Community Events
Events planned in and around Kendal that we think you might be interested in…
Summer Walk – River Reaches – The Northern Path CANCELLED
DATE: 29th Aug 2026
Leader: Chris Winnick | Start: Mint BridgeWe conclude our summer series by heading north.…
Natural Kendal Walk – Heart of Kendal
DATE: 5th Sep 2026
CATEGORY: Walk
Natural Kendal Walk – Heart of Kendal 10am-12.30pm, Saturday 5th September, Meeting at the…
Kendal Nature Recovery Festival 2026
DATE: 26th Sep 2026
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
Saturday 26th September 2026 Back to the Garden Join us for a day of…
National Emergency Briefing: Film Screening and Community Discussion
DATE: 8th Oct 2026
CATEGORY: Action
Join the Brewery Arts in Kendal for an in-depth panel discussion featuring Lancaster University…
Past Events
Meet the Kendal Swifts Group
DATE: 28th Jun 2025
ORGANISED BY: Kendal Swifts
CATEGORY: Meet & Greet
Meet the Kendal Swifts Group to find out all you need to know about…
Pollinator Walk
DATE: 3rd Jul 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
CATEGORY: Walk
Join us for a wildflower and pollinator ID walk with Friends of Nobles Rest!…
Food School
DATE: 11th Jul 2025
ORGANISED BY: Kendal Farmers Market
CATEGORY: Meet & Greet
This Friday 11th July Kendal Farmers’ Market is the place to be! Food School…
Big Bike Revival
DATE: 12th Jul 2025
ORGANISED BY: Eddington Kendal CIC
Free learn to ride session on Saturday 12th July 10:00am-11:30am Meet at Abbot Hall…
Bluebell Woods Community Action Day
DATE: 12th Jul 2025
ORGANISED BY: Kendal Town Council
CATEGORY: Action
Bluebell Woods is a well-used and much-loved space but it’s clear that it is…
Staveley Woods Community Action Day
DATE: 14th Jul 2025 - 17th Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
CATEGORY: Action
Date: Monday 14th July 2025 and Friday 12th September 2025 and Friday 17th October…
Kendal Nature Recovery Festival
DATE: 19th Jul 2025 - 20th Jul 2025
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
The festival is filled with free activities, talks, workshops and advice for you and…
Moth Morning
DATE: 16th Aug 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
On Saturday 16th August 9:30am-11:30am. Meet at Plumgarths Wildlife Garden Join us to learn…
The Tewitfield Troll Trail
DATE: 21st Aug 2025 - 31st Aug 2025
ORGANISED BY: Lancaster Canal Towpath Trial
CATEGORY: Walk
Thanks to the support of three fantastic local businesses -The Longlands Hotel, Greenlands Farm…
Kendal Walking Festival
DATE: 22nd Aug 2025 - 25th Aug 2025
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
Programme of Events – 2025 Friday 22nd August Hayeswater & Round Brother’s Water Wild…
Kendal Walking Festival – The Helm guided walk
DATE: 23rd Aug 2025
ORGANISED BY: Friends of the Lake District
CATEGORY: Walk
Date: Saturday 23rd August, 2025 Time: 10:00am-12:30pm Join us on a 2.5 mile guided walk…
Skiddaw Tree Seed Collection Day
DATE: 26th Aug 2025 - 27th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
There are multiple opportunities to come along to these tree seed collection day. The…
Wildlife Kids’ Club
DATE: 26th Aug 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
There are multiple opportunities to bring your little ones along. Date: Monday 25th August…
Conservation day at Cold Springs Community Nature Reserve
DATE: 27th Aug 2025 - 10th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
CATEGORY: Action
Date: Wednesday 27 August 2025 and Wednesday 10 September 2025 Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm…
Conservation Day at Lowick Common Nature Reserve
DATE: 28th Aug 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
CATEGORY: Action
Date: Thursday 28th August 2025 Time: 10:00am-3:00pm Location: Lowick Common Nature Reserve Join us…
Nature tots at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
DATE: 2nd Sep 2025 - 7th Oct 2025
Date: Tuesday 2nd September 2025 and Tuesday 7th October 2025 Time: 10:00am-11:30am Location: Foulshaw…
Skiddaw Tree Seed Processing
DATE: 3rd Sep 2025 - 8th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Wednesday 3 September 2025 and Monday 8 September 2025 Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm…
Conservation day: Plumgarths
DATE: 4th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Thursday 4th September 2025 Time: 10:00am-4:00pm Location: Plumgarths, Crook Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8LX Lend a hand at…
Marine survey days
DATE: 6th Sep 2025 - 14th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Saturday 6th September 2025 Time: 11:00am – 5:00pm Location: Harrington Marina, Quay Street, Workington, Cumbria, CA14 5QL…
Kendal Kingfishers
DATE: 6th Sep 2025 - 19th Oct 2025
Sessions run for children ages 6-12 years old. There is no membership fee, they…
Grange Goshawks Wildlife Watch Group
DATE: 7th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Sunday 7 September 2025 Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Location: Grange-over-sands station, Station Square, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6EH…
Dry Stone Walling
