspired M.W. Craven's bestselling detective series and celebrate the launch of The Killer's Mark.
Celebrate the launch of The Killer's Mark by M.W. Craven with a…
Tarn Road, Brampton
Outdoor theatre suitable for all ages at Talkin Tarn Country Park.
The critically acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company present their own brand of Shakespearean mayhem in the Bard's comedy of fools, duels and dual identities.
"Some are born great,…
Talkin Tarn Country Park, Brampton
Moresby, Whitehaven
Emma Rydal returns to Rosehill with a Special Preview of Soaked before taking it to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
High-flyers Imogen and Rich like wine. It drips into their lives as their love language and helps them to cope with their stressful…
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