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The Life of Chuck (15)
3rd November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
**PLEASE NOTE- Friday's screening of this film will now be cabaret seating, with no seating allocation. Please arrive in good time if you have a preference where you are seated. Thank you for your understanding. The lift is currently out of use at the centre and access to the auditorium is via stairs only. We hope to have this back ...
The Life of Chuck (15)
5th November 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
**PLEASE NOTE- Friday's screening of this film will now be cabaret seating, with no seating allocation. Please arrive in good time if you have a preference where you are seated. Thank you for your understanding. The lift is currently out of use at the centre and access to the auditorium is via stairs only. We hope to have this back ...
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (15)
7th November 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together … ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Gilded Christmas Decorations
8th November 2025 11:30am
Kirkgate Centre
The perfect workshop to ring in the Christmas Spirit! Christmas starts here with this wonderfully engaging workshop. Step into the spirit of the season with a chance to gild your own Christmas Tea Light, hanging Ornament and take a nostalgic journey back to the 19th century gilding walnuts. In true Victorian fashion, real walnuts were once gilded and transformed into ...
Sandy Smith – Shout Out to the Sixties!
8th November 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Get Ready to step back into the fabulous music of the 1960s with this toe-tapping, twisting, head-shaking’ celebration of the decade's greatest idols, This show honours the Artistes who made the music of the era unforgettable, from Dusty Springfield, Lulu, Cilla Black, Petula Clark, Aretha Franklin, to the Shirelles, The Supremes, Tina Turner, and many more. Featuring over thirty beloved ...
The Sunday Session
9th November 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:45 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Are you a musician, looking for a place to test out your tunes? Do you sing/play and would love to meet up with other musicians to have a bit of a jam? Our open mic night has evolved! We're starting a new approach, to cater for all, with our Sunday Sessions. Come down for a listen, or bring an instrument ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now – Sing for Freedom
9th November 2025 2:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Would you like to sing in a scratch choir to celebrate the idea of freedom? Join Kirkgate Arts and Heritage for singing workshops to learn brand new songs written by JP Worsfold for a community musical that will be performed at the Cockermouth Christmas Lights switch-on event on Sunday 23rd November. You don't need to have any previous experience of ...
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (15)
10th November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together … ...
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (15)
12th November 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Some doors bring you to your past. Some doors lead you to your future. And some doors change everything. Sarah (Margot Robbie) and David (Colin Farrell) are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend's wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on A Big Bold Beautiful Journey — a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together … ...
Cockfrock Autumn 2025 Sellers Registration
13th November 2025 3:30pm
Kirkgate Centre
We're looking for good quality ladies fashions and accessories… If you would like toregister as a seller at Cockfrocksimply 'buy' a ticket to this 'event'. You don't even need to come to the sale itself! We take care of all that for you, all you need to do is get your clothes labelled and ready on hangers and drop them ...
Soaked @ Kirkstile Community Centre, Dean
14th November 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkstile Community Centre
It’s Wine O Clock when do you stop? Imogen and Rich don’t care if the glass is half full or half empty, as long as there’s wine in it that’s what’s important. That’s how they unwind, how they party, how they cope with the stresses of life; young children, high powered careers. But after twenty years of drinking to excess, ...
Wild @ The Globe Hall, Ireby
14th November 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
The Globe Hall, Ireby
Wild – What does it conjure up for you? Is it a moment standing at the edge of a raging sea or being lifted up and spat out of a whirling tornado; running for your life through city streets or coming face to face with a wolf; the animal within that can’t always be tamed or the wilderness at the ...
Cockfrock Autumn 2025
15th November 2025 10:30am
Kirkgate Centre
The North West's biggest pop-up pre-loved boutique! Cockfrock Autumn 2025 promises to be the best yet!! Got your Christmas party outfit yet? If not then this is the event for you… We've got knockout frocks at a knockdown prices, shoes, handbags, jewellery, whether it's glitz and glamour or more practical outfits you're after- there is always a wide range of ...
