Your Guide 2 the Lake District

Events in the Lake District - May 2012

Featured Events in the Lake District & Cumbria:
Cruise and Dine Evenings on Coniston 2012
Cruise and Dine Evenings on Coniston 2012
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Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Steam & Romans
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Steam & Romans
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Country Fest 2009
Country Fest 2012 and Lakeland Live with 10cc
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Diamond Jubilee Brass and Bunting on Ullswater
Diamond Jubilee Brass and Bunting on Ullswater
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levens_choir_small.jpg • Tuesday 1st May - Christus Victor - Levens Choir Concert in Kendal
 
Event held 
At St. George's Church, Kendal - 7:30pm
A choral journey through Passiontide with Christus Victor - More...

 

              
keswick_jazz_festival_small.jpg Thursday 3rd until Sunday 6th May - Keswick Jazz Festival 2012
 
Event held
At Theatre by the Lake and other Keswick venues -
A showcase for world class traditional and mainstream jazz
- More...
 

                             
carlisle_market_small.jpg • Friday 4th May - Carlisle Farmers Market
 
Event Held In the City Centre, Carlisle - 9:30am to 3:30pm
Organised by Made in Cumbria with an excellent choice of local produce - More...

 

 
cartmel_priory_small2.jpg • Friday 4th & Saturday 5th May - Cartmel Medieval Festival
 
Event held A
dozen locations in Cartmel, Nr. Grange-over-Sands -
Acts as diverse as juggling, archery, medieval sports and a son et lumiere - More...
 


music_notes_small.jpg Saturday 5th May - Ambleside Choral Society Spring Concert
 
Event held At St.Mary's Parish Church, Ambleside - 7:30pm
The popular choral society perform works by Haydn, Mozart and Handel - More...


                                     
made_in_cumbria_logo2011_small.jpg Saturday 5th May - Cockermouth Farmers Market
 
Event Held In the Market Place, Cockermouth - 9:30am to 2:00pm
The Cockermouth monthly Farmers Market is organised by Made in Cumbria - More...

 


 
car boot sale Saturday 5th & Monday 7th May - A6 Car Boot Sale
   (also 13th, 20th & 27th May)
Event held On the A6 between Carnforth and Milnthorpe - from 7:00am
The popular A6 car boot - cars from £5, browsers and on site parking free - More...
 

      
                           
car boot sale small.jpg Sunday 6th May - Car Boot Sale
 

Event held At Staveley Recreation Ground, Staveley - 9:00am to 1:00pm
A Staveley Village Association car boot sale - browsers 30p - More...
 

                                          
car boot sale small.jpg Sunday 6th May - Car Boot Sale
 

Event held At Kendal Rugby Club, Shap Road, Kendal - 7:00am to 12:00noon
Bring your car down for £5 - Vans/trailers £8 - Browsers free admission - More...



 
keswick_half_marathon_small.jpg Sunday 6th May - Keswick Half Marathon and Fun Run
 
Event held
Starts from the swing bridge in Portinscale, Keswick - 11:30am
One of the most scenic half marathons in the country
- More...
 

  
keswick-museum_small.jpg Sunday 6th May - Cockermouth, Keswick & Penrith Railway 150th Anniversary
 
Event held
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery, Keswick - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Celebrating the cutting of the first sod of Cockermouth / Penrith railway
- More...
 

     
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Sunday 6th May - I Spy - Birds of Brockhole
 
Event Held Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole, Windermere
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Identify a variety of birds and animals in the woodland surrounding Brockhole - More...


   
music_notes_small.jpg • Monday
7th May - Lunchtime Organ Concert at Cartmel Priory
 
Event held At Cartmel Priory,
Cartmel, Nr. Grange-over-Sands - 1:10pm to 2:00pm
With guest organist Robert Munns - admission free, donations welcome - More...
 

                  
car boot sale Monday 7th May - Car Boot Sale at Holme Community Centre
  
Event held Holme Sports & Community Centre, Nr. Milnthorpe - 8:00am to 1:00pm
Car boot sale at Holme Sports & Community Centre near Milnthorpe - More...


   
car boot sale small.jpg Monday
7th May - Car Boot Sale
 
Event held At Ambleside Rugby Club, Ambleside - 9:00am to 2:00pm
Another Ambleside Horticultural Society car boot sale at the rugby club - More...


          
car boot sale small.jpg Monday 7th May - Car Boot Sale
 
Event held At Levens CE School Playground and Playing Fields, Levens, Nr. Kendal -
Organised by Friends of Levens School and Levens Playing Field Committee - More...


