22 places

Live music in Carlisle pubs

Pubs, bars and clubs that put bands and acts on. Listings move constantly, so check the venue's own page for what's on.

• Aretha's Lounge Bar

  City Centre

  Lounge bar on Warwick Road, trading as Aretha's since 2024 and before that as LUX Lounge Bar, a live music bar.

• Bocata

  City Centre

  Lowther Street bar with live singers.

• Box Arena

  City Centre

  Eight-hundred-capacity events arena off Botchergate, licensed and running club nights, bare-knuckle boxing and touring shows since 2023.

• Carlisle RAOB Club (the Buffs)

  City Centre

  Fraternal club bar at 20 Fisher Street, in a Grade II listed Georgian house the Buffs bought in 1931.

• Connelly's Bar

  City Centre

  Cocktail and wine bar on Devonshire Street, open since December 2023.

• Crown Lane Cellar

  City Centre

  Speakeasy-ish cellar bar off Fisher Street with a decent outdoor space and live music.

• Deja Vu

  City Centre

  Sixties, seventies and eighties bar in Englishgate Plaza, registered as an Asset of Community Value.

• Pirelli Social Club

  Denton Holme

  Club and function room on Dalston Road with a stage and a big hall.

• Royal Scot

  Morton State pub

  Big Morton local with a separate bar and restaurant, a large car park and a kids' play area.

• The Arcade Morgan's Bar

  City Centre

  Bar in the Lowther Arcade with live music.

• The Border Rambler

  City Centre State pub

  Late one on Botchergate, loud and lively at weekends.

• The Brickyard

  City Centre

  Carlisle's main small live music venue, in Richmond Hall.

• The Crescent Bar

  City Centre

  Small independent speakeasy-styled bar at 1 The Crescent, in a listed 1820s terrace facing the Citadel.

• The Market Hall Bar

  City Centre

  New bar inside the Victorian Market Hall off Scotch Street, licensed in February 2026 and putting on live music.

• The Royal Oak

  Moorhouse State pub

  Small village pub at Moorhouse with well-kept beer at village prices.

• The Shoulder of Mutton

  Brampton

  Wet-led Front Street local in Brampton, one big U-shaped room round a central bar, with a beer garden and live music.

• The Source

  Denton Holme

  Grassroots music venue and bar in an old mill at Denton Holme.

• The Spinners Arms

  Cummersdale State pub

  Village local at Cummersdale serving hand-pulled Carlisle Brewing Company ales.

• The Unit

  City Centre

  Bar in Englishgate Plaza, under this name only since 2026 though the premises have been licensed since 2005.

• The Wellington Inn

  Great Orton State pub

  Village pub with a small caravan site attached, out west of the city.

• The William Rufus

  City Centre

  The other Botchergate Wetherspoons, two minutes from the station.

• West Walls Brewing Co.

  City Centre

  Brewery and taproom in a converted building on the city walls, brewing on site.

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