Soaked @ Brigham Memorial Hall
15th November 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Brigham Memorial Hall
It’s Wine O Clock when do you stop? Imogen and Rich don’t care if the glass is half full or half empty, as long as there’s wine in it that’s what’s important. That’s how they unwind, how they party, how they cope with the stresses of life; young children, high powered careers. But after twenty years of drinking to excess, ...
The Singing Bones @ St Bees Village Hall
15th November 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
St Bees Village Hall
Booking is available throughRosehill Theatre. "If we imagine them hard enough, will these shadows of a wilder past start to move again? Could we sing these bones back to life, even just for one night?" In the midst of a biodiversity crisis, Borrowdale's ancient yew trees are singing a special song just for you, so step into the sacred grove ...
Cockfrock Autumn 2025
16th November 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
The North West's biggest pop-up pre-loved boutique! Cockfrock Autumn 2025 promises to be the best yet!! Got your Christmas party outfit yet? If not then this is the event for you… We've got knockout frocks at a knockdown prices, shoes, handbags, jewellery, whether it's glitz and glamour or more practical outfits you're after- there is always a wide range of ...
Spinal Tap II The End Continues (15)
17th November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) are forced to reunite for one final concert. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a ...
Cooking@Kirkgate: All things pastry!
19th November 2025 9:30am
Kirkgate Centre
On the menu today: Glorious pies! All things pastry! Join Manon Plouffe for a morning of culinary creativity, all materials provided.
Spinal Tap II The End Continues (15)
19th November 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer) are forced to reunite for one final concert. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a ...
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (15)
21st November 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
We can’t be the only Rocky Horror Picture Show fans out there. This documentary, an insider’s account, follows the strange journey of Rocky Horror over the last five decades. The original film was a complete flop on release until they decided to show it at Midnight and over time it turned into the ultimate cult movie experience whether it’s the ...
Monthly Market Seller Registration
22nd November 2025 9:00am
Kirkgate Centre
For £10 you have access to one of ten tables for the morning of our monthly indoor market, where you can sell your unwanted items, home produced crafts, books, music, almost anything! We will send you a link to our seller guidelines when you book, but please click the link to check that your items are suitable before booking a ...
Kirkgate Monthly Market
22nd November 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
We're opening our downstairs space for a monthly sale! Whether it'soriginal creations from local makers and crafters,unwanted household items, CD's, books, DVD's, toys and games you're sure to find some treasure among our sellers offerings. If you would like to rent a space to sell your items please clickhere. Come in from 10am – 1pm on the 4th or last ...
‘Stand Up and Sketches’ Comedy Special with John Lebbon
22nd November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
John Lebbon, Gavin Donaldson and Chris Forshaw bring us a night of laughs from stand up comedy to unseen clips and much more. They have accumulated well over 400 million views online from Addicted To Attention sketches to UKs Hardest Bouncers. The night will have something for everyone that enjoys watching the sketches online.
Crafts@Kirkgate: Fused glass Christmas decoration taster session
23rd November 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Book your place on a fused glass Christmas decoration taster session with Roxanne Denny of RD Glass. Learn a new skill and have fun being creative with hands on instruction and the freedom to choose what you make. During the session you will use pre-cut pieces of glass, glass rods and crushed glass in a range of shapes and colours. ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Fused glass Christmas decoration taster session
23rd November 2025 1:00pm (Doors open at 12:45 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Book your place on a fused glass Christmas decoration taster session with Roxanne Denny of RD Glass. Learn a new skill and have fun being creative with hands on instruction and the freedom to choose what you make. During the session you will use pre-cut pieces of glass, glass rods and crushed glass in a range of shapes and colours. ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now Cockermouth Musical
23rd November 2025 1:30pm
Cockermouth Main Street
The Our Freedom: Then and Now Cockermouth Musical will be performed at the Christmas Lights Switch on, onstage at Main Street at 1:30pm. No booking necessary. We will also be performing the show indoors at The Kirkgate centre on the 14th December, book your tickets for that performance here. The musical has been created by musician JP Worsfold and storyteller ...
