The Ulverston Community Calendar features events in and around the LA12 postcode area. 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 there. Events may be subject to change or cancellation without notice. If you’d like to add a community event to the calendar, please let us know about it. Events in LA12 are listed free of charge.
Drink in the magic and wonder of the circus and sing along to this wildly entertaining, feel-good movie musical for all the family.Featuring hit songs ‘This Is Me’, ‘Rewrite The Stars’ and ‘The Greatest Show’, this modern-day classic of a musical is an hour and three-quarters of lavish spectacle, great tunes, and pure entertainment, with ... Read more
Escape down the rabbit hole and into Tim Burton’s mad-as-a-hatter, fantasy world: one which will leave you grinning like a Cheshire Cat.This psychedelic, visual feast of a film combines Burton’s trademark odd-ball style with all the whimsy, humour, and fantastical imagination of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and sequel Through the Looking Glass.Starring Johnny ... Read more
Dust off your best cockney accent and Victorian costumes and come and sing along to one of the greatest British musicals of all time.This charming and iconic take on Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist is stacked full of brilliant songs: numbers practically made for singalong like ‘Food, Glorious Food’ and ‘Oom-Pah-Pah’; tender ballads like ‘Where Is ... Read more
Bags of comedy, catchy songs, and a heart as big and warm as a roaring Christmas fire: it’s Charles Dickens as only The Muppets can tell it.Wherever you find love it feels like Christmas, and The Muppets Christmas Carol has it in spades. The perfect family Christmas film stars all your favourite muppets – from Kermit ... Read more
A seasonal celebration for all the family - Ulverston Victoria High School's annual Christmas Festival.The School's annual Christmas Festival will feature music from the Wind Band, Choir, Junior Band, String Ensemble, Flute Choir, Brass Ensemble, Clarinet Choir and Sax Ensemble, as well as audience carols and festive readings – all designed to bring even the ... Read more
Kindle your festive spirit with this heart-warming take on Dickens’s timeless Christmas tale of greed, generosity, family and forgiveness.
Kindle your festive spirit with this heart-warming take on Dickens’s timeless Christmas tale of greed, generosity, family and forgiveness.
Join Ulverston Pantomime Society for a colourful, magical and fun romp, with wonderful songs and characters to entertain the whole family.Ulverston Pantomime Society have been going strong since 1948, proudly producing pantomimes for the local community almost every year since. After a gap of a year they are returning with Dave Crump’s modern take on ... Read more
Join Ulverston Pantomime Society for a colourful, magical and fun romp, with wonderful songs and characters to entertain the whole family.Ulverston Pantomime Society have been going strong since 1948, proudly producing pantomimes for the local community almost every year since. After a gap of a year they are returning with Dave Crump’s modern take on ... Read more
Join Ulverston Pantomime Society for a colourful, magical and fun romp, with wonderful songs and characters to entertain the whole family.Ulverston Pantomime Society have been going strong since 1948, proudly producing pantomimes for the local community almost every year since. After a gap of a year they are returning with Dave Crump’s modern take on ... Read more
Join Ulverston Pantomime Society for a colourful, magical and fun romp, with wonderful songs and characters to entertain the whole family.Ulverston Pantomime Society have been going strong since 1948, proudly producing pantomimes for the local community almost every year since. After a gap of a year they are returning with Dave Crump’s modern take on ... Read more
Join Ulverston Pantomime Society for a colourful, magical and fun romp, with wonderful songs and characters to entertain the whole family.Ulverston Pantomime Society have been going strong since 1948, proudly producing pantomimes for the local community almost every year since. After a gap of a year they are returning with Dave Crump’s modern take on ... Read more
Watch the second Fearless Dance showcase, with all styles of dance to enjoy, from tap to street, with fantastic themes set to catchy beats.After a long stint away during lockdown, the dancers and singers of Fearless Dance are ready to pull out all the stops and show off what they’ve been working on in this ... Read more
Join Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy, Chick and their friends as they discover the wonderful world around us!Expect mischief, music and plenty of surprises as they set sail in their big red boat.The funny, loveable Twirlywoos are brought to life on stage with beautifully inventive puppetry promising an hour of colourful fun and laughter. From the ... Read more
Join Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy, Chick and their friends as they discover the wonderful world around us!Expect mischief, music and plenty of surprises as they set sail in their big red boat.The funny, loveable Twirlywoos are brought to life on stage with beautifully inventive puppetry promising an hour of colourful fun and laughter. From the ... Read more
Join Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy, Chick and their friends as they discover the wonderful world around us!Expect mischief, music and plenty of surprises as they set sail in their big red boat.The funny, loveable Twirlywoos are brought to life on stage with beautifully inventive puppetry promising an hour of colourful fun and laughter. From the ... Read more
Join Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy, Chick and their friends as they discover the wonderful world around us!Expect mischief, music and plenty of surprises as they set sail in their big red boat.The funny, loveable Twirlywoos are brought to life on stage with beautifully inventive puppetry promising an hour of colourful fun and laughter. From the ... Read more
