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Drama Taster Session for Adults with Emma Rydal
16th September 2025 7:30pm
Kirkgate Centre
Develop your drama skills with actor Emma Rydal in this one- off 2 hour workshop. Emma’s session will be a fun mix of drama games, improvisation and some script work. We are running the workshop as a taster session, and are hoping to continue it as a regular class if there is interest. Emma has been a professional actor for ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now Writing Workshop
17th September 2025 10:30am
Kirkgate Centre
Join us for a free workshop to help create a community musical that celebrates what freedom means to us. All welcome!! The session will be creative, fun and thoughtful. Your ideas and stories will be used to inspire a community musical, which will also draw on our historical research into local people’s experiences at the end of the Second World ...
The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A)
17th September 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis ...
Nancy’s Orange + The Butterfly Collector @ Beggars Theatre
18th September 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
The Beggars Theatre
Booking is available throughBeggars Theatre. In this unique double-bill, two actor-writers, Grace Kirby and Peter Macqueen, perform their own one-person shows, each directed by the other. 'Nancy's Orange' is inspired by Grace's experiences in a part-time job delivering NHS prescriptions to patients, often elderly and isolated, in the beautiful but remote countryside of the North Pennines and along the Cumbrian ...
Nancy’s Orange + The Butterfly Collector @ The Gather, Ennerdale
19th September 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
The Gather, Ennerdale
In this unique double-bill, two actor-writers, Grace Kirby and Peter Macqueen, perform their own one-person shows, each directed by the other. 'Nancy's Orange' is inspired by Grace's experiences in a part-time job delivering NHS prescriptions to patients, often elderly and isolated, in the beautiful but remote countryside of the North Pennines and along the Cumbrian stretch of Hadrian's Wall. Brief ...
Falling Into Place (15)
19th September 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Kira and Ian, both on the run from their demons, meet on a winter weekend on the Scottish Isle of Skye. They connect suddenly and deeply. Returning to London they try to pursue their separate lives, but both have to face their past before they are ready to meet again. ‘I knew within the first few minutes we were in ...
Crafts@Kirgate: The Art of Laying Gold Leaf – Contemporary Gilding Workshop with Amelia
20th September 2025 11:30am
Kirkgate Centre
The Art of Laying Gold Leaf – Contemporary Gilding Workshop In this 2 ½ hour workshop, youwill: learn the art of contemporary gilding, how it has changed over time and how you can use it in your own home to give it the Midas touch! be given your own toolbox which will contain all the materials and tools required for ...
Nancy’s Orange + The Butterfly Collector @ Ullock Villlage Hall
20th September 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Ullock Village Hall
In this unique double-bill, two actor-writers, Grace Kirby and Peter Macqueen, perform their own one-person shows, each directed by the other. 'Nancy's Orange' is inspired by Grace's experiences in a part-time job delivering NHS prescriptions to patients, often elderly and isolated, in the beautiful but remote countryside of the North Pennines and along the Cumbrian stretch of Hadrian's Wall. Brief ...
FEVER Drag Cabaret
20th September 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The FEVER team return, with another packed night of mischief and mayhem… Always a superb and entertaining night out, with the North West's finest Queens (and Kings!) gracing the stage. Music, laughs and always plenty of glitz and glamour! Hosted by effervescent, engaging and ever so flexible 😉 Summer Salt! Starring: Aura Gasm, who will be sure to make you ...
Falling Into Place (15)
22nd September 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Kira and Ian, both on the run from their demons, meet on a winter weekend on the Scottish Isle of Skye. They connect suddenly and deeply. Returning to London they try to pursue their separate lives, but both have to face their past before they are ready to meet again. ‘I knew within the first few minutes we were in ...
Cooking@Kirkgate: Jam and muffins
24th September 2025 9:30am
Kirkgate Centre
On the menu today: Plum jam and savoury muffins! Join Helen's Herbs for a morning of culinary creativity, all materials provided.
Falling Into Place (15)
24th September 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Kira and Ian, both on the run from their demons, meet on a winter weekend on the Scottish Isle of Skye. They connect suddenly and deeply. Returning to London they try to pursue their separate lives, but both have to face their past before they are ready to meet again. ‘I knew within the first few minutes we were in ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now – Sing for Freedom
24th September 2025 7:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Would you like to sing in a scratch choir to celebrate the idea of freedom? Join Kirkgate Arts and Heritage for singing workshops to learn brand new songs written by JP Worsfold for a community musical that will be performed at the Cockermouth Christmas Lights switch-on event on Sunday 23rd November. You don't need to have any previous experience of ...