DATE: 9th Sep 2025 - 6th Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Friends of the Lake District
CATEGORY: Action
Date: Tuesday 9th September, 2025 and Monday 6th October 2025 Time: 9:30am-4:00pm Location: Mazonwath, Little Asby Activity…
Get Your Wildlife Garden Winter Ready
DATE: 9th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Tuesday 9 September 2025 Time: 6:30pm – 7:30pm Location: Online With a few…
Guided Walk: Great Asby Scar
DATE: 10th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Friends of the Lake District
CATEGORY: Walk
Date: Wednesday 10th September 2025 Time: 2:00pm-5:00pm Location: Knott Lane, Resibeck Join us on…
Westmorland County Show 2025
DATE: 10th Sep 2025 - 11th Sep 2025
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
Located on the fringes of the Lake District, Westmorland County Show is a fantastic…
Time in nature: Kendal
DATE: 12th Sep 2025 - 10th Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Friday 12th September 2025 and Friday 10th October 2025 Time: 2:30pm – 4:00pm…
Greenbank Wood, Coppicing
DATE: 17th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Friends of the Lake District
CATEGORY: Action
Date: Wednesday 17th September 2025 Time: 9:30am-3:00pm Location: Greenbank, Ambleside Activity suitability: 16+ Activity grade:…
A walk in Eaves Wood
DATE: 18th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Thursday 18th September 2025 Time: 2:00pm-4:00pm Location: Eaves Wood, Eaves Wood, Park Road, Silverdale…
Conservation day at Hale Moss Nature Reserve
DATE: 18th Sep 2025 - 2nd Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Thursday 18th September 2025 and Thursday 2nd October 2025 Time: 10:00am – 3:00pm…
Create botanical art with print and collage
DATE: 20th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Saturday 20th September 2025 Time: 10:30am-4:00pm Location: Plumgarths, Crook Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8LX Using foraged plants and…
River Kent Clean Up
DATE: 20th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Clean River Kent Campaign
Saturday 20th September 10am-1:30pm In support of World Clean Up Day 10am: Meet outside…
Young Rangers
DATE: 20th Sep 2025 - 11th Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Saturday 20th September 2025 and Saturday 11th October 2025 Time: 9:30am-1:30pm Location: Staveley Woodlands, Hall…
Sweden Wood, Woodland and Path Work
DATE: 24th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Friends of the Lake District
Date: Wednesday 24th September 2025 Time: 9:30am-3:00pm Location: Sweden Wood near Ambleside Activity suitability: 16+…
Kendal Torchlight 2025
DATE: 27th Sep 2025
ORGANISED BY: Kendal Torchlight Carnival
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
Kendal Torchlight is back for 2025! After a successful return of the town centre…
Birds of Morecambe Bay and Solway
DATE: 1st Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Wednesday 1st October 2025 Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm Location: Plumgarths, Crook Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8LX Join us for…
High Borrowdale Woodland and Walling
DATE: 1st Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Friends of the Lake District
Date: Wednesday 1st October 2025 Time: 9:30am-4:00pm Location: High Borrowdale: Meeting at 9:30 at the layby…
Conservation Work Party at Halecat, Witherslack
DATE: 12th Oct 2025 - 22nd Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Butterfly Conservation
Sunday 12th October 2025, 10:00am-3:30pm Wednesday 22nd October 2025, 10:00am-3:30pm Booking is essential, email…
DIY Day – Seed Tray Making at Plumgarths Gardens
DATE: 17th Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Friday 17th October 2025 Time: 9:00am-1:00pm Location: Plumgarths, Crook Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8LX If you are…
Unearthing the fungi of British temperate rainforests
DATE: 28th Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Tuesday 28th October 2025 Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Location: Online Mycorrhizal Ecologist, David Satori, joins…
The wild woods: spooky edition
DATE: 31st Oct 2025
ORGANISED BY: Cumbria Wildlife Trust
Date: Friday 31st October 2025 Time: 4:00pm – 6:30pm Location: Staveley Woodlands, Staveley, Cumbria, LA8 9QT. Meet at…
Conservation Work Party, Kendal Fell, Kendal
DATE: 9th Nov 2025
ORGANISED BY: Butterfly Conservation
Sunday 9th November 2025, 10:00am-3:30pm Booking is essential, email Chris Winnick at chriswinnick8@gmail.com Meet at…
Hedge laying training
DATE: 15th Nov 2025
ORGANISED BY: Friends of the Lake District
Date: Saturday 15th November 2025 Time: 9:30am-4:00pm Location: Barkin House Farm, Gateback (just off…
Dark Skies Walk
DATE: 19th Nov 2025
ORGANISED BY: Friends of the Lake District
Date: Wednesday 19th November 2025 Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm Having the right kind of outside lighting…
Review and Planning Workshop
DATE: 29th Jan 2026
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
We are delighted to invite you to a Review and Planning Workshop for Natural…
RAVE ON THE AVON film at the Staveley Roundhouse.
