What's on around Ambleside for free?
72 upcoming events
We've rounded up 72 upcoming events around Ambleside for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events around Ambleside for free
Mon28
Monday 28 September
Wed30
Tomorrow
Tomorrow · 8 AMFree
🥾Hiking🌳Outdoors
THE 8 O'CLOCKERS: MONTHLY WALKING GROUP FOR MEN
Podda & Wren Coffee Roasters
Tomorrow · 10 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Romans and Tall Trees [Ambleside] - National Park Guided Walk
Waterhead LDNPA car park, Ambleside
Tomorrow · 4 PMFree
🖼️Art & Culture
Members' Event - Meet the Cast of The Farmer's Wife
Theatre by the Lake
Thu1
Thursday 1 October
Sat3
Saturday 3 October
Sat 3 · 8:45 AMFree
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Leader Social Walk
Coniston Old Man and Coppermines Car Park
Sat 3 · 9 AM£0
Consumer fair
Caravan & Leisure Show 2026 - Lake District
Kendal Caravans Ltd
Sat 3 · 10 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Kentmere: a Valley with a Past [Staveley] - National Park Guided Walk
Staveley Mill Yard
Sat 3 · 10 AM£0
🥾Hiking🤾Sports & fitness
BMC Hill Walking: YHA Festival of Walking, Women's Hill Skills, Grasmere
YHA Grasmere Butharlyp Howe
Sun4
Sunday 4 October
Sun 4 · 9:45 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Borrowdale Ramble - National Park Guided Walk
Keswick Library
Sun 4 · 10:30 AM£15
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
Green Sketch Club - Autumn at Hylands, Kendal
Hylands - La’al Yam, Apple House, Tethera Nook and Atelier
Sun 4 · 5 PM£10
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Mend Our Mountains Get Stuck In! Lake District (5th-7th October 2026)
Fell and Rock Climbing Hut
Later
Mon 5 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Conservation day at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Foulshaw Moss
Tue 6 · 10 AMFree
🎨Creative workshop🌳Outdoors2–5 yrs
Nature tots at Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve
Foulshaw Moss
Tue 6 · 11:30 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Eskdale and Stanley Ghyll Boot - National Park Guided Walk
Dalegarth Station Car Park
Wed 7 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Conservation day at Latterbarrow Nature Reserve
Latterbarrow
Wed 7 · 1:45 PMFree
🥾Hiking🌳Outdoors
BMC Hill Walking: Social Walk to Holme Fell summit
Hodge Close Quarry
Wed 7 · 6 PMFree
🧾Drop-in services
BMC Lakes Area General Meeting
Coniston Mountain Rescue Team Base
Wed 7 · 6:30 PM£0
🏃Running🌳Outdoors
Ellis Brigham Run Club X INOV8
Ellis Brigham - Keswick
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
🎤Stand-up
Vittorio Angelone: you can't Say Nothing any more
Brewery Arts
Wed 7 · 7:30 PMFree
🎒Students🎫Concert
Future Creatives
Brewery Arts
Thu 8 · 9 AM£0
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
Grasmere Walkabout
Grasmere
Thu 8 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Conservation Day at Howe Ridding Wood Nature Reserve
Howe Ridding Wood
Fri 9 · 10 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Historic Hawkshead - National Park guided walk
Hawkshead LDNPA Car Park
Fri 9 · 2:30 PMFree
🌳Outdoors🧾Drop-in services
Time in Nature - Kendal
Plumgarths
Sat 10 · 8:30 AMFree
🏆Tournament⚔️Miniatures
ORKTOBER '26
WORGORE TV STUDIOS
Sat 10 · 10 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Catbells Terrace [Keswick] - National Park Guided Walk
Theatre by the Lake
Sat 10 · 10:30 AM£0
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Guided social walk - YHA Borrowdale
YHA Borrowdale
Sat 10 · 10:30 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Merrell x Working Class Heroes Community Hike
Red Bank Road Car Park
Sun 11 · 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