Grab a foam finger and get ready to enjoy the full Megaslam Live experience in two hours of ‘full-on’ family fun.Megaslam are back for their huge 2022 Live Tour. A must-see show for families sees Team Megaslam battle it out with Team Nasty in a series of matches that will get your little ones jumping ... Read more
Get ready for an evening of infectious, enlivening, and euphoric fiddle music from 'the Led Zeppelin of the folk world' (The Scotsman).Encompassing a rare and virtuosic selection of the fiddle’s diverse Highland and island voices, with ensemble and solo-led sets both backed by powerhouse guitar and piano, the Blazers pack all the power, passion and ... Read more
Celebrate 70 years of legendary music from the genius Buddy Holly. Dance the night away and enjoy all of his greatest hits, performed live.Starring Asa Murphy as Buddy and backed by the live Buddy Rock N Roll Band, Buddy Holly Lives – The Music Never Died features all the hits including 'Oh Boy', 'Rave On', ... Read more
Strap yourself in for an absorbing tale of love, treachery, passion, and betrayal, packed with some of opera’s most memorable arias.Set in 19th-century Seville, naïve soldier Don José falls head over heels in love with Carmen, a seductive, free-spirited Roma woman. Infatuated, he abandons his childhood sweetheart and neglects his military duties to be with ... Read more
The chaotic cabaret cult is here! Enter Strange Phenomena, howl with the The Hounds Of Love and dance on the moors with Wuthering Heights.Acclaimed performer Sarah-Louise Young (Cabaret Whore, The Showstoppers, La Soiree) has teamed up with theatremaker Russell Lucas (Warped at VAULT Festival) to explore the music and mythology of one of the most ... Read more
Laugh out loud with 4 award-winning, Edinburgh Festival-storming, prime-time-TV-smashing, rib-splitting, side-tickling, extremely funny actsLloyd Griffith: Rob Beckett tour support; as seen on Jonathan Ross' Comedy ClubLindsey Santoro: Finalist in British Comedian of the Year 2021; ‘naturally hysterical’ - Joe LycettSteve Harris: Peter Kay tour support; ‘made me howl with laughter’ Billy ConnollyRich Wilson: Kevin Bridges ... Read more
Ulverston saxophonist Jess Gillam performs wide-ranging music from Bowie to Baroque and Cumbrian-inspired folk to jazz-infused melodies.A musical force of nature, Jess Gillam has been forging her own adventurous path since she shot to fame becoming the first saxophonist to reach the finals of BBC Young Musician and the youngest ever soloist to perform at ... Read more
Celebrate St Patrick’s Day swept up in tales from an ancient Irish epic, brought to crackling contemporary life by Dominic Kelly.Ulster. Connaught. In these places live two best friends: Ireland’s most fearless and feared young warriors. But Ulster and Connaught don’t like each other; they don’t like each other at all. And huge forces are ... Read more
Ulverston Outsiders present Arthur Miller’s classic and cautionary tale, capturing the hysteria and terror of the Salem Witch Trials.Salem. 1692. The girls are caught dancing in the woods. The witch hunter is summoned. And a toxic mix of vengeance and fear is about to send a small community to the gallows.Arthur Miller's The Crucible is ... Read more
Ulverston Outsiders present Arthur Miller’s classic and cautionary tale, capturing the hysteria and terror of the Salem Witch Trials.Salem. 1692. The girls are caught dancing in the woods. The witch hunter is summoned. And a toxic mix of vengeance and fear is about to send a small community to the gallows.Arthur Miller's The Crucible is ... Read more
Ulverston Outsiders present Arthur Miller’s classic and cautionary tale, capturing the hysteria and terror of the Salem Witch Trials.Salem. 1692. The girls are caught dancing in the woods. The witch hunter is summoned. And a toxic mix of vengeance and fear is about to send a small community to the gallows.Arthur Miller's The Crucible is ... Read more
Ulverston Outsiders present Arthur Miller’s classic and cautionary tale, capturing the hysteria and terror of the Salem Witch Trials.Salem. 1692. The girls are caught dancing in the woods. The witch hunter is summoned. And a toxic mix of vengeance and fear is about to send a small community to the gallows.Arthur Miller's The Crucible is ... Read more
A stellar new show based on Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler's award-winning book. Soar into space and a joyful tale of star-crossed aliens.On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends. So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back?Music, ... Read more
A stellar new show based on Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler's award-winning book. Soar into space and a joyful tale of star-crossed aliens.On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends. So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back?Music, ... Read more
A stellar new show based on Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler's award-winning book. Soar into space and a joyful tale of star-crossed aliens.On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends. So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back?Music, ... Read more
A stellar new show based on Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler's award-winning book. Soar into space and a joyful tale of star-crossed aliens.On a far-off planet, Smeds and Smoos can’t be friends. So when a young Smed and Smoo fall in love and zoom off into space together, how will their families get them back?Music, ... Read more
Sink your teeth into the myths & legends of the blood-sucking Prince of Darkness in this sumptuous, sinister, seductive contemporary ballet.There’s plenty to relish in this luxurious visual tale of submission and domination – and plenty to challenge what you thought you knew about this iconic character. Taking inspiration from Bram Stoker’s classic gothic horror ... Read more