                           
hyning_icon_painting_small.jpg Tuesday 8th to Saturday 12th May - Icon Painting Workshops
 
Event Held At The Monastery of Our Lady of Hyning, Warton, Nr. Carnforth -
Icon painting workshops for beginners led by Sister Mary Stella - More...

 
 
drama2.jpg • Wednesday 9
th to Saturday 12th May - Jubilee of Music & Laughter
 
Event held At Storth Village Hall, Storth, Nr. Milnthorpe
Storth Entertainers present a show for the Queen's diamond jubilee
- More...
 

        
national_trust_2012_logo_small.jpg • Thursday 10th May - Cruise and Dine Evening on Coniston
   (also 17th & 24th May)
Event held At Coniston Pier /
Bluebird Café, Coniston - 5:30pm
A cruise on the elegant Steam Yacht Gondola followed by 3 course meal - More...
 

     
music_notes_small.jpg• Friday 11th May - Grange Concert Club
 
Event held At Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands -
8:00pm
Chethams School of Music opens the new concert season in Grange - More...
 

 
boogie_in_the_barn_small.jpg• Saturday 12th May - Boogie in the Barn in Levens
 
Event held At Ninezergh Farm, Levens, Nr. Milnthorpe - 7:00pm to Midnight
Charity fundraiser with Licensed Bar, Disco, BBQ and Live Music - More...


 
sizergh_small1.jpg • Saturday 12th May - Historic House Car Boot Sale at Sizergh Castle
 
Event Held At Sizergh Castle Gardens
, Sizergh, Nr. Kendal - 10:00am to 3:00pm
The Historic House Car Boot Sale is in aid of the British Red Cross - More...
 


 
sedbergh_gala._small.jpg • Saturday 12th May - Sedbergh Gala 2012
 
Event Held At Lupton Field, Back Lane, Sedbergh, Nr. Kendal -
Featuring crowning of the Gala Queen, music, funfair, fell races etc.
- More...



arthritis_research_logo_1.jpg Saturday 12th May - Cross Bay Walk in Aid of Arthritis Research UK
 
Event Held From Arnside to Kents Bank - 10:15am
The world famous guided walk with Queens Guide Cedric Robinson across Morecambe Bay - More...
 

  
orton_farmers_market_small.jpg Saturday 12th May - Orton Farmers' Market
 
Event Held At Orton Village Hall and Market Square, Orton near Penrith - 9:30am to 2:30pm
With over 30 stallholders offering speciality and award-winning produce - More...
 

    
music_notes_small.jpg Saturday 12th May - Inaugural Organ Recital at Brathay Church
 
Event held At Holy Trinity Church, Brathay, Nr. Ambleside - 7:30pm
Organ Recital by Adrian Self on the refurbished organ at Brathay Church - More...


 
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• Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th May - Western Lake District KiteFest 2012
 
Event held At Millom Rugby Union Football Club, Haverigg - 10:00am to 5:00pm

Join land-based kite display teams for exciting displays of kite flying - More...
 


   
westmorland_orchestra_small.jpg Saturday 12th May - Westmorland Orchestra Concert
 
Event Held At Westmorland Hall, lakes leisure, Kendal - 7:30pm
With performances of Offenbach, Somervell, Gershwin and Bizet  - More...
 
                  
cumbria_wildlife_trust85px.jpg • Sunday 13th May - Cumbria Wildlife Trust Garden Bonanza
 
Event Held Across road from Plumgarths, Kendal -
With Pond Dipping, Live Bee Show, Owls, Wildlife Artist etc. - More...


