Shows and festivals
2009
There's loads going on in and around the National Park. Check out our selection:
The following links to websites are offered in good faith. The Lake District National Park Authority has no control over the content of the sites and no endorsement of any of the products or services contained on the sites is implied.
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June
Thu 4 - Mon 8 June: Appleby Horse Fair
Thu 4 - Mon 8 June: Boot Beer Festival
Fri 5 - Sat 6 June: Keswick Beer Festival
Sat 6 June: Lakeland Trails - 21km Garburn Trail from Staveley to Windermere
Sat 6 June 10am - 12.30pm: Lakes Alive - Take Part! Make 100 giant flags at Lake District Visitor Centre
Sat 6 June 1.30 - 4pm: Lakes Alive - Take Part! Make 100 giant flags at Friends Meeting House, Keswick
Sun 7 June 10am - 12.30pm: Lakes Alive - Take Part! Make 100 giant flags at Grasmere Village Hall
Sat 20 June: Summer Solstice Lake Race run by Windermere Canoe and Kayak: Family Day at the Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole
Sun 21 June: Summer Solstice Lake Race run by Windermere Canoe and Kayak
Sat 20 June 12 - 5.30pm: Saturday 20 June - Landscape Festival at Fitz Park, Keswick. Free family fun day of events celebrating 75 years of Friends of the Lake District
Fri 26 - Sat 27 June: Woolfest in Cockermouth
Sat 27 June 10am - 12.30pm: Lakes Alive - Take Part! Make 100 giant flags at Lake District Visitor Centre
Sat 27 June 1.30 - 4pm: Lakes Alive - Take Part! Make 100 giant flags at Friends Meeting House, Keswick
Sun 28 June 10am - 12.30pm: Lakes Alive - Take Part! Make 100 giant flags at Grasmere Village Hall
July
Fri 3 - Sat 4 July: Coniston Water Festival
Sat 4 July: Ambleside Rushbearing Procession - you can also read more on our Traditions page.
Sat 12 July: Grasmere Rushbearing - read more on our Traditions page.
Sat 11 - Sun 12 July: Lakeland Rose Show near Kendal
Sat 18 July: Cumberland County Show
Fri 24 - Sun 26 July: Potfest in the Park
Fri 24 - Sun 26 July: Ambleside Flower Show
Sat 25 July: Penrith Show
Sat 25 and Sun 26 July: Windermere Airshow
Sat 25 and Sun 26 July: Cumbria Steam Gathering
Thu 30 July: Ambleside Traditional Sports Day
Fri 31 July - Sun 16 Aug: Lake District Summer Music countywide
August
Wed 5 Aug: Cartmel Show
Thu 6 Aug: Lake District Sheep Dog Trails near Kendal. Call 01542 71584
Fri 7 - Sun 9 Aug: Potfest in the Pens in Penrith
Thu 14 Aug: Appleby Agricultural Show - call 01931 714571
Sun 16 Aug: Lakeland Country Fair at Torver, near Coniston
Tues 18 Aug: Hawkshead Show
Fri 28 - Sun 30 Aug: Solway Music Festival
Fri 28 - Sun 30 Aug: Mintfest - International Festival of Street Arts in Kendal supported by Lake District National Park
Sun 30 Aug: Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show
Mon 31 Aug: Keswick Agricultural Show - make sure you visit our stand!
September
Sun 6 Sept: Lakeland Trails - Derwentwater
Sun 6 Sept: Helvellyn Triathalon
Sat 6 - Sun 21 Sept: Sedbergh Festival of Books and Drama
Thu 10 Sept: Westmorland County Show - make sure you visit our stand!
Fri 11 Sept: Kendal Torchlight Carnival
Sat 12 Sept: Great North Swim in Windermere supported by Lake District National Park
Sat 19 Sept: Egremont Crab Fair and Sports including the World Championship Gurning Competition
Sat 19 Sept: Ulverston Lantern Procession - call 01229 587120
Sun 20 Sept: Borrowdale Shepherds' Meet and Show
Fri 25 - Sun 27 Sep: Coniston Walking Festival supported by Lake District National Park
Sat 26 Sep - Sun 4 Oct: Ullswater Outdoor Festival
Sun 26 Sep: Eskdale Show
October
Sat 3 Oct: Lakeland Trails, Coniston
Sat 10 Oct: Wasdale Head Shepherds Meet and Show - call 019467 25340
Mon 26 - Sat 31 Oct: Darkest Muncaster and Sat 31 Oct - Sun 1 Nov: Muncaster Halloween Event
November
Dates to be confirmed: Kendal Mountain Festival supported by Lake District National Park
Mon 2 - Fri 6 Nov: Powerboat Speed Records Week on Coniston
Sat 28 Nov: Ambleside Christmas Lights Lantern Procession
Date to be confirmed: Windermere Winter Masked Parade
December
Sun 6 Dec: Keswick Traditional Christmas Fayre
Supported by Lake District National Park
We support a mixture of sports, recreational, arts, cultural and traditional events each year to get messages across about the National Park. Find out why in Supporting Events and Festivals.
Want to add your event here?
Please email the date, title and your website address to our Web Editor helen.reynolds@lake-district.gov.uk
Want even more visitor information?
Visit Golakes (opens in new window), the official website of the tourist board for The Lake District and Cumbria. Browse and book accommodation and attractions online and see what's on in the area.
