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Taste Cumbria Cockermouth runs 25-27 September 2026 with a Friday Chill Out, full Demo Stage timetable, Market Place and Jennings music stages, traders, family activities and free general admission.
<p><strong>Taste Cumbria Cockermouth runs from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2026</strong>, beginning with the Friday Night Chill Out in Market Place from 7pm to 9pm before the main festival opens 10am-5pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday.</p>
<p>The latest 2026 programme now confirms the full Demo Stage line-up, Market Place Festival Stage and Jennings Stage. Main Street hosts producers, food and demonstrations; Market Place has the street party and music; Jennings Brewery adds another music stage, food, drinks and family activities; and Memorial Gardens Car Park hosts fairground rides.</p>
<h2>Demo Stage</h2>
<p><strong>Saturday:</strong> 12pm Kevin Scanlan; 1pm Manon Plouffe; 2pm Ralph Rojas; 3pm Shuba Sachin.</p>
<p><strong>Sunday:</strong> 12pm Jon Fell; 1pm Richard Harrison with Jennings head brewer Buster Grant; 2pm Ashleigh Hall.</p>
<h2>Festival Stage - Market Place</h2>
<p><strong>Friday:</strong> 7pm Char; 8pm Somethin' Brewin'.</p>
<p><strong>Saturday:</strong> 10.30am Ged Hagan; 11.15am Stephen Dunn; 12pm Cindy Hoten; 1pm Delta Geckos; 2pm Funbus; 3pm Daz DJ Set; 4pm Carmen Brown Jenkins.</p>
<p><strong>Sunday:</strong> 11am Char; 12pm Tom Salmon; 1pm-2.45pm High Dynamics; 3pm Kerry Weir.</p>
<h2>Jennings Stage</h2>
<p><strong>Saturday:</strong> 12pm Thomas MacGregor; 1pm Jonathan Gash & special guest; 2pm Genie & Elise.</p>
<p><strong>Sunday:</strong> 12pm Dale Stephenson; 1pm Jonathan Gash & Paul Nicholson; 2pm Cindy Hoten.</p>
<p>A separate comedy cookery show, <strong>Come In and Get Your Tea</strong> with Matt Reed, is listed for 4.30pm on Sunday in the Demonstration Kitchen on Main Street and is currently marked fully booked.</p>
<p>General festival admission is free, while food, drink, shopping and fairground rides cost extra. Programme details can change, so check the latest organiser update before travelling for one specific performance.</p>
<p><em>Programme checked 21 September 2026.</em></p>
Main Street, Market Place & Jennings Brewery, Main Street & Market Place, Cockermouth, CA13 9LE
