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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 2024
Bank Holiday Sunday 25th August 2024
The next show will be held on :
Bank Holiday Sunday 25th August 2024
The Showfield, Stock Lane Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SL
Gates open at 09:00am.
Event opened by The Bellman at 10:00 am
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL EVENTS AND RACES ARE ENTERED ON THE DAY.
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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!
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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.
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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.
Main Sponsors
Main Sponsors for Grasmere Sports 2024
Latest News
Search for the Grasmere Sports Young Sports Reporter of the Year Begins!
Keen young writers should start sharpening their pencils, as Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show has launched a search for budding young sports reporters, who can capture the essence of its August 27 events.
Shout Out for Sports-makers to Help Deliver Iconic Lakeland Event
Iconic Lakeland event, Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show, is seeking Sports-makers – volunteers who will assume a similar role to ‘games makers’ at Olympic and Commonwealth games.
Sport of Hound Trailing Given Big Boost at Grasmere Sports This Year
The audience at Grasmere Lakeland Sports and Show will be asked to ‘shush’ at times at this year’s event on 27th August.
Our Details
Grasmere Lakeland Sports & Show
The Showfield,
Stock Lane
Grasmere
Cumbria
LA22 9SL
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