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Something for all in Cambridge

Whether you’re a foodie, an art enthusiast, music fan, or science devotee, Cambridge has something for you. Home to festivals and events all year round, we invite you to explore the latest and greatest this buzzing cultural hub has to offer. 

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Friday Nights on the Terrace
Food & Drink
Free
Music

Friday Nights on the Terrace

Friday Nights on The Terrace Enjoy a relaxed evening with friends on The Terrace overlooking the picture-perfect grounds. With live music, great food and your favourite drink in hand, Friday nights have never looked better.

  • 10/05/2024 - 30/08/2024
Latin DJ Party
Family Friendly
Food & Drink
Free
Music

Latin DJ Party

Latin DJ night at Las Iguanas Cambridge. Embark on a night of the top latin hits, whilst sipping on some refreshingly tasty 2 4 1 cocktails all night long!

  • 11/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
Stagecoach LIVE
Family Friendly
Music
Theatre

Stagecoach LIVE

Stagecoach LIVE! is coming to the Guildhall Cambridge on Saturday, May 18th, promising an exciting family-friendly experience. The event starts at 2:30 pm with a minimum donation of £5. Attendees can expect a variety of performances from Stagecoach Performing Arts Cambridge & Cambourne students, including solo acts, ensemble pieces, and a preview of their Music Theatre International Jr Theatre Festival entry. The event supports the Red Hen Project, a local charity focused on positive parenting and school-family relationships. Stagecoach Cambridge & Cambourne provides high-quality performing arts training for children aged 4-18. Donations and ticket sales will benefit the Red Hen Project. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy talented performances and support a worthy cause!

  • 18/05/2024 - 18/05/2024
Mulino Handmade Pasta

Mulino Handmade Pasta

Pasta Making Masterclass Sun 19 May 2024 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM The Wee Vinoteca @ Burwash Manor, CB23 7EY Your friends and family will be calling you the Pasta Master!

  • 19/05/2024 - 19/05/2024
Museum of Cambridge and Old Quarter Tour
Art & Exhibitions
Family Friendly
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Museum of Cambridge and Old Quarter Tour

Join the Museum of Cambridge and Old Quarter Tour and learn about the history of Cambridge, beyond the University. Uncover Cambridge and the Castle Mound site before the University came to the town, how people may dropped by for a pint at the 'White Horse Inn' before it became the Museum of Cambridge in 1936!

  • 20/05/2024 - 20/05/2024
A Conversation with Min Jin Lee, Author of Pachinko
Art & Exhibitions
Free
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

A Conversation with Min Jin Lee, Author of Pachinko

Please join us for a conversation with Min Jin Lee, acclaimed author of the bestselling novel Pachinko, at the University of Cambridge.

  • 22/05/2024 - 22/05/2024
Sir David Khalili: ‘The Art of Peace’ Public Lecture
Free
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Sir David Khalili: ‘The Art of Peace’ Public Lecture

Sir David Khalili reflects on the intersection of artistic patronage, cultural philanthropy and interfaith engagement in pursuit of peace.

  • 23/05/2024 - 23/05/2024
Waterbeach Colts Football Club Beer Festival
Family Friendly
Festivals
Music
Sport

Waterbeach Colts Football Club Beer Festival

The 20th Waterbeach Colts Beer Festival and Youth Football Tournament 24th-26th May on Waterbeach Recreation Ground. Friday 24th May 6pm - 11pm Charity football match for East Anglian Air Ambulance Featuring local band The Juliets Saturday 25th May 9am - 11pm Football Tournament followed by  Local bands The Cover Project & Out Beyond Alice Followed by an evening disco Sunday 26th May 12 noon - 9pm Live music from 2pm

  • 24/05/2024 - 26/05/2024
The Art of Embossed Lettering with Rebecca Stark
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

The Art of Embossed Lettering with Rebecca Stark

Explore the art of embossed lettering with artist and craftswoman, Rebecca Stark. Design and create your own copper plaque, inspired by text and motifs from the David Parr House.

  • 25/05/2024 - 25/05/2024
Rumourville: Improvised Comedy
Comedy & Entertainment

Rumourville: Improvised Comedy

Improvised comedy show coming to Cambridge Fringe! Rumourville: Have You Heard the Gossip? The story of a small town where a rumour ruins all! Romance, reputations, and revenge. 🌼 Sunday 26th May @ 8.00pm 🌼 Thirsty Cambridge, CB4 1EN 🌐 @rumourvilleimprov on Instagram!

  • 26/05/2024 - 26/05/2024
Dr Dolittle
Comedy & Entertainment
Family Friendly
Food & Drink
Theatre

Dr Dolittle

The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle at Waresley Park Estate Waresley Park Estate, Sandy, SG19 3DD Wed 29th May 2024 6:00PM Doctor Dolittle leads a simple life as the village doctor in sleepy Puddleby-On-The-Marsh. He often undercharges his patients, or even treats them for free, so he is terribly poor. But one day, with the help of his wise old parrot Polynesia, he makes an extraordinary discovery: that he can talk to animals.

