Design for Living: Carlisle’s Arts and Craft House
Discover the beauty and style of Barn Close, a standout Arts and Crafts home built in 1902. Designed by Norman Evill alongside Edwin Scott-Nicholson, it was created for Edwin and Maud Scott-Nicholson, passionate champions of the Arts and Crafts movement. The house became a showcase of the era’s finest makers, featuring everything from William De […]
Picturing Place – Three Carlisle Artists: Bushby, Bough, Blacklock
Picturing Place celebrates three significant Tullie artists as they capture the beauty, everyday business and timeless qualities of Carlisle and its rural surrounds. Central to the work of William Blacklock, Sam Bough and Thomas Bushby is the notion of place – the unique landscapes of Carlisle and Cumberland that inspired them. Although they were working […]
Northern Quilts
For three days only, a rare opportunity to see 16 incredible quilts from the Tullie collection which have not been on public display for over 20 years. Highlights include: A medallion patchwork quilt stitched by Betty Ballas of Appleby as her wedding quilt, in 1790. A Georgian wholecloth quilted bedcover made by the famous Northumbrian […]
Tullie Street Museum
From 12 September to 22 November, you can head out into Carlisle in search of 20 objects from the Tullie collection! Venues around the city chose objects that meant something to them. Can you find them all? Keep an eye out for orange panels and Street Museum posters for locations that might have something special […]
Ruth Bond Exhibition
An exciting art exhibition by Ruth Bond – stunning oil paintings of Northumberland and Outer Hebrides. A must see!
Craftsmen at The Priory
A showcase event featuring the work of 20 artists and makers from across the north of England and SW Scotland. Now in its 48th year (we think), we have set the scene for this annual exhibition which takes place in the medieval Dacre Hall, Lanercost. A magnificent setting in its own right, it’s worth just […]
Carlisle and Cumbria Artists’ Annual Exhibition
Carlisle & Cumbria Artists Annual Exhibition:
Tick Tock Marvels: The Playful World of Automata
Step into a world of fantastical characters that move as if with a life of their own. Turn handles, set figures in motion, and watch stories spring to life before your eyes. Every twist, spin, and click brings something surprising, magical, and delightfully mechanical into action. Tick Tock Marvels invites children, families, and curious minds […]
Valais Blacknose Beauties National Show and Sale
Celebrate a decade of one of the UK’s most unique agricultural events at the 10th Anniversary Blacknose Beauties National Show & Sale in Carlisle, Cumbria. This flagship event in the Valais Blacknose Society calendar brings together breeders, farmers, smallholders, and visitors from around the world to celebrate the much-loved Valais Blacknose sheep – famously nicknamed […]
Cumbria Business Expo 2026
Cumbria’s Largest Business to Business Exhibition returns for 2026! The Cumbria Business Expo is back and promises to be bigger and better than ever before! The exhibition returns to Carlisle Racecourse on Friday the 5th of June 2026. Each year the Exhibition attracts a mixture of businesses from across Cumbria, all looking to meet new contacts, raise brand awareness and develop […]
