Events

Farfield Mill is marking its 25-year anniversary with a special weekend of heritage, art, and community from Saturday 23 to Monday 25 May. Visitors can explore the Mill’s history through a short film on its restoration and discover the artist studios on a self-guided trail with live demonstrations.

LITTLE WHITE BUS will be running From Hawes to Sedbergh on three Tuesdays in May 26th

CASH ONLY

Create a beautiful, practical basket from natural willow in this hands-on weaving workshop with skilled basket maker Jackie Carnell.

Old English sports for all ages

Great bargains for a great cause – all proceeds support Manna House, helping the homeless and vulnerably housed in Kendal

Sedbergh Wanderers and Sedbergh & Dent United

A compelling textile exhibition revealing transformation and growth through innovative materials, colour, and artistic expression.

Join Ruth Clayton for a relaxed and inspiring watercolour workshop exploring the soft colours, atmosphere, and structure of a woodland scene.

Sculptural ceramics exploring impermanence, fragility, and humanity’s enduring relationship with materials, history, and fire.

Seven artists explore shared landscapes, material connections, and personal perspectives on land, memory, and transformation.

Vibrant woven sails and textiles inspired by nineteenth-century Welsh shipwrecks and coastal histories.

Join studio artist Wendy Ann Stanger at Farfield Mill for an inspiring and creative gel plate printing workshop, drawing on the beauty of the natural world for colour, texture, and form.

Kendal Community Theatre and ‘The Clifford Consort’ will present ‘Lady Anne Clifford – A Picture in Words and Music’ with period music by Philip Gruar and Elizabeth Dodd, with scenes from Caroline Moir’s play ‘Lady Anne Clifford – a Woman Cast Out’
All tickets £15 to include a glass of wine or soft drink on arrival from 5.30pm

New year folks, New challenges and they don’t come any bigger than Saturday 13th June’s extreme spectacle. Sedbergh YFC is recruiting male and female volunteers to join their already 63 strong team to attempt to pull a tractor and advertising board trailer approx 2 miles from Sedbergh football pitch to the top of Winder Fell on the Howgill Fells, via Green Lane.

A creative, hands-on workshop exploring colour, pattern, and technique in contemporary tapestry weaving.

Pianist Juanjo Blázquez returns to the festival for a full concert.

The internationally-acclaimed, Cumbrian-born saxophonist makes a return to the Sedbergh Music Festival 2026, following a mesmerising sell-out performance in our 2024 festival.

Sedbergh’s Julian Cann brings his quartet back to the festival

The popular local medieval band make their return to the festival.

Singers from the Cumbria Opera Group present A Night at the Opera, with all the best bits from the operas we love!

Sedbergh’s symphony orchestra return to the festival once again.

Nick Hurndall-Smith returns to the festival

Sedbergh Town Band is a community-based, non-competing brass band.

Evie Plumb makes her debut at Sedbergh Music Festival 2026

‘One of the most gifted improvisers in the world’ – Classic FM

The Budapest Café Orchestra make their debut at the Sedbergh Music Festival

Making their third appearance at the Festival, The Chequered Acafellas describe themselves as “Eight blokes singing in unaccompanied close harmony to entertain, amuse and stir the emotions”.

Inspired by the swinging piano-guitar-bass bands of Ahmad Jamal, Nat King Cole, and Oscar Peterson – but with a more modern flavour – B!M trio has a unique and irresistible vibe and swing-feel.

The talented young musicians from this specialist music school, return to Sedbergh Music Festival.

The internationally-acclaimed baritone performs at Sedbergh Music Festival 2026

Manchester Baroque has built a reputation for engaging and vibrant performances of historical music on period instruments.

The talented youngsters of the University of York come to Sedbergh.

I Fagiolini is a hand-painted original. Join them for this anniversary celebration of their favourite music from 40 years, presented by founder Robert Hollingworth (BBC Radio 3, University of York).

The internationally-acclaimed pianist, Jeneba Kanneh-Mason, performs at Sedbergh Music Festival 2026.

Sculptural ceramics exploring impermanence, fragility, and humanity’s enduring relationship with materials, history, and fire.

Seven artists explore shared landscapes, material connections, and personal perspectives on land, memory, and transformation.

Vibrant woven sails and textiles inspired by nineteenth-century Welsh shipwrecks and coastal histories.

