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.

Tuesday, 16th May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
16/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
16/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
16/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
16/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
16/05/2023 6:30 pm	Wildlife tracking at South Walney nature reserve \| Cumbria wildlife trust Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness
16/05/2023 7:30 pm	Juan Martin \| Theatre by the lake Keswick, Keswick

Wednesday, 17th May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
17/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
17/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
17/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
17/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere

Thursday, 18th May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
18/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
18/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
18/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
18/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
18/05/2023 7:00 pm	Experience a night-time wildlife adventure \| Cumbria wildlife trust Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands

Friday, 19th May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
19/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
19/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
19/05/2023 9:30 am - 3:00 pm	The Esk Gorge – Extreme Ghyll Scrambling in Eskdale Eskdale, Eskdale
19/05/2023 10:00 am	Discover a lost rainforest...in Cumbria! \| Cumbria wildlife trust Kendal, Kendal
19/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
19/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere

Saturday, 20th May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
20/05/2023 8:30 am	Explore the secret side of Foulshaw Moss \| Cumbria wildlife trust Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe
20/05/2023 8:30 am - 3:30 pm	Keswick Market Keswick, Keswick
20/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
20/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
20/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
20/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Indigo dye & shibori techniques \| Craft workshop at Cowshed Creative Kendal, Kendal
20/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
20/05/2023 7:30 pm	Kathryn Tickell & The Darkening \| Theatre by the lake Keswick, Keswick

Sunday, 21st May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
21/05/2023 8:00 am - 1:00 pm	Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria
21/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
21/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
21/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
21/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
21/05/2023 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm	BGKT Open Meeting \| Buddhist Group of Kendal Kendal, Kendal

Monday, 22nd May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
22/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
22/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
22/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
22/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere

Tuesday, 23rd May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
23/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
23/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
23/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
23/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
23/05/2023 7:30 pm - 9:45 pm	ABBA The Story Ulverston, Ulverston

Wednesday, 24th May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
24/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
24/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
24/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
24/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
24/05/2023 7:30 pm	The Lost Spells \| Theatre by the Lake Keswick, Keswick

Thursday, 25th May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
25/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
25/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
25/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
25/05/2023 10:00 am - 4:00 pm	Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams \| Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
25/05/2023 2:00 pm	The Lost Spells \| Theatre by the Lake Keswick, Keswick
25/05/2023 7:00 pm	Experience a night-time wildlife adventure \| Cumbria wildlife trust Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands

Friday, 26th May, 2023

Date/Time	Event
26/05/2023 9:00 am - 4:00 pm	Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights Ambleside, Ambleside
26/05/2023 9:30 am - 4:00 pm	Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer Langdale, Langdale
26/05/2023 9:30 am - 3:00 pm	The Esk Gorge – Extreme Ghyll Scrambling in Eskdale Eskdale, Eskdale
26/05/2023 10:00 am - 5:00 pm	Forty Farms \| Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
26/05/2023 10:00 am	The Lost Spells \| Theatre by the Lake Keswick, Keswick

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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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