Lakeland Canoe Club brings the Paddling Film Festival back to Kendal

Paddlers in Cumbria had an evening of films on Wednesday 14 October, when Lakeland Canoe Club presented the 2026 World Tour Paddling Film Festival at Brewery Arts in Kendal. The touring programme, which has gathered paddling films from around the world since 2006, ran from 7pm to 9.30pm with a half-hour interval, and this was the club's eighth year of putting it on at the venue.

What happened

• Lakeland Canoe Club presented the festival at Brewery Arts, Kendal, on Wednesday 14 October 2026.
• The screening ran from 7pm to 9.30pm, with a 30-minute interval.
• It was the club's eighth year at the venue; the festival itself has been touring since 2006.
• Films ranged from a river deep in the jungles of Gabon to a 1,000-mile canoe trip from the Pacific to the Arctic, and one about getting back on the water after a serious accident.
• Tickets were booked in advance through Brewery Arts, where under-16s must be accompanied by an adult at evening events.

Why it matters

• Winter film nights are an inexpensive way for clubs to keep members together out of season and to reach people who have not yet tried a boat.
• The festival tours each year, so clubs elsewhere can look at putting on a screening of their own.
• Expedition films spread ideas about trip planning and risk well beyond the paddlers in the room.

Source: Lakeland Canoe Club presents the 2026 World Tour Paddling Film Festival, Paddler magazine, 2 October 2026. Summary by Pushing the Boat Out.