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We are a world-class cultural hub in the North West and regularly host some of the best touring artists and productions in the UK

Access Information

Accessible Screenings

19 - 25 June

We offer a range of accessible screenings including; subtitled, audio-described and sensory-friendly screenings. Please see weekly listings below for further information.

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Languages

Languages

New Season of Language Classes

Interested in languages and culture? Head to our cinema to explore languages through film and bring your learning to life on the big screen. French...

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Exhibition

Brewery Arts Open Exhibition 2026

8 May-26 Jul

Sugar Store & Foyer Gallery | Tue-Sat, 11am-5pm | Free Our annual Brewery Arts Open Exhibition showcases the talents of local artists with over 60...

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Exhibition

Young Artists Open Exhibition 2026 – Open for Submissions!

31 Jul-31 Oct

Sugar Store  | Tue-Sat, 11am-5pm | Free Our annual Young Artist Open Exhibition is an opportunity for any young local artists, aged 4-18yrs, to showcase...

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Print Room Members Access

Print Room Members Sessions

11am-3pm | 18+ yrs Brewery Arts Print Room Membership allows experienced printmakers the opportunity to work in a safe, relaxed, and creative Print Room environment....

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Dance

Mature Movers

Tue 21 Apr-30 Jun (10 wks) | 11.30am-12.30pm  | 18+ yrs Mature Movers is an open dance class for all abilities, aimed at over 60s....

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Visual Arts

Art Explorers

Tue 21 Apr-30 Jun (10 wks) | 1-2.30pm  | 7+ yrs Art Explorers is a creative and sociable mixed media arts class for young people...

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Drama

Act Your Age

Tue 21 Apr-30 June (10 wks) | 1-3pm  | 18+ yrs This course is an open theatre group aimed at those over 60 to develop...

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Cinema

Disclosure Day

(12A) 145MINS

If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to...

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Cinema

Masters Of The Universe

(12A) 120MINS

In Masters Of The Universe, Director Travis Knight brings the legendary franchise back to the big screen in this epic live-action adventure. After being separated...

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Cinema

Toy Story 5

(PG) 90MINS

The toys are back in Disney and Pixar's "Toy Story 5," and this time around it's Toy meets Tech. Buzz, Woody, Jessie and the rest...

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Kendal Pride Presents Cinema Rewind

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Tuesday 23rd June 2026

(15) 92MINS

A German emigrant living in a trailer in Kansas is the victim of a botched sex-change operation. Adapted from the critically acclaimed off-Broadway rock theater...

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Cinema

Tuner

(15) 108MINS

In Tuner, Academy Award-winning director Daniel Roher's first narrative feature, Leo Woodall stars as a gifted young piano tuner whose heightened sense of hearing draws...

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Film

Brewery Youth Film Crew

Wed 22 Apr- 1 Jul (10 wks) | 4.30-6pm  | 11+ yrs Open for sign-ups throughout the term. If the start date has passed, bookings...

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Dance

Get Moving

Wed 22 April- 1 Jul (10 wks) | 6.45-7.45pm  | 18+ yrs An open adult dance class for all abilities. The class will explore moving...

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Networking

South Lakes Drinks for Artists, Musicians, Filmmakers, Writers

Wednesday 24th June 2026

Brewery Arts Bar Get out of the studio, office or house and meet dozens of other people who work in the arts! Eat pizza, have...

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Cinema

Backrooms

(15) 105MINS

A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom. Horror/Thriller based on the hugely popular YouTube short.. WARNING: trailer for Ages +15 ONLY...

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Dance

Mini Movers (0-4yrs)

Thu 23 Apr- 2 July (10wks) | 11.30am-12.30pm  Open for sign-ups throughout the term. If the start date has passed, bookings may still be available,...

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Brewery Youth

BYT Presents: ‘Love And Hope’

  • Thursday 25th June 19:00

Standard Theatre Seated Exclusive 2-for-1 Brewery Arts Members Offer for this event! Just login to your membership account and the discount will be applied automatically....

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Stage on Screen

National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses

(15) 150MINS

Among the glittering salons of the super-rich, patriarchy equals power, reputation is everything – and for women, one misstep can mean ruin. Marquise de Merteuil,...

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Cinema

Savage House

(15) 114MINS

Set against the backdrop of 18th century England, a massive Pox outbreak, and Jacobite Uprising - this is a timely and darkly satirical story of...

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Cinema

Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day

(12A) 95MINS

London 1910: a passionate astronomer does everything she can to avoid romantic love and marriage. Her bold challenge to Edwardian patriarchy is set against the...

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Cinema

Scary Movie

(15) 90MINS

Twenty-six years after outrunning a suspiciously familiar masked killer, Shorty, Ray, Cindy and Brenda find themselves targeted by another mad slasher. WARNING: trailer for Ages...

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Pottery

Discover Pottery Throwing

  • Saturday 27th June 11:15, 13:30

11.15am or 1.30pm | Sessions are 90mins  | 16+ yrs Discover Pottery Throwing is a fun, intensive throwing workshop that will concentrate on improving your...

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Cinema

The Devil Wears Prada 2

  • Saturday 27th June 15:00

(12A) 120MINS

Almost twenty years after making their iconic turns as Miranda, Andy, Emily and Nigel - Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci return...