Kirk Kit – Sellers Registration
25th September 2025 5:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Recycle your unwanted sports and exercise equipment with our Kirk Kit Sale! After the years of successful sales through Cockfrock, we wanted to offer a similar chance to sell sporting goods.You can sell clothing and equipment for all sports, outdoor activities, camping, water activities, cycling etc. Men's and women's clothing and equipment, for all ages, adult and children will be ...
Kirk Kit – Autumn 2025
27th September 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
It's time for a workout revamp! Get ready, set and go! with our second 'Kirk Kit' sporting goods sale. After the years of successful sales through Cockfrock, we wanted to offer a similar chance to sell unwanted sports and exercise equipment.It's the same format as Cockfrock, but for clothing and equipment for all sports, outdoor activities, camping, water activities, cycling ...
Kirk Kit – Autumn 2025
28th September 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
It's time for a workout revamp! Get ready, set and go! with our second 'Kirk Kit' sporting goods sale. After the years of successful sales through Cockfrock, we wanted to offer a similar chance to sell unwanted sports and exercise equipment.It's the same format as Cockfrock, but for clothing and equipment for all sports, outdoor activities, camping, water activities, cycling ...
Poets Out Loud
28th September 2025 4:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Booking not required Poets Out Loud For writers, readers and listeners from Cumbria and beyond. All are welcome to a most informal poetry session at the Kirkgate Centre. It IS for listeners, not just writers. Lovers of poetry and the spoken word who would like to just sit and enjoy the words are most welcome It ISN’T an open mic ...
Jazz@Kirkgate: Mike Smith Band
28th September 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
We are very excited to welcomeThe Mike Smith Band back to the Kirkgate after their entertaining concert in early 2024 – we got a huge crowd in that night as well! He comes to the Kirkgate with a superb line up, including the the wonderful Tom Kincaid on piano. Mike Smith – sax (Echo and the Bunnymen, Elkie Brooks) Tom ...
The Naked Gun (15)
29th September 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The American crime spoof-slapstick comedy returns: Only one man has the particular set of skills – to lead Police Squad and save the world. ‘A film that has a better chance of producing a belly laugh than any in recent memory: one that deserves, as Drebin would say, “20 years for man’s laughter”. John Nugent – Empire Magazine Starring: Liam ...
The Naked Gun (15)
1st October 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The American crime spoof-slapstick comedy returns: Only one man has the particular set of skills – to lead Police Squad and save the world. ‘A film that has a better chance of producing a belly laugh than any in recent memory: one that deserves, as Drebin would say, “20 years for man’s laughter”. John Nugent – Empire Magazine Starring: Liam ...
Words of War (15)
3rd October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Set in Putin’s Russia and based on a true story that of world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya.A story of a brave crusade and a fight to be an independent voice of truth for the Russian people while putting her own life in jeopardy despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence. ‘Peake is that good. Isaacs is also ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Dreams and Zines with Celia Burbush
4th October 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Explore and experiment with text, image and layout, creating your own zine (short for magazine). Zines are a chosen medium of vibrant subcultures, with their first appearance as 1930s fanzines celebrating science fiction. In recent years, entire festivals and fairs are dedicated to these self-published works. They’re all about DIY, use what you find, and say what you want to ...
National Theatre Live – Inter Alia (15)
5th October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Inter Alia a new play by Suzie Miller Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens ...
Words of War (15)
6th October 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Set in Putin’s Russia and based on a true story that of world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya.A story of a brave crusade and a fight to be an independent voice of truth for the Russian people while putting her own life in jeopardy despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence. ‘Peake is that good. Isaacs is also ...
Words of War (15)
8th October 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Set in Putin’s Russia and based on a true story that of world-renowned journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya.A story of a brave crusade and a fight to be an independent voice of truth for the Russian people while putting her own life in jeopardy despite numerous acts of intimidation and violence. ‘Peake is that good. Isaacs is also ...