 
                
car boot sale small.jpg • Sunday 13th May - Car Boot Sale
 
Event Held At Queen Katherine School, Kendal - 8:00am to 12:00noon
Bargains galore as well as teas with all proceeds to QKS - More...


 
car boot sale Sunday 13th
May - Table Top / Car Boot Sale
 
Event held At Cartmel Primary School, Cartmel - 9:00am to 1:00pm
A table top / car boot sale with refreshments available - More...
 

     
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Sunday 13th May - Macmillan Cancer Support Walk
 
Event Held From Arnside to Grange-over-Sands - 11:00am
A walk led by Cedric Robinson across Morecambe Bay
- Registration £15 - More...
 

 
keswick_mountain_festival_small.jpg Wednesday 16th to Sunday 20th May - Keswick Mountain Festival 2012
 
Event held
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick - Various times
The best festival yet with more sporting and mountain events
- More...
 

 
sizergh_small1.jpg Wednesday 16th May
- Walk with the Gardener at Sizergh Castle
 
Event Held At Sizergh Castle
, Sizergh, Nr. Kendal - 12noon to 1:00pm
An opportunity to discover the past and present of gardening at Sizergh - More...
 

 
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Friday 18th May - Cartmel Food Market
 
Event held In
Cartmel Village adjacent to the Priory - 10:00am to 4:00pm
Featuring Farmers, Growers, Artisan Producers & Speciality Food Merchants - More...


     
star_walk_small_1.jpg • Saturday 19
th May - CancerCare StarWalk 2012
 
arrow.jpg From lakes leisure, Burton Road, Kendal -
9:00pm (run); 9:15pm (walk)
The 6th StarWalk event which this year also includes men and a run - More...
 


        
vintage_metal.jpg Saturday 19th & Sunday 20th May - Vintage Metal - A Bit of a Do
 
Event held
At Greenlands Farm, Tewitfield, Nr. Carnforth - from 9:30am
Ssee the vintage tractors, cars, motor bikes, vans, steam engines, etc
- More...
  

                                
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• Saturday 19th May - Dog Show & Family Fun Day at The Station Inn
 
Event held At Station Inn, Oxenholme, Kendal - 11:00am to 4:00pm
With 25 categories for dogs, ferret racing, birds of prey etc.
- More...


      
record_small.jpg Saturday 19th May
- Record & CD Fair in Bowness
 
Event held At The Rayrigg Rooms, Bowness-on-Windermere -
8:30am to 6.30pm
Featuring Pop & Rock Collectors vinyl records for sale and to buy plus CDs - More...
 

                                    
car boot sale small.jpg Sunday 20th May - Car Boot Sale
 

Event held At Kirkbie Kendal School Field, Lound Road  Kendal - 8:00am
Another Kirkbie Kendal School Association car boot sale - More
 

 
brockhole_small_1.jpg Sunday 20th May - I Spy - Birds of Brockhole
 
Event Held Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole, Windermere
-
Identify a wide variety of birds and animals in the woodland surrounding Brockhole - More...


 
car boot sale Sunday 20th May - Car Boot Sale (Indoor tables)
 
arrow.jpg At Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge - 8:00am to 1:00pm (booters from 7am)
Indoor car boot / table sale at Lakes School - browsers 50p - More...



world_beatrix_potter_attraction_2011_logo_small.jpg Sunday 20th May
- Tea with Peter Rabbit
 
Event held At The World of Beatrix Potter™ Attraction, Bowness-on-Windermere - 1:00pm
Enjoy a party lunch with favourite character Peter Rabbit™ - More...
 

