What's On in Cumbria

Golden Star Hunt

Venue: Brockhole on Windermere

Address: Windermere, LA23 1FF

Website: https://www.brockhole.co.uk/whats-on/golden-star-hunt/#main

Discover the Magic Every Morning! Welcome to the Golden Star Hunt at Brockhole on Windermere! Nestled in the beautiful grounds of Brockhole and the charming White House, this morning adventure is perfect...

Flora trail

Venue: Blackwell

Address: Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3JT

Website: www.lakelandarts.org.uk

Spot the plants, flowers and trees around Blackwell. This self-guided family trail takes place daily from 11am to 4pm during April & May.

Museum Egg Hunt

Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum

Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 1BN

Website: www.lakelandarts.org.uk

Can you find birds eggs hidden in the museum? This self-led family trail takes place daily during April and May between 10am and 4pm.

Easter at Muncaster

Venue: Muncaster Castle

Address: Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RQ

Website: https://www.muncaster.co.uk/events

Hop into a world of Easter excitement at Muncaster – a fun day out for all the family. Tickets include entry to Muncaster Attractions and Children’s tickets include Easter Activities: Protect the Egg...

Easter Egg Hunt

Venue: Wray

Address: Low Wray, Ambleside, LA22 0JA

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wray

10am to 3.30pm. Follow the Easter trail through the woods, parkland and lake shore to find nature-inspired activities along the way. Enjoy an Easter treat at the end – prices are £3.50 per trail which...

Easter Egg Hunt

Venue: Allan Bank and Grasmere

Address: Ambleside, LA22 9QB

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/allan-bank-and-grasmere

10am to 5pm. (Last entry for the trail is 4.30pm). Follow in the footsteps of Wordsworth's children on an Easter trail around the garden at Allan Bank where the family once lived. The trail costs £3.50...

Easter Day Camps

Venue: Lakeside YMCA

Address: Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 8BD

Website: https://lakesideymca.co.uk/holiday-camps/

Day camp is for children aged 7 to 15 years, in three age groups, consisting of a five-day or four-day week and are non-residential. The focus will be on outdoor activities to keep your child challenged...

Easter Egg Hunt

Venue: Acorn Bank

Address: Temple Sowerby, near Penrith, CA10 1SP

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/acorn-bank

10.30am to 4pm. This spring, treat the whole family to a world of adventure at Acorn Bank on an Easter trail, with nine activities across site to entertain and stretch little legs. Prices are £3.50 per...

Easter Eggstravaganza 2025

Venue: Walby Farm Park

Address: Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4QL

Website: https://www.walbyfarmpark.co.uk/event/easter-eggstravaganza/

Get ready for a chocolate-fuelled, fun-packed Easter at Walby Farm Park! Alongside all your farm favourites, we’ve got brand-new, egg-citing entertainment that will make this an Easter to remember! New...

Scarecrow Festival

Venue: Ford Park

Address: Ulverston, Ford Park Cres, Ulverston LA12 7JP

Website: https://www.ford-park.org.uk/event-details-registration/scarecrow-festival-2

9am to 4pm. Ford Park's Scarecrow Festival returns for its second year! Come and see the brilliant selection of scarecrows, all created by local groups & Charities. The walled garden is open till 4pm daily,...

Easter Egg Hunt

Venue: Tarn Hows

Address: near Coniston, Cumbria

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/tarn-hows-and-coniston

9.30am to 4pm. Follow the Easter trail through the woods, parkland and lake shore to find nature-inspired activities along the way. Prices are £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny...

Easter Egg Hunt

Venue: Wordsworth House

Address: Main Street, Cockermouth, CA13 9RX

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wordsworth-house-and-garden

10am to 3pm. Join us for an Easter adventure at Wordsworth House and Garden. See what fun things you can discover inside William and Dorothy's childhood home before completing your trail in the garden...

