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Saturday 24th May

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Verve – Tapestry Tour International continues until Sunday 13th July

Tapestry weavers from England and New Zealand come together in this fourth international touring exhibition of small format hand woven tapestries.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Assemblage – Heather Hanna, Seamus Hanna, Elizabeth Shorrock and Keith Shorrock continues until Sunday 13th July

A coming-together of four very different artists/makers based in Cumbria – who all assemble ideas, subject matter, and materials to create harmonious objects and paintings.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Small Stitched – Sue Bibby continues until Sunday 13th July

Sue Bibby designs and makes with fabric, stitch and her trusty Bernina sewing machine.

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Saturday 24th May 2025 9:30am ‑ 3:00pm

Sedbergh May Artisan Market

The first Artisan Market of the year on Sedbergh Main Street. Our Artisan Markets are a popular feature of the Sedbergh calendar featuring a wide range of stalls including craft, artists and food stalls

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Saturday 24th May 2025 10:00am ‑ 4:00pm

Sedbergh Book Fair

Second hand and collectable books, maps and ephemera

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Saturday 24th May 2025 11:00am

Silent Witness for Climate Justice

Join for a few minute concern for the planet

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Saturday 24th May 2025 6:00pm

Hiroshima Twinkie

With special guest Blanty

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Sunday 25th May

Sunday 25th May 2025 4:00pm

Who is the Holy Spirit?

Food Fun activities stories songs and worship for all the family

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Monday 26th May

Monday 26th May 2025 7:00pm

Howgill Duck Race

Duck race and refreshments

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Tuesday 27th May

Tuesday 27th May 2025 8:00am ‑ 5:00pm

Fun with Coach Gunn -Half Term

Multi sports and activities days

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Tuesday 27th May 2025 11:00am ‑ 3:00pm

Drystone Walling Demonstration

Join the Dales Volunteers as they showcase the traditional craft of dry stone walling

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Wednesday 28th May

Wednesday 28th May 2025 9:00am ‑ 12:00pm

SEDBERGH MARKET

Weekly market every Wednesday with stalls of fruit, meat, baking, fish , eggs etc and books and bric-a-brac

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Wednesday 28th May 2025 10:00am ‑ 12:00pm

Half Term Craft Activity

Wednesday 28th May 2025 10:45am ‑ 11:15am

Nat-West Bank – Dent

Wednesday 28th May 2025 11:45am ‑ 12:15pm

Mobile Bank – Sedbergh

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Wednesday 28th May 2025 1:00pm ‑ 4:00pm

Glass Painting Landscapes

Wednesday 28th May 2025 2:30pm

Bereavement Journey Course

Six week Course about coping with bereavement

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Thursday 29th May

Dales Countryside Museum logo
Thursday 29th May 2025 1:00pm ‑ 4:00pm

Hands on History – Roman Surveying

Find out how the romans got them so straight

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Thursday 29th May 2025 6:00pm

KILLINGTON SPORTS

A traditional old English Sports event for all ages

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Friday 30th May

Friday 30th May 2025

FILM NIGHT – Master & Commander

Based on the explooits of Thomas Cochrane and HMS Speedy during the war torn 1800s

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Saturday 31st May

Kids Duck Trail ends on this day

Find the  ducks dotted around the mill

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Saturday 31st May 2025 11:00am ‑ 3:00pm

Spring Plant Sale

Sunday 1st June

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Verve – Tapestry Tour International continues until Sunday 13th July

Tapestry weavers from England and New Zealand come together in this fourth international touring exhibition of small format hand woven tapestries.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Assemblage – Heather Hanna, Seamus Hanna, Elizabeth Shorrock and Keith Shorrock continues until Sunday 13th July

A coming-together of four very different artists/makers based in Cumbria – who all assemble ideas, subject matter, and materials to create harmonious objects and paintings.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Small Stitched – Sue Bibby continues until Sunday 13th July

Sue Bibby designs and makes with fabric, stitch and her trusty Bernina sewing machine.

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Tuesday 3rd June

Thursday 5th June

Thursday 5th June 2025

Writing and Self-Publishing a Novel

Talk byAngela Joyce

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Friday 6th June

Friday 6th June 2025

Charred Kitchen

Making sourdough pizza

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Saturday 7th June

Saturday 7th June 2025 - Friday 22nd August 2025

Kids Bee trail starts and continues until Friday 22nd August

Help find the bees dotted around all four levels of the mill

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Saturday 7th June 2025 10:00am ‑ 12:00pm

Sedbergh playgroup Open Morning

If interested in starting next academic year

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Saturday 7th June 2025 10:00am ‑ 4:00pm

