The Museum of Cambridge is collaborating with Cambridge-based theatre group Encounters this June on "Beasts", an immersive promenade show that guides audiences through the rooms of the 17th-century Museum building where they are met by Beasts magical, mythical, mystical. Through a rich - sometimes challenging - mixture of stories, poetry, sound, voice, music and movement, […]

A very different kind of ‘late night spent in the library’ soon to take place at Cambridge’s landmark University Library. On Thursday 18 June, they’ll be hosting a Library Late. Visitors will find a cocktail bar and a DJ (DJ Bosslady), along with a wealth of fun activities including creative workshops, board games, readings and […]

One of the most successful soul groups of all time, Shalamar return to the UK in 2026 to celebrate their 50th anniversary with The Gold Tour. Formed in Los Angeles in 1976 by Soul Train creator Don Cornelius and music executive Dick Griffey, Shalamar became a defining force in late ’70s and ’80s R&B, funk […]

Lady Maisery + Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith Two of the most engaging and inventive acts on the English folk scene combine in an alchemic collaboration, Wakefire: An Incantation to Summer.  The beguiling musical partnership of Jimmy Aldridge and Sid Goldsmith completes the line-up. With more folk songs collected about the month of May than […]

From  10:30 am - 12:00 pm Gentle guided walk to meet the Belted Galloway cows and learn how they improve  meadows for nature. Please wear footwear and clothing for being outdoors. Meet at the large noticeboard in the car park. Free event, suggested donation £3. Please pay for your car parking on arrival or For […]

It’s back by popular demand! Emma Rice Company’s ‘magic’ Malory Towers (Guardian) is touring the UK again. Get ready for high jinks, high drama and high spirits, all set to sensational live music. Darrell Rivers is starting school with an eager mind and fierce heart. Unfortunately she also has a quick temper! Can she learn […]

Born in Paris to an artistic family, Louise Farrenc was precociously musically talented, both as a pianist and a composer. Married at 17, she toured Europe as accompanist to her flautist husband, but they ultimately settled back in Paris, where Louise established a career as a pianist and professor of piano at the Paris Conservatoire. […]

Murder! But whodunnit? The truth is in your hands! Step into the world of Murder Most Unexpected, an Agatha Christie-style mystery made up entirely on the spot. Following sell-out runs in 2024 and 2025, local comedy legends Cambridge Improv Factory are back to unravel a hilarious tale of twists, turns, and suspicious characters - all […]

Selfmade Music is premièring Susannah Self’s fourth major new choral work, the Gloria, in a performance on Friday July 3rd, 2026, 7.30pm in Cambridge’s West Road Concert Hall. It will be paired with Handel’s Dixit Dominus, a brilliant work written in Italy when he was only 22. In addition, Susannah Self’s radiant work for violin […]

A free public screening of The People’s Emergency Briefing will take place at the Clay Farm Library (Clay Farm Library, The Clay Farm Centre, Hobson Ave., Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9FN, UK) on Saturday 4th Jul 2026 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM, followed by a facilitated community discussion. trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x2XhvEbz24&t=3s The screening forms part of a […]

From 10am-4pm. The lightweight Austrian scythe is an excellent tool for managing areas such as wildflower meadows and around trees. You will learn how to select and set up a scythe to suit your stature and the basics of mowing and sharpening. There will be ample time to practise, and you should be a confident […]

1pm-8pm Sunday 12th July, 2026 marks 75 years since Cambridge gained city status and to celebrate that there will be a party on Jesus Green and everyone in Cambridge is invited! A full day of live music and well-known DJ’s providing a chance to have a song and dance in the sun to some summer […]