  • 29/05/2024 - 29/05/2024
New Music: The Hermes Experiment
Music

New Music: The Hermes Experiment

Join us for this year’s New Music concert series, programmed by our New Music Curator Tom McKinney. The Hermes Experiment will be the last concert of the series, offering an exciting finale in the Kettle’s Yard house.

  • 30/05/2024 - 30/05/2024
Family Activity: Herb Planting
Family Friendly

Family Activity: Herb Planting

Come along and join us at this event as part of National Children’s Gardening Week where we will be decorating planters to grow our own herbs.

  • 01/06/2024 - 01/06/2024
Science on Sundays: 2 June 2024
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Science on Sundays: 2 June 2024

Why wetlands? The role of wetlands in climate change. A talk by Thomas Idris Marquand, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge.

  • 02/06/2024 - 02/06/2024
Clothing Donations in Support of East Anglian Air Ambulance
Free

Clothing Donations in Support of East Anglian Air Ambulance

Head down to Turing Locke and drop off your old clothes that you don't need anymore. You don't need to do anything else!

  • 05/06/2024 - 05/06/2024
The Cambridge Club Festival
Comedy & Entertainment
Festivals
Music

The Cambridge Club Festival

Dance, Disco, Discover. A feel-good festival weekend with Chaka Khan, Jessie Ware, loads more live music, family fun, street food, comedy, DJs & more.

  • 07/06/2024 - 09/06/2024
Summer Garden Bouquet workshop
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Summer Garden Bouquet workshop

Learn to create a fabulous huge handtied bouquet using the most gorgeous summer flowers on our special garden summer bouquet workshop.

  • 15/06/2024 - 15/06/2024
Science on Sunday: 16 June 2024
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Science on Sunday: 16 June 2024

Between Roman Agricultural Diffusion and Islamic Green Revolution: Crop diffusion in the 1st millennium CE Middle East and Mediterranean. A talk by Dr Daniel Fuks, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge.

  • 16/06/2024 - 16/06/2024
Painting workshop at The LAB
Art & Exhibitions
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Painting workshop at The LAB

🎨 Want to try something new and fun? Join us for a paint night at The LAB in Cambridge on Regent Street. Step-by-step instructions from local artists, all materials provided. Come by yourself or bring a friend!

  • 19/06/2024 - 19/06/2024
Fen Edge Festival
Art & Exhibitions
Comedy & Entertainment
Family Friendly
Festivals
Food & Drink
Free
Markets, Fetes & Fairs
Music
Sport
Theatre
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Fen Edge Festival

21st 22nd 23rd June 2024 // Cottenham Village Green, Cottenham Village College & Cottenham Community Centre. Live music, Food, Stalls, Activities, Performances, Fairground, Dog Show & much more!

  • 21/06/2024 - 23/06/2024
Star Shine Night Walk
Sport

Star Shine Night Walk

As the sun sets on what is one of the longest days of the year, Star Shine Night Walk is a special way to remember and celebrate loved ones while raising funds for hospice care.

  • 22/06/2024 - 22/06/2024
Shakespeare at the George – Hamlet
Theatre

Shakespeare at the George – Hamlet

Discover the story of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, a Shakespearian tragedy punctuated by dark humour, with mystery and conspiracy in abundance

  • 25/06/2024 - 06/07/2024
Cambridge Concert Orchestra – Festival Concert
Music

Cambridge Concert Orchestra – Festival Concert

An uplifting evening of music on the theme of festivals and summer celebrations, rounding off the 2024 Chesterton Festival Fun Day

  • 29/06/2024 - 29/06/2024
Choir2000 Choral Society Concert
Music

Choir2000 Choral Society Concert

Choir2000 choral society brings George Dyson’s Canterbury Pilgrims to Cambridge on 30th June.

  • 30/06/2024 - 30/06/2024
Dido and Aeneas
Music

Dido and Aeneas

Eboracum Baroque are delighted to return to the idyllic surroundings of King’s College Fellows’ Garden in Cambridge for a performance of Purcell’s classic opera, Dido and Aeneas.

  • 06/07/2024 - 06/07/2024
STANFORD SINGING BREAK at Queen’s College
Music

STANFORD SINGING BREAK at Queen’s College

Come and sing choral music by Charles Villiers Stanford in the magnificent setting of Queens’ College, Cambridge, in an exclusive weekend course to mark the centenary of the composer’s death

  • 12/07/2024 - 14/07/2024
The Art of Bowl Turning with Jon Bailey
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

The Art of Bowl Turning with Jon Bailey

Discover the Art of Bowl Turning at David Parr House with Jon Bailey. Unlock the ancient craft of bowl turning using a traditional pole lathe.

  • 13/07/2024 - 13/07/2024
Skylight with Serenata
Family Friendly
Music

Skylight with Serenata

Skylight Journey to the Stars with Serenata Let Serenata take you on a musical journey to the stars and back with their concert on Sunday July 14th at 7.30pm in Holy Trinity Church, Balsham. Skylight explores aspects of celestial light from the sun, moon and stars through glorious songs written exclusively for upper voices. The programme includes pieces by American, Canadian, Norwegian, Singapore, British, and French composers spread across the globe but living beneath a common sky, who find inspiration in the vast expanse above us all.