From Hilde, With Love (15)
10th October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Berlin, 1942: it was the most beautiful summer for Hilde – madly in love with Hans and joyfully pregnant. But amid the passion there is grave danger. Hans becomes involved in the anti-Nazi resistance, with a group of young people who will later be called the “Red Orchestra”. Despite the huge risks, Hilde decides to get involved herself but is ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Autumn Wreath
11th October 2025 10:30am
Kirkgate Centre
Helen Shipton-Smith returns to Kirkgate to share her skills in this three hour workshop. Bringing together all the colours of autumn this wreath making class will reflect the gorgeous colours of the season. Materials provided.
30th Anniversary Event: Party
11th October 2025 7:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
To celebrate 30 years of Kirkgate Arts & Heritage we have a series of special celebratory events over 2025. The last event will be our 30th Anniversary Party! Join us at The Kirkgate for a New Orleans speakeasy style celebration with the 1920s swing jazz band Alligator Gumbo, there'll be food with a Cajun twist and you'll have a final ...
The Sunday Session
12th October 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:45 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Are you a musician, looking for a place to test out your tunes? Do you sing/play and would love to meet up with other musicians to have a bit of a jam? Our open mic night has evolved! We're starting a new approach, to cater for all, with our Sunday Sessions. Come down for a listen, or bring an instrument ...
From Hilde, With Love (15)
13th October 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Berlin, 1942: it was the most beautiful summer for Hilde – madly in love with Hans and joyfully pregnant. But amid the passion there is grave danger. Hans becomes involved in the anti-Nazi resistance, with a group of young people who will later be called the “Red Orchestra”. Despite the huge risks, Hilde decides to get involved herself but is ...
From Hilde, With Love (15)
15th October 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Berlin, 1942: it was the most beautiful summer for Hilde – madly in love with Hans and joyfully pregnant. But amid the passion there is grave danger. Hans becomes involved in the anti-Nazi resistance, with a group of young people who will later be called the “Red Orchestra”. Despite the huge risks, Hilde decides to get involved herself but is ...
‘Out of Ink’ – Original prints exhibition by Cumbria Printmakers
16th October 2025 6:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Out of Ink Original prints exhibition by Cumbria Printmakers Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth October 17th – 19th, 10am – 4pm Preview: October 16th, 6pm – 8pm We are pleased to present an exciting exhibition showcasing examples of contemporary and traditional printmaking. Held at the Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth, this three-day event invites visitors to view and purchase a range of original ...
‘Out of Ink’ – Original prints exhibition by Cumbria Printmakers
17th October 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Out of Ink Original prints exhibition by Cumbria Printmakers Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth October 17th – 19th, 10am – 4pm Preview: October 16th, 6pm – 8pm We are pleased to present an exciting exhibition showcasing examples of contemporary and traditional printmaking. Held at the Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth, this three-day event invites visitors to view and purchase a range of original ...
Craig Gould & The Noble Thieves @ Maryport Library
17th October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Maryport Library
Join us for The Campfire Sessions, where Craig's heartfelt performances and storytelling combine for a truly special live music show. Sharing the stories behind songs inspired by his journey to recovery, Craig creates a deeply personal and memorable connection with his audience. With sold-out shows on four national tours, appearances at The Long Road, Ynot, Camper Calling & Solfest Festivals, ...
Four Letters of Love (12A)
17th October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Based on Niall Williams' best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As fate, the sheer power of true love and even ghosts pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart. ‘Steele directs with a sure hand and there is much else to delight in here. The ...
The Singing Bones @ The Globe Hall, Ireby
17th October 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
The Globe Hall, Ireby
"If we imagine them hard enough, will these shadows of a wilder past start to move again? Could we sing these bones back to life, even just for one night?" In the midst of a biodiversity crisis, Borrowdale's ancient yew trees are singing a special song just for you, so step into the sacred grove and let the breath sigh ...
‘Out of Ink’ – Original prints exhibition by Cumbria Printmakers
18th October 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Out of Ink Original prints exhibition by Cumbria Printmakers Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth October 17th – 19th, 10am – 4pm Preview: October 16th, 6pm – 8pm We are pleased to present an exciting exhibition showcasing examples of contemporary and traditional printmaking. Held at the Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth, this three-day event invites visitors to view and purchase a range of original ...