West End at Windermere

Venue: Crampton Hall Theatre

Address: Windermere School, Patterdale Road, Windermere, LA23 1NW.

Website: https://www.windermereschool.co.uk/holiday-courses/west-end-at-windermere/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIB3ohleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQMLF1cbMHiQFXu3X1KiWGDWdcP6bHOCGnwYvD53LF_P5snsAzMwleqrCg_aem_-CjP6fYVrBq9HjdUDmB1fQ

10am to 4pm daily. Are you looking for a fun and exciting new challenge over the holidays? Do you dream of being a future star of London’s West End? Come and expand your confidence and skills at our...

Crafty Fools: Adventures In Science

Venue: Brewery Arts

Address: 122a Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4HE

Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/crafty-fools-adventures-in-science/

2pm. Join ‘The Magical Mr West’ in ‘Crafty Fools: Adventures In Science’ on an incredible adventure into the world of science! Aided by his corvid companion Crowbert and a collection of curious...

Easter Egg hunt at Sizergh

Venue: Sizergh

Address: near Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8DZ

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/sizergh/events/192643bf-94f1-49c3-b7a5-bbe0f11520fe

10am to 4pm. Make your way along the Holeslack trail and find nature-inspired activities to enjoy as a family. Prices are £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or...

Easter Weekend Family Fun

Venue: Holker Hall & Gardens

Address: Cark-in-Cartmel, Nr Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7PL

Website: https://www.holker.co.uk/whats_on/easter-weekend-family-fun/

There’s nowhere quite like Holker Hall & Gardens for a family day out at Easter. Join us for a weekend packed with Easter-themed activities, including our famous Egg Hunt through the Gardens – then...

Easter Saturday Family Extravaganza Raceday

Venue: Carlisle Racecourse

Address: Durdar Rd, Carlisle, CA2 4TS

Website: https://www.discovercarlisle.co.uk/whats-on/easter-saturday-family-extravaganza-raceday

Easter family fun at Carlisle Racecourse. Join them for an afternoon of fantastic jump racing action with lots of entertainment for the whole family to enjoy. Find out more and book tickets at thejockeyclub.co.uk.

Spring Fair at Ford Park

Venue: Ford Park

Address: Ulverston, Ford Park Cres, Ulverston LA12 7JP

Website: https://www.ford-park.org.uk/event-details-registration/spring-fair-at-ford-park

Enjoy a fun filled day at our Spring Fair on Saturday, 19th April from 10am to 5 pm. There will be fabulous local traders, fun kids' activities to keep the little ones entertained, delicious food stalls...

The Naughty Fox

Venue: Theatre by the Lake

Address: Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ

Website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/the-naughty-fox/

Snuggle up in a magical den with comfy creatures – Honk, Splash and TaWit TaWoo – as they teach The Naughty Fox a very important lesson: it’s better to share. Set in the magical forest, Fox goes...

The Noisy Dinosaur

Venue: Theatre by the Lake

Address: Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ

Website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/the-noisy-dinosaur/

The Noisy Dinosaur has lost its ROAR! Join Dino and a whole host of comfy creatures as they work together to find their voices and make some noise. With puppetry, music, lights, projection and sound, the...

Children’s Easter Sunday Party

Venue: The Swan Hotel & Spa

Address: Newby Bridge, LA12 8NB

Website: https://www.swanhotel.com/whats-on-at-the-swan/childrens-easter-sunday-party/

Join us for our children’s Easter Sunday party at The Swan Hotel, from 3 to 5pm with pizza, chips and live entertainment. Tickets are just £12 per child – Supervising adults go free. Please note the...

Barrow Badgers Wildlife Watch Group - Marvellous Minibeasts

Venue: Barrow Park

Address: Park Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BJ

Website: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-04-27-barrow-badgers-wildlife-watch-group-marvellous-minibeasts

Make friends have fun, go wild and help nature! Barrow Badgers is led by Leanne and meets once a month on a Sunday morning from 9.30 to 11am, often at the base in Barrow Park. Sessions are for 6- to 12-year-olds....