DATE: 12th Feb 2026
ORGANISED BY: Clean River Kent Campaign
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
CRKC is proud to present a special screening of this award-winning feature-length documentary, a…
A new season of Lunchtime Talks this spring at Kendal Museum , with a varied programme exploring history, nature, culture and local heritage.
DATE: 21st Feb 2026 - 18th Apr 2026
The series began on 21 February with a fascinating look at Ötzi the Iceman…
Penrith2Kendal Arc Landscape Recovery Project: Thinking Big for Nature in the Lake District
DATE: 26th Feb 2026
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
Eddington Centre Kendal Feb 26 from 7pm to 9pm GMT Overview Lee Schofield, Nature…
Did you know that Sizergh cares for 675 hectares of soil?
DATE: 1st Mar 2026 - 1st Nov 2026
It’s more than just dirt,it’s a living world that supports our food, our wildlife,…
Ready to grow your own?
DATE: 1st Mar 2026 - 29th Nov 2026
Join the Appleby road community garden for the “Grow Your Own Year” course! Every…
Our River Kent Exhibition.
DATE: 5th Mar 2026 - 25th Mar 2026
Coming to Kendal museum this March: Our River Kent Exhibition. Explore the history, the…
Litfest: Karen Lloyd & Lee Schofield
DATE: 13th Mar 2026
Litfest: Karen Lloyd & Lee Schofield: in conversation at The Dukes, Lancaster on Friday…
How has the River Kent shaped Kendal’s identity?
DATE: 21st Mar 2026
Join us on Saturday, March 21st for an exclusive lunchtime talk featuring the people…
Gardening for Butterflies and Wildlife: something we can all do
DATE: 26th Mar 2026
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
Eddington Centre Kendal, Cumbria Thursday, Mar 26 from 7 pm to 9 pm GMT…
Join Cumbria Biodiversity Data Centre to explore why documenting the wildlife you see, hear, or find plays a vital role in nature recovery.
DATE: 28th Mar 2026
Join @cumbriabdc (CBDC) to explore why documenting the wildlife you see, hear, or find…
Mike Berners-Lee: Exploring one of the defining challenges of our time.
DATE: 15th Apr 2026
We’re pleased to be sharing an upcoming event from the community featuring Mike Berners-Lee,…
Clean River Kent Campaign – CRKC
DATE: 23rd Apr 2026
ORGANISED BY: Clean River Kent Campaign
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
Eddington Centre Kendal, Cumbria Thursday, Apr 23 from 7 pm to 9 pm GMT+1…
Capture Your Garden With Your Phone!
DATE: 25th Apr 2026 - 3rd Oct 2026
Learn simple tips from @chrissalephoto to take stunning garden photos, no fancy camera needed.…
Summer Walk – Vicarage Park + Blind Beck Nature Corridors
DATE: 30th May 2026
Leader: Craig Russell | Start: Kendal CollegeKick off the summer by exploring the green…
Exploring the soil value.
DATE: 3rd Jun 2026
We often walk all over it without a second thought, but soil is the…
Summer Walk – Kendal Fell – The Tram Way + Serpentine Road
DATE: 27th Jun 2026
Leader: Chris Winnick | Start: Serpentine RoadHistory meets high ground. Chris will guide us…
Himalayan Balsam Bashing
DATE: 6th Jul 2026
ORGANISED BY: South Cumbria Rivers Trust
CATEGORY: Festivals & Events
Protecting our local biodiversity starts right here in Kendal! Did you know that while…
Summer Walk – River Reaches – The Southern Path
DATE: 25th Jul 2026
Leader: Chris Winnick | Start: Scroggs WoodDeparting from Scroggs Wood as we did last…