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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....

Penrith Show

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:49 +0100

Event Date: 18 July 2026
Location: Brougham Hall Farm, Penrith Cumbria CA10 2DE
Time: 8.30am - 5.30pm
Category: Family

Tickets for the 2026 Penrith Show are now on sale!

Excitement is building in Cumbria as the Penrith Agricultural Show announces that tickets for the 2026 event are now officially on sale. Mark your calendars for Saturday, 18th July 2026, when Brougham Hall Farm will once again transform into a vibrant showcase of rural life, community spirit, and family fun

A Proud Tradition Continues

Since its inception in 1834, the Penrith Show has grown into one of the region’s most anticipated summer events.

Family Fun Day

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:42 +0100

Event Date: 08 August 2026
Location: Penrith Town Centre
Time: 10am - 4pm
Entry: FREE
Category: Entertainment, Family

As part of the Summer Saturday series of events, come along to our FREE Family Funday. More details uploading 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.

Neolithic North Cumbria

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:20 +0100

Event Date: 11 May 2026
Location: Penrith Library
Time: 7pm
Entry: FREE
Category: Arts

Discover more about the North Cumbrian neolithic henges and stone circles around the Penrith area from a local English Heritage Volunteer guide.

We are constantly learning more about the lives of the people who built them, but the purposes of these incredible megalithic monuments is still a mystery...

Free Event & £1 for refreshments on the night

The Men who built the Settle to Carlisle Railway

Fri, 01 May 2026 11:06 +0100

Event Date: 20 May 2026
Location: Penrith Library
Time: 7pm
Entry: £2
Category: Classes

The Settle and Carlisle Railway was constructed 30 years after the Lancaster and Carlisle. John Crossley used large engineering works, tunnels, viaducts and embankments of some considerable scale to provide better gradients for his fast main line.

But how were they constructed and who were the engineers and contractors that were responsible for building the railway?

Find out the men behind the names and where they learnt their trade and acquired their expertise.

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 and enjoy fantastic food.

Penrith Streetfood Saturday

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:19 +0100

Event Date: 25 July 2026
Location: Penrith Town Centre
Time: 11am - 5pm
Entry: FREE
Category: Entertainment, Family, Food

Come along to the first of our fantastic Streetfood Saturdays.

Penrith Goes Orange for Dalemain Marmalade Awards

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:02 +0100

Event Date: 24 April 2027
Location: Penrith Town Centre & Dalemain Mansion
Time: 10am - 4pm
Category: Family, Food

Join the fun in Penrith Town Centre celebrating the Dalemain World Marmalade Awards on Saturday 24th April.

Further information will be uploaded to this page closer to the time.

Dinosaur Day

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:47 +0100

Event Date: 29 August 2026
Location: Penrith Town Centre
Time: 10am - 4pm
Entry: FREE
Category: Entertainment, Family

The dinosaurs are back!

Penrith BID are delighted to be bringing back Dinosaur Day again this year, even bigger and better...

Come back for more details......