Events and Festivals
Please check on individual event websites for the latest information and cancellation / postponement details.
Whinlatter Forest Park is a centre for events and activities for all ages including a challenging 10k. Cockermouth is taken over by the area’s biggest and best food festival, Taste Cumbria Cockermouth for a weekend in September and December. Keswick hosts our major outdoor festival, Keswick Mountain Festival, as well as a wide range of other great events such as Words by the Water. Silloth is home to the fabulous annual Music and Beer Festival on the famous town Green and each of our towns put on some fabulous Christmas events each year.
March 2023
The festival promotes both the written and the spoken word, bringing people together in the beautiful surroundings of the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick. Meet top authors and writers every March to listen, talk, debate, learn. and have your favourite authors sign copies of their books for you. Look out for the 2023 programme later this year.
April 2022
Get yourself down to Moorclose Communtiy Centre for fun Easter crafts! All activities are free of charge and no booking is required.
Activities will take place between 1pm – 4pm
Vulcans Park, Workington are holding an Easter Trail between 11am – 4pm.
You may even find some treats along the way, but be quick because once they’re gone they’re gone!
Please follow the link for the activity sheet and map: https://www.workingtontowncouncil.gov.uk/
Wigton is hosting its second Taste Cumbria festival on Saturday 23 April 2022.
We brought lots of foodie fun to this pretty town for the first time last year and the feedback was fabulous. Our aim is to make the event bigger and better with even more for all the family to enjoy.
May 2022
‘Reach Out’ is a new event for 2022 taking place in Vulcans Park, Workington. The focuses on mental health awareness, support and guidance. This event will bring together businesses, charities, organisations and individuals who all have something to offer in terms of mental health awareness and help, support and guidance.
We will also be running our yarn bombing again during this event, so please do get in touch if you would like to get involved!
Keswick Mountain Festival is your ultimate outdoors weekend. Challenge yourself with a world class sporting event, get inspiration from top speakers, then finish it all off with two evenings of live music.
Fun fair, craft stalls, food stalls, live music, kids entertainment and much more on Silloth Green. Free entry!
Great Beer Festival atmosphere both inside a huge marquee and outside on the wonderful green, green grass of Davidson Park, the home of Keswick Rugby Club, surely one of the most scenic rugby grounds in the country, under the watchful gaze of Skiddaw, the 4th highest mountain in England.
Ranked as one of the best UK triathlon events, the Lakesman offers full and half-distance iron-man courses in the heart of the stunning Lake District. The swim takes place in Derwentwater, Keswick, with the bike and run routes taking competitors through beautiful countryside with views of the fells.
Steam engines, classic cars, vintage tractors, classic motorcycles – Silloth Vintage Rally has it all and more. On the Green in the centre of town every June, the rally has plenty of food, drink and music to keep you mightily entertained.
An extremely popular event held at Mitchell’s Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 0QQ.
Woolfest was founded by members of The Wool Clip cooperative to provide a celebration of natural fibres and a showcase for the best of wool and wool crafts.
July 2022
This year’s headliners are Alfie Moore and the fantastic Gigspanner Big Band with their first ever gig in Cumbria!
We also have lots of local talent at local venues including on Sunday afternoon, the Papcastle Community Orchestra
The Solway Coast Cycling Festival is taking place again this on the beautiful Silloth Green on Saturday 23 July 2022 from 10am to 4pm.
This celebration of all things cycling is your chance to explore the beautiful Solway Coast by bike on one of our guided rides, follow our way-marked routes at your own pace, or simply come along to Silloth town centre and watch or join in one of the many activities planned.
August 2022
An action packed day for the whole family. Based on the Fitz near Lakes Home Centre in Cockermouth.
Animals, Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling, crafts, beer tent and much more!
A brand new event for Maryport. Everything that you’ve come to expect from Taste Cumbria – big producers’ markets, expert demonstrations, beer tents, hot food courts, children’s entertainment, live music, comedy and more.
Solfest is a family friendly music festival spanning many musical genres and eras. There’s plenty to enjoy in addition to the music from walkabout performers, the green area workshop and the healing garden.
Firmly established in Allerdale’s events calendar Silloth carnival provides a great day out full of excitement and colour. Watch the amazing floats and participants glide by and then make the most of everything that this great seaside town has to offer.
September 2022
Taste Cumbria returns to Cockermouth for the last full weekend of September.
Around 60 real ales, many from Allerdale are featured with 22 draft ciders. For the non-real ale drinkers, there is lager, perry ciders, wine, soft drinks and water! Add in a fine selection of tribute bands, it has all the right ingredients for a great weekend. Every early September.
October 2022
November 2022
Join the spectacular Cockermouth lantern parade as winds its way through the pretty market town. An evening the kids will love.
Come and join us for the Christmas Lights Switch on in Keswick on Friday 19 November.
The day will begin with a festive food and gift market from 10.00am, with entertainment from Local Vocals starting on the main stage at 6.00pm. The lights will be switched on at 7.00pm by Community First Responders.
Christmas Food and Gift Fayre from 10.00 am
Pack Horse Court
4:45- 5:15 pm St. Herbert’s School Choir
5:15 – 5:30 pm Pack Horse Court Lights Switch on by Peter Rabbit
Immediately following to 6:00 pm North Lakes Brass Band
Market Square
6:00 – 7:00 pm Music from Local Vocals
7:00 pm Lights Switch on by Community First Responders
Taking place every December, Workington Christmas Festival is an event jam packed with entertainment including live music, walkabout entertainers, face painting, fun fair, and storytelling. A local market stretches out onto the main street with a fabulous mix of independent local businesses selling tempting treats and beautiful hand-made gifts.
Head to Cockermouth town centre for live music, reindeer, charity stalls, a giant snowglobe and much more. Plenty of fun for all of the family and a great festive atmosphere!
Maryport Christmas lights will be switched on on Saturday 27 November this year. The Town Council will be making arrangements for a programme of family entertainment, with children at its heart of course, to be held during the afternoon of that day, leading up to the big switch-on at 5pm. Further details to follow!
December 2022
A festive-themed window is illuminated in a different Keswick business from the 1 to the 24 December. Alongside this each day will be a different festive event, from story-telling to fancy dress canoe racing! The illuminated windows stay lit until early January, forming a magical and festive window trail around town which visitors and residents can follow and enjoy.
Workington Hall and Parklands will be magically illuminated during the first weekend of December, with a specially commissioned soundscape creating a fantastic festive atmosphere. The event is free to attend and takes place between 6pm and 9pm on Friday the 3 and Saturday the 4 December 2021. No need to book in advance, just turn-up and see Workington Hall in a brand new light!
Keswick Victorian Fayre takes place every December and it’s a great opportunity to do some Christmas shopping and supporting a wide range of charities and good causes. Fun for all the family.
A host of artisan producers, a covered live music stage, kids activities and Cockermouth’s great independent shops – a great day out and the perfect opportunity for some Christmas shopping. Join us in Cockermouth town centre for the Taste Cumbria Christmas Festival. Eat, drink and be merry!
Our final event of the year will be a Christmas market in Workington town centre on the 18 and 19 December. Along with an eclectic Christmas market, we will have a ‘Live and Local’ stage organised in partnership with HMV and the Carnegie Theatre and our social village where local outreach organisations will be available for anyone and everyone to speak to. These events would not happen without the kind support of our sponsors – Cartmel Shepherd, Cockermouth Town Council, Cumbria County Council and Sovereign Centros.
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