This calendar features events in Ulverston and other towns and villages in South Cumbria, including Barrow, Dalton, Cartmel, Millom, and Bowness. Please check the location details of each event before making plans to attend. You may need a car or other form of transport in order to get to the event.
Event listings for 2021 are indicative, and are subject to change or cancellation due to Covid-19 restrictions. Please check notes in the event footer for last update source, date and summary of changes.
The outdoor market takes place on Thursdays and Saturdays throughout the year, with the exception of Christmas Day & New Year's Day. Stalls are set up in Market Street and New Market Street. The market is managed by Ulverston Community Enterprises, c/o The Coronation Hall. Also on market days, a community fundraising coffee morning normally ... Read more
Join us in and outside Ulverston Parish Church on Wed 30 June @ 7:00pm for an inspirational talk on the potential of Churchyards. Enjoy discovering, encouraging, recording, and celebrating hidden heritage and importance to biodiversity found in Ulverston Parish Church's green acre located below the John Barrow Monument (aka Hoad). Sign up through Caring for ... Read more
Join us outside for a guided tour of wildflower fields with plant expert Stuart Colgate, from the Cumbrian Biological Data Centre. Discover precious wildlife in our gardens and local churchyards. Sessions on July 1st, at Ulverston Parish Church located below the John Barrow Monument (aka Hoad) (09.30-12.00, bring a packed lunch to eat al fresco ... Read more
A St Mary's Hospice & Ulverston Rotary Club Adventure. Join us for an event full of challenges and fun whilst raising funds for local charities. A couple of adults have been responsible for a catalogue of criminal damage, thefts and anti-social behaviour. A number of possible suspects have been identified. Your task is to narrow ... Read more
NHS Blood and Transplant needs your help. We have upcoming blood donation sessions at  Coronation Hall, Ulverston on Tuesday 6th July, with lots of available appointments. You could help by booking an appointment to donate blood today!    We are working closely with the rest of the NHS to keep supplying lifesaving blood to hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic ... Read more
The festival features live music, dance, and storytelling. This year there will be a combination of live outdoor events in Market Street and New Market Street, and online events. Visit the Furness Tradition website for information.
It is anticipated that this event will proceed as planned, with appropriate Covid-secure measures in place.
The NKT-IKBU International Summer Festival 2021, July 30 - August 14 - two weeks of inspiring empowerments and teachings from the two most senior Teachers in NKT, with a short retreat in each week. Due to the unusual situation, we have received permission to stream the entire Summer Festival including the Highest Yoga Tantra empowerments ... Read more
We are excited to announce that we will see the return of this iconic walk across Morecambe Bay Sands this year. The walk will take place on Saturday 28th August at 9.15am. Michael Wilson will be our guide for the day, learning his skills from the retired celebrity that is Cedric Robinson (so we are ... Read more
Hopefully (Coronavirus allowing) our 7th Medieval Fair in the grounds of Furness Abbey. A great family event with food, stalls, living history, music and crafts.
Provisional. We hope to be able to manage a  programme of walks in 2021, but have provisionally moved the Festival to Saturday 11th to Sunday 19th September 2021, probably with a reduced number of walks and with publicity limited to this website and local posters.  This will enable us to see how the Government  Road Map progresses and ... Read more
Charter Festival and Family Fun Day.
Re-dedication ceremony for the War memorial which is 100 years old this year.
Keswick to Barrow and Coniston to Barrow Walks.
Date confirmed. Hopefully going ahead in the full traditional format. The theme for 2021 is ‘My Favourite Things’ which gives our hundreds of lanterneers the option to create any kind of lantern they like. To make the festival more family friendly the start times for the various processions have been moved forward by 30 minutes, ... Read more
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