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Unique Cambridge
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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Festivals
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Open Cambridge
Open Cambridge is a celebration of our community, the heritage and history. It highlights stories of Cambridge and the surrounding area. It provides an inclusive platform to showcase extraordinary spaces, places and people. Open Cambridge brings together our community for ten days to celebrate, discover and explore.
Stourbridge Medieval Fair at Cambridge Leper Chapel
Free fun for all the family at one of Cambridge's oldest buildings. Storytelling, dancing, music, stalls, crafts, activities and history talks.
Cambridge Wellness Festival
The Cambridge Wellness Festival returns for the second year! Runs from 11 am until 6 pm Join us on The Green on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus between Royal Papworth Hospital and AstraZeneca, you can’t miss us, just look out for the tents and the festival flags!
East and Southeast Asian (ESEA) Heritage Month – Cambridge
Celebrate ESEA Heritage Month with us at this vibrant event organised by ESEA Cambridge, with support from the Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum, besea.n, Cambridge City Council, and the UK Education Garden. Highlights: Culinary Delights: Savour diverse cuisines on offer from Hong Kong, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, China and others. Cultural Performances: Enjoy East Timorese cultural dance, Southeast Asian martial arts, and musical performances by the Cambridge Chinese Academy. Panel Discussion: Join a discussion on generational trauma and healing with speakers Natalie Hung, Vina Fernandes, and Angelina Wong Jardin. Workshops & Activities: Participate in dumpling making, calligraphy, origami, healing music for kids, and more.
Hints and Revelations: Radius Festival of Drama 2024
Run by Radius Drama Society, the day at St Mark's Church Newnham includes a directing master class with two professional actors exploring Shakespeare's The Tempest, plus a performance of A hint of an unknown God by Rex Walford, which dramatises poetry by John Betjeman, and Q&A. If booked before the 23rd September, your ticket will include lunch. All welcome.
St John’s Eco-Festival
Get inspired to Reduce, Re-use, Repair and Recycle at the St John's Church Eco-Festival!
Cambridge Film Festival
The Cambridge Film Festival is back for its 43rd Edition!
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.
Did you know?
First World War poet Rupert Brooke studied at King’s College, Cambridge, and spent time living in Grantchester. He was so enamoured with the Cambridgeshire village he penned one of his most famous works, The Old Vicarage, about his home there.