Nancy’s Orange + The Butterfly Collector @ Bassenthwaite Parish Rooms
18th October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Bassenthwaite Parish Room
In this unique double-bill, two actor-writers, Grace Kirby and Peter Macqueen, perform their own one-person shows, each directed by the other. 'Nancy's Orange' is inspired by Grace's experiences in a part-time job delivering NHS prescriptions to patients, often elderly and isolated, in the beautiful but remote countryside of the North Pennines and along the Cumbrian stretch of Hadrian's Wall. Brief ...
Craig Gould & The Noble Thieves Present @ Burgh by Sands Village Hall
18th October 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Burgh by Sands Public Hall
Join us for The Campfire Sessions, where Craig's heartfelt performances and storytelling combine for a truly special live music show. Sharing the stories behind songs inspired by his journey to recovery, Craig creates a deeply personal and memorable connection with his audience. With sold-out shows on four national tours, appearances at The Long Road, Ynot, Camper Calling & Solfest Festivals, ...
Ryan Young
18th October 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
2022 MG ALBA Musician of The Year nominee Ryan Young brings new and exciting ideas to traditional Scottish music, receiving international praise for his spell-binding interpretations on the fiddle. His debut album was recorded with four time GRAMMY winner Jesse Lewis (who has worked with the likes of Bela Fleck and Yo Yo Ma) and launched at Feakle Traditional Music ...
‘Out of Ink’ – Original prints exhibition by Cumbria Printmakers
19th October 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Out of Ink Original prints exhibition by Cumbria Printmakers Kirkgate Centre, Cockermouth October 17th – 19th, 10am – 4pm Preview: October 16th, 6pm – 8pm We are pleased to present an exciting exhibition showcasing examples of contemporary and traditional printmaking. Held at the Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth, this three-day event invites visitors to view and purchase a range of original ...
Four Letters of Love (12A)
20th October 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Based on Niall Williams' best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As fate, the sheer power of true love and even ghosts pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart. ‘Steele directs with a sure hand and there is much else to delight in here. The ...
I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik @ Whitehaven Library
21st October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Whitehaven Library
A hilarious and heart-felt story of one man’s journey to Iran to discover his cultural heritage. Featuring a captivating mixture of live music, spoken word, break-dancing and comedy. Join Bobak on his journey of self-discovery as he meets a whole cast of weird and wonderful characters – from women defiantly running the first (and last) ever Tehran marathon, to stumbling ...
Four Letters of Love (12A)
22nd October 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Based on Niall Williams' best-selling novel. Nicholas and Isabel were made for each other but how will they ever know it? As fate, the sheer power of true love and even ghosts pull them together, so too does life threaten to tear them apart. ‘Steele directs with a sure hand and there is much else to delight in here. The ...
I’m Muslamic Don’t Panik @ Millom Library
22nd October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Millom Library
A hilarious and heart-felt story of one man’s journey to Iran to discover his cultural heritage. Featuring a captivating mixture of live music, spoken word, break-dancing and comedy. Join Bobak on his journey of self-discovery as he meets a whole cast of weird and wonderful characters – from women defiantly running the first (and last) ever Tehran marathon, to stumbling ...
Around The World In Four Seasons @ Rosehill Theatre, Whitehaven
23rd October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Rosehill Theatre
Please book tickets for this event fromRosehill Theatre. Based around Vivaldi’s four seasons, the Lantivet Duo and Joy Becker take you on a captivating journey. Spanning 800 years of music we explore the passing of time and changing of the seasons, which give rise to feelings of joy and loss, celebration and mourning. Each half of the concert will be ...
The Roses (15)
24th October 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A dark comedy in which life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing — as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses ...
Around The World In Four Seasons @ The Hill, Millom
24th October 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
The Hill Village Hall, Millom
Based around Vivaldi’s four seasons, the Lantivet Duo and Joy Becker take you on a captivating journey. Spanning 800 years of music we explore the passing of time and changing of the seasons, which give rise to feelings of joy and loss, celebration and mourning. Each half of the concert will be experienced as a continuous musical piece, allowing you ...
Quickbeam – Need Fire
24th October 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Need Fire A Need Fire was an old Cumbrian way of marking the transition of the seasons: Every homestead in a valley would be plunged into dark, then a single fire kindled and taken house to house, bonding communities together. Join a-capella close harmony quartet Quickbeam for a musical Need Fire – a journey through the cycle of the seasons ...
