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Lake District Events This Week

View September Events Directory for the Lake District & Cumbria
 
Lake District Events Monday 30th August until Sunday 5th September, 2010 
 
cartmel races - Your guide 2 the lake district Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - Cartmel Races

Event Held At Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, Nr. Grange-over-Sands - First race 2:20pm
Always a great day out with horse racing, funfair, trade stands & refreshments - More...


 
muncaster_castle_logo85px.jpg Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - Medieval Muncaster

arrow.jpg At Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass -

An opportunity to experience living history with fun and festivities all weekend
- More...


 
collectors_antiques_small1.jpg Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - Antique & Collectables Fair

Event Held At Muncaster Parish Rooms, Ravenglass - 10:00am to 5:00pm
Including linen, postcards, silver, furniture, ceramics, collectables etc. - More...


 
car boot sale small.jpg • Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - Car Boot Sale

arrow.jpg At Ambleside Rugby Club, Borrans Rd, Ambleside - 8:00am to 1:00pm
The Rotary Club of Ambleside present a car boot sale at the rugby club - More...
 


 
car boot sale small.jpg Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - Car Boot Sale

Event held At Arnside Playing Field, Arnside, Nr. Grange-over-Sands - Field open 6:00am
A bank holiday car boot sale in Arnside - Cars £6, vans £10 - More...
 

       
red deer small.jpg Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - Deer Watch at RSPB Leighton Moss

Event held At RSPB Leighton Moss, Silverdale - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
A guided walk to see the fabulous red deer and other summer wildlife - More...
 

 
car boot sale Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - A6 Car Boot Sale
 
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...
 
  

 
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• Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - Greenlands Farm Village Car Boot Sale

Event held On the A60706 between Carnforth and Milnthorpe - from 7:00am
Greenlands Farm Village car boot sale is held weekly during the summer - More...
 
  

   
brockhole_small.jpg • Bank Holiday Monday 30th August - I Spy - Birds of Brockhole
 
Event held At the Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole -  11:00am
Identify the birds and animals in the woodland around the visitor centre - More...
 
 

 
hawkshead parish church
• Tuesday 31st August - 'Music for a Summer Evening' - K Shoes Male Voice Choir

arrow.jpg At Hawkshead Parish Church of St.Michael and All Angels - 8:00pm
The 43rd season ends with a performance by K Shoes Male Voice Choir.
- More...


 
poetry_grasmere_2010.jpg • Tuesday 31st August - Wordsworth Trust's Poetry in Grasmere 2010

Event Held At St.Oswald's Church and Dale Lodge Hotel, Grasmere - 6:45pm
Robin Robertson & Sinéad Morrissey performs readings in the contemporary poetry
celebration - More...
 

   
muncaster_castle_logo85px.jpg Daily until Tuesday 31st August - Summer of Fun at Muncaster

arrow.jpg At Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass -

Something for everyone at Muncaster Castle on each day of August
- More...



united_reformed_church_small2.jpgWednesday 1st September - Serenade For Summer - K Shoes Male Voice Choir

Event held At United Reformed Church, Grange-over-Sands - 8:15 pm
The popular male voice choir
performs again in Grange - More...


    
windermere steamer
Wednesday 1st September - Cruise on Lake Windermere with a Ranger
 
Event held At Bowness Bay Steamer Pier, Bowness-on-Windermere - 12:20pm
Board a Windermere Steamer and enjoy commentary from a LDNPA Ranger
- More...


  
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Thursday 2nd September - Spotlight On: Working Internationally at the Brewery

arrow.jpg At Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Advice regarding finding, planning and funding work abroad for performing artists
- More...


 
mintfest small 09.jpg Thursday 2nd to Sunday 5th September - Mintfest Street Arts Festival 2010

Event Held At Various locations, Kendal - Various times
Performers from across the world will take to Kendal's stages, streets & parks - More...



         
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Friday 3rd September - Walk with the Head Gardener at Brockhole

Event held At The Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole, Windermere - 1:30pm
Enjoy a pleasant stroll and learn about the gardens at Brockhole
- More...
 

    
billy_mitchell_and_bob_fox_small1.jpg Friday 3rd September - Folk Night with Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox

arrow.jpg At Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass - 7:30pm

A concert in aid of the World Owl Trust by the north-east’s best folk band
- More...


   
forkfest_small.jpg • Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th September - Fork Fest 2010

Event held At Various Kirkby Lonsdale venues - 11:00am to 5:00pm
Fork Fest is a celebration of local food, real ale and gardening in Kirkby Lonsdale - More...
 


 
tongue_tribe_small.jpg Saturday 4th September - Tongue Tribe Singing Workshop

arrow.jpg At The Quaker Tapestry Exhibition Centre & Tearooms, Kendal - 10:00am - 4:00pm
Singing group Tongue Tribe from Ings present a singing workshop with Tongue Tide - More...
 


