What’s On in South Lakeland
Sat 29th and Bank Hol Mon Fri 11th to Sun 20th Sept Sat 24th and Sun 25th Oct Windermere-Bowness-Christmas- 31st Aug Heritage Open Days Kendal Wool Gathering parade-301682606704027/ FESTIVALS & EVENTS 2020 Cartmel Races Various properties around the www.kendalwoolgathering.co.uk www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk district DECEMBER www.heritageopendays.org.uk NOVEMBER Sun 30th Aug Fri 4th to Sun 6th Dec Sat 19th Sept Grasmere Lakeland Sports Sun 1st and Sun 15th Nov Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas and Show Ulverston Lantern Festival Glebe Market Fair Weekend www.chooseulverston.co.uk www.grasmeresports.com Bowness-on-Windermere www.kirkbylonsdale.info/ Sun 30th Aug Sat 19th and Sun 20th Sept www.promart.info Sat 5th and Sun 6th Dec Prom Art Sedbergh Sheepfest Thurs 19th to Sun 22nd Nov Hawkshead Christmas Fair Grange-over-Sands www.sedbergh.org.uk Kendal Mountain Festival www.hawksheadchristmasfair. www.promart.info Fri 25th and Sat 26th Sept www.kendalmountainfestival.com co.uk Kendal Torchlight Carnival SEPTEMBER Sat 21st Nov Sun 6th and Sun 20th Dec www.kendaltorchlightcarnival.co.uk Ambleside Community Glebe Market Thurs 3rd to Sat 5th Sept Sat 26th and Sun 27th Sept Christmas Lights Bowness-on-Windermere Ulverston CAMRA Beer Spoken Word and Poetry www.amblesidechristmaslights.co.uk www.promart.info Festival Festival Sat 28th and Sun 29th Nov Sat 12th Dec Coronation Hall, Ulverston Kirkby Lonsdale Dickensian Christmas Sedbergh Artisan Market www.furness.camra.org.uk/ www.kirkbylonsdale.info/ Festival www.sedbergh.org.uk Sat 5th Sept Sun 27th Sept Ulverston Sat 12th and Sun 13th Dec Chillswim Coniston Prom Art www.facebook.com/ulverston Windermere Christmas www.chillswim.com/coniston.html Grange-over-Sands dickensianfestival/ Celebration Sat 5th Sept www.promart.info Sat 28th Nov www.windermerechristmas.co.uk Ulverston Charter Family Windermere and Bowness Fun Day OCTOBER Christmas Parade www.ulverstoncouncil.org.uk Fri 2nd to Sun 4th Oct www.facebook.com/pages/ Sat 5th Sept 13 Valleys Ultra category/Nonprofit-Organization/ Lowick Show Waterhead, Ambleside www.lowickshow.co.uk www.13valleysultra.com/ This is just a small selection of the many and varied events taking Sat 5th and Sun 6th Sept Sun 4th and Sun 18th Oct place in the area this year. For more information on these and other Holker Chilli Fest Glebe Market events, or to add your event, please visit: www.holker.co.uk Bowness-on-Windermere www.exploresouthlakeland.co.uk www.promart.info Search our latest listings by event type, town or date. Sun 6th and Sun 20th Sept Fri 9th to Sun 11th Oct Every care has been taken to ensure that the information in this leaflet and on our Glebe Market website is correct. However, we advise you to contact the event organiser before Bowness-on-Windermere The Lakes International setting out on your journey to check that there have been no changes to dates, times www.promart.info Comic Art Festival or venues. www.comicartfestival.com Thurs 10th Sept South Lakeland District Council is not responsible for any use or safety aspect connected with any of the activities advertised in this leaflet or on our website and Westmorland County Show Mon 19th Oct to Mon 2nd Nov participants in any activity should check all aspects of use and safety with the Crooklands Ulverston Canal Anchor organiser for themselves before embarking on any such activity. www.westmorlandshow.co.uk Festival Produced by Economic Development, South Lakeland District Council, South Lakeland www.ulverstoncrg.co.uk/ House, Lowther Street, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 4DQ. Tel: 01539 793280. Photography credits: Front cover: Kendal Mountain Festival. Other images: Pete Carr, Karen Smith, Ben Barden, Tony West, Nova, Chris Payne Photography.
