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On the build up to Small Business Saturday (7 December) why not gift local? The Tourist information Centre in Carlisle’s historic Old Town Hall is packed with unique and thoughtfully crafted Christmas gifts, supporting local producers, businesses, and community projects.

Food, drink, fabulous gifts, live music, fire eaters, and more - the first Taste Cumbria Carlisle festival (Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November) brought a brilliant buzz to the city.

Do you want to know your Knight from your Rook? Your King from your Pawn? Get to know more about chess and learn the skills behind the brainteaser game at an event at Hammond’s Pond Carlisle on Thursday 31 October between 10am and 12pm.

For the first time, Taste Cumbria will be bringing its food and drink festival to the Cathedral grounds, in the heart of Carlisle, on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 November 2024.

Visitors to this year’s Carlisle Fireshow are being asked to dig into the bottom of their pockets and support local charities.

Thousands of smiling people packed out Maryport’s harbourside when Taste Cumbria’s Taste of the Sea festival hit the town again last weekend (Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 August).

Our fabulous Operation Respect events are taking place at five venues across Cumberland this summer.

Join us at a fantastic free family festival in Whitehaven next month.

A bumper programme of open-air theatre events will be held in Carlisle this summer and will soon get underway. Three performances by The Pantaloons theatre company will be held at Talkin Tarn Country Park, Brampton, CA8 1HN.

This year’s national Great Big Green Week, which highlights environmental issues and initiatives, takes place from Saturday 8 June to Sunday 16 June.