Monthly Market Seller Registration
25th October 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
25th October 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. If you would like to rent a space to sell your items please clickhere. Come in from 10am – 1pm on the 4th or last ...
Around The World In Four Seasons @ Loweswater Village Hall
25th October 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Loweswater Village Hall
Based around Vivaldi’s four seasons, the Lantivet Duo and Joy Becker take you on a captivating journey. Spanning 800 years of music we explore the passing of time and changing of the seasons, which give rise to feelings of joy and loss, celebration and mourning. Each half of the concert will be experienced as a continuous musical piece, allowing you ...
The Shackleton Trio
25th October 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Captivating songwriting and fiery tunes that combine mandolin, fiddle, guitar and banjo with powerful three part harmonies. The unmistakable sound of The Shackleton Trio brings to life the stories of their native East Anglia, and beyond. The trio features Georgia Shackleton (fiddle, vocals), Aaren Bennett (guitar) and Nic Zuppardi (mandolin and banjo). Collectively the band draw influence from British, American ...
Poets Out Loud
26th October 2025 4:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Booking not required Poets Out Loud For writers, readers and listeners from Cumbria and beyond. All are welcome to a most informal poetry session at the Kirkgate Centre. It IS for listeners, not just writers. Lovers of poetry and the spoken word who would like to just sit and enjoy the words are most welcome It ISN’T an open mic ...
Jazz@Kirkgate: The Zoe Gilby Quartet
26th October 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Zoë Gilby is a vocalist and songwriter, making a stunning impression on the music scene today. Parliamentary Awards Jazz Vocalist of the Year 2019 Her compelling original compositions are written with double bassist husband Andy Champion. A powerful collection of songs with a strong narrative. Supported by guitarist Mark Williams and drummer John Bradford they deliver a commanding mix of ...
Around The World In Four Seasons @ St Bees Village Hall
26th October 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
St Bees Village Hall
Based around Vivaldi’s four seasons, the Lantivet Duo and Joy Becker take you on a captivating journey. Spanning 800 years of music we explore the passing of time and changing of the seasons, which give rise to feelings of joy and loss, celebration and mourning. Each half of the concert will be experienced as a continuous musical piece, allowing you ...
The Roses (15)
27th October 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A dark comedy in which life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing — as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses ...
Cooking@Kirkgate: Cinnamon Swirls
29th October 2025 9:30am
Kirkgate Centre
On the menu today: Beetroot chutney and cinnamon swirls. Join Helen's Herbs for a morning of culinary creativity, all materials provided.
The Roses (15)
29th October 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A dark comedy in which life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing — as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. The Roses ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now – Sing for Freedom
29th October 2025 7:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Would you like to sing in a scratch choir to celebrate the idea of freedom? Join Kirkgate Arts and Heritage for singing workshops to learn brand new songs written by JP Worsfold for a community musical that will be performed at the Cockermouth Christmas Lights switch-on event on Sunday 23rd November. You don't need to have any previous experience of ...
The Life of Chuck (15)
31st October 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
From childhood to adulthood, Charles "Chuck" Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us. Co-written by Stephen King, based on his 2020 novella from his compilation book If it Bleeds. ‘Part end-of-the-world drama, part musical, part coming-of-age ghost story, The Life Of Chuck won’t please everyone. But, if you open ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Rag Rug Workshop
1st November 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Make a rag rug out of recycled clothes! Learn a traditional craft and recycle / repurpose worn out clothing. Make a really special Christmas gift. All materials included. A light lunch is included in the price, or you are welcome to bring your own. Any questions, please ask info@cumberlandragrugs.co.uk
Whisky Tasting
1st November 2025 7:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Led by local whisky enthusiast Stephen Walker, the tasting will consist of five single malt whiskies (25 ml measures) with a cask strength whisky included in the tasting. During the tasting, Stephen will talk about the whisky making process and the whisky industry. A two-course meal will be provided, prepared and cooked by Helen, Stephen’s wife, When booking please let ...
The Tannahill Weavers
2nd November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Traditional Celtic music at its best! With fire-driven instrumentals, topical songs, haunting ballads and a good dose of humour, the Tannahill Weavers have transformed traditional material and brought it into the modern world, vitally alive and kicking. Members of the Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame, in 2019 the Tannahill Weavers were nominated for Folk Album of the Year and ...
