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Top story Kendal Halloween 2026: pumpkin patch, ghost tours and trails Lakeland Maze's pumpkin patch is open daily 24 to 31 October, Levens Hall runs candle-lit ghost tours 29 Oct to 1 Nov and Holker has Halloween on 30 and 31 Oct. · 7 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 10 Oct Holy Creatures exhibition Kendal Museum · From £5
  2. On now to 4 Oct Lakes International Comic Arts Festival Venues across Kendal town centre
  3. Sat 3 Oct Kendal outdoor market Market Place
  4. 3 to 31 Oct Pumpkin patch at Lakeland Maze Farm Park Lakeland Maze Farm Park · From £12.16
  5. Sun 4 Oct South Lakes Age Friendly Festival 11am · Kendal Leisure Centre · Free
  6. Tue 6 Oct Cosi fan tutte, The Met Opera 6pm · Brewery Arts · From £19
  7. Wed 7 Oct Vittorio Angelone 7.30pm · Brewery Arts · From £27.50
  8. 7 Oct to 11 Nov Cine-Macabre at Brewery Arts Brewery Arts
  9. Thu 8 Oct National Theatre Live: The Misanthrope 7.15pm · Brewery Arts · From £18
  10. Thu 8 Oct The Long Ryders 7.30pm · Brewery Arts, Malt Room · From £27.50
  11. Fri 9 Oct Kendal Farmers Market 8am · Market Place
  12. Fri 9 Oct Toploader 7pm · Brewery Arts, Malt Room · From £27.50

More stories

Christmas Christmas Markets Near Kendal 2026: Six Dates From 6 Nov Holker Winter Market opens 6 November, then Blackwell's craft fair, Ulverston's Dickensian festival on 28 and 29 November and Kirkby Lonsdale's December fair. · 6 min read Events What's On in Kendal: Pumpkin Patch Open, Then Halloween at Levens Comic Arts Festival to Sunday 4 October and the Sedgwick pumpkin patch open, then Levens Hall ghost tours and Holker's Halloween at half term. · 10 min read Kendal Kendal Remembrance Sunday: 8 November, Silence at 11am Kendal marks Remembrance Sunday on 8 November 2026 with a Parish Church service and a two-minute silence at 11am at the Market Place war memorial. · 2 min read Christmas Kendal Christmas Shows 2026: No Panto, Four Family Plays Kendal has no traditional panto this year. Brewery Arts stages The Elves and the Shoemaker from 19 December; Bowness has two shows and Kendal a Treasure Island. · 4 min read Christmas Where to See Father Christmas Near Kendal in 2026 Santa near Kendal in 2026: Ambleside Santa cruise tickets are on sale now at £24.45; Lakeside steam Tinsel Trains, £125 a compartment, go on sale 4 November. · 4 min read Christmas Winter at Sizergh 2026: Light Trail From 20 November Winter at Sizergh runs daily from 20 November to Christmas Eve 2026, noon to 8pm: a light trail, Christmas in the house and crafts. Non-members £13 an adult. · 3 min read Kendal Kendal Mountain Festival: 19-22 Nov, passes from £25 The 2026 festival runs Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 November. A weekend pass is £205, day passes start at £25, and the film programme is not out until mid-October. · 6 min read Kendal Kendal Christmas lights switch-on: Friday 27 November Kendal BID has set the switch-on for Friday 27 November 2026 in Market Place, times still to be confirmed. Its listings disagree on the December market date. · 5 min read Kendal Kendal fireworks 2026: no town display on sale yet Bonfire night is Thursday 5 November. Kendal Rugby Club has no 2026 display on sale; Low Wood Bay's 7.30pm show is £12.50, but its bonfire dinner has sold out. · 5 min read Kendal Kendal Torchlight postponed for 2026, back in 2027 Kendal Torchlight 2026 did not run on 26 September: organisers paused it on 5 May over costs and funding. No 2027 date yet, and what is on in Kendal instead. · 4 min read