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What's On in the Lake District
2026 Events Calendar

8 upcoming events across the year, from free community events to festivals and races. Updated regularly.

January 2026

Past
📚
Tickets

Year-round

Wordsworth Trust Events

Grasmere

Culture

May 2026

Past
🥾
Tickets

14–17 May 2026

Keswick Mountain Festival

Keswick

Outdoor
🏇
Tickets

23 May 2026

Cartmel Races (Spring)

Cartmel

Sport
🚴
Tickets

24 May 2026

Ullswater Sportive

Ullswater

Sport

June 2026

🏊
Tickets

12–14 June 2026

Great North Swim

Windermere

Sport

July 2026

🏃
Free

25 July 2026

Ambleside Sports

Ambleside

Community
🎵
Tickets

31 July – 2 Aug 2026

Kendal Calling

Lowther Deer Park

Music

August 2026

⛰️
Tickets

1 August 2026

Borrowdale Fell Race

Borrowdale

Outdoor
🏃
Free

27 August 2026

Grasmere Lakeland Sports

Grasmere

Community
🏇
Tickets

29 August 2026

Cartmel Races (Summer)

Cartmel

Sport

October 2026

🌾
Free

3 October 2026

Loweswater Show

Loweswater

Community
🚗
Tickets

10 October 2026

Lakeland Trials

Grizedale

Outdoor

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