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UK Green Film Festival

Missing Rio Doce

  • Saturday 27th June 18:00

(12A) 72MINS

Nine years after Brazil’s worst environmental disaster, filmmaker Claudia Neubern returns to the Rio Doce. Here, a mining dam containing toxic waste collapsed, releasing poisonous...

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Dance

Brewery Arts Community Dance Platform 2026

  • Saturday 27th June 19:00

Standard Theatre Seated Brewery Arts Community Dance Platform returns! Join us as we celebrate the Dance community of Kendal and the surrounding region. An opportunity...

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Literature

Verbalise

Warehouse Seated Verbalise is one of Brewery Arts’ most beloved community events, where emerging voices meet world-renowned artists on a shared stage. Sign up and...

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Cinema

The Sheep Detectives

(PG) 110MINS

In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every night, assuming they...

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Cinema

Michael

(12A) 127MINS

Michael is the cinematic portrayal of the life and legacy of one of the most influential artists the world has ever known. The film tells...

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Cinema

Obsession

(18) 109MINS

After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon...

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Cinema

The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford

Coming Soon

(15) 96MINS

Anchored by a nuanced, standout performance by Peter Mullan, The Fall Of Sir Douglas Weatherford is the story of a man struggling to find his...

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Music

Spooky Men’s Chorale

Friday 3rd July 2026

Extended Theatre Seated The Spooky Men’s Chorale is a magnificent, many-headed beast which has single-handedly turned the world of men’s singing upside down. Bypassing well...

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Tuesday Social

The Tuesday Social

Tuesday 19th May 2026 – Tuesday 4th August 2026

7-10pm | Brewery Arts Bar | Free The Tuesday Social is our bi-weekly creative gathering in the Brewery Arts bar, taking place every first and...

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Cinema

500 Miles

Coming Soon

(12A) 102MINS

500 Miles is a spirited, life affirming road-movie that packs a huge emotional punch, following runaways Finn (Roman Griffin Davis – Jojo Rabbit) and his...

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Cinema

Moana

Coming Soon

(PG) 120MINS

In Disney's live-action reimagining of the beloved animated adventure, Moana (Catherine Laga'aia) answers the Ocean's call and, for the first time, voyages beyond the reef...

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Cinema

A Private Life

Coming Soon

(15) 103MINS

When renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner learns of the death of one of her patients she is deeply troubled. Convinced that it was murder, she decides...

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Cinema

The Last Viking

Coming Soon

(15) 116MINS

Released from prison after 15 years, Anker plans to recover stolen loot that his brother, Manfred, buried in the woods. However, when Manfred can't remember...

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Mosaic

Beginners and Improvers Mosaic Art

Saturday 11th July 2026

11.30am-5pm  | 18+ yrs Join Helen Clues, Mosaic artist, to create beautiful mosaic pieces using fabulous materials in this workshop. There will be a choice...

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Music

Jimmy Nail

Monday 13th July 2026 – Friday 17th July 2026

Extended Theatre Seated STORIES AND SONGS 2026 Acclaimed actor, singer, musician and writer — and proud Geordie icon — Jimmy Nail heads out on the...

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Pub Quiz

Brewery Arts
Quiz

Wednesday 17th June 2026 – Wednesday 19th August 2026

Join us at the Bar for our Monthly Pub Quiz!  Every month, quizmaster Simon Kurt Unsworth puts your wits to the test from 7.30-9pm with...

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Cinema

How To Live On Earth

Coming Soon

(12A) 96MINS

How to Live on Earth is an ambitious, visionary feature documentary that explores our vital connection to nature and its role in our future. Presented...

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Cinema

The Invite

Coming Soon

(15) 107MINS

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places....

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Cinema

Evil Dead Burn

Coming Soon

(18) 90MINS

EVIL DEAD BURN unleashes the franchise’s most savage and terrifying ride to date, blazing onto big screens with an all-new chapter of carnage and demonic...

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Cinema

Rosebush Pruning

Coming Soon

(18) 95MINS

Underneath the Catalonian sun, a rich white American family lives in hedonistic isolation, seeking love and validation through one another, their designer wardrobes and pop...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. The Seals

Sunday 2nd August 2026

2-4pm | Garden | Bars open 12-7pm Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take...

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Cinema

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie

Coming Soon

(PG) 90MINS

After their ship gets caught in a mysterious storm, the PAW Patrol pups crash land on an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs. They meet...

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Music

Summer Sundays ft. Meetwood Flac

Sunday 9th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden | Bars open 12-7pm Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take...

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Festivals

Summer Sundays ft. Atomic Brass

Sunday 16th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden | Bars open 12-7pm Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. Bad Transmission

Sunday 23rd August 2026

2-4pm | Garden | Bars open 12-7pm Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take...

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Cinema

Super Troopers 3

Coming Soon

(15) 100MINS

Everyone's favorite cops are back with the third installment of the cult comedy classic from the Broken Lizard crew: Super Troopers 3. When Farva's wildly...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. The Seals

Sunday 30th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden | Bars open 12-7pm | DJ from 4pm Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as...

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Music

Hayden Thorpe Performing The Songs Of Wild Beasts

Saturday 14th November 2026

Standard Theatre Seated | On sale 10am 7 April Kendal's very own Hayden Thorpe performs the Wild Beasts songbook for the first time in almost...

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