High Dam Hike - National Park Guided Walk
High Dam LDNPA Car Park
Tue 13 · 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Yew Beauty! - National Park Guided Walk
Coniston Tourist Information Centre car park
Wed 14 · 6 PMFree
💼Career
Lake District Business Task Force - October 2026
Impact International
Thu 15 · 10 AMFree
🚶Walk🗺️Guided tour
Caves, Falls and Fells [Coniston] - National Park Guided Walk
Tilberthwaite Quarry Car Park
Thu 15 · 12 PM£0–143.90
🚶Walk🍽️Food
FORAGE & NIBBLE in Duddon Valley (Cumbria)
Birks Bridge car park
Fri 16 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Conservation Day at Staveley Woodlands Nature Reserve
Staveley Woodlands
Sat 17 · 10 AMFree
🚶Walk🗺️Guided tour
Woods, Tarns and Gills - National Park Guided Walk
Monk Coniston LDNPA Car Park
Sun 18 · 9:45 AMFree
🥾Hiking🌳Outdoors
Below Blencathra - National Park Guided Walk
Keswick Library
Sun 18 · 10 AM£0–165.29
✂️Workshop🍽️Food
FORAGE & COOK (Half Day) near Coniston
Glen Mary Bridge Car Park
Mon 19 · 10 AMFree
🗺️Guided tour🚶Walk
Elterwater's Slate Heritage - National Park Guided Walk
Britannia Inn, Elterwater
Mon 19 · 10 AMFree
🌱Ecology🤝Volunteering
Conservation day at Meathop Moss Nature Reserve
Meathop Moss
Thu 22 · 10 AMFree
🥾Hiking🏰Heritage
Blawith Beacon Trek - National Park Guided Walk
Torver Parish Rooms
Thu 22 · 10 AM£0–143.90
🚶Walk🌳Outdoors
FORAGE & NIBBLE
Chesters By The River
Fri 23 · 8:30 AMFree
Strengthening partnerships & shaping the future of Pine Marten conservation
University of Cumbria in Ambleside
Fri 23 · 10 AM£0–143.90
FORAGE & NIBBLE in Kendal (Cumbria)
The Tram
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
Buttermere Secret Valley [Buttermere] - National Park Guided Walk
The Buttermere Court Hotel
Sun 25 · 10 AMFree
Waterfalls, Quarries and Slate [Elterwater] - National Park Guided Walk
Britannia Inn, Elterwater
Sun 25 · 12 PMFree
Broadoaks Wedding Showcase
Broadoaks Country House Hotel, Bridge Lane, Windermere, UK
Mon 26 · 7:30 PM£0–6.13
Halloween at the School - An Evening of Folklore and Spooky Tales
Hawkshead Grammar School
Tue 27 · 10 AMFree
Brant Fell from Bowness [Bowness] - National Park Guided Walk
Bowness Bay National Park Information Centre
Wed 28 Oct · 10 AMFree
Conservation day at Latterbarrow Nature Reserve
Latterbarrow
Wed 28 Oct · 2 PM£0
Wordsworth Grasmere Rucksack of Rhymes at Keswick Library
Keswick Library
Wed 28 Oct · 2 PMFree
🧸Kids0–1 yrs
Lap Seat - Comedy 4 Kids
Theatre by the Lake
Wed 28 Oct · 3 PM£0
Wordsworth Grasmere Autumn Nights at Keswick Library
Keswick Library
Thu 29 Oct · 10 AMFree
Cathedral Cave from Tilberthwaite [Coniston] - National Park Guided Walk
Tilberthwaite Quarry Car Park
Thu 29 Oct · 10 AMFree
Conservation Day at Howe Ridding Wood Nature Reserve
Howe Ridding Wood
Fri 30 Oct · 10 AMFree
Newlands Valley Wander [Braithwaite, Keswick] - National Park Guided Walk
Fellside Bistro, Braithwaite
Sat 31 Oct · 10 AMFree
Coniston Lakeshore from Torver [Coniston] - National Park Guided Walk
Torver Parish Rooms
Sat 31 Oct · 4 PMFree
The wild woods: spooky edition
Staveley Woodlands
Fri 6 Nov · 10 AM£0–143.90
FORAGE & NIBBLE near Windermere (Cumbria)
High Dam Car Park
Thu 12 Nov · 7 PMFree
🪑Flea market🤝Volunteering
The Big Toy Swap - Kendal
Ragtag Arts & Community Scrapstore
Fri 13 Nov · 10 AM£0–143.90
FORAGE & NIBBLE in Grizedale Forest (Cumbria)
Blind Lane Car Park
Fri 13 Nov · 2:30 PMFree
Time in Nature - Kendal
Plumgarths
Fri 13 Nov · 7:15 PMFree
🎭Theatre
Lap Seat - A Christmas Carol
Theatre by the Lake
Thu 19 Nov · 11 AMFree
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
Kendal Mountain Festival
Brewery Arts
Wed 2 Dec · 10 AMFree
🌳Outdoors🤝Volunteering
Conservation day at Latterbarrow Nature Reserve
Latterbarrow
