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Microworld
10th February-31st December 2024
Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum
Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 1BN
Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/whats-on/
10am to 4pm daily. A playful environment filled with vibrant colours, ambient sounds, and digital creatures, inspired by ecosystems found in nature. Immerse yourself in the Microworld and discover a space...
WADAMS: Disney's Beauty and the Beast
8th-11th May 2024
Venue: Carnegie Theatre
Address: Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD
Website: www.carnegietheatre.co.uk
BOX OFFICE: 01900 602122. Step into the enchanted world of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning...
The Wind in the Willows
9th-11th May 2024
Venue: The Forum
Address: 29 Duke Street, Barrow in Furness, LA14 1HH
Website: www.theforumbarrow.co.uk
BOX OFFICE 01229 820000. 7pm. A production by Furness Youth Theatre. Tired of spring-cleaning Mole ventures out to the riverbank befriending the resourceful Ratty, the gruff Badger and the infamous Toad...
The Fell Pony Society - Stallion & Colt Show
11th May 2024
Venue: Dalemain
Address: Penrith CA11 0HB
Website: https://www.dalemain.com/events/fell-pony-show-stallion
10am to 4pm. The Fell Pony Society annual stallion and colt show will be held here again as usual. The Fell Pony Society's aim is to foster and keep pure the old breed of pony which has roamed the northern...
MUDFest!
19th May 2024
Venue: Ford Park Ulverston, Ford Park Cres, Ulverston LA12 7JP
Website: https://www.ford-park.org.uk/event-details-registration/mudfest
10am to 5pm. Have you been watching the Great Pottery Throwdown and have always wanted to have a go? Then come along to the first Ceramic Festival in South Cumbria – MUDFest. There will be stalls...
Cumbria Calling: Gaming Adventures
23rd May 2024
Venue: The Coro
Address: County Square, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 7LZ
Website: https://www.thecoro.co.uk/event/cumbria-calling-gaming-adventures/
Are your kids gaming mad!? The Manchester Video Game Orchestra will be performing a special concert of music from games such as Fortnite, Apex Legends and the Elder Scrolls at the Coro in Ulverston on...
Science Museum Live
25th May 2024
Venue: The Forum
Address: 28 Duke Street, Barrow in Furness, LA14 1HH
Website: www.theforumbarrow.co.uk
BOX OFFICE 01229 820000. This year join London’s world-renowned Science Museum as they bring you this brand-new stage production aimed at igniting your curiosity, fuelling your imagination, and inspiring...
Moana Jnr
12th-15th June 2024
Venue: Carnegie Theatre
Address: Finkle Street, Workington, CA14 2BD
Website: www.carnegietheatre.co.uk
BOX OFFICE: 01900 602122. Maryport Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society’s junior section Spotlight are delighted to be presenting Disney’s Moana JR. at the Carnegie Theatre this June. This musical adaptation...
Milkshake! Live “On Holiday”
15th June 2024
Venue: The Forum
Address: 29 Duke Street, Barrow in Furness, LA14 1HH
Website: www.theforumbarrow.co.uk
BOX OFFICE 01229 820000. Milkshake! Live is back with a brand-new show! Join your favourite Milkshake! friends on Holiday with Chase and Marshall from Paw Patrol*, DORA, Pip and Posy, Blue from Blue’s...
The Pantaloons: The Importance Of Being Earnest
4th July 2024
Venue: Talkin Tarn Country Park
Address: Tarn Rd, Brampton CA8 1HN
Website: https://thepantaloons.co.uk/ernest/
Everybody loves Ernest. In fact, Cecily and Gwendolen are both engaged to Ernest. The only trouble is, he doesn’t exist. Or does he…? Best friends Jack and Algy have both created alter-egos to win...
Happy Birthday Peter Rabbit
5th July-1st September 2024
Venue: Old Laundry Theatre
Address: Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3BX
Website: https://oldlaundrytheatre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873656404/events/129525747
Peter Rabbit’s friends are planning a secret party, but Peter is unhappy… has no one remembered his birthday? Come and celebrate Peter’s birthday with Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck and friends...
The Comedy of Errors - Outdoor Theatre
17th July 2024
Venue: Muncaster Castle
Address: Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RQ
Website: https://muncaster.tygit.com/shop/group-tickets/pk/a724f307aa795ba233e8f024238bfa76
The Three Inch Fools are back with Shakespeare’s shortest - and wildest - comedy. The clock is ticking, as the Fools rush to untangle one almighty mess in this farcical tale of long-lost twins, hysterical...