Lancashire’s finest brass band brings you a fantastic evening of ‘Polished Brass’, featuring music from marches to movie themes.Enjoy the warmth of Leyland Band’s unique sound as the regular Ulverston favourites present a brand-new programme to suit all tastes, played with style and panache, and featuring many of the band’s superb soloists.Leyland Band are renowned ... Read more
Anthony Hewitt rounds-up top talent from across the globe for this much-loved, traditional format of chamber works for piano and strings.The opening concert of this year's Ulverston International Music Festival immediately sets the tone of the festival with two great British chamber works at the heart of the programme, written only a few years apart at the ... Read more
English Touring Opera returns with a poetic production of the most popular of operas: Puccini’s story of young love.It's Christmas Eve in the Parisian garret. On this festive, snowy night the lovers draw close, but poverty forces them apart in a story told with the most memorable music, from ‘Che gelida manina’ to the shattering ... Read more
Join Kim as she reads from her first non-fiction book and considers the pivotal role of music in both an individual and social history.Award-winning poet Kim Moore studied music and was a trumpet teacher for several years. What the Trumpet Taught Me is a collection of vivid and immediate snapshots, from first lessons to music ... Read more
Brighouse and Rastrick perform some timeless British brass greats and royal-themed works to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee.Brighouse and Rastrick Band (or B&R as they are affectionately known) represent a rich tradition of brass band culture in the north of England and have commanded the top echelons of competitive life since they won the British Open ... Read more
One of the finest jazz musicians to emerge this side of the Atlantic, Julian Joseph has made ground-breaking advances for jazz in the UK.He was the first Black British jazz musician to host a series at London’s Wigmore Hall, and the first to headline a late-night concert at the BBC Proms with his All Star ... Read more
Young Bulgarian pianist Emanuil Ivanov is a hugely exciting pianist of artistic individuality and exceptional technical wizardry.He brings to the Festival the seminal work of the late American composer Frederic Rzewski, The People United Will Never Be Defeated: a vast, monumental set of variations inspired by the great Goldberg of Bach, and Diabelli of Beethoven. ... Read more
The exceptionally talented husband and wife duo Alexander Sitkovetsky and Wu Qian perform works by Schnittke, Beethoven, Grieg and Ravel.Both graduates of the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin school, Sitkovetsky’s concerto engagements with UK orchestras have included appearances with the London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, while Qian is a distinguished ... Read more
Guitarist Carlos Bonell returns to delight us with music from Brazil, Andalucia, and his celebrated arrangements of music by The Beatles.Carlos is one of today’s most celebrated guitarists and was described by the Classical Guitar Magazine, UK, as “one of the great communicators of the guitar world”. He completed his studies at the Royal College ... Read more
Anthony Hewitt is joined by guest pianist Emanuil Ivanov for UIMF Festival’s ever-popular two-piano concert.Formerly dubbed ‘Piano Duel’ for the face-to-face positions the instruments and pianists take up on stage, the presentation is akin to a stand off, conjuring-up the practice of competitive duels - gladiatorial events that were common in the heyday of the ... Read more
Take a musical journey back in time through the incredible career of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons in this hit musical.Valli’s unmistakable voice dominated the airwaves for more than two decades with classics such as Sherry, Let’s Hang On, Big Girls Don’t Cry, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, My Eyes Adored You, December ... Read more
Come and experience the world’s greatest and most authentic touring Live Band Northern Soul show.Keeping the Faith to the original sounds of the underground movement that started on the dance floors of the North and eventually swept the Nation, an eleven-piece live band with four lead vocalists will perform over 30 original Northern Soul hits.Expect ... Read more
Friday night of Another Fine Fest sees Ulverston's Comedy Club Planet Mirth host another stellar line-up of hilarious comedians.Steve Royle (Britain’s Got Talent 2020 runner up), Tony Law (as seen on 8 out of 10 Cats), the ‘wonderfully funny’ Garrett Millerick (★★★★ - The Times) and Daisy Earl (Scottish Comedian of the Year 2015) are ... Read more
Prepare to laugh until your face hurts in The Coro’s contribution to Ulverston’s funniest festival, Another Fine Fest.Our headliner is the ‘outrageously funny’ Jen Brister (The Metro), a rising star of the British comedy scene. Fresh from recent appearances on Live At The Apollo (BBC 2), The Now Show and The News Quiz (Radio 4), ... Read more
See the talented students of Cumbria’s top ballet school perform Coppélia, a comic tale of a young man in love with a mechanical doll.Who is the strange, beautiful girl who appears one day on the balcony of Dr Coppelius’s house? No-one is more intrigued than lively local girl Swanilda – except perhaps her lover Franz, ... Read more
See the talented students of Cumbria’s top ballet school perform Coppélia, a comic tale of a young man in love with a mechanical doll.Who is the strange, beautiful girl who appears one day on the balcony of Dr Coppelius’s house? No-one is more intrigued than lively local girl Swanilda – except perhaps her lover Franz, ... Read more
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