There’s so much to do in Lancaster and Morecambe in May! The table below is a collection of events that I have gathered together happening in the local area throughout May. Check out the list and then head along to some of the events – our town is thriving and there’s always something going on, with lots of different genres and types, so there’s something for everyone.
Note: This list is not intended to be exhaustive, and is just a selection of things happening in the area.
| When? | What? | Type? | Where? | Link? |
| 1st-4th | Lancaster Comedy Festival | Comedy | Various Venues | Lancaster Comedy Fest |
| 2nd | Taylormania | Music | Lancaster Grand Theatre | Taylormania 2025 | Live Music @ Lancaster Grand Theatre |
| 2nd | Nick Harper | Music | The Gregson Centre | Nick Harper – The Gregson |
| 3rd/4th | Spring Fair | Days Out | Holker Hall | Holker SpringFest 2025 – Holker Hall |
| 3rd/4th | Morecambe Bay Guided Walk (Arnside to Grange-over-Sands) | Days Out | Starts in Arnside | Guide over Sands – Bay Walk, Charitable Organization, Bay Walk |
| 5th | Dog Day | Days Out | Leighton Hall | Leighton Hall :: Home |
| 6th – 10th | Play: Spitfire Girls | Theatre | The Dukes | Spitfire Girls › The Dukes |
| 6th – 11th | LADOS Present Charlie and the Chocolate Factory | Musical Theatre | Lancaster Grand Theatre | LADOS present Roald Dahl’s – Charlie and The Chocolate Factory | Live Musical @ Lancaster Grand Theatre |
| 8th | VE Day 80 Celebrations | Days Out/History | Various Venues | |
| 9th | The Vintage Explosion | Music | The Platform, Morecambe | The Vintage Explosion – Universe |
| 9th | The Camera Doesn’t Lie… But Photographers Do | Talk/History | The Gregson Centre, Lancaster | The Camera Doesn’t Lie…But Photographers Do – The Gregson |
| 10th | And Finally Phil Collins | Music | The Platform, Morecambe | And Finally Phil Collins – Universe |
| 10th/11th | UK Truck and Tractor Pull 2025 | Days Out | Scorton | UK Truck and Tractor Pull – The World’s Most Powerful Motorsport comes to Scorton |
| 10th/11th | Imaginary Friends | Theatre | The Dukes | Imaginary Friends › The Dukes |
| 11th | Gresgarth Hall Open Day | Days Out | Gresgarth Hall | Gresgarth Hall |
| 11th | Ignacio Lopez: Senor Self Destruct | Comedy | Lancaster Grand Theatre | Ignacio Lopez: Señor Self Destruct | Live Comedy @ Lancaster Grand Theatre |
| 12th | The Overtones: Up Close and Personal | Music | Lancaster Grand Theatre | The Overtones – Up Close and Personal | Live @ Lancaster Grand Theatre |
| 14th | Michael Murpurgo’s Farm Boy | Theatre | The Dukes | Farm Boy › The Dukes |
| 14th | Music: Grace Petrie | Music | The Dukes | Grace Petrie › The Dukes |
| 15th – 17th | Northern Design Festival | Arts | The Storey, Lancaster | |
| 16th | Kerry Godliman: Bandwidth | Comedy | Lancaster Grand Theatre | Kerry Godliman: Bandwidth | Live Comedy @ Lancaster Grand Theatre |
| 17th | Caton Gala | Days Out | Caton Village | |
| 18th | Morecambe Bay Guided Walk (Arnside to Grange-over-Sands) | Days Out | Starts in Arnside | Guide over Sands – Bay Walk, Charitable Organization, Bay Walk |
| 18th | Promenade Concert Orchestra – Music From The Shows | Music | The Promenade, Morecambe | Promenade Concert Orchestra – Music From The Shows – Universe |
| 21st – 24th | Play: Just Between Ourselves | Theatre | The Dukes | https://dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/theatre/just-between-ourselves |
| 22nd | Charlie Connelly’s Attention all Shipping | Theatre | Lancaster Grand Theatre | Charlie Connelly’s Attention all Shipping | Live Comedy @ Lancaster Grand Theatre |
| 23rd – 24th | Taming of the “Shrew” | Theatre | The Dukes | The Taming of the “Shrew” › The Dukes |
| 23rd – 25th | Sleazy Live: Punk and Ska Festival | Music | Johnny’s Warehouse Bar | Sleazy live information |
| 23rd | The Swing Commanders | Music | The Promenade, Morecambe | The Swing Commanders – Universe |
| 24th | Teddy Bears Picnic | Days Out | Happy Mount Park | |
| 24th | Give & Take Day | Community | The Gregson Centre, Lancaster | Give & Take Days – The Gregson |
| 24th/25th | Morecambe Bay Guided Walk (Arnside to Grange-over-Sands) | Days Out | Starts in Arnside | Guide over Sands – Bay Walk, Charitable Organization, Bay Walk |
| 24th – 26th | Lancaster Festa Italia | Community | Various Venues | |
| 24th – 26th | Chipping Steam Fair | Days Out | Chipping | Chipping Steam Fair New for 25 |
| 25th | Aled Jones – Full Circle | Music | Lancaster Grand Theatre | Aled Jones – Full Circle | Live Music @ Lancaster Grand Theatre |
| 27th/28th | Sh*t Life Crisis | Theatre | The Dukes | Sh*t Life Crisis › The Dukes |
| 30th | Rich Hall – Chin Music | Comedy | Lancaster Grand Theatre | Rich Hall – Chin Music | Live Comedy @ Lancaster Grand Theatre |
| 30th | Witches, Dark Arts, and Demonology Lecture | Talk/History | The Judges’ Lodging | Judges’ Lodgings Museum – Lancashire County Council |
