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

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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.

Browse all Lake District events below or use the Advanced Search below to filter by event type, date or location.

Friday, 26th May, 2023

Date/Time Event
26/05/2023


10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
26/05/2023

2:00 pm 		The Lost Spells | Theatre by the Lake
Keswick, Keswick
26/05/2023

7:30 pm - 9:15 pm 		Manchester Camerata with Jess Gillam | Live Music
Ulverston, Ulverston

Saturday, 27th May, 2023

Date/Time Event
27/05/2023

8:30 am 		Explore the secret side of Foulshaw Moss | Cumbria wildlife trust
Milnthorpe, Milnthorpe
27/05/2023

8:30 am - 3:30 pm 		Keswick Market
Keswick, Keswick
27/05/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
27/05/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
27/05/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
27/05/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
27/05/2023

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm 		Ben Fogle: Wild | Live Show
Ulverston, Ulverston
27/05/2023

7:30 pm 		The Lost Spells | Theatre by the Lake
Keswick, Keswick

Sunday, 28th May, 2023

Date/Time Event
28/05/2023

8:00 am - 1:00 pm 		Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria
28/05/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
28/05/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
28/05/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
28/05/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere

Monday, 29th May, 2023

Date/Time Event
29/05/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
29/05/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
29/05/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
29/05/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
29/05/2023

2:00 pm 		The Lost Spells | Theatre by the Lake
Keswick, Keswick

Tuesday, 30th May, 2023

Date/Time Event
30/05/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
30/05/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
30/05/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
30/05/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
30/05/2023

6:30 pm 		Wildlife tracking at South Walney nature reserve | Cumbria wildlife trust
Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness
30/05/2023

7:30 pm 		The Lost Spells | Theatre by the Lake
Keswick, Keswick

Wednesday, 31st May, 2023

Date/Time Event
31/05/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
31/05/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
31/05/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
31/05/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
31/05/2023

7:30 pm 		The Lost Spells | Theatre by the Lake
Keswick, Keswick

Thursday, 1st June, 2023

Date/Time Event
01/06/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
01/06/2023

9:30 am - 5:00 pm 		BounceFest in Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Lonsdale
01/06/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
01/06/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
01/06/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
01/06/2023

2:00 pm 		The Lost Spells | Theatre by the Lake
Keswick, Keswick
01/06/2023

7:00 pm 		Experience a night-time wildlife adventure | Cumbria wildlife trust
Grange-over-Sands, Grange-over-Sands

Friday, 2nd June, 2023

Date/Time Event
02/06/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
02/06/2023

9:30 am - 5:00 pm 		BounceFest in Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Lonsdale
02/06/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
02/06/2023

9:30 am - 3:00 pm 		The Esk Gorge – Extreme Ghyll Scrambling in Eskdale
Eskdale, Eskdale
02/06/2023

10:00 am 		Discover a lost rainforest...in Cumbria! | Cumbria wildlife trust
Kendal, Kendal
02/06/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
02/06/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
02/06/2023 -- 03/06/2023

7:30 pm 		Old herbaceous | Theatre by the lake
Keswick, Keswick

Saturday, 3rd June, 2023

Date/Time Event
03/06/2023

8:30 am - 3:30 pm 		Keswick Market
Keswick, Keswick
03/06/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
03/06/2023

9:30 am - 5:00 pm 		BounceFest in Kirkby Lonsdale
Kirkby Lonsdale, Kirkby Lonsdale
03/06/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
03/06/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
03/06/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
03/06/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Wild Singing Weekend
Borrowdale, Borrowdale
03/06/2023

7:15 pm 		Sam Kelly and Jamie Francis | Live Music
Threlkeld, Keswick

Sunday, 4th June, 2023

Date/Time Event
04/06/2023

8:00 am - 1:00 pm 		Cockermouth Indoor Sunday Market and Car Boot
Cockermouth, Cockermouth Cumbria
04/06/2023

9:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Guided Walks or Scrambles with The Lakes Mountaineer – Mountains, Hills and Wainwrights
Ambleside, Ambleside
04/06/2023

9:30 am - 4:00 pm 		Family Adventures with The Lakes Mountaineer
Langdale, Langdale
04/06/2023

10:00 am - 5:00 pm 		Forty Farms | Exhibition at Windermere Jetty Museum
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
04/06/2023

10:00 am - 4:00 pm 		Unearthed, an installation by Amy Williams | Blackwell - the Arts and Crafts house
Bowness-on-Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere
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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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