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Join us in Kirkby Stephen on Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 July 2025 to celebrate the wonderful Westmorland Dales with a packed programme of exploration, events & entertainment for all. Explore the Dales with guided walks, a bus tour to Hawes & the Dales Countryside Museum, family activities & nature workshops in Jubilee Park; enjoy circus skills workshops, wild play for children, live music & Eden Animal Rescue's dog show; get creative with Lakeland Arts; discover the Dales Countryside Museum's Great Big Dialect Hunt, Stainmore Railway & Winton Park Gardens; and find local artists, makers & producers as well as community & conservation groups at our markets. And don't miss Art in the Mart - for the first time art is taking over from livestock at the town's Auction Mart!
The majority of our events are free of charge, and we are enormously grateful to all the partners & sponsors who help make this possible. This year too we are delighted to have received generous support from the National Lottery Community Fund.
Scroll down for this year's programme, & get a taste of what's in store from the wonderful video made for us last year by Cumbria Tourism. And if you're an artist, maker or food producer or represent a community or conservation group and would like to be part of the Festival, or if you have any general queries, please contact us at info@westmorlanddalesfestival.org.
We're keeping all our fingers crossed for a repeat of last year's fabulous weather, but come rain or shine there'll be plenty to do and enjoy at the Westmorland Dales Festival 2025 - and we can't wait to see you there!
Vivienne Littlefair, Chair, and the Westmorland Dales Festival team
Photographs above © ① Denise Saunders ② & ④ Cumbria Tourism
③ Kirkby Stephen Walkers are Welcome ⑤ WDF
Video © Cumbria Tourism
Events running on both days
Come & say hello to our longest-eared festivalgoers!
Art takes over the pens in Kirkby Stephen's Auction Mart!
Meet Kirkby Stephen's Walkers are Welcome group, and join one (or more!) of their guided walks
Discover Kirkby Stephen's historic station and steam railway
Pick up a leaflet from the Upper Eden Visitor Centre and explore Kirkby Stephen and the nearby countryside at your own pace
Exhibition of work by members of the Eden Valley Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers
Hop on board one of our Festival buses to travel between sites
Events on Saturday 26 July
Lakeland Arts leads this drop-in activity, giving festivalgoers of all ages the chance to try their hands at eco-inspired crafts
Discover the stunning scenery of the Westmorland Dales on an ascent of Wild Boar Fell
Find out more about these ancient field systems on a circular route to Nateby and Wharton Hall
A fell walk exploring the heritage and archaeology of Crosby Garrett, a typical Westmorland Dales village
A grand day out: join us for an excursion through the wonderful Westmorland Dales to the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes!
Enjoy family activities, nature workshops and a guided tour of Kirkby Stephen's Jubilee Park
Grab an instrument, get the basics, feel the buzz & play!
Discover Ravenstonedale and its original medieval layout
Events on Sunday 27 July
Bring along your favourite words for everyday things and join in the Dales Countryside Museum's Great Big Dialect Hunt!
Bring along your pooches and show them off at Eden Animal Rescue's fun dog show!
Explore Kirkby Stephen's industrial past on a guided walk with Walkers are Welcome
A service to celebrate the Westmorland Dales Festival in the Parish Church
Rhythm, sass & heart: get moving with Anthea!
All-day refreshments
Meet our local artists, makers and producers as well as community and conservation groups
Circus skills workshops, face painting & all-day entertainment in Kirkby Stephen with juggler Matt Tiffany & co
A great mix of local bands and community groups playing throughout the day
A day of wild play in Kirkby Stephen, on the banks of the river Eden
Don't miss these glorious gardens just outside Kirkby Stephen
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