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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
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[In]Press: Selling Print Exhibition
For the first time, David Parr House welcomes [In]Press, a selling exhibition bringing together eight contemporary printmakers, curated by Adam Bridgland.
Cambridge Bookshop Crawl
Bookshop Crawl UK is coming to Cambridge to celebrate the start of Indie Bookshop Week!
‘A Modern Arrangement’: A Discussion on Flower Paintings & Modernism
Join us for an in-conversation with art historians Olivia Meehan and Rebecca Birrell on the theme of flower paintings and Modernism.
Ideas in Bloom: PhD Talks in the Library
An informal monthly evening of ideas, drinks, and conversation with PhD researchers at University Arms.
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
From queens, emperors and divine beings, to scientists, artists and global communities, explore the spectrum of identities that exist across time, place and culture in the Museum of Classical Archaeology.
Screenprint Mono-printing with Adam Bridgland
Spend a Saturday creating vibrant mono-prints in a small, hands-on workshop, with a chance to look inside 186 Gwydir Street after the session. Led by artist-printmaker Adam Bridgland, this beginner-friendly workshop explores screen print mono-printing through colour, pattern and mark-making. You’ll use simple tools and processes to paint and pull your own expressive prints, creating a series of bold, one-off artworks.
Scrunchie Making and Silk Painting Experience at Fairycroft House, Saffron Walden
An evening of relaxed social stitching and colourful silk painting in Saffron Walden. Learn to make your own scrunchies and then get creative with watercolour-style silk painting.
Scrunchie Making and Silk Painting Experience at The LAB, Cambridge
An evening of relaxed social stitching and colourful silk painting in Cambridge. Learn to make your own scrunchies and then get creative with watercolour-style silk painting.
The Art of Cyanotype with Susie Turner
Spend a Saturday creating your own cyanotype prints in a small, hands-on workshop, with a glimpse inside the richly decorated interiors of David Parr House and its garden at lunchtime. Led by artist and printmaker Susie Turner, this beginner-friendly session explores cyanotype through observation, experimentation and making. You’ll work with natural materials, drawings and photographic elements to create striking blueprints using light and simple processes.
Kiln Cambridge Pottery Exhibition and Sale
Kiln Cambridge's Summer Exhibition and Sale at our Open Studio; 30+ potters
Visible Mending: Creative Darning Workshop
A relaxed afternoon of mindful mending in Saffron Walden. Design and create your own colourful darned patch.
Cambridge Open Studios 2026
Cambridge Open Studios returns this July, inviting visitors to step inside artists’ studios, homes and creative workspaces across Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Ely, Saffron Walden and surrounding villages. Over four weekends, hundreds of local artists will open their doors, offering a rare opportunity to see where art is made, meet makers face-to-face and discover original work in painting, printmaking, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, sculpture, photography, glass, mixed media and more. Visitors can plan their own route, explore neighbourhoods and villages, follow art trails, enjoy a day out with friends or family and buy directly from artists. Free to visit and welcoming to all, Cambridge Open Studios is one of the region’s most loved annual arts events, celebrating creativity, community and the pleasure of discovering art in the places where it is made. Event: Cambridge Open Studios 2026 Dates: July 2026, across all four weekends
Exhibition Tour – Handpicked
Join us for an exhibition tour with Curatorial Assistant Meg Breckell and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.
Ideas in Bloom: PhD Talks in the Library
An informal monthly evening of ideas, drinks, and conversation with PhD researchers at University Arms.
Folk@CMT2026
Where Folk Music Meets Industrial Heritage
Exhibition Tour – Handpicked
Join us for an exhibition tour with Assistant Curator Naomi Polonsky and enjoy a behind-the-scenes insight into Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today.
Did you know?
Legendary rock band Pink Floyd has its roots in Cambridge, with members Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and David Gilmour born and raised in the city.