Poets Out Loud
23rd November 2025 4:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Booking not required Poets Out Loud For writers, readers and listeners from Cumbria and beyond. All are welcome to a most informal poetry session at the Kirkgate Centre. It IS for listeners, not just writers. Lovers of poetry and the spoken word who would like to just sit and enjoy the words are most welcome It ISN’T an open mic ...
Jazz@Kirkgate: Arun Ghosh ‘Northern Quartet’
23rd November 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Very excited to be able to bring this artist to the Kirkgate, with some fabulous musicians. Arun Ghosh is a British-Asian clarinettist, composer and music educator. Named as Jazz Instrumentalist of the Year in 2014 and 2018 in the APPJA / Parliamentary Jazz Awards Arun brings his “Northern quartet” to jazz@Kirkgate featuring John Ellis on piano and Dave Walsh on ...
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (15)
24th November 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
We can’t be the only Rocky Horror Picture Show fans out there. This documentary, an insider’s account, follows the strange journey of Rocky Horror over the last five decades. The original film was a complete flop on release until they decided to show it at Midnight and over time it turned into the ultimate cult movie experience whether it’s the ...
Cockermouth Round Table Beer Festival 2025
27th November 2025 6:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Thursday 27th November 6-11pm £12 including booking fee and free souvenir glass. It’s the opening night of the 2025 Cockermouth Beer Festival. Quizmaster Ian will once again be hosting the Pub Quiz, included with your entry. Come and try over 50 beers and ciders whilst testing out your brain. Friday 28th November 6-11pm £15 including booking fee and free souvenir ...
Cockermouth Round Table Beer Festival 2025
28th November 2025 6:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Thursday 27th November 6-11pm £12 including booking fee and free souvenir glass. It’s the opening night of the 2025 Cockermouth Beer Festival. Quizmaster Ian will once again be hosting the Pub Quiz, included with your entry. Come and try over 50 beers and ciders whilst testing out your brain. Friday 28th November 6-11pm £15 including booking fee and free souvenir ...
Cockermouth Round Table Beer Festival 2025
29th November 2025 12:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Thursday 27th November 6-11pm £12 including booking fee and free souvenir glass. It’s the opening night of the 2025 Cockermouth Beer Festival. Quizmaster Ian will once again be hosting the Pub Quiz, included with your entry. Come and try over 50 beers and ciders whilst testing out your brain. Friday 28th November 6-11pm £15 including booking fee and free souvenir ...
Cockermouth Round Table Beer Festival 2025
29th November 2025 6:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Thursday 27th November 6-11pm £12 including booking fee and free souvenir glass. It’s the opening night of the 2025 Cockermouth Beer Festival. Quizmaster Ian will once again be hosting the Pub Quiz, included with your entry. Come and try over 50 beers and ciders whilst testing out your brain. Friday 28th November 6-11pm £15 including booking fee and free souvenir ...
Westlife – Royal Albert Hall (25th Anniversary Concert)
30th November 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Experience an unforgettable celebration as Westlife take centre stage at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall for a fun-filled night of nostalgia honouring 25 magnificent years of chart-topping music. Over the years Westlife have achieved 14 UK Number 1 singles and sold over 55 million records worldwide. To mark the milestone, the band will be joined by the renowned Royal Philharmonic ...
The Naked Gun (15)
1st December 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The American crime spoof-slapstick comedy returns: Only one man has the particular set of skills – to lead Police Squad and save the world. ‘A film that has a better chance of producing a belly laugh than any in recent memory: one that deserves, as Drebin would say, “20 years for man’s laughter”. John Nugent – Empire Magazine Starring: Liam ...
The Naked Gun (15)
3rd December 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The American crime spoof-slapstick comedy returns: Only one man has the particular set of skills – to lead Police Squad and save the world. ‘A film that has a better chance of producing a belly laugh than any in recent memory: one that deserves, as Drebin would say, “20 years for man’s laughter”. John Nugent – Empire Magazine Starring: Liam ...
