Spring Concert
Join the Border Concert Band for their Spring Concert, featuring a wonderful mix of classical concert band favourites, stirring marches, and light classics. A perfect evening of uplifting music for all ages.
Zing! In Spring Charity Concert
Musical charity Concert in aid of Carlisle Key (opening doors for young people) and Eden Animal Rescue on Saturday 18 April 2026 @ 6.45. Full buffet included plus Raffle. Tickets £15, £5 for children 5-11.
Carlisle Community Concert: Remember March, The Ides Of March Remember
James Hurrell and John Davies explore the volatile relationship between Brutus and Cassius in Shakespeare’s most accessible text: Julius Caesar.
Cumbria Singers: Mozart’s Mass in C Minor
An annual concert where the programme primarily consists of large-scale choral works, led by a professional conductor and accompanied by professional musicians, continues to be the major feature of its activities. This provides participants with the opportunity to enjoy an experience which smaller choirs, with greater financial constraints and smaller numbers, are unlikely to be […]
A Troubadour Journey: Lindisfarne to Durham
In June 2025 singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones walked from the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to Durham Cathedral via St Oswald’s Way and The Way of Light (Northern Saints Trail). Wending their way through a captivating landscape of coast, castles, valleys and mountains, these special routes transport the traveller through the ancient Kingdom of Northumbria, land of […]
Organ Recital with Edward Taylor
Edward Taylor is currently Assistant Organist, and Director of the Cathedral Consort, at Carlisle Cathedral. He is also in demand as a concert organist and Choral conductor. Edward holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Leeds and is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists. He has studied the organ with […]
Afternoon Recital: Sophie ILiaifar (soprano) and Winnie Su (piano)
Our popular series of free Afternoon Recitals continues — we’re delighted to welcome Sophie Iliaifar and Winnie Su to the Fratry Hall. Winnie Su is a young Chinese-Australian pianist, currently undertaking Masters in Piano and Music Education at RNCM with Professors Graham Scott and Kathryn Stott, where she is also a tutor of piano at […]
The Carlisle Teenage Market
These budding entrepreneurs, performers and tastemakers are set to dazzle you with their creativity – it’s not to be missed! Part market, part music festival, 100% high energy! Expect one-of-a kind jewellery, bespoke bags, 3D printed gadgets, tasty bakes and much more. Plus, free face painting between 12pm and 2pm! Opening times: 10am-3.30pm Cash payments […]
Dreaming The Heavens
Cumbrian Chamber Choir, The Wordsworth Singers, present their next concert, Dreaming The Heavens. Choral music inspired by the imagination from Hildegard of Bingen to the present day, including Britten’s Hymn to St Cecilia
Afternoon Recital: Laura Bailey (keyboard and vocalist)
We are delighted to welcome Laura, back to the Fratry on Wednesday 15th April, organised as part of the Free Live Music Series at Carlisle Cathedral. Laura is a vocalist and pianist known for her warm, expressive style and love of timeless music. Having sung and played piano since childhood, she brings a wealth of […]