Resurfacing

Resurfacing

Resurfacing

Sculptural ceramics exploring impermanence, fragility, and humanity’s enduring relationship with materials, history, and fire.

Seven artists explore shared landscapes, material connections, and personal perspectives on land, memory, and transformation.

Vibrant woven sails and textiles inspired by nineteenth-century Welsh shipwrecks and coastal histories.

Stitched text works revealing the hidden textile origins of everyday phrases, language, and heritage.

Personal artistic responses to Morecambe Bay, exploring place, heritage, memory, and lived experience.

A diverse exhibition celebrating printmaking techniques, creativity, and artistic exploration by Cumbrian printmakers.

Live Music, Bouncy Castle, Food and Drink  Children’s entertainment  BBQ

Metro Bank One Day Cup

Stitched text works revealing the hidden textile origins of everyday phrases, language, and heritage.

Personal artistic responses to Morecambe Bay, exploring place, heritage, memory, and lived experience.

A diverse exhibition celebrating printmaking techniques, creativity, and artistic exploration by Cumbrian printmakers.

Stitched text works revealing the hidden textile origins of everyday phrases, language, and heritage.

Personal artistic responses to Morecambe Bay, exploring place, heritage, memory, and lived experience.

A diverse exhibition celebrating printmaking techniques, creativity, and artistic exploration by Cumbrian printmakers.

An anniversary exhibition celebrating British wool, craftsmanship, collaboration, and twenty-five years of creative practice.

Stitched text works revealing the hidden textile origins of everyday phrases, language, and heritage.

Personal artistic responses to Morecambe Bay, exploring place, heritage, memory, and lived experience.

A diverse exhibition celebrating printmaking techniques, creativity, and artistic exploration by Cumbrian printmakers.

Textile artworks inspired by the Cumbrian landscape, blending felting techniques with recycled, sustainable materials.

Painted explorations of Dales vernacular buildings, archaeology, and the passage of time through landscape.

Innovative contemporary quilts exploring pathways, journeys, and connections through cutting-edge textile practice.

An anniversary exhibition celebrating British wool, craftsmanship, collaboration, and twenty-five years of creative practice.

Textile artworks inspired by the Cumbrian landscape, blending felting techniques with recycled, sustainable materials.

Painted explorations of Dales vernacular buildings, archaeology, and the passage of time through landscape.

Innovative contemporary quilts exploring pathways, journeys, and connections through cutting-edge textile practice.

A large team of 78 or more female and male volunteers will attempt to pull Andrew Woodhouse Haulage’s 11.5 ton wagon from Devils Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale, 10.5 miles through the Yorkshire Dales to Busk Lane in Sedbergh where they will have refreshments in the Hirst Centre supported all day by Terry Harding Burger Van.

Film Noir – ‘Detour’, with a Pie’n’Peas supper.

An extended morning session with 3 fascinating features: Crafting Puzzles, Hidden Histories, is Truth Stranger than Fiction?, The Long Arm of the Law.

An afternoon into early evening session with author’s personal experiences, and Martin Edwards acclaimed raconteur giving us his special Murder Mystery.

Sunday invites you to relax with Killer Thrillers; Lady Killers and The Secret History of Crispin Darke with Matthew Booth.

Textile artworks inspired by the Cumbrian landscape, blending felting techniques with recycled, sustainable materials.

Painted explorations of Dales vernacular buildings, archaeology, and the passage of time through landscape.

Innovative contemporary quilts exploring pathways, journeys, and connections through cutting-edge textile practice.

An anniversary exhibition celebrating British wool, craftsmanship, collaboration, and twenty-five years of creative practice.

Bonfire 7pm Fireworks 7.15

Textile artworks inspired by the Cumbrian landscape, blending felting techniques with recycled, sustainable materials.

Painted explorations of Dales vernacular buildings, archaeology, and the passage of time through landscape.

Innovative contemporary quilts exploring pathways, journeys, and connections through cutting-edge textile practice.

Textile artworks inspired by the Cumbrian landscape, blending felting techniques with recycled, sustainable materials.

Painted explorations of Dales vernacular buildings, archaeology, and the passage of time through landscape.

Innovative contemporary quilts exploring pathways, journeys, and connections through cutting-edge textile practice.