What's On in Cumbria

Honister Mine Tour

Venue: Honister Slate Mine

Address: Honister Pass, Borrowdale, Keswick, CA12 5XN

Website: https://honister.com/product/mine-tours/

Discover the captivating world beneath the rugged landscapes of the Lake District with our Honister Slate Mine Tour. Nestled along the mountainous Honister Pass amidst the spectacular natural beauty of...

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...

Honister Mine Tour

Venue: Honister Slate Mine

Address: Honister Pass, Borrowdale, Keswick, CA12 5XN

Website: https://honister.com/product/mine-tours/

Discover the captivating world beneath the rugged landscapes of the Lake District with our Honister Slate Mine Tour. Nestled along the mountainous Honister Pass amidst the spectacular natural beauty of...

Raise Dolly Adventure

Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum

Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere LA23 1BN

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/raise-dolly-trail/

Have you got what it takes to save the steamboat? Launch into an interactive adventure as you explore the museum galleries, putting your codebreaking skills to the test. Answer questions and complete challenges...

Seasonal Wildlife Trail

Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum

Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere LA23 1BN

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/seasonal-wildlife-trail/

Join us this winter at Windermere Jetty Museum for a seasonal adventure exploring the natural world, from the comfort of the great indoors! Grab a trail guide from the front desk and set off on a delightful...

Family Crafts

Venue: Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery

Address: Castle Street, Carlisle, CA3 8TP

Website: https://tullie.org.uk/events/family-crafts/var/ri-4.l-L1/

Come and get arty on the Border Galleries with a different craft every Sunday, this weekend you’ll get to make a cardboard Viking shield. Drop in from 1 to 4pm, no need to book. Kids go free with adult...

Kendal Kingfishers Wildlife Watch Group – Alphabet Trail and Scavenger Hunt in Serpentine Woods

Venue: The Tram

Address: (Just off Queen's Road) , Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4PH

Website: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-02-09-kendal-kingfishers-wildlife-watch-group-alphabet-trail-and-scavenger-hunt

9.30am to 10.45am. Come join us on our walk through the woods looking for sculptures from A to Z. We will also be doing a scavenger hunt along the way. Outdoor gear and sturdy footwear essential. Suitable...

Weave a Brigid’s Cross

Venue: Blackwell

Address: Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JT

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/weave-a-brigids-cross/

Using traditional rushes or paper straws, learn how to create your own Brigid’s Cross to decorate your home and welcome in the beginning of spring. This family friendly activity is included with Blackwell...

Boathouse Stories

Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum

Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere LA23 1BN

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/boathouse-stories/

Settle in for tales of nautical adventure with Windermere and our boat collection as the perfect backdrop. Boathouse Stories sessions are for families of all ages and will take place at 10.30am and 2pm...

BounceFest

Venue: Keswick School

Address: Vicarage Lane, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5QB

Website: https://bouncefestuk.com/book-now/

Prepare for an adrenaline-packed adventure at BounceFest, where your kids are in for a non-stop 90 minutes of pure, energetic thrill! From bouncing babies to high-flying toddlers and all the way up to...

Build a Boat with Makedo

Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum

Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere LA23 1BN

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/build-a-boat-with-makedo/

11am to 3.45pm. Flex your creative muscles and build a cardboard creation using child-safe saws, screws and screwdrivers, designed by Makedo. Visitors' creations will form part of a display in the museum's...

Decorate a Bird

Venue: Abbot Hall

Address: Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/decorate-a-bird/

Drop-in activity. Decorate a bird to take home or add to our flock in the Ecology Gallery. Using an array of colourful paper, cut and paste a collage to decorate your own paper bird. The birds can be left...

Jack and the Beanstalk

Venue: Theatre Royal

Address: Washington Street, Workington, CA14 3AW

Website: https://www.theatre-royal-workington.co.uk/2025-february-jack-and-the-beanstalk/

Can this be true? (Oh yes it is!/ Oh no it isn’t!) Playgoers have been going for 90 years and this is the first time they’ve staged a pantomime. Jack and the Beanstalk by Ben Crocker, a prolific creator...