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Welcome to our guide to Sat 18th April Sat 16th May Fri 19th to Sun 21st June Fri 10th to Sun 12th July AUGUST the biggest events and Damson Day Sedbergh Gala Another Fine Fest Furness Tradition festivals taking place in Low Farm, Lyth Valley www.sedbergh.org.uk Ulverston Ulverston Sat 1st to Fri 14th Aug South Lakeland throughout www.damsonday.co.uk Sun 17th May www.facebook.com/anotherfinefest/ www.furnesstradition.org.uk Lake District Summer Music 2020. Sat 25th April Brathay Windermere Fri 19th to Sat 27th June Fri 17th to Sun 19th July International Festival Sedbergh Spring Show Marathon Ulverston International Velo Retro and Retro www.ldsm.org.uk www.sedbergh.org.uk www.brathaychallenges.com Music Festival Rendezvous Sun 2nd and Sun 16th Aug MARCHSat 25th April to Mon 4th May Sat 23rd, Bank Hol Mon 25th www.ulverstonmusicfestival.co.uk Ulverston Glebe Market Ulverston WalkFest and Wed 27th May Sat 20th June www.sportivelakes.co.uk Bowness-on-Windermere Sun 1st and Sun 15th March www.retrorendezvous.co.uk www.promart.info Glebe Market www.ulverstonwalkfest.co.uk Cartmel Races Kendal Unity Festival Sat 18th and Mon 20th July Bowness-on-Windermere Sat 25th April to Sat 9th May www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk www.cumbriaunity.org/ Weds 5th Aug www.promart.info Ulverston Flag Fortnight Sat 30th and Sun 31st May Fri 26th to Sun 28th June Cartmel Races Cartmel Show www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk www.cartmelagriculturalsociety. 15th to Fri 20th March www.chooseulverston.co.uk Country Fest Silverdale and Arnside Arts Sun 19th July org.uk South Cumbria Musical Sun 26th April Crooklands and Craft Trail Festival Prom Art www.westmorlandshow.co.uk/ www.silverdalearttrail.co.uk Coniston Country Fair Thurs 6th Aug country-fest www.conistoncountryfair.co.uk Coronation Hall, Ulverston Grange-over-Sands Fri 26th and Sun 28th June Lake District Sheep Dog www.southcumbriamusicalfestival. www.promart.info Sun 31st May Cartmel Races Sat 25th July Trials Hill Farm, Ings co.uk Prom Art www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk Sedbergh Artisan Market Sat 21st and Sun 22nd March MAY Grange-over-Sands www.sedbergh.org.uk Thurs 6th to Sun 9th Aug www.promart.info Sat 27th June Ambleside Spring Flower Sedbergh Artisan Market Sat 25th and Sun 26th July Milnthorpe Art Exhibition Fri 1st May 2020 to Sun 14 Mar www.milnthorpe-artexhibition.co.uk Show 2021 www.sedbergh.org.uk Cumbria Steam Gathering Kelsick Centre, St Mary's Lane JUNE Cark Airfield, Flookburgh Sat 8th and Sun 9th Aug Exhibition: House of the Sun 28th June www.ambleside-show.org.uk/ www.steamgathering.org.uk Setting Sun Weds 3rd to Sun 14th June Prom Art Ambleside Summer Flower Thurs 26th to Sun 29th March Blackwell, The Arts and Crafts Sedbergh Music Festival Grange-over-Sands Sun 26th July Show Aerial Festival House www.sedbergh.org.uk www.promart.info Prom Art Kelsick Centre, St Mary's Lane www.ambleside-show.org.uk Ambleside www.blackwell.org.uk Fri 5th to Sun 7th June Grange-over-Sands www.aerialfestival.com/ Sat 2nd and Sun 3rd May Great North Swim JULY www.promart.info Thurs 13th Aug Sat 28th March to Sun 19th Printfest www.greatswim.org Weds 29th July Rydal Show April Sat 4th July www.rydalshow.co.uk Coronation Hall, Ulverston Sun 7th June Ulverston and North Sizergh Spring Adventure www.printfest.uk Ambleside Rushbearing Fred Whitton Challenge www.facebook.com/Ambleside- Lonsdale Show Sun 16th Aug Sizergh Castle Sun 3rd and Sun 17th May www.ulverstonandnorthlonsdale Lakeland Country Fair www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sizergh Grasmere Sports Field Rushbearing-1461511630756758/ Glebe Market www.fredwhittonchallenge.co.uk show.com/ Torver Sat 4th July www.lakelandcountryfair.co.uk Bowness-on-Windermere Sun 7th and Sun 21st June Thurs 30th July APRIL www.promart.info Ulverston Carnival Glebe Market www.chooseulverston.co.uk Ambleside Traditional Tues 18th Aug Fri 3rd to Sun 5th April Thurs 7th May to Sun 10th May Bowness-on-Windermere Lakeland Sports Hawkshead Show Bowness Bay Blues Festival Kirkby Lonsdale Beer and www.promart.info Sun 5th July www.amblesidesports.co.uk www.hawksheadshow.co.uk www.bownessbayblues.co.uk Windermere Triathlon Music Festival Thurs 18th to Sun 31st June Fri 31st July to Sun 2nd Aug Sat 22nd Aug http://klrufc.rfu.club/information www.getsetnorth.org/windermere- Sun 5th and 19th April Kendal Poetry Festival triathlon/4592771905 Lake District Folk Weekend Sedbergh Artisan Market Glebe Market Fri 8th to Mon 11th May www.kendalpoetryfestival.co.uk/ Staveley www.sedbergh.org.uk Sun 5th and Sun 19th July Bowness-on-Windermere Kendal Walking Festival www.thelakedistrictfolkweekend. www.promart.info www.kendalwalkingfestival.co.uk/ Glebe Market com Bowness-on-Windermere www.promart.info
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