Carlisle’s Unity Festival
We’re celebrating 10 years of Carlisle’s Unity Festival! All invited to the 2026 Festival which will be unique and fun event which is for all ages – and it’s all free.
FamFest Live
FamFest Live Carlisle is a high-energy family festival bringing music, colour and unforgettable moments to the city. With 20+ activities including foam parties, kids raves, stunt shows, inflatables and creative zones, it’s a full day designed for every generation to enjoy together. With kids under 5 going FREE and dogs welcome, it’s all about shared […]
SkyGlow Music Festival
SkyGlow Music Festival arrives in Carlisle for a full day of music, balloons and unforgettable family fun at Bitts Park. With a packed lineup of live tribute performances delivering huge singalong moments, plus an inflatable theme park, stunt shows, circus workshops, foam parties and entertainment for all ages, there’s something happening from start to finish. […]
This Ain’t Texas Festival
This Ain’t Texas Festival heads to Carlisle for a full-scale country music takeover at Bitts Park, bringing the sound and spirit of modern Americana to the North. Expect a high-energy day of live tribute acts celebrating the biggest names in country – from Luke Combs and Chris Stapleton to Dolly Parton and Shania Twain – […]
Carlisle’s Unity Festival: Documentary Film ‘I ME US’
Documentary film made locally in 2025 which celebrates identity, connection and pride through the real stories of transgender individuals living in Cumbria. Created in collaboration with participants, the film offers an honest and intimate look at what it means to live authentically – exploring community, resilience, and the shared humanity that binds us all.
Carlisle Unity Festival: Nature’s Power To Manage Anxiety
In this interactive workshop, psychotherapist and therapeutic gardener Lina Mookerjee will invite participants to explore nature’s power to help stabilise, manage and improve mental health and wellness. Using ideas, her own story and exercises, Lina shows how using personal power and agency to make change happen can affect our wellbeing. Workshop from 11:00am to 12:30 […]
Carlisle’s Unity Festival
Since 2016 local organisations have created this annual Festival together to celebrate inclusion, equality and diversity and promote unity and wellbeing across the whole community
Borderlines Carlisle Book Festival
Borderlines Carlisle Book Festival is back for it’s 9th year! We have a weekend full of poetry, prose and fantastic authors planned, plus a couple of VERY special events: – L J Ross in conversation – M W Craven and Abir Mukherjee in conversation – Poetry Open Mic Night – Eleanor Tweddell – Another door […]
Borderlines: Tea and Cake with K J Whittle
Come along for tea and cake (included in ticket price) with author K J Whittle, as she talks about her debut novel, ‘Seven Reasons to Kill Your Dinner Guests’. A devilish who dun-it that asks the question – what would you do differently if you knew when your time was up? Join us for a […]
Borderlines: Alan Johnson – Harold Wilson: Twentieth Century Man
Former Labour cabinet minister and author, Alan Johnson, will discuss his recent biography. Harold Wilson: Twentieth Century Man explores the achievements and life of the four-time election winning Prime Minister. Harold Wilson was one of the most successful politicians of the twentieth century. Prime Minister from 1964-70, and again from 1974-76, he won four elections […]
