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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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Sunday Luchtime concerts in CB1
Lunchtime Concert Series A summer season of open air concerts on the lawn in CB1. Every Sunday at 12.30 until September.
Parker’s Piece Music Weekend
Come join us in the Music Marquee at the Town & Country Fair. Saturday 11am - 6pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm. Top tier local bands playing live include: Mr Griff, Rising Blues, Ghost Carnival, The 29th Funktion, The Gravy Train Trio, Angie Collins, The Lightwaves, Parliament of Wolves, Cambridge Wind Band and Lost Robins. Each day will begin with multilingual family activities from Cambridge's heritage language schools.
Bliss Song Series: Roderick Williams OBE, baritone
Song recital with baritone Roderick Williams OBE & pianist Joseph Middleton
Father’s Day at Waresley Park
Spend Father’s Day outdoors with paddleboarding, family swims, sauna sessions and a BBQ lunch in the Courtyard.
Summer Solstice at Waresley Park
Celebrate the longest day of the year with a full day of wild swimming, lakeside movement, sauna, paddleboarding, seasonal food and family time by the water.
Boogie Events Presents – Boogie Back to the 80s
Boogie Nite returns to Burgess Hall... and this time we're going full-on 80s! Expect a night of feel-good anthems, neon vibes, and dancing until your feet can't take any more. Think big hair. Think bold fashion. Think the greatest decade of music ever.
Bach to Baby Family Concert in Cambridge
Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, children and you.
Celebrating Nat King Cole with the Down for the Count Swing Orchestra
The acclaimed Down for the Count Swing Orchestra returns to Cambridge with a special celebration of one of Swing music's true greats: Nat King Cole.
Tom Gamble
Described by the BBC as "one of the UK's most exciting guitarists", Tom Gamble returns to Cambridge as part of his 2026 summer tour.
Cambridge Concert Orchestra – a concert to celebrate Living Composers
To raise funds for Richard’s Music Therapy. To include: Danzón No. 2 – Arturo Márquez, The Lakes of Cold Fen – Nigel Hess, Raiders March – John Williams, Scott of the Antarctic – Pam Wedgwood (narrated by Jonathan Shanklin), and more!
The Water is Wide:Songs of shore, fen and tide
The Water is Wide: Songs of shore, fen and tide. Cambridge Timeline Choir present an evening of beautiful and evocative songs, of love, loss, adventure and peril from coastal and fenland traditions. Some familiar, some less well-known, they are arranged for harmony singing by choral director, Stef Conner. There are also two new specially-commissioned pieces being premiered at the concert.
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
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.
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.