Traditional Nortth Country Weaving Workshop

Start making a quilted cushion to take home and finish

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Sunday 8th June

Sunday 8th June 2025 1:00pm

Cricket: “3rd XI” v Shireshead

League match

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Sunday 8th June 2025 1:00pm

Community Barbecue

Wednesday 11th June

Wednesday 11th June 2025 1:00pm

Medical Centre closed for training

For training

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Thursday 12th June

Thursday 12th June 2025 7:30pm

Sedbergh Orchestra Concert

Beethoven, Butterworth, Respighi, MacCunn and Puccini

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Friday 13th June

Friday 13th June 2025 - Monday 16th June 2025

Love Herder “Getting High on Life” starts and continues until Monday 16th June

We really enjoy hosting LoveHerder at Farm & Fell campsite. A completely drink/drug free gathering. It doesn’t do the guys justice to call them hippies because there’s so much more to it.

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Saturday 14th June

Sunday 15th June

Sunday 15th June 2025 12:30pm

Cricket: “3rd XI” v Carnforth

Monday 16th June

Love Herder “Getting High on Life” ends on this day

We really enjoy hosting LoveHerder at Farm & Fell campsite. A completely drink/drug free gathering. It doesn’t do the guys justice to call them hippies because there’s so much more to it.

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Wednesday 18th June

Thursday 19th June

Thursday 19th June 2025 - Saturday 21st June 2025

SUMMER SOLTICE STRIDE

York to Sedbergh run  over three days to celebrate Roger Lupton’s walk from Sedbergh to York i 1475  carrying a message from King Charles III

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Friday 20th June

Thursday 19th June 2025 - Saturday 21st June 2025

SUMMER SOLTICE STRIDE

York to Sedbergh run  over three days to celebrate Roger Lupton’s walk from Sedbergh to York i 1475  carrying a message from King Charles III

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Saturday 21st June

Saturday 21st June 2025 - Sunday 22nd June 2025

Horror in the Howgills Book Festival, CANCELLED

We are very sorry to tell everyone that our new festival Horror in the Howgills has had to be cancelled this year. This is due to our status as a charity really not allowing us to gamble on the ticket receipts making sufficient to cover all expenses.

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Thursday 19th June 2025 - Saturday 21st June 2025

SUMMER SOLTICE STRIDE

York to Sedbergh run  over three days to celebrate Roger Lupton’s walk from Sedbergh to York i 1475  carrying a message from King Charles III

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Saturday 21st June 2025

Kendal Jazz, Blues and Folk Festival

Outdoor performances by groups from the area

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Saturday 21st June 2025 11:55pm

TORCHLIGHT PROSESSION UP WINDER

Duplicating the procession of 1925

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Sunday 22nd June

Saturday 21st June 2025 - Sunday 22nd June 2025

Horror in the Howgills Book Festival, CANCELLED

We are very sorry to tell everyone that our new festival Horror in the Howgills has had to be cancelled this year. This is due to our status as a charity really not allowing us to gamble on the ticket receipts making sufficient to cover all expenses.

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Sunday 22nd June 2025 6:30pm

Royal Northern Sinfonia

The next full Sedbergh Music Festival will be in 2025 but there’s an extra one-off concert this year

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Monday 23rd June

Tuesday 24th June

Wednesday 25th June

Wednesday 25th June 2025 10:00am

Visit to Lancaster Castle

Guided Tour

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Thursday 26th June

Thursday 26th June 2025 - Friday 27th June 2025 11:00am

Cricket: Sedbergh School v Scarborough College

Two Day Event

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Friday 27th June

Thursday 26th June 2025 - Friday 27th June 2025 11:00am

Cricket: Sedbergh School v Scarborough College

Two Day Event

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Saturday 28th June

Saturday 28th June 2025 9:30am ‑ 3:00pm

Sedbergh June Artisan Market

The second Artisan Market of the year on Sedbergh Main Street. Our Artisan Markets are a popular feature of the Sedbergh calendar featuring a wide range of stalls including craft, artists and food stalls

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Saturday 28th June 2025 10:15pm ‑ 1:00am

Sedbergh School Leavers’ Ball and Fireworks

Fireworks lasting about 10 minutes

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Tuesday 1st July

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Verve – Tapestry Tour International continues until Sunday 13th July

Tapestry weavers from England and New Zealand come together in this fourth international touring exhibition of small format hand woven tapestries.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Assemblage – Heather Hanna, Seamus Hanna, Elizabeth Shorrock and Keith Shorrock continues until Sunday 13th July

A coming-together of four very different artists/makers based in Cumbria – who all assemble ideas, subject matter, and materials to create harmonious objects and paintings.

View details >
10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Small Stitched – Sue Bibby continues until Sunday 13th July

Sue Bibby designs and makes with fabric, stitch and her trusty Bernina sewing machine.

