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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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Sounds Green – Prime Bass
The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
Life at Fitzbillies
Over the summer Fitzbillies will be home to an exhibition of paintings of Life at Fitzbillies by local artist, Naomi Tomkys OBE. The oil paintings and watercolours celebrate the customers, bakers, characters and cakes of Fitzbillies.
Family Activity: Moth Mobiles
Come along to find out all about these mysterious creatures and make a moth mobile.
Cambridge Open Studios
Our Cambridge Open Studios event runs over the first four weekends of July every year, and provides the opportunity to visit working studios, and buy art direct from the artists.
Cambridge Dance Festival
Creative dance workshops and stunning performances at Cambridge Dance Festival this July.
Sounds Green – Arun Ghosh Quintet
The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
Skylight with Serenata
Skylight Journey to the Stars with Serenata Let Serenata take you on a musical journey to the stars and back with their concert on Sunday July 14th at 7.30pm in Holy Trinity Church, Balsham. Skylight explores aspects of celestial light from the sun, moon and stars through glorious songs written exclusively for upper voices. The programme includes pieces by American, Canadian, Norwegian, Singapore, British, and French composers spread across the globe but living beneath a common sky, who find inspiration in the vast expanse above us all.
MUSIC IN THE PARKS – 14th July – Cherry Hinton Hall – Cambridge Wind Band
Back by popular demand, our FREE Music in the Parks series will return to Cambridge for Summer 2024!
Summer Terrarium Workshop
Celebrate the summer sun with a fun, hands-on terrarium-making workshop hosted by local gardening experts Small & Green.
Sounds Green – Hannah Horton
The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
Order of the Golden Lily Family Trail
You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.
Folk Day @museumoftechnology.com
Cambridge Museum of Technology welcomes you our second annual Folk Day. We will be showcasing performers from the local area selected and introduced by our partners from the Cambridge Folk Club and the Black Fen Folk Club.
Summer of Play at Anglesey Abbey
Get ready for an action-packed Summer of Play at Anglesey Abbey from 20 July to 1 September, sponsored by Starling Bank.
The Robot and The Bluebird
A wonderful and interactive live orchestral experience for children and their families. “My old heart only ever said tick tock, “ said the Robot, “but now my heart is singing.”
Herbarium Sheets: Collecting Nature’s Treasures
You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.
Sounds Green – Mighty Like The Blues
The Garden opens its gates late on Wednesday evenings throughout July to host a season of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
Did you know?
Cambridge University Library is one of the UK’s six legal deposit libraries, which means it receives a copy of every book published in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It now houses over 8 million books, journals and other items!