The Life of Chuck (15)
3rd November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
From childhood to adulthood, Charles "Chuck" Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us. Co-written by Stephen King, based on his 2020 novella from his compilation book If it Bleeds. ‘Part end-of-the-world drama, part musical, part coming-of-age ghost story, The Life Of Chuck won’t please everyone. But, if you open ...
The Life of Chuck (15)
5th November 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
From childhood to adulthood, Charles "Chuck" Krantz experiences the wonder of love, the heartbreak of loss, and the multitudes contained in all of us. Co-written by Stephen King, based on his 2020 novella from his compilation book If it Bleeds. ‘Part end-of-the-world drama, part musical, part coming-of-age ghost story, The Life Of Chuck won’t please everyone. But, if you open ...
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (15)
7th November 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together … ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Gilded Christmas Decorations
8th November 2025 11:30am
Kirkgate Centre
The perfect workshop to ring in the Christmas spirit! Learn the art of laying gold leaf by gilding your own festive Christmas ornaments and decorations ✨ You will be taught about the art of gilding, how it has changed over time and how you can use it in your own home to give anything a new gilded sparkle! Your festive ...
Sandy Smith – Shout Out to the Sixties!
8th November 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Get Ready to step back into the fabulous music of the 1960s with this toe-tapping, twisting, head-shaking’ celebration of the decade's greatest idols, This show honours the Artistes who made the music of the era unforgettable, from Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Aretha Franklin, to the Shirelles, The Supremes, Tina Turner, and many more. Featuring over thirty beloved ...
The Sunday Session
9th November 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:45 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Are you a musician, looking for a place to test out your tunes? Do you sing/play and would love to meet up with other musicians to have a bit of a jam? Our open mic night has evolved! We're starting a new approach, to cater for all, with our Sunday Sessions. Come down for a listen, or bring an instrument ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now – Sing for Freedom
9th November 2025 2:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Would you like to sing in a scratch choir to celebrate the idea of freedom? Join Kirkgate Arts and Heritage for singing workshops to learn brand new songs written by JP Worsfold for a community musical that will be performed at the Cockermouth Christmas Lights switch-on event on Sunday 23rd November. You don't need to have any previous experience of ...
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (15)
10th November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together … ...
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (15)
12th November 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together … ...
Cockfrock Autumn 2025 Sellers Registration
13th November 2025 3:30pm
Kirkgate Centre
We're looking for good quality ladies fashions and accessories… If you would like toregister as a seller at Cockfrocksimply 'buy' a ticket to this 'event'. You don't even need to come to the sale itself! We take care of all that for you, all you need to do is get your clothes labelled and ready on hangers and drop them ...
Soaked @ Kirkstile Community Centre, Dean
14th November 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkstile Community Centre
It’s Wine O Clock when do you stop? Imogen and Rich don’t care if the glass is half full or half empty, as long as there’s wine in it that’s what’s important. That’s how they unwind, how they party, how they cope with the stresses of life; young children, high powered careers. But after twenty years of drinking to excess, ...
Wild @ The Globe Hall, Ireby
14th November 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
The Globe Hall, Ireby
Wild – What does it conjure up for you? Is it a moment standing at the edge of a raging sea or being lifted up and spat out of a whirling tornado; running for your life through city streets or coming face to face with a wolf; the animal within that can’t always be tamed or the wilderness at the ...
Cockfrock Autumn 2025
15th November 2025 10:30am
Kirkgate Centre
The North West's biggest pop-up pre-loved boutique! Cockfrock Autumn 2025 promises to be the best yet!! Got your Christmas party outfit yet? If not then this is the event for you… We've got knockout frocks at a knockdown prices, shoes, handbags, jewellery, whether it's glitz and glamour or more practical outfits you're after- there is always a wide range of ...
Soaked @ Brigham Memorial Hall
15th November 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Brigham Memorial Hall
It’s Wine O Clock when do you stop? Imogen and Rich don’t care if the glass is half full or half empty, as long as there’s wine in it that’s what’s important. That’s how they unwind, how they party, how they cope with the stresses of life; young children, high powered careers. But after twenty years of drinking to excess, ...
