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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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Rapunzel & The Tower of Doom – Theatre of Widdershins
A Traditional tale teased, detangled and restyled into an enchanting show, combining exquisite puppetry & storytelling.
Music Awhile – A candlelit Concert at Stapleford Granary
A collection of Europe's finest early music performers play Purcell, Bach, Handel in a glorious Christmas programme
The Gesualdo Six: In Winter’s House
A concert by the vocal ensemble The Gesualdo Six in the beautiful setting of Trinity College Chapel
Onyx Brass Candlelit Concert at Stapleford Granary
Festive favourites & classy arrangements of well-loved tunes from this world-renowned brass quintet . presented in their charismatic, good humoured style.
GreenMatthews’ Gaudete – Candelit Concert at Stapleford Granary
Popular Festive fayre from the Middle Ages featuring carols and winter folksongs sung & performed on an abundance of weird and wonderful instruments.
Handel’s Messiah by Candlelight
Eboracum Baroque perform Handel’s celebrated work, Messiah at Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge. This performance will be in aid of Cancer Research UK. Relax in the run up to Christmas with this candlelit performance from some of the finest singers and instrumentalists in the UK. Performed on period instruments from the time of Handel, this is an evening of music not to be missed! Adults £25.50, Students £12.50, Children (Under 18) Free
Cabaret with Cara Bo
AMERICA’S MID-WEST MEETS CAMBRIDGE
The 100 young people making up Iowa City music ensembles present a celebration of classical, traditional American, jazz and band music
Cambridge Concert Orchestra – Hear, There and Everywhere – a World of Women Composers
7pm Sunday 12 March 2023. A concert to raise funds for the Cambridge Women's Resources Centre. Tickets: £15 for adults, FREE for children.
The Spring of Mirth – Granta Chorale concert
Join Granta Chorale choir for an afternoon of exultant choral music including Bach's beloved motet Jesu, meine Freude.
The Sixteen’s Choral Pilgrimage 2023: A Watchful Gaze
Our 2023 Choral Pilgrimage celebrates the legacy of one of choral music's most treasured composers, William Byrd.
English Touring Opera: Giulio Cesare
English Touring Opera returns to Cambridge Arts Theatre with three great operas encompassing love and war, comedy and epic tragedy. One of Handel’s most celebrated works, Giulio Cesare, is a majestic opera in which the characters are driven to extreme feelings and actions, and in which the music strikes the heart. A story of passion and revenge, featuring a treasure trove of great arias with immense dramatic intensity, the opera follows the events surrounding Julius Caesar’s conquest of Egypt, as well as his uneasy alliance and romance with fabled Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. Each opera is performed on period instruments in partnership with the much-praised Old Street Band.
English Touring Opera: Il Viaggio a Reims
English Touring Opera returns to Cambridge Arts Theatre with three great operas encompassing love and war, comedy and epic tragedy. In a provincial hotel, guests from all over Europe are stranded on their way to a great coronation. Intrigue, politics, romance and lost luggage all play their part in Rossini’s last Italian opera, Il viaggio a Reims. Each opera is performed on period instruments in partnership with the much-praised Old Street Band.
Mamma Mia Spectacular
A fully Immersive dinner performance in a purpose built venue.
English Touring Opera: Lucrezia Borgia
Lucrezia Borgia is a tragedy of great pathos. Donizetti created in Lucrezia one of his greatest roles – known as one of history’s most famous poisoners, she is a cunning strategist and a loving mother at the same time, a complex woman in a dangerous situation. Each opera is performed on period instruments in partnership with the much-praised Old Street Band.
Eddington Beer Garden 2023
A pop-up outdoor Beer Garden in Eddington Square, Cambridge is arriving for one weekend only from 28-29 April 2023!
Did you know?
One of Cambridge University’s most famous traditions is May Week, which actually takes place in early June. Heralding the end of the academic year, it’s a time when students enjoy lavish balls and garden parties before dispersing for the summer.