Kendal Live Music Festival is set to return this October with roughly 200 performances spread over 20 venues.

Organised by Kendal Business Improvement District (BID), both locally known and up-and-coming acts will ensure a variety of music genres for every festival-goer's taste.

“There will be about 100 different bands and acts performing across around 20 different venues in Kendal – with about 200 performances in total,” said Josh Macaulay, the chair of Kendal BID.

“There will be all sorts of genres featured, from original music to covers, jazz, folk and acoustic, so something for everybody to enjoy.”

90 per cent of acts are from within a 10-mile radius of Kendal, and those from further afield have been selected due to either regular performances in Kendal or their significant local fanbase.

The festival, trialled last October, received overwhelming support from both the audience attendees and the host venues.

Spurred by the successful trial, Kendal BID has now sanctioned the event for another year, this time expanded to two days.

The festival will raise its curtain on Friday, October 6, and wrap up on Saturday, October 7, with performances spanning from approximately 11.30am to late in the night on both days.

Bands OTT, Drum Nation, Thieving Magpies, and Shelly’s Bane, are among many acts slated to perform.

Saturday will feature three outdoor stages including the main stage, a tent in Market Place, and an all-new 'student stage'.

This new addition, managed by Kendal College’s music department, will spotlight young budding musicians in the area.

A third outdoor stage, the 'Secret Stage', will be held at a venue yet to be confirmed.

Other venues including Smokie’s Retro Bar, The New Union, The Factory Tap, and The Horse & Rainbow are gearing up to host performances throughout the festival's duration.

“We put on the festival in October last year to give Kendal businesses a boost in a month which is traditionally quite quiet,” said Josh.

“In September the town is still feeling the positive effects of the summer, in November you have the Kendal Mountain Festival and in December you have Christmas but October is a ‘dip month’, particularly since the Lakes International Comic Art Festival moved to Bowness.

“We want Kendal to be a great place for businesses and for people to work but also to be a great place to live, where there are good things going on to help keep young people here and retain the workforce.

“We hope the festival will be a great event for the community. It promises to be a rocking good weekend for everyone!”