Our History
Find out where The Health Festival first began and how far we have developed over the years.
2016
The seed of the health festival was planted when UHMBT Lead Chaplain Ian Dewar set up the Lancaster Health Festival.
2018
The second festival took place at Lancaster Castle with fun things and engaged with 2,000 people.
2020
Took a different turn, we bought the art of living online and into people’s own homes!
2022
We hosted our first 'Ride Lancaster' cycling event as part of the Health Festival.
2024
Thousands of visitors joined us at our events in Lancaster and Kendal - our biggest yet.
2017
The first Lancaster Health Festival took place in Market Square engaging 500 people.
2019
The third Lancaster Health Festival engaged with almost 4,000 people.
2021
We bought a hybrid of online and in person events!
2023
The biggest year yet for Bay Health Festivals, with thousands of people joining our events across the bay!