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From making your own gin with one of the world’s most innovative distilleries, to trying the best of the Cambridge food scene – here are some uniquely Cambridge experiences to seek out during your stay
Find out moreWhether 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.
Looking for a fun, creative activity for your child this half-term? Bring them to our Pop-Up LEGO® Creative Studio! What do you get? 2 hours of play and creativity, building techniques workshops, and a LEGO® surprise to take home!
Join us for family fun after hours at Ely Museum. Explore the galleries in the dark with your torch, listen to a spooky story and follow the cryptic clues of our Twilight trail, all included in your Twilight ticket.
Join us for a magical family session at the Botanic Garden, inspired by Elena Mannion's enchanting story "Old Oak and Little Acorn."
Join us in the Kettle’s Yard house for a Chamber Music concert with Sterling Elliott and Gabriele Strata.
Welcome to the Big Deal Comedy Club -Where laughter takes centre stage, and your night out is a Big Deal
Pop along and find over 60+ artists selling work, drawing LIVE and showcasing sketchbooks!
A great day out for all the family. Have all your senses stimulated by our magnificent steam engines running in public again following an extensive restoration program.
Join us on November 5th on historic Midsummer Common for this year's Fireworks Night, organised by Cambridge City Council. The event is one of the city’s longest running and best-loved traditions, drawing thousands to watch as the night sky is transformed into a stunning kaleidoscope of colour and light.
Join artist Adham Faramawy for the launch of their new film ‘The Cyclamen and the Cedar’, the culmination of their recent residency at Kettle’s Yard as part of 20/20, a 3 year programme with the UAL Decolonising Arts Institute. Followed by conversation between the artist and curator Guy Haywood.
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Trio Chagall in the Kettle’s Yard house.
At this one-day symposium at Kettle’s Yard, convened by Inga Fraser (Senior Curator, House & Collections) and Naomi Polonsky (Assistant Curator, House & Collections), we explore the work of Hans Coper in its broadest contexts: engaging art and design histories, exhibition and curatorial histories, social and political contexts, histories of education and pedagogy.
Join Cecilia Charlton for this day Bargello workshop and create small embroideries that can be used as gifts or ornaments.
A documentary film screening and live cinematic concert adaptation of the score, in aid of those affected by the 2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake.
Join Cambridge Blue Belles WI for an enlightening evening with Dr. Madeleine Lameris, an expert on women's health, as she demystifies the menopause and perimenopause.
The Cambridge Impronauts present: Pick 'N' Mix! A showcase of the sweetest improvised comedy that Cambridge has to offer!
Direct from the West End - Reggae for the World When you think reggae, there is only one name that comes to mind. The legend that was Bob Marley. Legend - the music of Bob Marley is an unforgettable evening celebrating this musical icon in one fantastic stage show extravaganza. Combining his superb, distinctive vocals with flawless musicianship, a supremely talented cast recreate the timeless hits Could You Be Loved, Is This Love, One Love, No Woman No Cry, Three Little Birds, Jammin’, Buffalo Soldier, Stir It Up, Get Up Stand Up, Exodus, Waiting in Vain, Satisfy My Soul, Iron Lion Zion, I Shot the Sheriff and many more reggae classics. Hotfoot from a sell out show at London’s Adelphi Theatre, It is a two-hour spectacular, showcasing the magic of Marley. It captures the charisma and culture of an icon gone too soon.
Make your own illuminated letter in the medieval style using an array of historic techniques and materials including 23ct gold leaf with artist Sarah Davis. From simple golden capitals to Initials filled with mythical creatures, illuminated letters are a key feature of medieval manuscripts and are a beautiful way to create a unique miniature artwork.
Come and join us as we turn on the festive lights at Market Square with Star Radio.
An awareness-raising and fundraising event for survivors of sexual violence in Tigray and other conflict-affected regions of Ethiopia
Join us for an adventure this Christmas at Anglesey Abbey with Wild in Art’s Bear Hunt trail from 19 November 2024 to 5 January 2025.
A giant of the jazz improv world, Tim Garland brings together his eclectically-minded trio and Britten Sinfonia for the most ambitious project of his stellar career, at the Cambridge Jazz Festival.
Join us for a Chamber Music concert with Kathryn Stott on piano in the Kettle’s Yard house. Doors open at 7.30pm.
Welcome to the Big Deal Comedy Club -Where laughter takes centre stage, and your night out is a Big Deal
Join us for a day of learning about traditional signwriting and gold leaf gilding, with Carlie from Buck & Bear Design.
COUNTRY ROADS One Night of Country Classics Come with us to the place you belong, for a night of the very best country classics! Leave your 9 to 5 worries at the door and get ready as – for one night only – we celebrate the Kings and Queens of country music. Brand-new for 2024, from hit producers Entertainers. . . this is the Lost in Music of Country! Join us for a very special evening, celebrating country superstar royalty. Enjoy the very biggest country songs of all time; 9 to 5, The Gambler, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, King of the Road, Crazy, Rhinestone Cowboy, Jolene, Dance the Night Away, Walkin’ after Midnight and many, many more. The stars of our hit show Islands in the Stream return in this brand-new production that’s now BIGGER than ever! It’s a night like no other – join us for a celebration, live on stage, of the music of a generation. . . in one night of Country Classics. Touring nationwide for 2024! This is Country Roads!
Try your hand at Brush Lettering with Rebecca from Betty Etiquette. Learn this beautiful calligraphy lettering style in a friendly relaxed workshop just in time to share it with friends and family this Christmas!
Kettle’s Yard has a long history of supporting students. Join us to hear a performance by holders of Instrumental Awards for Chamber Music, an intercollegiate scheme which enables students to participate in high-quality chamber music at the University of Cambridge.
This festive season dress to impress as you walk the red carpet and get your dancing shoes ready to party at Hilton’s Night at the Movies. Start the night with a glass of bubbles and popcorn followed by a 3-course dinner, finishing the night dancing to your favourite disco tunes with our resident DJ, and strike your best pose in the photo booth.
An afternoon concert to raise funds for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH)
Join us for an evening of excitement, splendour and all that is Christmas!
Join us for an evening of excitement, splendour and all that is Christmas!
Experience the magic and mystery of a Victorian Christmas with a special event featuring renowned storyteller Robert Lloyd Parry, as he brings to life Charles Dickens’ eerie classic, The Signalman (1866). Join us at 7.30 pm at 184 Gwydir Street for an evening of spine-tingling tales and festive cheer.
Sink into the classic tale of Victorian Christmas and the redemption of London's most memorable miser in the heart of Cambridge.
TV favourite Ed Byrne brings his Best Reviewed Show at the 2023 Edinburgh Festival, British Comedy Guide's No 1 Comedy show of 2023, and his most personal show to date to Cambridge!
Eboracum Baroque perform Handel’s celebrated work, Messiah on Saturday 14th December in Great St Mary’s Church, Cambridge.
Eboracum Baroque are delighted to return to the Georgian splendour of St Andrew’s Church, Wimpole for a varied programme of festive music.
Welcome to the Big Deal Comedy Club -Where laughter takes centre stage, and your night out is a Big Deal
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
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