The Singing Bones @ St Bees Village Hall
15th November 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
St Bees Village Hall
Booking is available throughRosehill Theatre. "If we imagine them hard enough, will these shadows of a wilder past start to move again? Could we sing these bones back to life, even just for one night?" In the midst of a biodiversity crisis, Borrowdale's ancient yew trees are singing a special song just for you, so step into the sacred grove ...
Cockfrock Autumn 2025
16th November 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
The North West's biggest pop-up pre-loved boutique! Cockfrock Autumn 2025 promises to be the best yet!! Got your Christmas party outfit yet? If not then this is the event for you… We've got knockout frocks at a knockdown prices, shoes, handbags, jewellery, whether it's glitz and glamour or more practical outfits you're after- there is always a wide range of ...
Spinal Tap II The End Continues (15)
17th November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) are forced to reunite for one final concert. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a ...
Cooking@Kirkgate: All things pastry!
19th November 2025 9:30am
Kirkgate Centre
On the menu today: Glorious pies! All things pastry! Join Manon Plouffe for a morning of culinary creativity, all materials provided.
Spinal Tap II The End Continues (15)
19th November 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) are forced to reunite for one final concert. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a ...
Monthly Market Seller Registration
22nd November 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
22nd November 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. If you would like to rent a space to sell your items please clickhere. Come in from 10am – 1pm on the 4th or last ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Fused glass Christmas decoration taster session
23rd November 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Book your place on a fused glass Christmas decoration taster session with Roxanne Denny of RD Glass. Learn a new skill and have fun being creative with hands on instruction and the freedom to choose what you make. During the session you will use pre-cut pieces of glass, glass rods and crushed glass in a range of shapes and colours. ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Fused glass Christmas decoration taster session
23rd November 2025 1:00pm (Doors open at 12:45 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Book your place on a fused glass Christmas decoration taster session with Roxanne Denny of RD Glass. Learn a new skill and have fun being creative with hands on instruction and the freedom to choose what you make. During the session you will use pre-cut pieces of glass, glass rods and crushed glass in a range of shapes and colours. ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now Cockermouth Musical
23rd November 2025 1:30pm
Cockermouth Main Street
The Our Freedom: Then and Now Cockermouth Musical will be performed at the Christmas Lights Switch on, onstage at Main Street at 1:30pm. We will also be performing it indoors at The Kirkgate centre on the 14th December. The musical has been created by musician JP Worsfold and storyteller Jessie McMeekin, drawing on stories from Cockermouth at the end of ...
Poets Out Loud
23rd November 2025 4:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Booking not required Poets Out Loud For writers, readers and listeners from Cumbria and beyond. All are welcome to a most informal poetry session at the Kirkgate Centre. It IS for listeners, not just writers. Lovers of poetry and the spoken word who would like to just sit and enjoy the words are most welcome It ISN’T an open mic ...
Jazz@Kirkgate: Arun Ghosh ‘Northern Quartet’
23rd November 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Very excited to be able to bring this artist to the Kirkgate, with some fabulous musicians. Arun Ghosh is a British-Asian clarinettist, composer and music educator. Named as Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year in 2014 and 2018 in the APPJA / Parliamentary Jazz Awards Arun brings his “Northern quartet” to jazz@Kirkgate featuring John Ellis on piano and Dave Walsh on ...
Cockermouth Round Table Beer Festival 2025
27th November 2025 6:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Thursday 27th November 6-11pm £12 including booking fee and free souvenir glass. It’s the opening night of the 2025 Cockermouth Beer Festival. Quizmaster Ian will once again be hosting the Pub Quiz, included with your entry. Come and try over 50 beers and ciders whilst testing out your brain. Friday 28th November 6-11pm £15 including booking fee and free souvenir ...
Cockermouth Round Table Beer Festival 2025
28th November 2025 6:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Thursday 27th November 6-11pm £12 including booking fee and free souvenir glass. It’s the opening night of the 2025 Cockermouth Beer Festival. Quizmaster Ian will once again be hosting the Pub Quiz, included with your entry. Come and try over 50 beers and ciders whilst testing out your brain. Friday 28th November 6-11pm £15 including booking fee and free souvenir ...