Barrow Badgers Wildlife Watch Group - Marvellous Minibeasts

Venue: Barrow Park

Address: Park Avenue, Barrow-in-Furness, LA13 9BJ

Website: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-04-27-barrow-badgers-wildlife-watch-group-marvellous-minibeasts

9.30 to 11am. Barrow Badgers is led by Leanne and meets once a month on a Sunday morning, often at the base in Barrow Park. Sessions are for children aged 6 to 12 years. We explore the park, help wildlife...

Little Women

Venue: Heron Theatre

Website: https://theherontheatre.com/whats-on/little-women-hotbuckle-productions/

7.30pm. This beloved classic novel by Louisa May Alcott is given a Hotbuckle make-over in a new adaptation by Adrian Preater. The March sister’s journey from adolescence to adulthood is navigated through...

Farm Boy

Venue: Brewery Arts

Address: 122a Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4HE

Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/farm-boy/

1pm & 4pm. A Lichfield Garrick production, Michael Morpurgo’s Farm Boy. Adapted & directed by Daniel Buckroyd. It sometimes felt as though time had stood still down on the farm – the old Fordson tractor...

The Fell Pony Society - Stallion & Colt Show

Venue: Dalemain

Address: Penrith CA11 0HB

Website: https://www.dalemain.com/events/fell-pony-show-stallion

10am to 4pm. The Fell Pony Society's aim is to foster and keep pure the old breed of pony which has roamed the northern fells for years and to circulate knowledge and general information about the pony...

Windermere Science Festival

Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum

Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 1BN

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/windermere-science-festival/

Fun for science enthusiasts from 0-99. Workshops, demonstrations and activities featuring BBC Sky at Night, Science Museum and Star Wars.10am to 5pm. We encourage visitors to come dressed in sci-fi inspired...

Blue Space

Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum

Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 1BN

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/blue-space/

Let your imagination run wild in our Blue Space. Enjoy an interactive play space inspired by life by the water, STEM and engineering where there’s endless possibilities to create. Set within our temporary...

Decopatch

Venue: Rheged

Address: Redhills, Penrith, CA11 0DQ

Website: https://rheged.com/event/decopatch-2/?date=20250529

We are delighted to introduce our brand new Décopatch workshop. With a selection of items to choose from ranging from farm animals, unicorns, masks, letters and more plus beautifully designed paper just...

Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit

Venue: Whinlatter Forest

Address: Whinlatter Pass, Keswick, CA12 5TW

Website: https://www.forestryengland.uk/whinlatter-forest/forest-walkies

Join Wallace and Gromit for the ultimate forest walkies. Bond with your pooch by taking on dog-tastic challenges together, solve crossword clues and have lots of fun along the way – with everyone’s...

Mini Trek Windermere

Venue: Zip World

Address: Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 1LJ

Website: https://www.zipworld.co.uk/adventures/mini-trek-windermere

A treetop high-ropes course for the adventurous. Zips, floating platforms, rope bridges… there’ll be plenty for them to get stuck into whilst surrounded by nature. Get them up, out and moving on this...

WADAMS: Sister Act

Venue: Carnegie Theatre

Address: Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD

Website: https://carnegietheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873649777

Disco diva Deloris’ life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a murder. Placed under protective custody she is hidden in the one place she shouldn’t be found – a convent! Encouraged to help...

Dino Day

Venue: Barrow Town Centre

Address: Barrow-In-Furness LA14 2LG

Website: https://barrowbid.co.uk/dino-day/

Barrow town centre will again be overrun with multiple awesome dinosaurs! Across the town, there are some amazing activities taking place, including: Ranger training, Dr Bones Dinosaur Hatchery, viewings...

