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Now one of the most popular traditional events in the English Lake District, participants compete in a variety of sports, including Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling, Fell Running and Hound Trails.
Grasmere Sports
Now one of the most popular traditional events in the English Lake District, participants compete in a variety of sports, including Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling, Fell Running and Hound Trails.
The 2024 Annual Grasmere Lakeland Sports, now celebrating 174 years of existence, has been a regular annual event since 1868, unbroken except for the two periods of the First and Second World Wars, and then in 2020 and 2021 for Covid-19.
GRASMERE SPORTS 2025
Bank Holiday Sunday 24th August 2025
The next show will be held on :
Bank Holiday Sunday 24th August 2025
The Showfield, Stock Lane Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SL
Gates open at 09:00am.
Event opened by The Bellman at 10:00 am
2024 Ticket Prices
Early Bird Tickets - Adult £9 Child* £3 - Until 30th June
Online Tickets - Adult £12 Child* £5 Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 children*) £28–1st July until 7pm on 24th August
On the day - Adults £12 Child* £5 (no family tickets)
Free Parking!
*Age 5-14; under 5 years old free.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL EVENTS AND RACES ARE ENTERED ON THE DAY.
2024 HEADLINE ACT
WONDER WHEELERS
Weird and wacky bikes for all ages to try
Come and have a go on all manner of weird and wacky bicycles. Unicycles, Penny Farthings, bendy bikes, tall bikes, mini-bikes and mini-tandems, eccentric wheelers, circus bikes, balance trikes and more!
Try our un-rideable bicycle challenge – steer one-way and it goes the other!
Huge fun for all ages, participants and spectators!
2024 HEADLINE ACT
Fat Cat Brass
A lively, colourful addition to the Sports
After taking the 2019 Sports by storm, Fat Cat Brass will be back by popular demand. Who could forget their colourful performances and their unique take on a range of modern classics.
Look out for them strolling around the field as well as playing in the arena.
2024 HEADLINE ACT
BADMAN SOUL
A fantastic selection of classic pop, disco, and funk hits
Badman Soul are a local duo from Grange over Sands, who have toured in Spain, Germany, Holland, Belgium and, of course, their native England. Now living in the Lake District and regularly performing around Cumbria and Lancashire they have a fantastic selection of classic pop, disco, and funk hits from the 70s/80s right up to the present day. You can be guaranteed a party and to be left craving for more!
Look out for them near the Bar, with sets at 12:00, 13:00 and 14:30.
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Dimitri WheelNut
Roll Up! Roll Up!
Watch Dimitri WheelNut pull a circus out of his hat! Juggling. Magic. Unicycles. Balance. Danger. Big Stunts! Come. Sit back. Relax and checkout this one man circus show delight you with his crazy antics.
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Our Details
Grasmere Lakeland Sports & Show
The Showfield
Stock Lane
Grasmere
Cumbria
LA22 9SL
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