Nautical Knotting

Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum

Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness-On-Windermere, Windermere LA23 1BN

Website: Nautical Knotting - Lakeland Arts

Saturday 15th to Sunday 23rd Feb, 11am to 3.45pm. Learn the skills of a real skipper with all the materials and instructions you need to make and practice essential boating knots. This drop-in activity...

Peter Rabbit Biscuit decorating

Venue: World of Beatrix Potter

Address: Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BX

Website: https://www.hop-skip-jump.com/event/peter-rabbit-biscuit-decorating/2025-02-16/

10.30am to 4pm. We have baked a fresh batch of delicious Peter Rabbit shortbread biscuits ready to be decorated. Create your own unique biscuit design and take it home to admire or eat it straight away...

Botanical Folk Tales

Venue: Blackwell

Address: Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JT

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/botanical-folk-tales/var/ri-2.l-L1/

10.30am and 2pm. Join us at Blackwell as we share stories hidden within the plant life in and around this beautiful historic house. Suitable for all ages, learn the significance of some of Blackwell’s...

Gymnastics & Dance February (ages 5-11)

Venue: Harraby 3G Sports Hall

Address: Edgehill Road, Carlisle CA1 3SL

Website: https://officialsoccerschools.co.uk/carlisleunited/dance-and-gymnastics-summer-week-2-8-14.html

9am to 2pm. CUFC Dance and Gymnastic camps provide a great environment that allows children the chance to have fun, make new friends and increase confidence while developing their dance and gymnastic skills....

Meet Peter Rabbit

Venue: World of Beatrix Potter

Address: Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BX

Website: https://www.hop-skip-jump.com/events/category/february-half-term/

Have you ever wanted to give Peter Rabbit a hug? Now is your chance! We are inviting all Peter Rabbit fans to come and meet the world’s most famous bunny, give him a high five and get a brilliant selfie!...

Plant a Flower or Veggie to Take Home and Grow

Venue: World of Beatrix Potter

Address: Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BX

Website: https://www.hop-skip-jump.com/event/plant-a-flower-or-veggie-to-take-home-and-grow/

10.30am to 4pm. Today we’re planting flower and veggie seeds in the Peter Rabbit Garden. You can take your little pot home and look after it – watering it and planting it out in your garden when it...

SumArt To Do - Sekers Objects

Venue: Rosehill Theatre

Address: Moresby, Whitehaven, CA28 6SE

Website: https://www.rosehilltheatre.co.uk/whats-on/sumart-to-do-sekers-objects

Join Handpicked Productions for another fun-filled creative workshop! Families are invited to explore the exhibition, enjoy activities and games from the activity station, and try their hand at weaving...

Sew a Lamb Workshops

Venue: Abbot Hall

Address: Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5AL

Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/sew-a-lamb-workshop/

Join us in celebrating lambing season by making a mini lamb at Abbot Hall. We will sew together our mini lambs with felt, thread and darning needles. This workshop will be running on Thursday 20 February...

Wigton February Soccer School

Venue: Wigton Rugby Club

Address: Lowmoor Road, Wigton, Wigton CA7 9QT

Website: https://officialsoccerschools.co.uk/carlisleunited/wigton-soccer-school-29.html

9am to 2pm. CUFC Football Camps give children aged 5-13 years the chance to train just like a professional footballer. Qualified FA licenced coaches will guide players throughout the camps to help them...

The Detective Dog

Venue: Brewery Arts

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

Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/the-detective-dog/

Shows at 2pm & 4pm. Tiny & Tall Productions, formerly Tessa Bide Productions, brings you Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie’s well-loved story, The Detective Dog on stage for Deaf and hearing family audiences....

Beach Bingo Scavenger Hunt

Venue: The Round House Hub & Café

Address: Biggar Bank Road, Walney, Barrow in Furness, LA14 3YE

Website: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-02-22-beach-bingo-scavenger-hunt

10am to 12pm. Join us for a beach bingo scavenger hunt event! Collect a bingo sheet from a member of The Bay team, then head to the beach to tick off as many finds as you can. From dogwhelk eggs to shark...

