Archives for Cumbria events

Traditional Lakeland sports in Ambleside

Ambleside Sports is a unique event featuring traditional Lakeland sports, including quirky Cumberland and Westmorland Wrestling matches…

Man vs Lakes is a marathon challenge with a difference, taking in Morecambe Bay’s notorious sands and some of the Lake District’s most iconic lakes…

Head to Cumbria for the 21st Furness Tradition Festival, celebrating traditional folk-arts with a weekend of music and dance…

Retro Rendezvous, Ulverston’s festival of vintage, will feature retro music, dancing, vehicles, markets and an old school cycling event…

The 26th annual Grange Over Sands Edwardian Festival will take place this weekend, with a day of traditional entertainment…

This month, Barrow is challenging competitors to beat Eddie the Eagle at an alternative sporting event…

Ulverston will come alive next weekend, with everything from window painting and yarnbombing, to live street art and wandering theatre performances…

An eclectic mix of classic, road and racing cars will be taking part in an unusual race this weekend…

A week-long festival will combine walks, beautiful landscapes, local knowledge and live music sessions, along the length of a scenic railway line…

This Easter, enjoy scenic vintage bus rides, artisan food stalls and displays of classic vehicles, pedal bikes and models…

This weekend, Dalemain in Cumbria will be turning orange as it plays host to the 2019 Marmalade Festival…

This Friday evening, take a walk to St Andrews Church Yard in Penrith and see if you can spot the faeries dancing in the trees…

On the old Twelfth Night (17th January) a traditional ceremony known as a wassail takes place in villages and orchards across England…

Every November, a rural pub in Cumbria is taken over by tall tales and silly stories as the World’s Biggest Liar competition takes place…

The Winter Droving is an annual cultural event celebrating the changing of the seasons, with music, masked fire processions and quirky competitions…