Skyline above Brotherswater
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We run over 500 events from guided walks to family-friendly events, many of which are free. There's also loads going on in and around the National Park. Check out our selection below.
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Sat 2 - Sun 3 Mar: World's Original Marmalade Festival - near Ullswater
Sat 4 - Sun 5 May: Printfest - Ulverston
Thu 9 - Sun 12 May: Keswick Jazz Festival
Fri 10 - 12 May: Cumbria Bike Show 2013 - motorcycling show near Wigton
Sat 11 - Sun 12 May: Western Lake District KiteFest - Haverigg
Wed 15 - Sat 18 May: Freerange Comedy Festival
Wed 15 – Sun 19 May: Keswick Mountain Festival
Sun 19 May: Hutton in the Forest Plant and Food Fair
Sun 19 May: Brathay Windermere Marathon
Sat 25 - Wed 29 May: Festival of Fools - Ravenglass
Fri 31 May - Sun 2 June: Black Combe Walking Festival
Fri 31 May - Sun 2 June: Holker Garden Festival
Sat 25 May - Sun 2 June: Black Combe Walking Festival
Fri 31 May - Sun 2 June: Holker Garden Festival
Fri 1 - Sat 2 June: Keswick Beer Festival
Thu 6 - Sun 9 June: Boot Beer Festival
Thu 6 - Wed 12 June: Appleby Horse Fair
Sat 8 June: Cumberland County Show
Sat 8 June: Grasmere Gallop - 6km, 10km and 17km trails
Fri 14 - Sun 16 June: Great North Swim in Windermere
Fri 28 - Sat 29 June: Woolfest in Cockermouth
Sun 7 July: Lakeland Trails – Marathon in Coniston
Sat 13 and Sun 14 July: West Cumbria Game Fair - near Bassenthwaite
Sun 21 July: Coniston Country Fair
Thu 25 July: Ambleside Traditional Sports Day
Sat 27 July: Penrith Show
Sat 27 and Sun 28 July: Cumbria Steam Gathering
From 27 July: Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition in Grasmere
Fri 2 - Sun 4 Aug: Potfest in the Pens - Penrith
Sat 3 Aug: Cockermouth Agricultural Show
Sat 3 - Sun 18 August: Lake District Summer Music
Sat 3 - Sun 4 Aug: 10k and 10 mile Total Warrior Challenges - near Shap
Wed 7 Aug: Cartmel Show
Sun 9 Aug: Halecat Open Day - near Witherslack
Sat 17 Aug: Rusland Show
Sat 17 Aug: Gosforth Show
Sat 17 Aug: Appleby Agricultural Show
Tues 20 Aug: Hawkshead Show
Fri 23 - Sat 24 Aug: Solfest - Silloth
Sat 24 Aug: Millom and Broughton Agricultural Show
Sun 25 Aug: Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show
Mon 26 Aug: Black Combe Country Fair
Fri 30 - Sun 1 Sept: Mintfest - International Festival of Street Arts in Kendal
Until 4 Sept: Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition in Grasmere
Fri 30 Aug - Sun 1 Sept: Mintfest - International Festival of Street Arts in Kendal
Until 4 Sept: Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition in Grasmere
Sat 7 Sept: Lakeland Trails - starting from Keswick
Thu 12 – Sun 15 Sept: Heritage Open Days
Thu 12 Sept: Westmorland County Show
Fri 13 Sept: Kendal Torchlight Carnival
Sat 14 Sept: Chillswim Coniston
Sat 14 Sept: Ulverston Lantern Procession
Sat 14 - Sun 15 Sept: Ultimate Trails Challenge starting and finishing at Brockhole, The Lake District National Park Visitor Centre
Sat 14 - Sun 29 Sept: Cumbria Artists Open Studios
Sun 15 Sept: Borrowdale Shepherds' Meet and Show
Mon 16 Sept: Tour of Britain Cycling Race - Cumbria The Lake District
Sat 21 Sept: Egremont Crab Fair and Sports including the World Championship Gurning Competition
Sat 21 – Sun 29 Sept: Ullswater Walking Festival
Sat 28 Sept: Eskdale Show
Sat 28 - Sun 29 Sept: Taste Cumbria Food Festival - Cockermouth
Fri 4 - Sun 6 Oct: Beer 'n' Bangers Festival between Ravenglass and Broughton
Fri 4 - Sun 6 Oct: GreenDoor Art Trail throughout the southern Lake District
Sat 5 Oct: Lakeland Trails, Coniston
Sat 12 Oct: Wasdale Head Shepherds' Meet and Show
Sat 2 and Sun 3 Nov: Lakeland Trails, Helvellyn and Ullswater
Mon 4 - Fri 8 Nov: Powerboat Speed Records Week on Coniston
Thu 14 - Sun 17 Nov: Kendal Mountain Festival
Sun 17 Nov: World's Biggest Liar, Holmrook
Sat 23 - Sun 24 Nov: Dickensian Christmas Festival - Ulverston
Sun 1 Dec: Keswick Traditional Christmas Fayre
Sat 7 - Sun 8 Dec: Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair and Procession
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The Lake District National Park Authority looks after this unique corner of England, encouraging people to enjoy and understand its beauty and helping those who live and work here. Our staff include rangers and field workers, advisers at our visitor centres, planners, ecologists and event organisers.
