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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

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

Held

6 Feb - 2 May

Sugar Store Gallery | Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm | Free Lela Harris This spring,  Brewery Arts presents Held, a solo exhibition by award-winning Kendal-based artist Lela Harris....

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Exhibition

Light – Shape – Distance

6 Feb - 2 May

Foyer Gallery | Tue-Sat, 11am-7pm | Free Stuart Irving (b. North Shields, Newcastle) is a visual artist living and working in Carlisle. Born into a...

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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 talent of local artists, with artwork selected...

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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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Cinema

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

(PG) 98MINS

Family Tickets - Save up to £6.50! 3 for £22 | 4 for £29 Mario ventures into space, exploring cosmic worlds and tackling galactic challenges...

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Cinema

Arco

  • Saturday 11th April 13:15
  • Sunday 12th April 14:30

(PG) 88MINS

Family Tickets - Save up to £6.50! 3 for £22 | 4 for £29 In 2075, a 10-year-old girl, Iris, sees a mysterious boy wearing...

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Cinema

Hoppers

  • Saturday 11th April 13:30
  • Sunday 12th April 12:15

(U) 104MINS

Family Tickets - Save up to £6.50! 3 for £22 | 4 for £29 What if you could talk to animals and understand what they're...

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Cinema

Mother’s Pride

(12A) 94MINS

A feel-good British comedy from the team behind 'Finding Your Feet' and 'Fisherman’s Friends' comes Mother’s Pride, a story about the Harley family, who after...

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Cinema

The Magic Faraway Tree

(U) 110MINS

Family Tickets - Save up to £6.50! 3 for £22 | 4 for £29 Based on Enid Blyton's best-selling children's classic The Magic Faraway Tree...

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Cinema

Underland

  • Saturday 11th April 18:00
  • Sunday 12th April 17:00
  • Wednesday 15th April 17:30 + more times

(12A) 80MINS

We know so little of the world beneath our feet. To most it is a place only of fear and darkness, though to a brave...

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Cinema

Othello

  • Saturday 11th April 19:00

(15) 165MINS

Shakespeare’s OTHELLO rages to life like never before in a ‘compelling’ (★★★★ Telegraph) new production starring David Harewood OBE (Homeland, Best of Enemies), Toby Jones...

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Music

Joshua Radin

  • Saturday 11th April 19:30

Standard Theatre Seated | Plus support Brendan James As Joshua Radin describes how his music career began, an image comes to mind of a horse...

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Cinema

Project Hail Mary

(12A) 157MINS

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he...

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Music

Future Creatives: Maya Kally + Clara Pople

  • Saturday 11th April 19:30

Malt Room Cabaret Seating The first of four Future Creatives sessions, join us for an evening of conversation, informal networking and live performances by musicians...

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Cinema

EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert

(12A) 90MINS

Elvis sings and tells his story like never before in a new cinematic experience from visionary filmmaker Baz Luhrmann. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmqWusmzp0k

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Cinema

My Father’s Shadow

  • Tuesday 14th April 17:15
  • Wednesday 15th April 13:30

(12A) 93MINS

Winner BAFTA Film Award 2026 - Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer The UK's Best International Feature Film entry to the 98th Academy...

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Cinema Rewind

Amélie – 25th Anniversary

  • Tuesday 14th April 19:00
  • Thursday 16th April 16:00

(15) 123MINS

In the heart of Paris, Amélie brings joy to her friends, secretly sorting out the sad little problems in their lives. But when she discovers...

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Stage on Screen

Evgenij Onegin: Tchaikovsky – Teatro Alla Scala

  • Wednesday 15th April 19:00

(12A) 155MINS

Teatro alla Scala presents a new production of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece drawn from Pushkin’s novel in verse. Its debut in 1879 marked a turning point in...

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Pub Quiz

Brewery Arts
Quiz

Wednesday 15th April 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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Stage on Screen

National Theatre Live: All My Sons

(15) 130MINS

Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Hard Truths) feature in a five-star, triumphantly acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s classic play, from visionary director...

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Music

Jane Weaver: ‘The Fallen By Watchbird’ 15th Anniversary Tour

  • Thursday 16th April 19:30

Standard Theatre Seated - unreserved Jane Weaver’s illustrious career has produced an expansive library of music that has seen her journey through solo folkloric and...

