2025 is our 30th anniversary!
Celebrate with us throughout the year with our 30th anniversary events…
Picnic at the Castle – Sunday 1st June
30th Anniversary Summer Film Festival – from July 19th
Anniversary Party! – Saturday 11th October
30th Anniversary Raffle – to be drawn mid October
With 30 prizes for our 30 years including a private film screening with dinner for two from Wild Zucchinis, a house concert from At The Drop of Another Hippopotamus, bespoke glass art, a voucher for The Kirkstile + a case of beer and many more! Raffle entry is £5 either online or through our box office.
Seller registration is now open for our Autumn 2025 Cockfrock event. This ever popular sale of pre-loved ladies fashions and accessories is the biggest pop up sale of it’s kind in the North West! For more information on being a seller with Cockfrock click here.
We have an exciting new opportunity at Kirkgate Arts & Heritage click here to find out more about a new voluntary role working alongside our executive team.
The Kirkgate Centre is an entertainment and cultural venue at the heart of the lively community of Cockermouth, Cumbria.
We celebrate our local talent and heritage, and bring top quality professional entertainment to our town and many other communities across the area to the west of the Lake District National Park.
Whether you enjoy films on a big screen, live music, theatre, exhibitions, shows for children and families or community events, Kirkgate has something for everyone. Our quirky character makes us a special venue for weddings, parties, festivals and conferences.
Our mission:
“Creative talent is valued, developed, and supported with opportunities for all to actively engage with and enjoy the arts, our local heritage and community life”
Our values:
Commitment – Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to delivering our mission.
Inclusion – We aim to make art, heritage, and culture accessible to all our communities.
Sustainability – We aim to ensure that the organisation is secure for future generations from both financial and environmental perspective.
Nurturing – We aim to provide an environment that encourages growth, development of skills confidence and enjoyment for all.
WHAT’S ON
I’m Still Here (15)
23rd May 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
I'm Still Here won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. Fernanda Torres won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama. One afternoon in 1971, Rubens Paiva, a former congressman and outspoken critic of Brazil's newly instituted military dictatorship, was taken from his home in Rio de Janeiro by government officials, told nothing more than that he must give ...
Monthly Market Seller Registration
24th May 2025 9:00am
Kirkgate Centre
For £10 you have access to one of ten tables for the morning of our monthly indoor market, where you can sell your unwanted items, home produced crafts, books, music, almost anything! We will send you a link to our seller guidelines when you book, but please click the link to check that your items are suitable before booking a ...
Kirkgate Monthly Market
24th May 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
We're opening our downstairs space for a monthly sale! Whether it'soriginal creations from local makers and crafters,unwanted household items, CD's, books, DVD's, toys and games you're sure to find some treasure among our sellers offerings. For the spring and summer we are also offering plants for sale, plus tasty treats to enjoy with a cuppa while you browse! If you ...
Comedy@Kirkgate with John Lebbon
24th May 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
John Lebbon is back with another superb line up of guest comedians. Jimmy Shirley Jimmy Shirley is a frenetic fool and ponders the absurdity of being a Scouser in Greece, also regaling us with all the everyday things that really annoy him. Joe Zalias Reviews:‘Exudes natural likeability and charm” Julia Chamberlain – Chortle. ‘I loved it – I had tears ...