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Outdoor

Golden Star Hunt

3rd February-13th March 2026

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...

Indoor Activities

Giant Soft Bricks Playland

7th July-7th September 2025

Venue: Beacon Museum

Address: West Strand, Whitehaven, CA28 7LY

Website: https://thebeacon-whitehaven.co.uk/galleries/galleries-giant-bricks-soft-playland/

Get ready for a colourful, action-packed adventure where fun meets learning! Giant Soft Bricks Playland is an extraordinary indoor playground designed to excite, engage, and educate children aged 6 months...

Theatre & Cinema

Happy Birthday Peter Rabbit

7th July-31st August 2025

Venue: Old Laundry Theatre

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

Website: https://www.oldlaundrytheatre.co.uk/events/category/all/family/

Hop to your seats, join in the fun and watch with delight as your favourite characters are brought to life in a theatrical spectacular with beautiful puppets and enchanting songs. It’s Peter Rabbit’s...

Indoor Activities

Mini Trek Windermere

7th July-7th September 2025

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...

Outdoor Events

Red Panda Rangers

1st-15th August 2025

Venue: Lake District Wildlife Park

Address: Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick, CA12 4RD

Website: https://www.lakedistrictwildlifepark.co.uk/whats-on/events/red-panda-rangers/

A great way to connect with this adorable but endangered species. Help our expert animal keepers to make some bamboo treats for Charu and Mei Li the Park’s Red Pandas. Learn interesting facts and what...

Sports

Family Canoe Taster Sessions

2nd-30th August 2025

Venue: Borrowdale and Derwent Water

Address: near Keswick

Website: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/lake-district/borrowdale-and-derwent-water/events/964071b0-f267-46ac-8bfc-76b9e78d09dc

If you’re a family with young children and you don’t want to paddleboard separately, you can all go together. A Canadian open-boat canoe can fit a family of up to 4 people (2 adults and 2 young children)...

Sports

Paddleboard Taster Sessions

2nd-30th August 2025

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

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...

Outdoor Events

Maryport Taste of the Sea

9th-10th August 2025

Venue: Maryport Harbour

Address: Marine Road, Maryport CA15 8AY

Website: https://www.facebook.com/events/622151423788643?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22attachment%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22newsfeed%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D

The Taste Cumbria Taste of the Sea festival is back in Maryport and it will be bigger and better than ever! Eat, drink, shop and explore this brilliant coastal town. Visit our producers' market, see the...

Outdoor Events

The Fell Pony Society - Breed Show

10th August 2025

Venue: Dalemain Mansion

Address: Dalemain, Penrith CA11 0HB

Website: https://www.dalemain.com/events/fell-pony-show-stallion-x9dk6

10am to 6pm. 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...

Arts & Crafts

Aardman Model Making Workshop

11th August 2025

Venue: Theatre by the Lake

Address: Lakeside, Keswick CA12 5DJ

Website: https://www.theatrebythelake.com/event/model-making/

11am, 1pm and 3pm. Watch a Wallace and Gromit classic before joining the expert team from Aardman to learn the unique art of model making at these fun, interactive clay modelling workshops. You’ll receive...

Arts & Crafts

Arts Unleashed

11th-15th August 2025

Venue: Brewery Arts

Address: 122A Highgate, Kendal LA9 4HE

Website: https://www.breweryarts.co.uk/event/arts-unleashed-summer-camp-2025-7-14-yrs/

Arts Unleashed is a week long course for 7 to14 year olds. 9.30am to 3.30pm each day. At the end of the week the students will have their art displayed in the Brewery Arts gallery spaces. Find out more...

Outdoor Events

Barrow Soapbox Derby 2025

16th August 2025

Venue: Barrow Town Centre

Address: Barrow-In-Furness LA14 2LG

Website: https://barrowbid.co.uk/soapbox/

The racing will start at around 10am as Soapbox Kart number 1 will set off racing down the town centre course using only gravity to set the first time of the day. This time will set the benchmark for teams...

Theatre & Cinema

The Princess Proms

16th August 2025

Venue: Carlisle Cathedral

Address: The Abbey, Carlisle, CA3 8TZ

Website: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-princess-proms-carlisle-cathedral-third-session-tickets-1215104794149?aff=oddtdtcreator

Calling all Princesses and Princes for a magical concert singing the enchanting songs from your favourite movies. We invite you to an enchanting concert singing the magical themes from your favourite Princess...

Outdoor Events

Vulture Awareness Days

16th August-4th September 2025

Venue: Lake District Wildlife Park

Address: Bassenthwaite Lake, Keswick, CA12 4RD

Website: https://www.lakedistrictwildlifepark.co.uk/whats-on/events/vulture-awareness-days/

Come and see the Park’s Vultures Baldric, Farnham and Gonzo. Learn about the work we do with the Hawk Conservancy Trust to help to protect this group of endangered birds. Did you know that Vultures are...

Theatre & Cinema

The Miss Rachel Experience

20th August 2025

Venue: The Coro

Address: County Square, Ulverston, LA12 7LZ

Website: https://www.thecoro.co.uk/event/the-miss-rachel-experience/

11am and 2pm. Step into a world of fun, learning, and music with The Miss Rachel Experience. This interactive show will have your child singing, dancing and laughing from the start. Get ready to hop like...

Theatre & Cinema

Much Ado About Nothing: The Handlebards

4th September 2025

Venue: Castletown House and Gardens

Address: Rockcliffe, Carlisle, CA6 4BN

Website: https://www.handlebards.com/show/much-ado-about-nothing-castletown-house-and-gardens/

6.30 to 8.30pm. Pedalling from venue to venue with their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally...

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