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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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Hockney’s Eye
One of the most influential artists of our time, David Hockney (b.1937) takes over Cambridge this spring and summer with an exhibition across The Fitzwilliam Museum and The Heong Gallery, Downing College.
True to Nature: Open-air Painting in Europe 1780-1870
Drawing on new scholarship, this exhibition of some 100 oil sketches made across Europe explores the variety of inventive ways in which artists recorded fleeting moments in nature, experienced at first-hand.
Art exhibition: ‘Kill or Cure’
Lethal or life-giving? Wolfson's exciting contemporary art exhibition explores the potential of animals, plants, and substances from the natural world to ‘Kill’ and/or ‘Cure’.
The Written Word: Timeless Arabic & Hebrew Calligraphy
Award winning international artists come together in a new exhibition to showcase the beauty of calligraphy
Press Coffee & Juice Grand Opening
Coffee - Specialty Juice - Organic Toast - Wholesome Packaging - Sustainable Ethos - Straightforward IG - @presscoffeeandjuice
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!
Our Place in Space at the Whipple Museum
Drop in to the Whipple Museum for an Our Place in Space themed hands-on creative activity and check out their amazing collection of historical scientific instruments and teaching tools!
Our Place in Space | Cycle the Solar System
Hop on your bike and cycle your way through the solar system with fellow explorers.
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.
Zog and the Flying Doctors
Join Zog and his Flying Doctor crew this Summer, with this live stage adaptation of the family favourite children's book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
Painting and Prosecco
Spend the evening trying your hand at something new - paint brush in one hand, wine glass in the other!
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!
The Green Knight @ Cambridge Junction
THE GREEN KNIGHT IS A RAUCOUS FAMILY SHOW BASED ON ARTHURIAN LEGEND.
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.
Did you know?
One of Cambridge’s most beloved community events is the Mill Road Winter Fair, which takes place annually on the first Saturday in December. Offering stalls, entertainment and a parade, it’s been running since 2005 and attracts around 15,000 people a year.