MUDFest

Venue: Ford Park

Address: Ford Park Crescent, Ulverston LA12 7JP

Website: https://www.mud-fest.co.uk/

Join us to buy pottery and ceramics from talented makers from around the UK. Have-a-go yourself, watch demonstrations and discover unique, handmade pieces that you won’t find anywhere else. We have stallholders...

Medieval Muncaster Festival

Venue: Muncaster Castle

Address: Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RQ

Website: https://www.muncaster.co.uk/medievalmuncaster

Experience medieval magic where knights clash, stories unfold, and the past comes alive! Each year, Muncaster invites you to step into the past and immerse yourself in the wonders of the Medieval era....

Sedbergh May Artisan Market

Venue: Main Street

Address: Sedbergh, LA10 5AB

Website: https://www.sedbergh.org.uk/view-event/sedbergh-may-artisan-market-2/

9.30am to 3pm. The first Artisan Market of the year on Sedbergh Main Street. Our Artisan Markets are a popular feature of the Sedbergh calendar featuring a wide range of stalls including craft, artists...

Cinderella Ice Cream Seller

Venue: Rosehill Theatre

Address: Moresby, Whitehaven, CA28 6SE

Website: https://www.rosehilltheatre.co.uk/whats-on/cinderella-ice-cream-seller

Get your dessert spoons ready for a tale of perseverance, princes, palace balls, glass slippers and, um, ice cream? Over the last four decades, Cinderella’s has become the kingdom’s most beloved ice...

Play Trail

Venue: Whitehaven Coast

Address: Haig Pit Car Park, Solway Road, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 9BG

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/whitehaven-coast/events/0e45b0c9-4086-4f21-844e-cd3bf81fd56d?origin=search

12 to 4pm. Bring the whole family and join in a free and easy day of fun with balance bikes, volleyball, badminton, sack races and more. Why not bring a picnic and enjoy the views or take a walk through...

Bug & Beastie Week

Venue: Lake District Wildlife Park

Address: Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick, CA12 4RD

Website: https://www.lakedistrictwildlifepark.co.uk/whats-on/events/bug-beastie-week/

Did you know that a dragonfly can fly up to 48 kph and that woodlice drink through their bottoms? Get up close and personal with our wonderful creepy crawlies. Our aim is to convince you that bugs and...

Story Time: A Big Egg

Venue: Rosehill Theatre

Address: Moresby, Whitehaven, CA28 6SE

Website: https://www.rosehilltheatre.co.uk/whats-on/story-time-a-big-egg

From the new “Story Time” series of family musicals by the creators of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. For Jack and his little sister Molly Easter is all about eggs. But how big can an egg...

Killington Sports

Venue: Beckside Farm

Address: Killington, Carnforth, LA6 2EY

Website: https://www.killingtonsports.org.uk/

6pm. A traditional old English Sports event for all ages. Events include fell race, tyre race, 100 yards, 200 yards, 400 yards, sack race, potato race, 3-legged race, wrestling, bike race, pillow fight,...

World Otter Day

Venue: Lake District Wildlife Park

Address: Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick, CA12 4RD

Website: https://www.lakedistrictwildlifepark.co.uk/whats-on/events/world-otter-day/

A day to celebrate how amazing otters are. We will have otter enrichment throughout the day at our Otter feeding sessions and don’t miss our Otter and Red Panda talk. We will have information sheets...

Paddleboard Taster Sessions

Venue: Borrowdale and Derwent Water

Address: near Keswick

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/borrowdale-and-derwent-water/events/f1f75a5d-cf84-4679-9526-00371ac024bb?origin=search

Brought to you by the National Trust and Mobile Adventure, an opportunity to get out on the lake and maybe try something new. Paddleboards are the very best way to experience Derwentwater, The ‘Queen...

Three Little Vikings

Venue: Theatre by the Lake

Address: Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ

Website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/three-little-vikings/

Three brave little Viking girls save the day in this bold and funny adventure story for little rebels, by the creator of the New York Times Best Illustrated Book Little Red and I Can Catch a Monster, Bethan...