       
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Your guide 2 the lake district Sunday 20th May - Brathay Windermere Marathon and Family Fun Day
 
Event held
From Brathay Hall near Ambleside - 10:30am; Family Fun Day: 11am to 4pm
Brathay Hall Trust fundraiser which includes a circuit of Lake Windermere - More...
 

            
music_notes_small.jpg • Monday
21st May - Lunchtime Organ Concert at Cartmel Priory
 
Event held At Cartmel Priory,
Cartmel, Nr. Grange-over-Sands - 1:10pm to 2:00pm
With guest organist Anthony Milledge performing at the historic priory - More...
 

      
national_trust_2012_logo_small.jpg • Wednesday 23rd May - Recovery & Rebuilding of Campbell's Bluebird Cruise
 
Event held From Coniston Pier -
on Gondola on Coniston water - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
A talk by Bill Smith, Leader of the Bluebird Project onboard Steam Yacht Gondola - More...


                         
south_lakeland_interfaith_forum_small.jpg Wednesday 23rd May - South Lakeland Interfaith Forum Meditation Sessions
   (also Thurs 31st May)

Event held At South Lakes Foyer, Blackhall Road, Kendal - 7:30pm
SLIF invites you to attend a series of meditation sessions in Kendal - More...
 

 
jardine_finan_logo_small.jpg Thursday 24th May - Care Fees Advice
 
Event held Hames Hall Residential Home, Gote Brow, Nr. Cockermouth - 6:00pm for 6:30pm
A talk by David Finan of Jardine Finan about options to fund long term care
- More...
 

 
market2 small.jpg Friday 25th May - Kendal Farmers Market
 
Event Held At the Market Place, Kendal - 9:30am to 3:30pm
The vibrant monthly Made in Cumbria farmers' market in Kendal - More...
 

 
dean_barwick_witherslack_small.jpg Saturday 26th May - Dean Barwick Primary School Morecambe Bay Walk
 
Event Held From Arnside to Kents Bank - 9:00am
Cross-bay walk led by Cedric Robinson to support a school extension - More...


 
cartmel_priory_small2.jpg • Saturday 26th May - Cartmel Priory Concert Season 2012
 
Event held At Cartmel Priory,
Cartmel, Nr. Grange-over-Sands - 7:30pm
Pamela Redman (violin) and Anthony Milledge (piano) perform - More...


 
ronald_mcdonald_house_small.jpg Saturday 26th May - Cross Bay Walk In Aid of Ronald McDonald House Charities
 
Event Held From Arnside to Kents Bank - 9:00am
In aid of Ronald McDonald House Charities new purpose-built Manchester House - More...



country_fest Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th May -
Country Fest 2012
 
Event held At Westmorland County Showground, Crooklands - 10am - 5pm (Sun 4pm)
In it's 4th year, Country Fest showcases independent food & drink producers
- More...
 


hutton_roof_fell_race_small.jpg Saturday 26th May - Hutton Roof Country Fair and Fell Race
 
Event Held At Hutton Roof, Kirkby Lonsdale -
Fell race: from 12.30pm; Country fair 1.30pm
A great day out with traditional games & sports, bouncy castle & side shows - More...



brampton_farmers_market_small.jpg Saturday 26th May - Brampton Farmers' Market
 
Event Held By the Moot Hall, Brampton - 9:00am to 1:30pm
Local produce from bread makers, sausage sellers & organic producers - More...
 

 
10cc_small.jpg Saturday 26th May - Lakeland Live Featuring 10cc
 
Event held At Westmorland County Showground, Crooklands - From 6:00pm
Open air
Country Fest family concert starring 70s chart toppers 10cc - More...
 

 
dean_barwick_witherslack_small.jpg Saturday 26th May - Dean Barwick Primary School Morecambe Bay Walk
 
Event Held From Arnside to Kents Bank - 9:00am
Cross-bay walk led by Cedric Robinson to support a school extension - More...


   
car boot sale small.jpg • Sunday 27th May - Yealand School Car Boot Sale and Summer Fair
 
Event held At Yealand Primary School, Yealand Redmayne, Nr. Milnthorpe - Car Boot: 7am;  Fair: 11am
Fair attractions include Giant Bouncy Slide, Sumo Wrestling & Stalls - More...
 

 
Prom art Grange-over-Sands Sunday 27th May - Prom Art 2012
 
Event held Along the Promenade, Grange-over-Sands - 9:30am to 4:00pm
The 8th year of
selling of Arts and Crafts along the prom at Grange - More...