Ev craft market01.jpg • Saturday 4th September - Arnside Craft Fair

arrow.jpg W.I. Hall, Orchard Road, Arnside - 10:00am to 4:00pm

Including hand drawn art, jewellery, preserves, felting and knitting, handmade cards etc.
- More...


     
lakes_leisure_kendal_events_small.jpg Saturday 4th September - Off The Wall at lakes leisure Kendal

Event Held At lakes leisure Kendal, Burton Road, Kendal - 7:30pm
Off The Wall are one of Europe’s leading Pink Floyd tribute acts
- More...


 
great north swim • Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th September - The Great North Swim 2010

Event Held At Low Wood Hotel and Marina, Windermere -
The Great North Swim is a one mile open water swim in Lake Windermere
- More...


 
lakeland maize farm park 
logo • Daily until Sunday 5th September - Lakeland Maze Farm Park
 
arrow.jpg At Raines Hall Farm, Sedgwick, Kendal -
Fun for all the family
with the Main Maze and the Mini Maze - More...
 

      
compass_small Sunday 5th
September - Map and Compass Day in Grasmere
 

Event held At LDNPA car park, Stock Lane, Grasmere - 10:00am
A practical day on the fells to improve your map and compass skills - More...
 

     
car boot sale
• Sunday 5th September - Greenlands Farm Village Car Boot Sale
  (also held on 12th, 19th & 26th September)
Event held On the A60706 between Carnforth and Milnthorpe - from 7:00am
Greenlands Farm Village car boot sale is held weekly during the summer - More...
 
  

 
car boot sale small.jpg Sunday 5th September - Car Boot Sale

arrow.jpg At Staveley Recreation Ground - 9:00am to 1:00pm
A Staveley Village Association car boot sale - no need to book - browsers 30p - More...


 
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Sunday 5th September - Car Boot Sale

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

 
Ongoing Exhibitions in the Lake District This Week

art_exhibition_small.jpg  Staveley Roundhouse Annual Art Exhibition (until Mon August 30th)
 
Event Held At the Roundhouse, Staveley
- 10:30am to 5:00pm
The annual display of around 200 original works of art by local artists 
- More...
 

 
farfield mill small2.jpg Farfield Mill Containment Exhibition (until Mon August 30th)
 
Event Held At Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh - 10:30am - 5:00pm
An exhibition by textile and mixed media artist Norah Ball at the Dover Gallery - More...


 
art_exhibition_small.jpg Sedbergh Art Society's Annual Exhibition (until Tues August 31st)
 
Event Held At Sedbergh School Library, Sedbergh, near Kendal
- 10:00am to 5:00pm
(daily)
There's free admission to the Society's 37th Annual Art Exhibition
- More...
 


brockhole_small.jpg 'Wish You Were Here' Postcards Exhibition (until Thurs September 2nd)

Event Held At Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole - 10.00am to 5.00pm daily
An exhibition featuring personal postcards from top celebrities and sports stars
- More...


 
lake_artists_society Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition (daily until Wed September 8th)
 
Event held At the New Hall, Grasmere - 10:30am to 5:00pm
The annual exhibition of paintings and sculptures by leading Cumbrian artists in Grasmere
- More...



ruskin_museum01_1.jpg Unlocking The Past, Understanding the Present (throughout summer months)

Event Held At The Ruskin Museum, Coniston
- 10:00am to 5:30pm
Revealing 12,000 years of Lake District human history and how the landscape developed - More...


 
farfield mill small2.jpg Farfield Mill Watercolour Skies Exhibition (until Sun September 19th)
 
Event Held At Farfield Mill, Garsdale Road, Sedbergh - 10:30am - 5:00pm
An exhibition by nationally acclaimed watercolour artist Alan Ingham - More...
 

 
blackwell the arts and
 crafts house • William Morris: A Sense of Place (until Sun October 17th)
 
Event Held At
Blackwell the Arts & Crafts House, Bowness - 10:30am - 5:00pm (daily)
Morris's sense of place is the unifying thread which runs through this comprehensive exhibition - More...
 

 
armitt_museum_logo.gif Russell Mills & Ian Walton: Forward To Far Exhibition (until Sat October 30th)
 
Event Held At
The Armitt Collection, Ambleside - 10:00am to 5:00pm (Mon–Sat)
32 collages and paintings by two of the Lake District's top artists - More...
 


abbot_hall_small3.jpg 'The Loneliness of Lowry' Exhibition (until Sat October 30th)
 
Event Held At Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal - 10:30am - 4:00pm
An exhibition of fifty pieces which examines a different side of L.S. Lowry - More...


 
auschwitz_to_ambleside_small.jpg From Auschwitz to Ambleside Exhibition (until Sun October 31st)
 
Event Held At
Windermere Library, Windermere - 9:30am to 5:00pm (Mon to Fri not Wed);
10:00am to 1:00pm (Sat)
Commemorating the arrival of Jewish child Holocaust survivors in Ambleside 65 years ago - More...
 

    
wordsworth_savage_grandeur_small.jpg Savage Grandeur and Noblest Thoughts Exhibition (until Sun June 12th, 2011)
 
Event Held At The Wordsworth Museum & Art Gallery
, Grasmere - 9:30am to 5:00pm
Subtitled 'Discovering the Lake District 1750 - 1820', with new insights into C18th tourism - More...