Events in Cumbria and the Lake District

To add an event to the Calendar of events - please do so here.

There are many regular events and festivals in Cumbria, from the traditional agricultural shows, to the more recent festivals such as blues and folk festivals, maritime festivals, and whacky ones such as the scarecrow festivals.

Listed here are links to some of these. Some are in our diary - others you will have to find details yourself, either from the websites, or the relevent Tourist Information Centre.

Any suggestions for others to add, especially with a weblink, please contact us.

Annual or Bi-annual Events

February - Keswick Film Festival
March - Words by the Water Festival
April - the Pirelli International Rally takes place, starting and ending in the centre of Carlisle.
May - Cockermouth Georgian Fair
June - Appleby Horse Fair
June - Whitehaven Maritime Festival [every 2 years]
June - North Cumbria Tractor Club Ploughing Competition, Hornby Hall September 2005
June-July - Barrow's Annual Festival of the Sea
July - Coniston Water Festival
July - Langwathby scarecrow Festival 2005, Scarecrow Festival 2008
July - Tebay Elephant Festival
July - Cockermouth Agricultural show
July - Lakeland Rose Show
July - Brampton Live - folk/roots music festival
July - Maryport Blues Festival
July - Cumbria Steam Gathering, Flookburgh.
July - Windermere Air Show - 2006 pics
July - Windermere Air Show - 2011 pics
August - Solfest
August - Lake District Summer Music festival
August - Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition
August - Grasmere Sports
August - Eskdale Fete
September - International Sheepdog Trials
June-sept - Rushbearing festivals - at various churches

Other irregular Events

Some other lists of events :

Cumbria Tourist Board Event lists
Wordsworth Country Event lists - detailed listing with links
Event lists

Clubs and Societies offering entertainment :