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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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All That Jazz
Jazz nights come to Parker’s Tavern bar at the University Arms, every Friday.
Friday Nights on the Terrace
Friday Nights on The Terrace Enjoy a relaxed evening with friends on The Terrace overlooking the picture-perfect grounds. With live music, great food and your favourite drink in hand, Friday nights have never looked better.
Cambridge Folk Festival 2024
Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the longest running folk festivals in the world. Held each year since 1965 it attracts around fourteen thousand people, many of whom return year after year.
Sounds Green – Cores Do Samba
The final event of our Sounds Green line up of open-air music from Cambridge Summer Music
MUSIC IN THE PARKS – 4 August – Chesterton Recreation Ground
Back by popular demand, our FREE Music in the Parks series will return to Cambridge for Summer 2024! Join us on Chesterton Recreation Ground to hear We Got That Swing.
MUSIC IN THE PARKS – 11 August – Jesus Green
Back by popular demand, our FREE Music in the Parks series will return to Cambridge for Summer 2024! Join us on Jesus Green to hear Big 10.
Smokin Roses Presents: Folk in the Footlights ft: Daisy Chute, Francis Botcherby, Eli Bre and Alex Bayly.
Folk in the Footlights is a brand new folk night for Cambridge in 2024, in association with The Cambridge Union. Bringing the illustrious history of the Footlights and Cambridge's famous folk scene together, every 6 weeks we will present 4 of the area's finest acoustic music acts, with some touring acts as well.
MUSIC IN THE PARKS – 18 August – Nuns Way Recreation
Back by popular demand, our FREE Music in the Parks series will return to Cambridge for Summer 2024! Join us at Nuns Way Recreation to hear Waterbeach Brass.
The Glam Rock Show – Get It On
It’s time to bang a gong and Get it On for - one night of glam rock! From the producers who brought you hit show - Lost in Music! Girls rock your boys as we bring you the biggest glam rock show of a generation! An outrageous celebration of a golden age, live on stage. The costumes, the make-up, the music. You ain’t seen nothing yet! So, bring your tiger feet and join us for a night like no other.We will transport you back to a time dreams were made of! Featuring the biggest hits from T.Rex, Mud, Slade, Bowie, Suzi Quatro, Wizzard, Sweet and many more. Come on feel the noize and dress to impress for this feel-good show of the year! “If you love the 70s and love to be transported back. . . it really is for you” BBC Radio Tees This is a tribute show and is in no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.
MUSIC IN THE PARKS – 1 September – Dudley Road Recreation Ground
Back by popular demand, our FREE Music in the Parks series will return to Cambridge for Summer 2024! Join us on Dudley Road Recreation Ground to hear Under the Covers.
This Flight Tonight- The Songs of Joni Mitchell
Acclaimed singer/songwriters Zervas & Pepper present This Flight Tonight an intimate five-piece acoustic live tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell. Featuring songs such as California, Blue, Woodstock, Both Sides Now, Coyote, Big Yellow Taxi, A Case Of You, and many more…
An EPIC Night out – 90s and 00s Dance Anthems – Unique live production – Cambridge Corn Exchange
A spectacular trip back to the unforgettable era of dance anthems, House, Club Classics, Drum n Bass, Trance, Hip Hop...
Legend – The Music of Bob Marley
Direct from the West End - Reggae for the World When you think reggae, there is only one name that comes to mind. The legend that was Bob Marley. Legend - the music of Bob Marley is an unforgettable evening celebrating this musical icon in one fantastic stage show extravaganza. Combining his superb, distinctive vocals with flawless musicianship, a supremely talented cast recreate the timeless hits Could You Be Loved, Is This Love, One Love, No Woman No Cry, Three Little Birds, Jammin’, Buffalo Soldier, Stir It Up, Get Up Stand Up, Exodus, Waiting in Vain, Satisfy My Soul, Iron Lion Zion, I Shot the Sheriff and many more reggae classics. Hotfoot from a sell out show at London’s Adelphi Theatre, It is a two-hour spectacular, showcasing the magic of Marley. It captures the charisma and culture of an icon gone too soon.
Cirque – The Greatest Show
CIRQUE: The Greatest Show Where Musical Theatre Meets Circus It's time to step into the light. Escape with us for a night like no other, where we take you into a world where the very best of musical theatre showstoppers meets jaw-dropping circus spectacular. A world that explodes into colour as everyone’s favourite West End and Broadway hits combine with breath-taking, amazing performances, incredible contortionists, and thrilling feats of agility and flair. It’s the brand-new variety spectacular everyone is talking about . . welcome to Cirque: the award-winning, smash-hit sensation that is fun for all the family. Let the music lift you on a truly wondrous journey bursting with kaleidoscopic colour. Stars of the West End combine with incredible circus performers as the biggest hits from your favourite theatre shows are brought to the stage in unique, spellbinding style. An all-star cast performing the big, big numbers from your favourite shows are joined by mesmerising circus stars – making for an enchanting production that is charming and astonishing in equal measure. Enter the extraordinary world of Cirque. Roll up, roll up and book your seats now for an unforgettable night out - truly like no other.
Country Roads
COUNTRY ROADS One Night of Country Classics Come with us to the place you belong, for a night of the very best country classics! Leave your 9 to 5 worries at the door and get ready as – for one night only – we celebrate the Kings and Queens of country music. Brand-new for 2024, from hit producers Entertainers. . . this is the Lost in Music of Country! Join us for a very special evening, celebrating country superstar royalty. Enjoy the very biggest country songs of all time; 9 to 5, The Gambler, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire, King of the Road, Crazy, Rhinestone Cowboy, Jolene, Dance the Night Away, Walkin’ after Midnight and many, many more. The stars of our hit show Islands in the Stream return in this brand-new production that’s now BIGGER than ever! It’s a night like no other – join us for a celebration, live on stage, of the music of a generation. . . in one night of Country Classics. Touring nationwide for 2024! This is Country Roads!
Did you know?
Cambridge Folk Festival is one of the longest running folk festivals in the world, having launched in 1965. It takes place each summer at Cherry Hinton Hall park, and features an eclectic line-up of traditional and modern folk, as well blues, country and roots acts.