Taste Cumbria
Christmas
Taste Cumbria’s Christmas markets in Cockermouth!
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December 2024
Taste Cumbria’s Christmas markets in Cockermouth!
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December 2024
Cancelled due to weather conditions
Get in to the festive spirit with Taste Cumbria Christmas in Cockermouth on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 December 2024.
We treat you to more than just food and drink at our Christmas event. There will be gifts and homewares, seasonal specials and all the sweet and savoury treats you’d expect from the county’s favourite food festival.
Here’s a little look at the event line-up – all of this is FREE to attend:
- Producers’ stalls on Main Street
- Market Place hot food court
- Live music
- Outdoor picnic area
- Cookery demonstrations
- Fairground rides
- Children’s activities
News release: Thursday 5 December 2024
Regretfully, the decision has been made to cancel the Taste Cumbria Christmas food festival in Cockermouth this weekend.
This is due to a forecast of very high gusts of wind as Storm Darragh is predicted to hit Cumbria hard on Saturday and Sunday. The Met Office has advised that there will be 60 – 70mph gusts in the area from Friday through to Sunday morning. Although Sunday is a little calmer, the wind gusts are still not at a satisfactory level to be able to put gazebos up and safely invite traders and visitors to Cockermouth.
The Supper Club due to take place tonight, Thursday, and the Taste Cumbria Comedy Night planned for Saturday night will still go ahead.
Taste Cumbria event manager Ellie Jones, of Cumberland Council, said: “We are so disappointed that the weekend’s weather forecast has forced us to make this decision. What is particularly frustrating is the winds are currently so calm.
“However, we have to consider our amazing traders and the town’s businesses who create thousands of products ahead of the event. We can’t see their food, time and money wasted when all the indications are that this is going to be a big storm.
“As event organisers, Cumberland Council’s top priority is the health, safety and welfare of our visitors, staff and traders. We’re used to rain in Cumbria, but unfortunately windy conditions can be highly dangerous where gazebos and marquees are concerned.
“Please don’t forget the wealth of independent shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants in Cockermouth. Please pop in and support them, and the rest of the county’s great businesses. Thank you for your understanding – please visit Cockermouth, shop local and have a great Christmas.”
MC Mark Olver
Dan Tiernan
Percy Savage
Matt Bragg
Taste Cumbria Cockermouth Christmas Comedy Night
In need of a laugh? Get yourself to the next Taste Cumbria Comedy Night in Cockermouth.
Join MC Mark Olver and three of the country’s top comedians, Dan Tiernan, Percy Savage and Matt Bragg, for a night of laughter and fun!
Saturday 7th December 7pm
Location – Cockermouth Cricket Club
The Cottage in the Wood Chrismas Supper Club @ Low Hall the Lakes
Thursday 5th December
Doors open at 6pm, dinner served at 7:30pm
Location – Low Hall the Lakes
Cockermouth CA13 0RE
Welcome cocktail, six course meal & live entertainment.
The Demonstration Stage
Saturday 7 December
11:45am – Sarah’s Slice
12:30pm– Laura from Cakes in the Lakes
1:15pm–Irini Tzortzoglou
2:15pm– George Psarias
Sunday 8 December
12:30pm – George Psarias
1:15pm – Blokey Bloke Kitchen
Live Music
Saturday 7 December
11 – 11:30 – Fairfield School
11:45 – 12:30– Cockermouth Mechanics Band
12:45 – 1:30 – Logan Paul Beatles Boy
1:45 – 2:30 – Red Handed Siren
3 – 3:45 – Ezili Dantor featuring Mel Kinsella
4 – 4:45 – The Mustangz
Sunday 8 December
Poem being read 10 mins before 11
10:30 – 11:00 – Cockermouth School
11:00 – 11:45 – Cockermouth School
12 – 12:45 –Dale Stephenson
1 – 1:45 – Logan Paul Beatles Boy
2 – 2:45 –Sam Heselwood
3 – 3:45 – Funbus
Other 2024 dates for your diary
Taste Cumbria Wigton – 20 April 2024
Taste Cumbria Maryport – Taste of the Sea 10 & 11 August 2024
Taste Cumbria Cockermouth – 28 & 29 September 2024
Special thanks to our event supporters
This year’s Taste Cumbria Christmas is organised by Cumberland Council, sponsored by Cockermouth Town Council, The Coffee Kitchen Bakery, Rock With, Holmen Iggesund and Milburns Solicitors, and supported by Cockermouth & District Chamber of Trade.
Getting here
The nearest mainline train station is Penrith. Connecting buses take about an hour to transport you to Cockermouth. Alternatively, arrive via Carlisle Railway Station, then take the train to Maryport, then the number 68 bus or a taxi. If you are travelling by car, leave the M6 at junction 40, take the A66 west and you should be here in 40 minutes. For bus timetables throughout Cumbria click here.
Accommodation
Make a weekend of it by booking some accommodation. Allerdale has an excellent range of accommodation from hotels, campsites and B&Bs to self catering. And don’t forget to visit the wealth of independent businesses in Cockermouth.
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