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Harvest Festival

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:51 +0100

Event Date: 27 September 2026
Location: Cold Springs Nature Reserve, Penrith
Time: 10.00 - 14.00
Entry: Free
Category: Family

Cold Springs Community Orchard hosts an Apple day once again! Have your apples pressed; go foraging; show your skills at a conker battle and other games; and discover how to look after wildlife this winter with a host of fun activities.

Shirley Valentine - presented by Penrith Players

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:52 +0100

Event Date: 19 - 22 August 2026
Location: Penrith Playhouse, Auction Mart Lane
Category: Arts, Entertainment

The heroine in this actor's tour-de-force is an ordinary middle class English housewife. As she prepares chips and egg for dinner, she ruminates on her life and tells the wall about her husband, her children, her past, and an invitation from a girlfriend to join her on holiday in Greece to search for romance and adventure.

Please note this performance is brought to you "in the round", with unallocated seating.

Penrith Sparkle - Christmas Lights Switch on

Thu, 07 May 2026 12:25 +0100

Event Date: 21 November 2026
Location: Penrith Town Centre
Entry: FREE
Category: Entertainment, Family

Our brilliant Christmas lights switch-on event. More details will be posted soon....

Winter Droving

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:30 +0100

Event Date: 24 October 2026
Location: Penrith Town Centre
Entry: FREE
Category: Arts, Entertainment, Family, Food

The Winter Droving 2026 - A Celebration 15 Years in the Making

Step into the extraordinary.

The Winter Droving returns to Penrith on Saturday 24 October 2026, marking fifteen years of magic, masquerade and fire - a milestone celebration of rural life, community and the turning of the seasons.

As dusk falls, the town will blaze into life with the iconic torchlight procession - a breathtaking parade of lanterns, masks and music winding through Penrith's ancient streets.

Penrith Streetfood Saturday

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:23 +0100

Event Date: 22 August 2026
Location: Penrith Town Centre
Time: 11am - 5pm
Entry: FREE
Category: Entertainment, Family, Food

This is the second of our Streetfood Saturdays over the summer.

Come along to the first of our fantastic Streetfood Saturdays.

We have:

The Hallo Dandy serving draught lager/IPA, frozen cocktails and mocktails

Dipheadsuk selling chocolate covered strawberries and waffles on a stick