Industrial Heritage Tour

Venue: Acorn Bank

Address: Temple Sowerby, near Penrith, CA10 1SP

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/acorn-bank

1.30 to 2.30pm. Discover the echoes of Acorn Bank's hidden industrial past in the woods. Now a peaceful haven for nature, the woods and parkland at Acorn Bank can tell the stories of a very different time....

Inflatable Fun Day

Venue: Ulverston Victoria High School Sports Hall

Address: 23 Springfield Road, Ulverston LA12 0EB

Website: https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/71499?

Come along during the February half term to blow out those winter cobwebs and let some steam off at our Inflatable Fun Day. This is an event for children to enjoy a range of inflatable bouncy castles,...

Annie

Venue: Carnegie Theatre

Address: Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD

Website: https://carnegietheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873650680

From the society that brought you The Little Mermaid and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, WAOS are excited to present Annie! Set in 1930’s NYC, Annie is one of the best-loved musicals of all time and tells...

Foraging Course

Venue: Acorn Bank

Address: Temple Sowerby, near Penrith, CA10 1SP

Website: https://www.wildfooduk.com/foraging-trips/

11am to 2.30pm. Learn about all things foraging with Wild Food UK. The foraging course begins with a short introduction on foraging, a talk about Wild Food UK’s Foraging Code with a brief summary of...

Carlisle Comic Con

Venue: Richard Rose Central Academy

Address: Victoria Place, Carlisle, CA1 1LY

Website: https://wonkyrocketevents.uk/carlisle/

Once again Carlisle Comic Con returns to Richard Rose Central Academy, with actors from TV and film, movie props and over 50 stalls selling all sorts of memorabilia and sweets. Take part in their free...

Spring Foraging with Wild Food UK

Venue: Dalemain Historic Mansion & Gardens

Address: Penrith, Cumbria CA11 0HB

Website: https://www.wildfooduk.com/foraging-trips/lake-district-dalemain-mansion-spring-foraging-courses/

12 to 3.30pm. Discover the rich tapestry of flavours waiting just beyond your doorstep! Uncover the incredible variety of edible treasures hiding in the great outdoors. From wild mushrooms to flavourful...

Roald Dahl and the Imagination Seekers

Venue: The Stage

Address: St Mary’s Church, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2AU

Website: https://highlightsnorth.co.uk/event/roald-dahl-and-the-imagination-seekers/

3pm. All around the world Roald Dahl’s words are disappearing, not only from books but children’s minds too! Now only a secret organisation known as the Ancient Guild of TaleTenders can save the stories...

Rabbits Out of the Hat

Venue: The Coro

Address: County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ

Website: https://www.thecoro.co.uk/event/rabbits-out-of-the-hat/

2.30pm. Rabbits Out of the Hat is a whimsical play about a magic show, fun for all ages. By turns amazing, inspiring and comical, you’ve never seen a show quite like this. Vaudevillian duo Norvil & Josephine...

King Arthur

Venue: Theatre by the Lake

Address: Lakeside, Keswick, CA12 5DJ

Website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/king-arthur/

7.30pm; with 2pm matinees on selected dates. Camelot is in trouble. King Arthur knows that if he doesn’t turn things around, this civilisation will be forgotten and be known as nothing more than a rather...

Pop Princesses - World Tour!

Venue: Carnegie Theatre

Address: Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD

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

2.30pm. The All-New Show! A Magical show where beautiful Princesses become Pop Stars. They just love to sing! It’s the perfect mix! This is the children’s pop concert with a big difference. The four...

Box Tale Soup Presents: The Frog And The Princess (and Other Stories)

Venue: Brewery Arts

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

Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/box-tale-soup-present-the-frog-and-the-princess-and-other-stories/

11.30am & 2pm. What if wishes were granted? What if magic was real? When a Storyteller appears, everyone is enchanted… Beasts and breadcrumbs, wolves and witches, but all Froggy really wants is to hear...

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...

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...