Things to Do in Carlisle
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Mend Our Mountains Get Stuck In! Lake District (12th-14th August 2026)
📍 Fell and Rock Climbing Hut
Crypta - Shades of Sorrow: Final Rites
📍 The Brickyard
Crypta at The Brickyard, Carlisle
📍 The Brickyard
Bats at Broughton
📍 Broughton House & Garden
£15.00
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SOULBY VILLAGE HALL
📍 Soulby Village Hall
FREEKielder Family Adventure Day
📍 Team Cycles Kielder Bike Hire and Shop
Unboring Events in The Square
📍 Castletown Square
FREEShared Reading Group
📍 The Standard Building
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KIRKBY THORE VILLAGE HALL
📍 Kirkby Thore Village Hall
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First Aid at Work Requalification Course - Carlisle
📍 Carlisle Race Course
£322.80
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FREEArthur's Pike [Pooley Bridge] - National Park Guided Walk
📍 Market Cross Pooley Bridge
FREEFREE Gatehouse Stroll Thursday 13th August
📍 Gatehouse Cafe
Bushy’s Vision Summer Movies in Castletown Square
📍 Castletown Square
FREEPiNC's Summer of Activities
📍 Pride in North Cumbria - LGBT HQ
CLIFTON VILLAGE HALL
📍 Clifton Village Hall
FORAGE & FEAST near Keswick (Cumbria)
📍 Bassenthwaite Lake Station
Free - £186.68
FREECreative Club for wellbeing - Carlisle Eden Mind
📍 Carlisle Eden Mind
Jo Caulfield
📍 Lockerbie Town Hall
Running with Poles for Trail & Ultra's
📍 Ullswater Ebikes
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NEWBIGGIN VILLAGE HALL
📍 Newbiggin Village Hall
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(Closed Private Function Hire)
📍 Appleby, Shappy Wheels HQ
Newcastleton 10km Trail Race
📍 Rock UK
From £17.50
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FREEBelow Blencathra [Keswick] - National Park Guided Walk
📍 Keswick Library
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Lloyds 2026 National MTB Marathon & E-MTB Championships
📍 Whithaugh Park
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