Cumberland Show

Venue: The Showfield

Address: Warwick on Eden, CA4 8PE

Website: https://www.cumberlandshow.co.uk/

A family-friendly agricultural event combining traditional competitions with modern attractions, including livestock judging, crafts, food stalls, and entertainment. The Main Ring is action-packed with...

Keswick Museum Summer Fair

Venue: Keswick Museum

Address: Station Road, Keswick, CA12 4NF

Website: https://keswickmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/event/summer-fair/

Our Keswick Museum Summer Fair will be held from 12noon to 3pm in Fitz Park and inside the museum itself. This year, as part of the museum’s celebration of poet laureate Robert Southey and the creation...

Open Farm Sunday at Millbeck Farm

Venue: The Langdales

Address: Great Langdale, near Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JU

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/the-langdales/events/68e05b86-a5a5-4a49-aa85-f66d50b24f09?origin=search

Learn about Herdwick sheep and the life of a hill farming family in Langdale as part of Open Farm Sunday. Chris and Emily who run Millbeck Farm will be opening it up to visitors for the first time. Come...

Gosling Sike Wildlife Watch Group

Venue: Gosling Sike

Address: Houghton Road Houghton, Carlisle, CA3 0LD

Website: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-06-10-gosling-sike-wildlife-watch-group

5 to 6.30pm. Join like-minded friends in exploring the natural world! Our wildlife group for 6- to 14-year-olds meets monthly at Gosling Sike for a variety of wildlife-themed activities, including nature...

Pirates Love Underpants

Venue: Theatre by the Lake

Address: Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ

Website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/pirates-love-underpants/

1.30pm. Join our swashbuckling party o pirates on their quest to find the fabled Pants of Gold for the Captain’s Treasure chest! Dodge hungry crocs beneath Long-John Bridge, bob upon the waves of...

MAODS: Finding Nemo Jr

Venue: Carnegie Theatre

Address: Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD

Website: https://carnegietheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873648401

Maryport Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society’s junior section, Spotlight, are delighted to present Disney’s Finding Nemo JR. This is a 90 minute (inc. interval) musical adaptation of the beloved 2003...

Father’s Day 2024

Venue: Walby Farm Park

Address: Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4QL

Website: https://www.walbyfarmpark.co.uk/event/fathers-day-2025/

Fancy a Father’s Day FREEBIE? We hope you have a brilliant day whatever you’re up to, though you do know you’d be having more fun here with us at Walby Farm Park…the red slide is calling you! Be...

Lakes Classic Vehicle Show

Venue: Ayland Recreation

Address: Ground, Staveley, (Near Kendal), LA8 9LN

Website: https://lakeslions.co.uk/lakes-classic-car-show/

The Lakes Charity Classic Vehicle Show is an annual event for the whole family where you will see hundreds of Classic Vehicles, as well as some fantastic family-friendly trade stands, attractions, entertainment...

Pond Dipping

Venue: Gosling Sike

Address: Houghton Road Houghton, Carlisle, CA3 0LD

Website: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-06-16-pond-dipping

6 to 7pm. Join us for a guided pond dip across the Gosling Sike Wetlands. Discover fascinating pond creatures and learn about their habitats and life cycles. Hands on fun for all ages, equipment provided....

Gaby Gulliver’s Travels

Venue: The Coro

Address: County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ

Website: https://www.thecoro.co.uk/event/gaby-gullivers-travels/

2pm. Set in the present day, Gaby Gulliver, an eight-year-old child, is sent on an errand into the woods for her mum. Gaby finds herself in another universe, a weird but wonderful world, then another,...

Skelton Show

Venue: Old Park

Address: Hutton in the Forest near Penrith, CA11 9TH

Website: https://www.skeltonshow.com/

A great family day out in a picturesque location. Skelton Show has been running since the late 1800’s and grown from a small local show held in the village to one of the major agricultural shows in Cumbria....