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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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Our Place in Space | Guided Tours of the Solar System
Join us for a guided tour of the solar system on the spectacular Midsummer Common. Our tours are tailored to different interests and abilities, with something for everyone!
Evening You Song | Our Place in Space
Join us for a spectacular performance of live choral music based on traditional Even Song.
Songwriters’ Round
Join us for an intimate afternoon of live music featuring some of the best emerging songwriter's based in Cambridge.
Our Place in Space | Morning Yoga on Midsummer Common
Relax, unwind and be mindful by Mercury! Jump in your space shuttle and head towards Mercury to join a yoga class that will help restore your body and mind with Karin Eklund.
Our Place in Space | Ice From Above at the Polar Museum
Join the team at The Polar Museum and help to map the coldest places on planet Earth with a giant floor map.
The Cambridge Country Show
Come along and join us at The Cambridge Country Show, this is the event with something for everybody. Pop along to see what we have on offer for you.
Our Place in Space | Minecraft and Coding Sessions
Our Creative Learning team are coming to Cambridge for a week of Minecraft and coding workshops inspired by Our Place in Space. Free digital workshops will see you create your own space vehicle or design a game inspired by the iconic Space Invaders arcade game.
FREE Cafe Cabaret : Banana Ukulele Band & Aerialist Katriana
Come and enjoy an afternoon’s free entertainment in Haddenham Arts Centre’s garden marquee. Marvel at Banana Ukulele, gasp at Aerialist Katriana. 2.30pm - 4pm, no need to book, just turn up and enjoy!
Meteors on Midsummer — Silent Disco Skygazing | Our Place in Space
Taking place on Midsummer Common during the peak of the Perseid meteor shower, this unique event will invite you to lie back and open your eyes and ears to the wonder of the sky.
Quantum Theatre’s ‘The Reluctant Dragon’ at Denny Abbey
Everyone knows St George has to do battle with the dragon, but what happens when the dragon simply won’t fight St George? Quantum Theatre presents Kenneth Grahame’s The Reluctant Dragon, an enchanting tale of a poetry-loving dragon and his friendship with a little boy who together hatch a cunning plan to NOT fight St George!
Our Place in Space | Storytelling at the Sun
Take yourself and your family or friends on a storytelling adventure by the Sun on Sunday 14 or 21 August.
Free Outdoor Film Night – Clifford the Big Red Dog & Grease
Stourbridge Medieval Fair at the Leper Chapel
Free family-fun event at the historic Leper Chapel with dancing, music, storytelling, stalls, crafts and fascinating history talks.
Open Cambridge
Discover Cambridge inventions past and present alongside some unmissable tours this September as Open Cambridge welcomes the public once again.
Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival
To celebrate Chinese New Year, Addenbrooke’s Charitable Trust (ACT) has joined with new event organisers NewWave Events to launch the 16th Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival!
Chariots of Fire 2022
Chariots of Fire is one of Cambridgeshire’s largest annual charity events. Teams of six each run a 1.7 miles course in relay format.
Did you know?
Want to visit Europe’s largest air museum? Pay a visit to IWM Duxford, which houses a huge collection of aircraft and aviation exhibits, as well as hosting regular flying displays.