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Kids Bee trail continues until Friday 22nd August

Help find the bees dotted around all four levels of the mill

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Sunday 13th July

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Verve – Tapestry Tour International ends on this day

Tapestry weavers from England and New Zealand come together in this fourth international touring exhibition of small format hand woven tapestries.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Assemblage – Heather Hanna, Seamus Hanna, Elizabeth Shorrock and Keith Shorrock ends on this day

A coming-together of four very different artists/makers based in Cumbria – who all assemble ideas, subject matter, and materials to create harmonious objects and paintings.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Small Stitched – Sue Bibby ends on this day

Sue Bibby designs and makes with fabric, stitch and her trusty Bernina sewing machine.

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Wednesday 16th July

Wednesday 16th July 2025 10:00am

Visit to Swarthmoor Hall

Home of Judge Thomas Fell and his wife Margaret who married George Fox

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Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Sunday 14th September 2025 10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

What’s the Point – Sue Lancaster starts and continues until Sunday 14th September

Sue Lancaster is a well-known as a textile artist working in machine embroidery, but her work starts well in advance of the production in stitch.

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Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Sunday 14th September 2025 10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

One Shell – Kate Horner starts and continues until Sunday 14th September

Each summer at ArtyBird, we film our Creative Textile suite of courses. Soon my shell became the focus and star of them – surprising us on how inspiring just one shell can be.

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Wednesday 16th July 2025 - Sunday 14th September 2025 10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Intertwined – ArtyBird, Carnforth School of Art and Textiles starts and continues until Sunday 14th September

The Graduation Show of the ArtyBird Carnforth Fellowship group who are intertwined through strong, supportive bonds of friendship and shared creativity.

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Saturday 19th July

Saturday 19th July 2025 11:00am

FINKLE STREET PARTY

Live Music, Bouncy Castle, Food and Drink  Children’s entertainment  BBQ

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Saturday 26th July

Saturday 26th July 2025 9:30am ‑ 3:00pm

Sedbergh July Artisan Market

The third Artisan Market of the year on Sedbergh Main Street. Our Artisan Markets are a popular feature of the Sedbergh calendar featuring a wide range of stalls including craft, artists and food stalls

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Sunday 27th July

Sunday 27th July 2025

Kendal Family Festival

Climbing Tower, Segway Rides, Archery, Crazy Golf and Giant Snakes and Ladders

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Wednesday 30th July

Wednesday 30th July 2025 11:00am

Lancashire v Essex ECB Women’s One-Day Cup Match

Women’s First Class County Cricket on Sedbergh School’s wonderfully picturesque pitch

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Friday 1st August

Kids Bee trail continues until Friday 22nd August

Help find the bees dotted around all four levels of the mill

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

What’s the Point – Sue Lancaster continues until Sunday 14th September

Sue Lancaster is a well-known as a textile artist working in machine embroidery, but her work starts well in advance of the production in stitch.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

One Shell – Kate Horner continues until Sunday 14th September

Each summer at ArtyBird, we film our Creative Textile suite of courses. Soon my shell became the focus and star of them – surprising us on how inspiring just one shell can be.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Intertwined – ArtyBird, Carnforth School of Art and Textiles continues until Sunday 14th September

The Graduation Show of the ArtyBird Carnforth Fellowship group who are intertwined through strong, supportive bonds of friendship and shared creativity.

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Sunday 3rd August

Sunday 3rd August 2025 10:30am

Visit to Soolbank

Chance to see 6 of the most important historic places close to Sedbergh courtesy of the Handley and Bucknall families

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Tuesday 5th August

Tuesday 5th August 2025 11:00am

Lancashire v Northamptonshire One Day Cup

Men’s First Class Cricket on Sedbergh School’s wonderfully picturesque pitch

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Friday 22nd August

Kids Bee trail ends on this day

Help find the bees dotted around all four levels of the mill

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Saturday 23rd August

Saturday 23rd August 2025 9:30am

Sedbergh Sheepfest 2025

Sedbergh’s celebration of all things sheep is back for 2025.

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Saturday 23rd August 2025 9:30am ‑ 3:00pm

Sedbergh August Artisan Market

The fourth Artisan Market of the year on Sedbergh Main Street, coinciding with Sheepfest. Our Artisan Markets are a popular feature of the Sedbergh calendar featuring a wide range of stalls including craft, artists and food stalls

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Sunday 24th August

Sunday 24th August 2025 7:30pm

Italian Evening

Monday 1st September

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

What’s the Point – Sue Lancaster continues until Sunday 14th September

Sue Lancaster is a well-known as a textile artist working in machine embroidery, but her work starts well in advance of the production in stitch.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

One Shell – Kate Horner continues until Sunday 14th September

Each summer at ArtyBird, we film our Creative Textile suite of courses. Soon my shell became the focus and star of them – surprising us on how inspiring just one shell can be.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Intertwined – ArtyBird, Carnforth School of Art and Textiles continues until Sunday 14th September

The Graduation Show of the ArtyBird Carnforth Fellowship group who are intertwined through strong, supportive bonds of friendship and shared creativity.

