What’s On Lake District 2023

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.
image of Keswick Mountain Festival on the shores of Derwentwater lake near Keswick in the Lake District

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.

Thursday, 12th October, 2023

Date/Time Event
12/10/2023


7:30 pm
Jesca Hoop | Live music
Kendal, Kendal
12/10/2023

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
What the Dickens? - The Telling
Ulverston, Ulverston

Friday, 13th October, 2023

Date/Time Event
13/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
13/10/2023

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Table Making | One Day Course | With Edward D Carefoot
Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands
13/10/2023

10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Conservation day at Bowness-on-Solway Nature Reserve | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Carlisle, Carlisle
13/10/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Halima Cassell: Reflections | Exhibition at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
13/10/2023

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Time in Nature around Kendal | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Kendal, Kendal
13/10/2023

10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Time in Nature around Workington
Workington, Workington
13/10/2023

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
A year at Leighton Moss | Duddon Local Support Group | Talk
Millom, Millom
13/10/2023

7:30 pm
Comedy Store Millom | Comedy | Stand Up
Millom, Millom
13/10/2023

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Youth Sector | Live music | Alt/Indie Rock
Ulverston, Ulverston

Saturday, 14th October, 2023

Date/Time Event
14/10/2023

8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Keswick Market
Keswick, Keswick
14/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
14/10/2023

9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Table Making | One Day Course | With Edward D Carefoot
Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands
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
14/10/2023

12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Foraging at High Stand woods & Eden Valley Glamping
Carlisle, Carlisle
14/10/2023

7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
BLAST Furness and The Peace Artistes | Street band
Ulverston, Ulverston
14/10/2023

7:30 pm
Cara Dillon- Coming Home | Live music
Kendal, Kendal
14/10/2023

8:00 pm
East 17 | Comedy
Millom, Millom

Sunday, 15th October, 2023

Date/Time Event
15/10/2023

7:30 am
Billy Billingham ‘Always A Little Further’ | Lectures and Talks
Kendal, Kendal
15/10/2023

8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria
15/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
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
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
16/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
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
17/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
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
17/10/2023

10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Wildflower plug planting at Bowber Head Farm Nature Reserve
Kirkby Stephen, Kirkby Stephen
17/10/2023

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Aerial Artworks | Ulverston Local Support Group | Talk
Ulverston, Ulverston
17/10/2023

7:30 pm
Illustrated Talk by Alan Cleaver: "Get Lost"
Threlkeld, Keswick

Wednesday, 18th October, 2023

Date/Time Event
18/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
18/10/2023

10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Conservation day at Thacka Beck Nature Reserve | Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Penrith, Penrith
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
18/10/2023

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
In My Life: An Evening with Alan Johnson | Talk
Ulverston, Ulverston
18/10/2023

7:30 pm
The Trials Of Cato | Live music
Kendal, Kendal

Thursday, 19th October, 2023

Date/Time Event
19/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
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
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
20/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
20/10/2023

10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Conservation Day at Staveley Woodlands Nature Reserve
Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness
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
20/10/2023

7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
An Evening And A Little Bit Of A Morning With Mark Steel | Comedy
Kendal, Kendal
20/10/2023

8:00 pm
Ignacio Lopez: Nine IG Fails | Comedy
Millom, Millom

Saturday, 21st October, 2023

Date/Time Event
21/10/2023

8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Keswick Market
Keswick, Keswick
21/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
21/10/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm
An introduction to mosses and liverworts
Kendal, Kendal
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
21/10/2023

11:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Beetham LEGO Make-Off | Heron Corn Mill
Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe
21/10/2023

12:30 pm
World Singing Day: Workshop and Merry Neet/Concert
Threlkeld, Keswick
21/10/2023

3:00 pm
HENGE – Family Matinee Show | Live music
Kendal, Kendal
21/10/2023

5:15 pm - 8:15 pm
Dark Sky Canoeing on Coniston Water | Path to Adventure
Coniston, Coniston
21/10/2023

7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
Chris Cleverley Live at The Gather | Live music
Ennerdale, Ennerdale
21/10/2023

7:30 pm
Scott Matthews | Live music
Kendal, Kendal
21/10/2023

8:00 pm
HENGE – Evening Show | Live music
Kendal, Kendal

Sunday, 22nd October, 2023

Date/Time Event
22/10/2023

8:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria
22/10/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
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
22/10/2023

11:30 am
Jungle Book | Shadow Theatre
Ulverston, Ulverston
22/10/2023

12:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Foraging at Dalemain Historic House & Gardens
Penrith, Penrith
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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.

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