  • 14/07/2024 - 14/07/2024
Folk Day @museumoftechnology.com
Family Friendly
Festivals
Food & Drink
Music

Folk Day @museumoftechnology.com

Cambridge Museum of Technology welcomes you our second annual Folk Day. We will be showcasing performers from the local area selected and introduced by our partners from the Cambridge Folk Club and the Black Fen Folk Club.

  • 20/07/2024 - 20/07/2024
Science on Sundays: July 2024
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Science on Sundays: July 2024

The extraordinary ecology of drylands. A talk by Dr Courtney Currier, Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge

  • 21/07/2024 - 21/07/2024
Summer School  2024
Art & Exhibitions
Festivals
Markets, Fetes & Fairs
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Summer School 2024

Discover and explore your creative talents! Spend some quality time learning a new skill or expanding the skills you already have at our Summer School for adult learners. You'll find some inspiring choices with something for everyone to kick off the summer, with workshops including: Guitar, Indian Cookery, Italian for holidays, Weaving, Drawing, Textiles, Upholstery, Dog Training, Skills Boot Camp and much more.

  • 22/07/2024 - 26/07/2024
Cambridge Folk Festival 2024
Festivals
Music

Cambridge Folk Festival 2024

Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the longest running folk festivals in the world. Held each year since 1965 it attracts around fourteen thousand people, many of whom return year after year.

  • 25/07/2024 - 28/07/2024
Magic of Thailand Festival in Cambridge
Family Friendly
Festivals
Food & Drink

Magic of Thailand Festival in Cambridge

A two day Thai Festival to experience the taste of Thailand this summer at Parker's Piece is brought to you by Magic of Thailand.

  • 03/08/2024 - 04/08/2024
Cambridge Country Show
Comedy & Entertainment
Family Friendly
Festivals
Food & Drink
Markets, Fetes & Fairs

Cambridge Country Show

The Cambridge Country Show - The Show with something for everybody

  • 10/08/2024 - 11/08/2024
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at National Trust Wimpole Estate
Family Friendly
Theatre

A Midsummer Night’s Dream at National Trust Wimpole Estate

Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s best-loved romantic comedy!

  • 16/08/2024 - 16/08/2024
Beauty and the Beast at Wimpole Estate
Theatre

Beauty and the Beast at Wimpole Estate

Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this summer for a brand-new telling of this classic fairy tale. This rollicking new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast is perfect for all the family!

  • 17/08/2024 - 17/08/2024
Science on Sundays: August 2024
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Science on Sundays: August 2024

Engineering to study biology: building tools to study an economically important crop disease. A talk by Dr Olaf Kranse, Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge.

  • 18/08/2024 - 18/08/2024
Wedding Venue Open Day
Free
Markets, Fetes & Fairs

Wedding Venue Open Day

We are again, opening our doors to all the couples to be for a day of Wedding Inspiration! If you’re recently engaged, or are one of the lucky few to have already booked your wedding with us, then this is an event you don’t want to miss out on.

  • 26/08/2024 - 26/08/2024
This Flight Tonight- The Songs of Joni Mitchell
Music

This Flight Tonight- The Songs of Joni Mitchell

Acclaimed singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present This Flight Tonight an intimate five-piece acoustic live tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. Featuring songs such as California, Blue, Woodstock, Both Sides Now, Coyote, Big Yellow Taxi, A Case Of You, and many more…

  • 06/09/2024 - 06/09/2024
An Introduction to Contemporary Hand Weaving with Dalia James
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

An Introduction to Contemporary Hand Weaving with Dalia James

Join us for an introduction to contemporary hand weaving with artist Dalia James. This tapestry frame weaving workshop will give each participant a fundamental grounding in tapestry weaving techniques.

  • 14/09/2024 - 14/09/2024
An Introduction to Lino Printing with Zoe Ansari
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

An Introduction to Lino Printing with Zoe Ansari

In this day workshop, you will learn the basics of lino printing and the skills to get you started so you can print at home with simple tools and materials. Fuelled by inspiration from the David Parr House, you will design and carve your lino block and make a design based on the David Parr House 2024 theme, Letter, Word, Text.

  • 21/09/2024 - 21/09/2024
Cambridge Travel Festival
Festivals
Workshops, Talks & Lectures

Cambridge Travel Festival

Cambridge Travel Festival brings together, a collection of global travel destinations and experiences, to inspire your perfect holiday getaway for 2025 and beyond.

  • 29/11/2024 - 30/11/2024
HQ Nights Exclusive Christmas Party!
Comedy & Entertainment
Food & Drink

HQ Nights Exclusive Christmas Party!

Join us for an evening of excitement, splendour and all that is Christmas!

  • 14/12/2024 - 15/12/2024
MURDER:STAGED – LIVE
Theatre

MURDER:STAGED – LIVE

Following the success of Crime Viral's sell out UK serial killer tour - research psychologist and psychopathy expert Cheish Merryweather will be bringing to the stage for the very first time - MURDER:STAGED - LIVE

  • 24/01/2025 - 24/01/2025
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