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Friday 12th September

Friday 12th September 2025 - Saturday 13th September 2025

Greenside Festival

At Greenside, we’re bringing back the simple joy of those early music festivals. Its a weekend to relax, dance, laugh, and enjoy time with your family, friends, and neighbours. With live music, fun activities for all ages, and a real sense of community, its the kind of event that reminds you what life’s all about!

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Saturday 13th September

Friday 12th September 2025 - Saturday 13th September 2025

Greenside Festival

At Greenside, we’re bringing back the simple joy of those early music festivals. Its a weekend to relax, dance, laugh, and enjoy time with your family, friends, and neighbours. With live music, fun activities for all ages, and a real sense of community, its the kind of event that reminds you what life’s all about!

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Sunday 14th September

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

What’s the Point – Sue Lancaster ends on this day

Sue Lancaster is a well-known as a textile artist working in machine embroidery, but her work starts well in advance of the production in stitch.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

One Shell – Kate Horner ends on this day

Each summer at ArtyBird, we film our Creative Textile suite of courses. Soon my shell became the focus and star of them – surprising us on how inspiring just one shell can be.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Intertwined – ArtyBird, Carnforth School of Art and Textiles ends on this day

The Graduation Show of the ArtyBird Carnforth Fellowship group who are intertwined through strong, supportive bonds of friendship and shared creativity.

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Wednesday 17th September

Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Sunday 21st December 2025 10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

About Time – Richard Monks (RCA) starts and continues until Sunday 21st December

This new body of work explores the ever-changing Lakeland landscape.

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Wednesday 17th September 2025 - Sunday 21st December 2025 10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Lives Lived Here – Lee Whitworth starts and continues until Sunday 21st December

I grew up in Huddersfield, in the heart of the textile industry, and spent many childhood days playing amongst the derelict mills that are our industrial heritage.

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Friday 26th September

White Hart Social Club, Sedbergh
Friday 26th September 2025

Bootleg Blondie

Tickets from TryBooking

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Saturday 27th September

Saturday 27th September 2025

Blondie

Wednesday 1st October

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

About Time – Richard Monks (RCA) continues until Sunday 21st December

This new body of work explores the ever-changing Lakeland landscape.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Lives Lived Here – Lee Whitworth continues until Sunday 21st December

I grew up in Huddersfield, in the heart of the textile industry, and spent many childhood days playing amongst the derelict mills that are our industrial heritage.

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Friday 10th October

Friday 10th October 2025 - Saturday 11th October 2025

Kendal Live Music Festival

Bands performing at various venues

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Saturday 11th October

Friday 10th October 2025 - Saturday 11th October 2025

Kendal Live Music Festival

Bands performing at various venues

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Saturday 1st November

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

About Time – Richard Monks (RCA) continues until Sunday 21st December

This new body of work explores the ever-changing Lakeland landscape.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Lives Lived Here – Lee Whitworth continues until Sunday 21st December

I grew up in Huddersfield, in the heart of the textile industry, and spent many childhood days playing amongst the derelict mills that are our industrial heritage.

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Sunday 9th November

Sunday 9th November 2025 10:45am

Sedbergh School Remembrance Service

All welcome

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Monday 1st December

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

About Time – Richard Monks (RCA) continues until Sunday 21st December

This new body of work explores the ever-changing Lakeland landscape.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Lives Lived Here – Lee Whitworth continues until Sunday 21st December

I grew up in Huddersfield, in the heart of the textile industry, and spent many childhood days playing amongst the derelict mills that are our industrial heritage.

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Sunday 7th December

Sunday 7th December 2025

Kendal Christmas Celebration

Christmas Market, festive music, and Santa in his Grotto

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Monday 8th December

Monday 8th December 2025

SEDBERGH SCHOOL CAROL SERVICE

A quotation from a lady who attended an earlier one “It’s like having the King’s College Chapel carol service on your doorstep, but you can join in too!”

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Sunday 21st December

10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

About Time – Richard Monks (RCA) ends on this day

This new body of work explores the ever-changing Lakeland landscape.

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10:30am ‑ 4:00pm

Lives Lived Here – Lee Whitworth ends on this day

I grew up in Huddersfield, in the heart of the textile industry, and spent many childhood days playing amongst the derelict mills that are our industrial heritage.

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