Better Days (15)
5th December 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A group of women bond in rehab and try to change their lives for the better. A powerful French comedy-drama that tackles profound themes and tells the stories of people with alcohol problems. The film combines elements of comedy and drama, and explores themes of addiction, friendship, and new beginnings. Better Days is a film of two halves, one grounded ...
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker @ Muncaster Parish Hall, Ravenglass
5th December 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Muncaster Parish Hall, Ravenglass
The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé! A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes. The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories. Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Christmas Wreath
6th December 2025 10:00am
Kirkgate Centre
Celebrate Cumbria’s winter season by making your very own sustainable Festive Wreath to dress your front door. Harriet from Cumberland Flower Farm will bring a lovely mix of cumbrian evergreen foliages, grasses and berries and guide you in crafting a compostable wreath using sustainable materials and techniques. Tuition, materials and tools and equipment will be supplied, but please wear old ...
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker @ Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
6th December 2025 1:30pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Florence Mine Arts Centre
The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé! A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes. The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories. Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. ...
Crafts@Kirkgate: Christmas Wreath
6th December 2025 2:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Celebrate Cumbria’s winter season by making your very own sustainable Festive Wreath to dress your front door. Harriet from Cumberland Flower Farm will bring a lovely mix of cumbrian evergreen foliages, grasses and berries and guide you in crafting a compostable wreath using sustainable materials and techniques. Tuition, materials and tools and equipment will be supplied, but please wear old ...
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker @ Kirksanton Village Hall
6th December 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:30 pm)
Kirksanton Village Hall
The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé! A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes. The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories. Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. ...
GreenMatthews’ Midwinter Revels
7th December 2025 3:30pm (Doors open at 2:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Following on from A Christmas Carol: In Concert and A Brief History of Christmas, GreenMatthews present their new festive show. Spanning several centuries, GreenMatthews’ Midwinter Revels is a celebration of Yuletide Past guaranteed to warm the cockles of the most Scrooge-like heart. Featuring Christmas carols, winter folk songs, toe-tapping tunes and a plethora of weird and wonderful instruments, the show ...
Wild Zucchinis World Food Night!
7th December 2025 7:00pm
Kirkgate Centre
Join Manon and the Wild Zucchinis team for another stop on the World Tour of food! This month we are celebrating Christmas from around the world, with three courses to tantalise your taste buds! More info coming soon…
Donnelly & South’s Christmas Cracker @ Maryport Settlement
7th December 2025 7:30pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
The Settlement Maryport
The most fun you can have without shinning down someone’s chimney! Christmas show with some crazy bits, a sackful of their singalong, wintry-wonderful songs. The best Christmas-Duo-Show this side of Morecambe & Bublé! A stocking-load of Keith’s hilarious seasonal anecdotes and jokes. The gift of a couple of scary solstice ghost stories. Pour on lashings of Lauren’s, silky-smooth, brandy-butter vocals. ...
Better Days (15)
8th December 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A group of women bond in rehab and try to change their lives for the better. A powerful French comedy-drama that tackles profound themes and tells the stories of people with alcohol problems. The film combines elements of comedy and drama, and explores themes of addiction, friendship, and new beginnings. Better Days is a film of two halves, one grounded ...
Cooking@Kirkgate: Fun Festive Food!
10th December 2025 9:30am
Kirkgate Centre
Fun Festive Food! Easy and stress free recipes to impress your guests at Christmas. From starters to pudding with an addition of bling with cute canapés & colourful cocktails. Join Manon Plouffe for a morning of culinary creativity, all materials provided.
Better Days (15)
10th December 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A group of women bond in rehab and try to change their lives for the better. A powerful French comedy-drama that tackles profound themes and tells the stories of people with alcohol problems. The film combines elements of comedy and drama, and explores themes of addiction, friendship, and new beginnings. Better Days is a film of two halves, one grounded ...
