2025 is our 30th anniversary!
Celebrate with us throughout the year with our 30th anniversary events…
Anniversary Party! – Saturday 11th October
30th Anniversary Raffle – to be drawn mid October
With 30 prizes for our 30 years including a private film screening with dinner for two from Wild Zucchinis, a house concert from At The Drop of Another Hippopotamus, bespoke glass art, a voucher for The Kirkstile + a case of beer and many more! Raffle entry is £5 either online or through our box office.
Our second Kirk-Kit sale is fast approaching! There is still time to register as a seller at this event, click here for more information.
The sale itself will be on Saturday 27th September (10am – 6pm) and Sunday 28th September (10am-midday). Come along and see what outdoor and sports related bargains there are to be had! We never know what might turn up… Last year saw everything from bicycles to boxing equipment!
Seller registration is now open for our Autumn 2025 Cockfrock event. This ever popular sale of pre-loved ladies fashions and accessories is the biggest pop up sale of it’s kind in the North West! For more information on being a seller with Cockfrock click here.
The Kirkgate Centre is an entertainment and cultural venue at the heart of the lively community of Cockermouth, Cumbria.
We celebrate our local talent and heritage, and bring top quality professional entertainment to our town and many other communities across the area to the west of the Lake District National Park.
Whether you enjoy films on a big screen, live music, theatre, exhibitions, shows for children and families or community events, Kirkgate has something for everyone. Our quirky character makes us a special venue for weddings, parties, festivals and conferences.
Our mission:
“Creative talent is valued, developed, and supported with opportunities for all to actively engage with and enjoy the arts, our local heritage and community life”
Our values:
Commitment – Our staff and volunteers are dedicated to delivering our mission.
Inclusion – We aim to make art, heritage, and culture accessible to all our communities.
Sustainability – We aim to ensure that the organisation is secure for future generations from both financial and environmental perspective.
Nurturing – We aim to provide an environment that encourages growth, development of skills confidence and enjoyment for all.
WHAT’S ON
The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A)
15th September 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis ...
Drama Taster Session for Adults with Emma Rydal
16th September 2025 7:30pm
Kirkgate Centre
Develop your drama skills with actor Emma Rydal in this one- off 2 hour workshop. Emma’s session will be a fun mix of drama games, improvisation and some script work. We are running the workshop as a taster session, and are hoping to continue it as a regular class if there is interest. Emma has been a professional actor for ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now Writing Workshop
17th September 2025 10:30am
Kirkgate Centre
Join us for a free workshop to help create a community musical that celebrates what freedom means to us. All welcome!! The session will be creative, fun and thoughtful. Your ideas and stories will be used to inspire a community musical, which will also draw on our historical research into local people’s experiences at the end of the Second World ...
The Ballad of Wallis Island (12A)
17th September 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND follows Charles (Tim Key), an eccentric lottery winner who lives alone on a remote island and dreams of getting his favourite musicians, McGwyer Mortimer (Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) back together. His fantasy turns into reality when the bandmates and former lovers accept his invitation to play a private show at his home on Wallis ...