What’s On in the Lake District & Cumbria in 2023
Find what’s on in the Lake District & Cumbria today, this week, weekend, this month and next. Look forward to what’s on in the Lake District in 2023.
Browse our list of 2023 Lake District events below. Indoors or outdoors, there’s lots to do in the Lake District this year.
To add your event to the What’s On in the Lake District calendar free of charge please CLICK HERE. Our new simplified system means you can add your 2023 Lake District events easily and quickly.
Please follow the individual website links within each Lake District event page below to check the current status of the event. Some 2023 events will require booking in advance.
Browse all Lake District events below or use the Advanced Search below to filter by event type, date or location.
Saturday, 23rd September, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
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23/09/2023 6:30 pm |
Explore the secret side of Foulshaw Moss | Cumbria wildlife trust
Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe |
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23/09/2023 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm |
An Dannsa Dub | Live Music
Kendal, Kendal |
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23/09/2023 7:30 pm |
The History of Rock | Live Music
Workington, Workington |
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23/09/2023 8:00 pm |
Comedy @Kirkgate with John Lebbon, Kieran Lawless and Fran Garrity
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria |
Sunday, 24th September, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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24/09/2023 8:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria |
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24/09/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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24/09/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Conservation careers day - work experience for teenagers
Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness |
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24/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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24/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
LEGO® Lake District | LEGO® Exhibition, Workshops and Activities
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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24/09/2023 10:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Conservation day at Smardale Nature Reserve | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen |
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24/09/2023 7:30 pm |
The Jake Leg Jug Band | Jazz | Live Music
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria |
Monday, 25th September, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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25/09/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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25/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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25/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
LEGO® Lake District | LEGO® Exhibition, Workshops and Activities
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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25/09/2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
Cumbria rocks: an illustrated talk | Kirkby Lonsdale Local Support Group
Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Lonsdale |
Tuesday, 26th September, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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26/09/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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26/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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26/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
LEGO® Lake District | LEGO® Exhibition, Workshops and Activities
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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26/09/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Wildflower plug planting at Gaitbarrows Farm | Volunteering
Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe |
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26/09/2023 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
May Day, Merrie England and more: Morris dances in Cumbria with Sue Allan
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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26/09/2023 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm |
Introduction to home composting | Online Talk
Online, Online |
Wednesday, 27th September, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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27/09/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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27/09/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Conservation day at Hutton Roof Crags Nature Reserve | Volunteering
Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe |
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27/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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27/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
LEGO® Lake District | LEGO® Exhibition, Workshops and Activities
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
Thursday, 28th September, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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28/09/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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28/09/2023 9:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Green Door Artists | "On Display" | Exhibition at Kendal Museum
Kendal, Kendal |
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28/09/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Conservation day at Howe Ridding Wood Nature Reserve
Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands |
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28/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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28/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
LEGO® Lake District | LEGO® Exhibition, Workshops and Activities
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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28/09/2023 10:00 am - 2:30 pm |
Wildflower plug planting at Lorton | Volunteering
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria |
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28/09/2023 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Historic Carlisle Walking Tour
Carlisle, Carlisle |
Friday, 29th September, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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29/09/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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29/09/2023 9:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Green Door Artists | "On Display" | Exhibition at Kendal Museum
Kendal, Kendal |
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29/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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29/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
LEGO® Lake District | LEGO® Exhibition, Workshops and Activities
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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29/09/2023 10:00 am - 11:30 am |
Wild Soul walk
Kendal, Kendal |
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29/09/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Wildflower plug planting at Scar Close | Volunteering
Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe |
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29/09/2023 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Halima Cassell: in conversation
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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29/09/2023 5:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
AMBLEFEST | Three days of craft beer, live music and street food
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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29/09/2023 7:30 pm |
Every Brilliant Thing | Play about Mental Health, Resilience and the Lengths
Millom, Millom |
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29/09/2023 7:30 pm |
Skipinnish | Live Music
Kendal, Kendal |
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29/09/2023 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
YolanDa Brown | Live Music
Kendal, Kendal |
Saturday, 30th September, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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30/09/2023 8:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Keswick Market
Keswick, Keswick |
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30/09/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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30/09/2023 -- 01/10/2023 9:00 am |
Two day wilderness survival course | Green man survival
Windermere, Windermere |
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30/09/2023 9:30 am - 4:30 pm |
Green Door Artists | "On Display" | Exhibition at Kendal Museum
Kendal, Kendal |
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30/09/2023 -- 01/10/2023 10:00 am |
Bountiful basket | Craft workshop at Cowshed Creative
Kendal, Kendal |
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30/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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30/09/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
LEGO® Lake District | LEGO® Exhibition, Workshops and Activities
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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30/09/2023 10:30 am - 1:00 pm |
Historic Carlisle Walking Tour
Carlisle, Carlisle |
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30/09/2023 12:00 pm - 11:00 pm |
AMBLEFEST | Three days of craft beer, live music and street food
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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30/09/2023 7:30 pm |
The Paul McKenna Band | Live music
Kendal, Kendal |
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30/09/2023 8:00 pm |
Afriquoi | Live music
Kendal, Kendal |
Sunday, 1st October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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01/10/2023 8:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria |
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01/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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01/10/2023 9:30 am - 12:30 pm |
Grange Wildlife Watch Group | Children
Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands |
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01/10/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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01/10/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
LEGO® Lake District | LEGO® Exhibition, Workshops and Activities
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
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01/10/2023 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
AMBLEFEST | Three days of craft beer, live music and street food
Ambleside, Ambleside |
The image at the head of the page is courtesy of Keswick Mountain Festival and shows the main stage at the 2019 event on the shores of Derwentwater.
Usually held in May or June, Keswick Mountain Festival 2023 has been postponed until 2024. Instead the KMS Trail Running Weekend will run from 19th to 21st MAY 2023.
Our recommended independent self catering agency partners
Sally’s Cottages – based in Keswick
