Wandlebury – Wild Flowers in Spring

Wandlebury Country Park Cambridge

10am – 12pm at Wandlebury Country Park Gentle guided walk to learn about spring wild flowers at Wandlebury Country Park. Led by a knowledgeable guide who will help you to identify wild flowers using features such as colour, form and habitat. Please wear footwear and clothing for being outdoors. Meet at the large noticeboard in the […]

Free, Donations

Cambridge Band Competition Final

Cambridge Junction (J3) Clifton Way, Cambridge

Final of the Cambridge Band Competition, taking place in J1 (standing) from 6.30 pm.  Line up to be confirmed. Price - £14 • £10 student. Age - Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. Last entry at 10pm. Curfew at 11pm. For info go to https://www.junction.co.uk/events/cambridge-band-competition-grand-final/

£10.00 – £14.00

Eliza Carthy at Stapleford Granary

Stapleford Granary Bury Road, Stapleford

Eliza Carthy, fiddle & voice Eliza Carthy is one of the most recognisable faces in British folk. She has received an MBE, numerous BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and two Mercury Prize nominations. She was the first English traditional musician to be nominated for a BBC Radio 3 Award for World Music, and in 2021 […]

£12.00 – £24.00

Record and CD Fair

NCI Sports and Social Club 1 Holland Street, Cambridge

Taking place at the NCI Centre on H0lland Street, Cambridge.   From 10.30 to 5.00 pm. Record and CD Fair - thousands of Vinyl LPs and singles, 12", 10", 7", 33s, 45s, Shellac 78s, CDs - rarities and specialties as well as bargains to be had! Early Entry at 10.30h = £4 Entry after 11.00h = […]

£1.00 – £4.00

Pied Pipers Musical Theatre Club Presents Pippin

ADC Theatre Park Street, Cambridge

Step into a world of magic and wonder with Pippin! Young prince Pippin is on a quest to find his true purpose in life: a journey filled with adventure, love, and the search for extraordinary meaning. As he navigates the pressures of royal expectations and the allure of a simple, happy life, Pippin discovers that […]

£14.00 – £20.00

May Day Morris Dance

Wandlebury Country Park Cambridge

From 5.15am-6.30am As the summer sun rises above the Wandlebury woodlands, the Devil's Dyke Morris Men dance to greet it. This traditional English dancing event takes place in the same beautiful spot on May Day each year. Meet on the picnic field at Wandlebury Country Park (signposted from entrance), dancing starts at approx. 5.29am. Free […]

Free. Donations

Disco for Grown Ups

J1 at the Junction Clifton Way, Cambridge

The legendary Discos for Grown ups pop-up disco party is coming back to the Junction Cambridge on Friday 2nd May 2025 for another unforgettable night dancing to 70s disco, 80s pop and 90s dance classics! Get glittered up for a fun, fab and feel good night of dancing with people your own age to the […]

£23.00 – £28.50

Island – an Oratorio

West Road Concert Hall Cambridge

Performance from 4.00 pm at West Road Concert Hall. In the first half the wonderful Suite in G from Handel’s Water Music will be followed by John Rutter’s The Sprig of Thyme - a glowing collection of English Folk songs for choir and orchestra. Island is the main post-interval work: a narrated story with children’s […]

£8.00 – £15.00

The Magpies at Stapleford Granary

Stapleford Granary Bury Road, Stapleford

Bella Gaffney, Holly Brandon & Ellie Gowers Transatlantic folk band The Magpies are fast making a name as an exciting and innovative act on the contemporary roots scene. Accomplished singer-songwriters and multi-instrumentalists, they draw inspiration from traditional Celtic folk, Blue Grass and Appalachian trails. The Magpies' live shows are known for their high energy and […]

£12.00 – £24.00

Cycling Concert Tour

St John the Evangelist Church Hills Road, Cambridge

7.30pm at St John the Evangelist Church, Cambridge CB2 8RN Awakening the Seasons - A cycling concert tour by Sarah Small, viola da gamba, with Emily Ashton and Isaac Louth. The programme for three viols features© Good Againe by Tobias Hume, Spring from Christopher Simpson’s The Seasons, and the premiere of a specially commissioned work, […]

£15.00

Charity Pub Quiz

The Carpenters Arms 182-186 Victoria Road, Cambridge

A pub quiz fundraiser on Thursday 8th May at The Carpenters Arms. A great evening of drinks, food and a fun pub quiz with friends, partners, team mates or colleagues all in support of a great charity, friends of Rwandan Rugby. For info e-mail annarosegoggin@gmail.com

Celebration Concert, St. Andrew’s Orwell

St. Andrews Church, Orwell Orwell

A recital by distinguished musician,  Paul Hale as the culmination of a huge fundraising effort at St Andrew's Orwell to restore the increasingly unplayable organ. Events, auctions, grant applications and sponsorship of organ pipes has made this happen and the organ is now back in the church. Tickets - £10.00. Includes an interval drink. Tickets […]

£10.00

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