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Lake District Events, Things to Do and Lake District Festivals
(Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK)



All through the year, there are a number of events that take place in Cumbria and the Lake District, with the warm summer months offering the best selection of things to do and enjoy. The Lake District Summer Music Festival is one such event and is staged each August, lasting around 20 days in total.

Featuring all kinds of classical music, performed by large orchestras, string quartets and event piano soloists, the Lake District Summer Music Festival is one not to miss, and takes place at venues in Ambleside, Bowness, Kendal, Ulverston and Windermere. Children will always enjoy the 'Hug a Bunny' days at the World of Beatrix Potter, which are held at selected dates most months.




Lake District Calendar of Festivals and Events 2009 / 2010: General Information - Lake District, England, UK
A number of the biggest events in the Lake District are hosted at Keswick, with the Words by the Water Festival being a particular highlight in late February and early March.

This ever-popular Cumbrian literature festival sees authors, readers, spectators and trade stalls all gather at the Derwent Water Theatre by the Lake in large numbers.

Other very notable celebrations worth looking out for around the Lake District include the following:

• Keswick Film Festival and Film Club - mid-February, at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick
• Cockermouth Georgian Festival - late April to early May, at the Cockermouth Market Place and Main Street
• Lake District and Keswick Half Marathon - early May, around Derwent Water
• Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival - mid May, at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick
• Cumberland Ale Keswick Mountain Festival - mid-May, around Keswick
• Keswick Beer Festival - early June, at Davidson Park
• Keswick Street Theatre - June and July, outside Moot Hall in Keswick
• Keswick Convention - mid to late July, a gathering of evangelical Christians at the Keswick Conference Centre on Skiddaw Street
• Derwent Water Trail - early September, a fun run event through some of the Lake District's most beautiful countryside
• Keswick Traditional Christmas Fayre - early December

 
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