Cockermouth Round Table Beer Festival 2025
29th November 2025 12:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Thursday 27th November 6-11pm £12 including booking fee and free souvenir glass. It’s the opening night of the 2025 Cockermouth Beer Festival. Quizmaster Ian will once again be hosting the Pub Quiz, included with your entry. Come and try over 50 beers and ciders whilst testing out your brain. Friday 28th November 6-11pm £15 including booking fee and free souvenir ...
Cockermouth Round Table Beer Festival 2025
29th November 2025 6:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Thursday 27th November 6-11pm £12 including booking fee and free souvenir glass. It’s the opening night of the 2025 Cockermouth Beer Festival. Quizmaster Ian will once again be hosting the Pub Quiz, included with your entry. Come and try over 50 beers and ciders whilst testing out your brain. Friday 28th November 6-11pm £15 including booking fee and free souvenir ...
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker @ Muncaster Parish Hall, Ravenglass
5th December 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Muncaster Parish Hall, Ravenglass
The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé! A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes. The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories. Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Christmas Wreath
6th December 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Celebrate Cumbria’s winter season by making your very own sustainable Festive Wreath to dress your front door. Harriet from Cumberland Flower Farm will bring a lovely mix of cumbrian evergreen foliages, grasses and berries and guide you in crafting a compostable wreath using sustainable materials and techniques. Tuition, materials and tools and equipment will be supplied, but please wear old ...
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker @ Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
6th December 2025 1:30pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Florence Mine Arts Centre
The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé! A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes. The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories. Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Christmas Wreath
6th December 2025 2:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Celebrate Cumbria’s winter season by making your very own sustainable Festive Wreath to dress your front door. Harriet from Cumberland Flower Farm will bring a lovely mix of cumbrian evergreen foliages, grasses and berries and guide you in crafting a compostable wreath using sustainable materials and techniques. Tuition, materials and tools and equipment will be supplied, but please wear old ...
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker @ Kirksanton Village Hall
6th December 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirksanton Village Hall
The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé! A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes. The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories. Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. ...
GreenMatthews’ Midwinter Revels
7th December 2025 3:30pm (Doors open at 2:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Following on from A Christmas Carol: In Concert and A Brief History of Christmas, GreenMatthews present their new festive show. Spanning several centuries, GreenMatthews’ Midwinter Revels is a celebration of Yuletide Past guaranteed to warm the cockles of the most Scrooge-like heart. Featuring Christmas carols, winter folk songs, toe-tapping tunes and a plethora of weird and wonderful instruments, the show ...
Wild Zucchinis World Food Night!
7th December 2025 7:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Join Manon and the Wild Zucchinis team for another stop on the World Tour of food! This month we are celebrating Christmas from around the world, with three courses to tantalise your taste buds! More info coming soon…
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker @ Maryport Settlement
7th December 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
The Settlement Maryport
The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé! A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes. The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories. Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. ...
Cooking@Kirkgate: Fun Festive Food!
10th December 2025 9:30am
Kirkgate Centre
Fun Festive Food! Easy and stress free recipes to impress your guests at Christmas. From starters to pudding with an addition of bling with cute canapés & colourful cocktails. Join Manon Plouffe for a morning of culinary creativity, all materials provided.
John Cleese Packs It In
13th December 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
1 85-year-old Man, 5 Countries, 16 Cities, 23 shows, 6 weeks. Will he make it home … or is this the end of the road? One of the most recognisable figures in British comedy, John Cleese’s career spans six decades – from his early days with the Cambridge Footlights to co-founding Monty Python, co-creating Fawlty Towers, and writing and starring ...
The Sunday Session
14th December 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:45 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Are you a musician, looking for a place to test out your tunes? Do you sing/play and would love to meet up with other musicians to have a bit of a jam? Our open mic night has evolved! We're starting a new approach, to cater for all, with our Sunday Sessions. Come down for a listen, or bring an instrument ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now Cockermouth Musical
14th December 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Cockermouth Main Street
The Our Freedom: Then and Now Cockermouth Musical will be performed at the Christmas Lights Switch on, onstage at Main Street at 1:30pm. We will also be performing it indoors at The Kirkgate centre on the 14th December. The musical has been created by musician JP Worsfold and storyteller Jessie McMeekin, drawing on stories from Cockermouth at the end of ...Sorry, no Events match your filter criteria. Click here to reset filters