Downton Abbey – The Grand Finale (PG)
12th December 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The third and final film concerning Downton Abbey following the much loved TV series. “this silly, enjoyable nonsense should go on for ever” Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian “Cheesier than a wheel of Stilton and about as edgy, Downton Abbey bows out with a cosy but loveable final instalment that will leave few dry eyes among long-time fans of Julian ...
John Cleese Packs It In (12A)
13th December 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
1 85-year-old Man, 5 Countries, 16 Cities, 23 shows, 6 weeks. Will he make it home … or is this the end of the road? One of the most recognisable figures in British comedy, John Cleese’s career spans six decades – from his early days with the Cambridge Footlights to co-founding Monty Python, co-creating Fawlty Towers, and writing and starring ...
The Sunday Session
14th December 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:45 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Are you a musician, looking for a place to test out your tunes? Do you sing/play and would love to meet up with other musicians to have a bit of a jam? Our open mic night has evolved! We're starting a new approach, to cater for all, with our Sunday Sessions. Come down for a listen, or bring an instrument ...
Our Freedom: Then and Now Cockermouth Musical Indoor Performance
14th December 2025 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Join us for the indoor performance of The Our Freedom: Then and Now Cockermouth Musical. We will be premiering the musical at the Christmas Lights Switch on, on 23rd November onstage at Main Street at 1:30pm. No booking necessary. The musical has been created by musician JP Worsfold and storyteller Jessie McMeekin, drawing on stories from Cockermouth at the end ...
Downton Abbey – The Grand Finale (PG)
15th December 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The third and final film concerning Downton Abbey following the much loved TV series. “this silly, enjoyable nonsense should go on for ever” Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian “Cheesier than a wheel of Stilton and about as edgy, Downton Abbey bows out with a cosy but loveable final instalment that will leave few dry eyes among long-time fans of Julian ...
Cosy Christmas: Songs with Laura
16th December 2025 1:30pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Join us for a heartwarming afternoon of festive music and good company at our Cosy Christmas Singalong. Led by local pianist and singer Laura, we’ll enjoy singing along to well-loved Christmas songs and carols that capture the spirit of the season. During the interval, relax and chat with friends over a glass of complimentary mulled wine and a mince pie, ...
Downton Abbey – The Grand Finale (PG)
17th December 2025 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The third and final film concerning Downton Abbey following the much loved TV series. “this silly, enjoyable nonsense should go on for ever” Peter Bradshaw – The Guardian “Cheesier than a wheel of Stilton and about as edgy, Downton Abbey bows out with a cosy but loveable final instalment that will leave few dry eyes among long-time fans of Julian ...
SCHOOLS OUT FOR CHRISTMAS: Songs with Laura
19th December 2025 6:00pm (Doors open at 5:30 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Join us on Friday after school at the Kirkgate for a for a magical family Christmas singalong with local piano player and singer, Laura. Gather the whole family and get into the Christmas spirit as we sing all your favourite festive tunes — from jolly classics to cosy carols. It’s the perfect way to kick off the holidays and spread ...
FEVER Drag Cabaret New Year Special!
31st December 2025 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
See in the New Year with the FEVER gang!! This is a special one-off extended cabaret, with Summersalt and Aura Gasm bringing us a whopping 4 hours of entertainment to see in the New Year!! More info coming soon…. **Special VIP tickets available** If you'd like the chance to have a selfie on stage with the Fever team, and a ...
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (12A)
2nd January 2026 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Docudrama. Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes' book. Everyone knows his music, but no-one knows the moment everything changed. “The Best Film of the Year” – Joey Magidson; Awards Radar “Jeremy Allen White is a convincingly tortured rock star” – ...
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (12A)
5th January 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Docudrama. Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes' book. Everyone knows his music, but no-one knows the moment everything changed. “The Best Film of the Year” – Joey Magidson; Awards Radar “Jeremy Allen White is a convincingly tortured rock star” – ...