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Cinema

Glenrothan

(12A) 97MINS

Glenrothan is a story of family, forgiveness, and the possibility of healing. Set in the Scottish Highlands, two headstrong brothers (Alan Cumming and Brian Cox),...

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Cinema

Midwinter Break

(12A) 91MINS

Based on the acclaimed novel, Midwinter Break is a compelling story about the enduring power of love, commitment, and lost faith as a long-time couple...

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Cinema

The Drama

(15) 106MINS

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. Starring Zendaya & Robert Pattinson...

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Cinema

Everybody to Kenmure Street

(12A) 99MINS

Anti-establishment struggles and activism run in the veins of Glasgow inhabitants. So when In May 2021, a U.K. Home Office raid is launched at dawn...

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Music

LYR

  • Friday 17th April 19:30

Standard Theatre Seated | Plus support Natalie Wildgoose LYR are UK Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, producer and multi-instrumentalist Patrick Pearson, and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Richard Walters....

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Tuesday Social

The Tuesday Social

Tuesday 7th April 2026 – Tuesday 4th August 2026

6-9pm | 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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Networking

South Lakes Drinks for Artists, Musicians, Filmmakers, Writers

22 April | 27 May | 24 June

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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Music Classes

Brewery Youth Music Makers

28 April to 7 July

Interested in Digital Music Production and DJ skills? Aged 11-16? BYMM will be a series of free weekly sessions at our music venue in collaboration...

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Cinema

Father Mother Sister Brother

Coming Soon

(15) 110MINS

Father Mother Sister Brother is a feature film, though carefully constructed in the form of a triptych. The three stories all concern the relationships between...

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Literature

Harry Baker: Tender

Thursday 7th May 2026

Extended Theatre Seated As in ripe for the taking. As in a heart swelled to twice its size. As in soft. As in delicious. As...

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Cinema

The Blue Trail

Coming Soon

(15) 85MINS

In the name of protecting economic recovery from the threat of future pandemics, the Brazilian Government has created a system of sending anyone over 80...

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Cinema

Miroirs No. 3

Coming Soon

(15) 87MINS

During a weekend trip to the countryside, Laura, a young piano student from Berlin, miraculously survives a shocking car crash. Awakening in a nearby house,...

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Cinema

Rose of Nevada

Coming Soon

(15) 114MINS

Three decades ago, the Rose of Nevada vanished at sea, along with its crew. Now, it has returned. In a remote fishing village, its reappearance...

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Cinema

Colours of Time

Coming Soon

(12A) 124MINS

Brought together by the unexpected inheritance of an abandoned house in Normandy, four cousins, previously strangers, discover a mysterious shared past. Two centuries earlier, Adèle...

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Dancing

Yorkshire Coast Morris

Saturday 9th May 2026

From 10.30am | Garden | Free Yorkshire Coast Morris stop by for a special Saturday morning of early Summer morris dancing in our famous beer...

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Cinema

The Christophers

Coming Soon

(15) 100MINS

What is the value of art? Does it reside in personal expression? Cultural longevity? Financial worth? These questions fuel Steven Soderbergh’s gloriously entertaining comedy, The...

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Comedy

Susan Calman: Work In Progress

Friday 15th May 2026

Standard Theatre Join Susan as she tries out new material ahead of her brand-new tour. As seen on Grand Day Out, Cruising with Susan Calman, QI, House...

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Cinema

Lee Cronin’s The Mummy

Coming Soon

(15) 133MINS

The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she's returned to...

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Cinema

Star Wars: The Mandalorian & Grogu

Coming Soon

(12A) 140MINS

The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought...

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Cinema

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea

Coming Soon

(12A) 105MINS

After concluding the opening ceremony of the Demon Kingdom Federation Tempest, Rimuru and his companions are invited by the Celestial Emperor Elmesia of the great...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. The Seals

Sunday 2nd August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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Music

Summer Sundays ft. Meetwood Flac

Sunday 9th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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Festivals

Summer Sundays ft. Atomic Brass

Sunday 16th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. Bad Transmission

Sunday 23rd August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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Summer Sundays

Summer Sundays ft. The Seals

Sunday 30th August 2026

2-4pm | Garden Summer Sundays are making a triumphant return! Join us for the ultimate experience as undeniably sensational bands take the stage in our...

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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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