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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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Live Piano in the Heart of Cambridge
Looking for the perfect way to unwind in the heart of Cambridge? 🎹✨ Join us at the Piano Bar at Hilton Cambridge City Centre and let the smooth sounds of our resident pianist, Lucia, elevate your evening. Whether you're enjoying a cocktail after work, catching up with friends, or simply soaking in the elegant atmosphere, Lucia’s live performances on every Friday and Saturday, 7pm–10pm, set the perfect tone. 🎶🍸 Swing by, relax, and make your night a little more magical with the sound of live piano music.
Bach to Baby Family Concert in Cambridge
Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, children and you.
Songs of the Bulbul
Award-winning South Asian dance company Aakash Odedra present Songs of the Bulbul, inspired by the ancient Sufi myth of a captured bulbul songbird.
Folk On A Boat
Folk on a Boat: 90-min River Cam cruise with John Bramwell, live acoustic set, July 23, 7:30–9 pm. Limited tickets available!
Iago Banet, ‘The Galician King of Acoustic Guitar’ at Cambridge Junction
Described as ‘a master of the guitar’ by Sean Rafferty, BBC Radio 3 In Tune; as 'nothing short of phenomenal’ in a recent review, and as a ‘highly recommended artist’ by Celtic Connections, Iago Banet creates stories without words, enthralling audiences as he does so. He is a”one man band”on acoustic guitar not to be missed.
Folk@CMT2026
Where Folk Music Meets Industrial Heritage
Big Deal Comedy Club
The best live comedy show in Cambridge and The Cambridge Folk Festival comes together for one night only
K-POP Party
K-Pop comes to Cambridge!
repmusic & Gonville Hotel present Dinner Jazz: Robin Sings Nat King Cole
Robin Phillips performs songs by one of the most famous jazz singer / pianists of all time, Nat King Cole. Recreating Nat's classic line-up of piano/vocals, guitar and bass.
Japanese music from early modern Japan
This free concert introduces a type of popular music from early modern Japan called 'shinnai bushi'. The first of its kind in the UK and featuring renowned artists from Japan, this event transports you back to eighteenth century Japan, in the megacity of Edo (nowadays Tokyo) and its pleasure quarters.
WICKED Party
WICKED party comes to Cambridge this August
Folk By The Oak Festival Presents: Folk Supergroup “Spell Songs” In Thin Air – New Album Tour at Cambridge Corn Exchange
The Spell Songs musicians have developed an intricate new album that has an overarching narrative, capturing the remarkable world of birds from nest to migration.
Ancient Oak Fayre
Viking Medieval event. A family fun and educational day. We have jousting, falconry, walk about musicians. Pentacle drummers, Daridel. Devilstick Peat the jester. Battles and living history,we have many knowledgeable people that you can chat to. Hold a wild bird. The Watermill wolves and the Mermaid tank. Have a go archery. Market including Medieval and Viking ( authentically crafted ) Pagan wares. In the fairy glade there will be free workshops for children. Bubbles the Pixie. Face-painting, story telling. Also in the fairy glade there will be a fancy dress? costume competition with money prizes for Men, women and children.
Ancient Oak Fayre
Viking Medieval event. A family fun and educational day. We have jousting, falconry, walk about musicians. Pentacle drummers, Daridel. Devilstick Peat the jester. Battles and living history,we have many knowledgeable people that you can chat to. Hold a wild bird. The Watermill wolves and the Mermaid tank. Have a go archery. Market including Medieval and Viking ( authentically crafted ) Pagan wares. In the fairy glade there will be free workshops for children. Bubbles the Pixie. Face-painting, story telling. Also in the fairy glade there will be a fancy dress? costume competition with money prizes for Men, women and children.
The Lark Ascending
The English Chamber Orchestra and Harriet Mackenzie perform Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, Vivaldi's Winter, and Classics at fabulous Trinity Chapel.
Neoclassical Piano Concert with Yaroslav Oliinyk
Music for Wellbeing - a neoclassical piano concert with original music, timeless classics and wonderful atmosphere!
Did you know?
Not many pubs can claim to have served a man a pint just after he’d discovered the secret of life itself, but The Eagle can! It was in this city centre pub that scientists Francis Crick and James Watson announced their discovery of DNA in the 1953.