Solway Singers’ Autumn Concert: Mendelssohn’s Elijah
Mendelssohn’s Elijah is one of the great choral blockbusters! The story unfolds on a grand scale, brought vividly to life by inspired writing for soloists, chorus and organ. First performed in Birmingham Town Hall in August 1846, and conducted by Mendelssohn himself, Elijah was an immediate success and has remained at the heart of the […]
Swan Lake
Imperial Classical Ballet brings Swan Lake, with live orchestral accompaniment, to The Sands Centre, Carlisle, on Sunday 1 November 2026 at 7.30pm.
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 […]
Early Screening of ‘The Chosen’ – Season 6 Episode 1
6 weeks BEFORE it is released on Amazon Prime, St John the Evangelist Church on London Road, Carlisle is hosting FREE showings of the opening episode of the final season of hit TV series THE CHOSEN on our big screen. Coming to the early release of this dramatic portrayal of what happened after the arrest […]
Tea and Cake with Kirstie Pelling
Pop along to hear author Kirstie Pelling chat about her spicy, small-town romantic comedy novel Sink or Swim set in the Lakes, a story of humour, heart and what makes a home.
Borderlines: Nicola Wilding in Conversation with James Rebanks
These Wild English by Cumbrian-born documentary maker Nicola Wilding, is her deeply personal memoir of three generations of her working-class family from the Eden Valley, as they struggle with the forces reshaping modern Britain. A rare and tender reckoning with the love, rage, pride and loss of a community and country. It will change how […]
Borderlines: Assassins and Secret Listeners – Britain’s Invisible Armies, 1939-45 with Alistair Moffat
Listen to the untold stories of unsung WWII heroes – the vast network of secret intelligence that cemented the Allied victory. Ordinary citizens listened to coded messages, whilst others were recruited into secret patrols trained in sabotage and silent killing. Now, after 80 years, Moffat shines a light on their fascinating and crucial work.
