Kirkgate 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 vision is to ensure that creative talent is valued, developed and supported, with opportunities for all to actively enjoy the arts, local heritage and community life as well as being thoroughly entertained!
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Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (12A)
5th January 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Docudrama. Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes' book. Everyone knows his music, but no-one knows the moment everything changed. “The Best Film of the Year” – Joey Magidson; Awards Radar “Jeremy Allen White is a convincingly tortured rock star” – ...
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (12A)
7th January 2026 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Docudrama. Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes' book. Everyone knows his music, but no-one knows the moment everything changed. “The Best Film of the Year” – Joey Magidson; Awards Radar “Jeremy Allen White is a convincingly tortured rock star” – ...
I Swear (15)
9th January 2026 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A bio pic/docudrama covering the story of John Davidson who was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed. It’s a film about empathy, about understanding someone’s situation. A drama with a lot of laughter but never laughing at somebody. “A film that might just ...
The Great Big Kirkgate Quiz!
10th January 2026 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
It's quiz time again! As usual our Quizmaster extraordinaire Toby Gaffney will be baffling and bamboozling us with a variety of multimedia rounds. Teams of up to six can take part, and if you haven't a team to go with you can turn up and join one on the night. £7 per person for a right good night of cerebral ...