Thu 3 Dec · 10 AM£0–143.90
✂️Workshop🌳Outdoors
FORAGE & NIBBLE at Low Sizergh Barn, Kendal (Cumbria)
Low Sizergh barn
Tue 8 Dec · 2 PMFree
🎪Kids' show0–1 yrs
Lap Seat - A Town Called Christmas
Theatre by the Lake
Thu 10 Dec · 11 AMFree
Lap Seat - Santa Experience
Theatre by the Lake
Fri 11 Dec · 2:30 PMFree
Time in Nature - Kendal
Plumgarths
Mon 28 Dec · 3 PMFree
🎪Kids' show0–1 yrs
Lap Seat - Pinocchio
Theatre by the Lake
Fri 8 Jan · 2:30 PMFree
Time in Nature - Kendal
Plumgarths
See also around Ambleside for free
Sat 17 · 7 PM
🎶Singer-songwriter🎫Concert
Damian lewis
District, Liverpool
Thu 22 · 7 PM£10
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Burneside Brass & Burneside Training Band Live in Concert
The Victoria Wood Theatre, Cumbria
Sun 4 · 7:30 PM£16.96
🪕Folk / Acoustic🌐World music
The Janzen Boys Live at Victory Hall in Broughton-in-Furness, UK
Victory Hall, Broughton-in-Furness
Thu 8 · 7:30 PM
🎸Rock🎫Concert
The Long Ryders
Brewery Arts, Kendal
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM
🎻Classical🎫Concert
Sheku Kanneh-Mason plays Saint-Saëns
Kendal Leisure Centre: Westmorland Hall
Sat 17 · 7:30 PM£24–34
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎫Concert
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Tue 6 · 7 PM£2.50
❓Quiz
The Snuff Bar Quiz
The Snuff Bar, Kendal
Tomorrow · 3 PM£0–22.19
🎉Club🌳Outdoors
Cocktails & Tapas Wednesdays | Kings Arms Ulverston
The Kings Hotel: Restaurant & Showbar, Ulverston
Fri 16 · 7:30 PM£5
🎉Parties
Ulverston Boogie Nights
The Red Rose, Ulverston
Thu 1 · 3 PMFree
🪕Folk / Acoustic
Folk, Guinness & Pizza Thursdays | Kings Arms Ulverston
The Kings Hotel: Restaurant & Showbar, Ulverston
Fri 2 · 3 PM£22.19
💿DJ set
The Kings, Ulverston hosts... Lake District's Fizz Friday & Open Mic
The Kings Hotel: Restaurant & Showbar, Ulverston
Sat 3
🎉Parties
The Kings, Ulverston hosts... Lake District's Big BOTTOMLESS Brunch
The Kings Hotel: Restaurant & Showbar, Ulverston
Fri 2
👑Drag show
CeCe Monsoon
The Royalty - Bowness, Bowness-on-Windermere
Thu 15 · 7 PM£15
🎤Stand-up😂Comedy
The Menotour Kendal
Carus Green Golf Club House, Kendal
Thu 15 · 7:30 PM£14.25
🎤Stand-up
Middle Age Madness presents The Menotour Lake District!
Glenridding Village Hall
Thu 8 · 8:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Top of the Wold by Mikron Theatre Company
Threlkeld Village Hall
Sat 10 · 4 PM£11.39–49.19
🎤Stand-up
The Kings Arms Presents: FUNNYBOYZ with BABY D!
The Kings Arms, Ulverston: Restaurant & Showbar
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM£16
🎭Theatre😂Comedy
A Brief Case of Crazy
The Victoria Wood Theatre, Cumbria
Thu 1 · 7 PM
🗣️Talk
Eddington Astronomical Society meeting
Kendal Museum
Thu 8 · 6:30 PM£6.13
📜Poetry📚Literature
Poetry Reading and Pamphlet Launch
The Farmer's Arms, Lowick Green
Sun 18 · 2 PM£5
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Afternoon Tea - Response to the People's Emergency Briefing
Waste into Wellbeing, Kendal
Mon 19
📚Literature🌳Outdoors
Finding Your Words In The Fells
Almond Lodge Helvellyn, Penrith
Tue 20
🗣️Talk📸Photography
Writing Theme: Red Deer Rut
Ullswater Steamers, Glenridding, Penrith
Mon 28£1,275
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Yoga & Swimming | Lake District | 4 Nights
The Zest Life, Ulverston
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues around Ambleside for free
Grasmere
4 events
Langdale Hotel & Spa
8 events
The Royalty - Bowness
6 events
The Victoria Wood Theatre
26 events
Roundhouse
6 events
Plumgarths
6 events
Kendal Museum
10 events
Brewery Arts
176 events
Theatre by the Lake
100 events
Threlkeld Village Hall
6 events
The Farmer's Arms, Lowick Green
10 events
Kendal Leisure Centre: Westmorland Hall
4 events