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.
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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.
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Thursday, 12th October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
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12/10/2023 7:30 pm |
Jesca Hoop | Live music
Kendal, Kendal |
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12/10/2023 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
What the Dickens? - The Telling
Ulverston, Ulverston |
Friday, 13th October, 2023
Saturday, 14th October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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14/10/2023 8:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Keswick Market
Keswick, Keswick |
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14/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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14/10/2023 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Table Making | One Day Course | With Edward D Carefoot
Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands |
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14/10/2023 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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14/10/2023 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Foraging at High Stand woods & Eden Valley Glamping
Carlisle, Carlisle |
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14/10/2023 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm |
BLAST Furness and The Peace Artistes | Street band
Ulverston, Ulverston |
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14/10/2023 7:30 pm |
Cara Dillon- Coming Home | Live music
Kendal, Kendal |
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14/10/2023 8:00 pm |
East 17 | Comedy
Millom, Millom |
Sunday, 15th October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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15/10/2023 7:30 am |
Billy Billingham ‘Always A Little Further’ | Lectures and Talks
Kendal, Kendal |
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15/10/2023 8:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria |
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15/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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15/10/2023 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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15/10/2023 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm |
BGKT Open Meeting | Buddhist Group of Kendal
Kendal, Kendal |
Monday, 16th October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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16/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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16/10/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere |
Tuesday, 17th October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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17/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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17/10/2023 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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17/10/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Wildflower plug planting at Bowber Head Farm Nature Reserve
Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen |
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17/10/2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
Aerial Artworks | Ulverston Local Support Group | Talk
Ulverston, Ulverston |
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17/10/2023 7:30 pm |
Illustrated Talk by Alan Cleaver: "Get Lost"
Threlkeld, Keswick |
Wednesday, 18th October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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18/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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18/10/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Conservation day at Thacka Beck Nature Reserve | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Penrith, Penrith |
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18/10/2023 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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18/10/2023 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm |
In My Life: An Evening with Alan Johnson | Talk
Ulverston, Ulverston |
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18/10/2023 7:30 pm |
The Trials Of Cato | Live music
Kendal, Kendal |
Thursday, 19th October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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19/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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19/10/2023 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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19/10/2023 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm |
Gosling Sike Wildlife Watch Group | Children | Geoff Norman
Carlisle, Carlisle |
Friday, 20th October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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20/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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20/10/2023 10:00 am - 3:00 pm |
Conservation Day at Staveley Woodlands Nature Reserve
Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness |
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20/10/2023 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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20/10/2023 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm |
An Evening And A Little Bit Of A Morning With Mark Steel | Comedy
Kendal, Kendal |
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20/10/2023 8:00 pm |
Ignacio Lopez: Nine IG Fails | Comedy
Millom, Millom |
Saturday, 21st October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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21/10/2023 8:30 am - 3:30 pm |
Keswick Market
Keswick, Keswick |
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21/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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21/10/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm |
An introduction to mosses and liverworts
Kendal, Kendal |
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21/10/2023 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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21/10/2023 11:00 am - 4:00 pm |
The Beetham LEGO Make-Off | Heron Corn Mill
Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe |
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21/10/2023 12:30 pm |
World Singing Day: Workshop and Merry Neet/Concert
Threlkeld, Keswick |
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21/10/2023 3:00 pm |
HENGE – Family Matinee Show | Live music
Kendal, Kendal |
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21/10/2023 5:15 pm - 8:15 pm |
Dark Sky Canoeing on Coniston Water | Path to Adventure
Coniston, Coniston |
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21/10/2023 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm |
Chris Cleverley Live at The Gather | Live music
Ennerdale, Ennerdale |
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21/10/2023 7:30 pm |
Scott Matthews | Live music
Kendal, Kendal |
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21/10/2023 8:00 pm |
HENGE – Evening Show | Live music
Kendal, Kendal |
Sunday, 22nd October, 2023
| Date/Time | Event |
|---|---|
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22/10/2023 8:00 am - 1:00 pm |
Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria |
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22/10/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm |
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside |
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22/10/2023 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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22/10/2023 11:30 am |
Jungle Book | Shadow Theatre
Ulverston, Ulverston |
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22/10/2023 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm |
Foraging at Dalemain Historic House & Gardens
Penrith, Penrith |
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
