Welcome to the 2026 Keswick Film Festival

This year sees the annual Keswick Film Festival take place from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd March.

The festival is Cumbria's premier cultural cinema event - and is one of the friendliest events in the county.

Based at the Keswick Alhambra Cinema in Keswick town centre, films are also shown at the Theatre by the Lake in Keswick and at Rheged (which is near Penrith and is a short drive or bus journey away).

The festival is run entirely by a team of volunteers dedicated to bringing audiences the best of international and independent cinema, and we hope you'll join us for the opportunity to see exceptional films, many of which are pre-release or otherwise hard to find screenings of elsewhere.

More details about the festival can be found on the dedicated festival website keswickfilm.org

We hope you enjoy the 2026 festival,

Julia Vickers, Festival Director