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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 is a central pillar of the UK government’s Levelling Up agenda and 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
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Sizergh, Kendal
An outdoor exhibition based on the award-winning book, Forty Farms by Lakeland Photographer of the Year, Amy Bateman. You'll discover 40 large format panels displayed along our family and accessible farm trail. Low Sizergh Barn is one of the farms…
Penrith
Now in its 12th year, the biennial New Light Prize Exhibition is an open art competition which celebrates and promotes the best of Northern Art.
Troutbeck, Windermere
This new display delves into the Townend archive collection, a treasure trove of four hundred years of family documents. Explore snippets of young Ben Browne's life in the 1700's, after he moved from the Lake District to London, in letters sent to…
Sedbergh
Inspired by the wild and beautiful Northern Fells and a shared history of drawing from life, local artists Gina Tawn and Ann Evans collaborate to make a new collection of work.
The work considers and explores the human and mythological connections…
Sedbergh
What is a space?
Where are the spaces?
Who fills the spaces and why?
Nolitex have been exploring these issues and invites viewers to consider the spaces they fill.
NOLITEX, (Notts. Lincs. Textile Artists) is a group of artists which promotes textile…
Sedbergh
As Kay lives in Cumbria and Gillian lives in the Trossachs, textiles and walking are intertwined within their lives. The steady rhythm of walking is echoed by the rhythm of stitch. The building up of layers with material and stitch and the…
Penrith
Introducing an ambitious new project, Epona-The Wild Pony of the North, this display showcases the concept of a giant Fell pony on the side of Blease Fell in the Tebay Gorge area as well as the Epona Community Engagement Project; a new cultural…
Kendal
Heavyweights of the Cumbrian and International art world are joining together to take part in Rock Solid?2 from 9th May to 29th June. This exhibition at the People's Gallery, Kendal Museum will run alongside a series of events including an art trail…
Ulverston
This programme for lute and soprano is a celebration of love in all its forms, where poetry and song mingle together. From John Dowland to William Shakespeare, the music conveys a message as relevant today as it was 400 years ago.
Penrith
In this artist-led class, you will make a 3D animal from the contents of your recycling bin. Mark is a professional artist with over 20 years' experience in leading both adult and children's creative classes.
Mark makes animals and birds from…
Grange-over-Sands
Gilbert & Sullivan aficionados will be delighted to see the return of Musical Theatre & Charles Court Opera to the Ulverston International Music Festival with the rarely-performed masterpiece 'The Sorcerer' at the elegant Victoria Hall in Grange.
Ulverston
The works performed by the Quartet in this concert are all a portrayal of the expressions of romantic love through music and letters. With pieces by - Bartok & Janáček and Damstrom & Zebeljan - two works commissioned by Daniel Rowland, lead…
Ulverston
The Festival's resident string players look forward to performing a rich and beautiful mix of repertoire including: Paganini's less known highly melodic and beautiful string music and works by De Fella showcasing the cello and the guitar.
Penrith
The Epic of Everest 100th anniversary screening
First restored and released by the BFI national archives in 2014, The Epic of Everest (1924) reaches its centenary this year.
Kendal
F54 Proudly Present:
THE ZOMBIES
Celebrating 60 Years on Tape
Temple Sowerby, Penrith
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 the Countryside Act.
Ambleside
If you've ever been curious about how photography was done a century or more ago, this workshop with photographer Chris Routledge is a chance to find out. Using modern instant film and direct positive paper, this is your chance to get under the dark…
Penrith
Opening nationally in cinemas today, Wilding is a documentary based on Isabella Tree's bestselling book of the same name, which has sold 350k copies across the UK. Knepp is a beacon of hope for England's wildlife. When Isabella and her husband…
Stramongate, Kendal
On this one-day course, students will learn the basic skills of stained glass – choosing from a tutor template or creating their own simple design. The panel can be all glass, or incorporate a mirror if desired.
Stramongate, Kendal
On this two-day course, students will learn the basic skills of stained glass – creating a suitable design or adapting an existing template with guidance from the tutor. The panel will be made up of coloured glass, some painted and kiln-fired glass,…
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