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere (12A)
7th January 2026 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Docudrama. Bruce Springsteen's journey crafting his 1982 album Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. Based on Warren Zanes' book. Everyone knows his music, but no-one knows the moment everything changed. “The Best Film of the Year” – Joey Magidson; Awards Radar “Jeremy Allen White is a convincingly tortured rock star” – ...
I Swear (15)
9th January 2026 7:00pm (Doors open at 6:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A bio pic/docudrama covering the story of John Davidson who was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed. It’s a film about empathy, about understanding someone’s situation. A drama with a lot of laughter but never laughing at somebody. “A film that might just ...
I Swear (15)
12th January 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A bio pic/docudrama covering the story of John Davidson who was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed. It’s a film about empathy, about understanding someone’s situation. A drama with a lot of laughter but never laughing at somebody. “A film that might just ...
I Swear (15)
14th January 2026 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
A bio pic/docudrama covering the story of John Davidson who was diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed. It’s a film about empathy, about understanding someone’s situation. A drama with a lot of laughter but never laughing at somebody. “A film that might just ...
The Mastermind (12A)
16th January 2026 2:00am (Doors open at 1:00 am)
Kirkgate Centre
In 1970, three people wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings. When holding onto the art proves more difficult than stealing them, it turns Mooney (Josh O’Connor) is relegated to a life on the run. Kelly Reichardt doing a heist movie? That might sound strange after Wendy and Lucy, First Cow, Certain Women, Meek’s Cutoff for ...
The Mastermind (12A)
19th January 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
In 1970, three people wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings. When holding onto the art proves more difficult than stealing them, it turns Mooney (Josh O’Connor) is relegated to a life on the run. Kelly Reichardt doing a heist movie? That might sound strange after Wendy and Lucy, First Cow, Certain Women, Meek’s Cutoff for ...
The Mastermind (12A)
21st January 2026 2:00pm (Doors open at 1:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
In 1970, three people wander into a museum in broad daylight and steal four paintings. When holding onto the art proves more difficult than stealing them, it turns Mooney (Josh O’Connor) is relegated to a life on the run. Kelly Reichardt doing a heist movie? That might sound strange after Wendy and Lucy, First Cow, Certain Women, Meek’s Cutoff for ...
Hedera
14th February 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Hedera is a chamber folk project from Bristol featuring Lulu Austin (violin), Maisie Brett (violin, viola), Tamsin Elliott (accordion, harp), Beth Roberts (double bass, violin) and Isis Wolf-Light (clarinets). They perform original and traditional pieces inspired by music from England, Scotland, France, Bali, Georgia, Bulgaria, Ethiopia and beyond, translated through a prism of experimental minimalism and contemporary classical influences. Their ...
The Often Herd
28th February 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
The Often Herd transcend the traditional boundaries of bluegrass music. Although they might resemble an American string band, complete with driving energy, tight vocal harmonies and dazzling instrumental interplay, their vibrant, transatlantic sound is deeply coloured by their surroundings; the striking natural and industrial landscapes of Northern England. This unique approach won them the title of “Best European Bluegrass Band ...
Tryckster – 30 years of madness!
14th March 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
Tryckster ply a boisterous trade in foot-stomping energetic tune-led songs about the state of the world and how we fix it. The band came into being following a St Patrick’s Night session in Cockermouth back in 1996, so this event celebrates their 30years of contribution to the local folk scene, in the venue that’s been an important part of their ...
Dave Camlin: Hope Rises
20th June 2026 8:00pm (Doors open at 7:00 pm)
Kirkgate Centre
An evening with Dave Camlin and Friends Acoustic music at its finest, an evening of uplifting and hopeful songs for a brighter future, to launch Dave’s new solo album. A musical polymath, Dave has been the creative force behind many community music initiatives in west Cumbria over the years, including the Soundwave music organisation and the Solfest and Cumberlandia music ...Sorry, no Events match your filter criteria. Click here to reset filters