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Looking for something to do? Let our arts and culture attractions keep you entertained, with a wide range of events and creative activities for all to enjoy. There’s everything form workshops and interactive experiences, to cinema, theatre, and musical productions. Remember to book ahead to avoid missing out, and join us for a visit to remember.
Imagine creating your own masterpiece in the very place where famous names like William Wordsworth and John Ruskin lived and worked. You can now visit their former homes and take part in regular activities like sketching and writing while you’re there. Keep an eye out for events like outdoor theatre and poetry readings, too.
As well as their permanent collections, art galleries, museums and cultural venues also host regular exhibitions featuring works from renowned artists; or highlighting different aspects of our local history and heritage. There are also workshops to help you learn a new skill (and take away a handmade souvenir of your time in the Lake District, Cumbria!). Pottery, painting, dance, weaving, embroidery and plenty more are on offer at arts and culture venues across the area.
Visiting with kids? There are lots of children’s activities to enjoy! Arts and crafts workshops, dressing up clothes, fossil rubbing, arts and history trails, and so much more await. Keep an eye out for additional activities during school holidays too.
If you want to be entertained, Westmorland & Furness is the place to be. Our theatres and cinemas host a packed programme of performances. There are internationally acclaimed productions; comedy shows to keep you laughing; children’s shows for family-friendly fun; musical performances from local and national names; and so much more.
Our arts, culture and heritage scene is buzzing with activity: there’s always something on, so come and discover everything our attractions have to offer.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and supported by Westmorland and Furness Council.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund provides £2.6 billion of funding for local investment by March 2025. The Fund aims to improve pride in place and increase life chances across the UK investing in communities and place, supporting local business, and people and skills. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-shared-prosperity-fund-prospectus
You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you.
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Wordsworth Grasmere, Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SHTelephone
+441539435544Grasmere
Step back in time with Regency Christmas at Dove Cottage. The mantlepieces are garlanded with holly and ivy, clove-studded pomanders fill the air with the scent of oranges and spices, and a warm fire is crackling in the hearth.
Immerse yourself in…
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Last year's ticket prices available until End of April 2024
Panto makes a splash with a fabulous new version of The Little Mermaid
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The Old Laundry Theatre, Crag Bow, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BXTelephone
01539440872Bowness on Windermere
Packed with magic, puppetry & escapology ✨
Legendary magician the Great Baldini tells the story of his (and Baldwin the magical dog's) life from his first trick to the height of their careers – attempting Houdini's greatest escape. The show is…
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In 2023, the Alpine Club commissioned a film to revisit the history of Everest, from the realisation that it was the highest peak in the world in 1852 to its impact on Nepal today. Using historical film footage from John Noel, images from the early…
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Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWTelephone
01539621958Sedbergh
The International Textile Exhibition is back with new work from around the world. Oceans is the inspiration for the work entered into the competition from internationally renowned textiles artists. There is a stunning array of figurative and…
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Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWTelephone
01539621958Sedbergh
Heallreaf 5 presents their latest exhibition of handwoven tapestry. Using centuries old weaving techniques, the international exhibitors produce beautiful thought provoking works.
Heallreaf is an Old English word meaning a tapestry hung in a public…Address
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWTelephone
01539621958Sedbergh
A collection of mixed media pieces aimed to inspire and initiate thought provoking conversation that may lead to action and ultimately, positive change.
If you had no access to pharmaceutical medicine, would you know what to forage for in…Address
Farfield Mill, Garsdale Rd, Sedbergh, Cumbria, LA10 5LWTelephone
01539621958Sedbergh
Tapestry weavers from England and New Zealand come together in this fourth international touring exhibition of small format hand woven tapestries. Weavers come from a diverse range of creative backgrounds, from novice weavers to those with…
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As part of our Everest Revisited programme of talks, we are delighted to welcome Julie Summers to Rheged. Julie is Sandy's great niece and biographer.
Julie was one of the first people Jimmy Chin contacted when he made his remarkable discovery…
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£3 joint ticket discount when you purchase tickets to the Bonington The Mountaineer Film and Life Behind the Lens. Please note tickets must be purchased in one transaction by selecting 'continue shopping' on Ticketsource and adding both events to…
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£3 joint ticket discount when you purchase tickets to the Bonington The Mountaineer Film and Life Behind the Lens. Please note tickets must be purchased in one transaction by selecting 'continue shopping' on Ticketsource and adding both events to…
Penrith
This autumn will mark the 75th anniversary of the Warren Miller film legacy. When the first film from Warren Miller debuted in 1949, it ignited a new genre of filmmaking for the snowsports industry. Today, Warren Miller films have captured the…
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Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725133Kendal
Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £23 | Theatre
Old friends join forces to present an evening of acoustic roots music.
Multi Grammy winner Tim O'Brien has traveled the world for the past 50 years with his own mix of American folk, bluegrass, blues, and…
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Brewery Arts, Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725133122A Highgate, Kendal
Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £21 | Theatre
LYR is author and current British poet laureate Simon Armitage, singer-songwriter Richard Walters and multi-instrumentalist & producer Patrick Pearson.
LYR's story stretches back to 2009 when Walters, an…
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Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725133Kendal
Starts 8pm | Tickets £22.50 | Theatre | Age Guidance 16+
Tickets for this event go on sale on the 19 April
Direct from the Edinburgh festival, and his latest smash-hit nationwide tour, the legendary Canadian stand-up star is back on the road with…
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Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725133Kendal
Starts 8pm | Tickets £17 | Malt Room Seated | Age Guidance 16+
NHS anaesthetist, comedian and author (oooooh check him) Ed Patrick injects Brewery Arts with a gut-punch hilarious show about becoming a junior doctor, the NHS, the pitfalls of…
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George Mallory had a look at Everest's East Face in 1921 and commented famously, 'others, less wise, might attempt this way if they would; but emphatically it was not for us.'
Six decades passed before a huge lavishly equipped team finally…
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From Shepherd's Crag to Everest is a new talk by Stephen Livingstone and shines a spotlight on Bentley Beetham, one of the climbers featured in the Everest Revisited Exhibition in our Gallery.
Mountaineer and photographer Bentley Beetham began…
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Brewery Arts, Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725133122A Highgate, Kendal
Doors 7.30pm | Tickets £23.50 | Extended Theatre
The coming together of British and Catalan folk music giants, The Longest Johns and El Pony Pisador. This project is born from the friendship and mutual admiration that exists between both bands…
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Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725133Kendal
Doors 8pm | Tickets £21 | Malt Room Standing
Hayseed Dixie began in the Summer of 2000, when Barley Scotch (aka John Wheeler) stumbled across a wrecked car on an isolated mountain road in the hills of Deer Lick Holler, East Tennessee. While going…
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