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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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Ten Good Years
A major new exhibition celebrating 10 years of The Heong Gallery in Cambridge.
Portraits of Cambridge: A Town in Transition
Explore Cambridge as a town grappling with change. See how Cambridge had been reshaped by rapid growth, shifting industries, and an evolving streetscape. Artwork by six local artists highlights glimpses of the past come to life. Whether you know Cambridge well or are visiting for the first time, this is a chance to see the city as it once was: familiar, yet somehow different.
Twighlight Thursdays
Treat you and a friend to a 2-hour Leisure Club pass at Graduate Cambridge followed by a delicious 2-course menu.
Steak Thursday
Join us every Thursday in the Bull & Bass Restaurant for our unbeatable Steak Night!
OpportuniTea – Afternoon Tea
An Afternoon Tea with Purpose at Hilton Cambridge City Centre
Live Piano in the Heart of Cambridge
Looking for the perfect way to unwind in the heart of Cambridge? 🎹✨ Join us at the Piano Bar at Hilton Cambridge City Centre and let the smooth sounds of our resident pianist, Lucia, elevate your evening. Whether you're enjoying a cocktail after work, catching up with friends, or simply soaking in the elegant atmosphere, Lucia’s live performances on every Friday and Saturday, 7pm–10pm, set the perfect tone. 🎶🍸 Swing by, relax, and make your night a little more magical with the sound of live piano music.
Bach to Baby Family Concert in Cambridge
Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed classical concert series for babies, children and you.
Unmissable Show: David Hockney Beneath The Surface
Dive beneath the surface of David Hockney's iconic swimming pools in MODO's submersive summer exhibition with memoriam media room.
Cambridge Bank Heist Experience
Explore the city like never before with our cutting-edge mobile app as your guide. Trek through the streets, crack codes, and solve puzzles linked with Cambridge's most iconic landmarks - it's like starring in your own heist movie.
Cambridge Open Studios 2026
Cambridge Open Studios returns this July, inviting visitors to step inside artists’ studios, homes and creative workspaces across Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Ely, Saffron Walden and surrounding villages. Over four weekends, hundreds of local artists will open their doors, offering a rare opportunity to see where art is made, meet makers face-to-face and discover original work in painting, printmaking, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, sculpture, photography, glass, mixed media and more. Visitors can plan their own route, explore neighbourhoods and villages, follow art trails, enjoy a day out with friends or family and buy directly from artists. Free to visit and welcoming to all, Cambridge Open Studios is one of the region’s most loved annual arts events, celebrating creativity, community and the pleasure of discovering art in the places where it is made. Event: Cambridge Open Studios 2026 Dates: July 2026, across all four weekends
Catherine Cleuziou Exhibition @ Hot Numbers Trumpington Street
Grab a brew and lose yourself in Catherine Cleuziou's rhythmic, music-driven abstract art, now hanging at Hot Numbers Coffee Trumpington Street. Originals only, no prints.
Dear Zoo
Dear Zoo, Rod Campbell's timeless children’s book, returns to the stage with puppets, music and lots of audience interaction!
Introduction to Agave Spirits Tasting
Come and explore a range of Mexican spirits, presented by drinks writer and ambassador Billy Abbott
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.
Summer at the Museums
Fun family days out in Cambridge and beyond Your local museums have a jam-packed programme of free and low-cost activities to keep the whole family entertained this summer!
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!
Did you know?
The city’s name is known around the world, but it wasn’t always called Cambridge. In the Middle Ages it was known as Grantabridge, meaning the bridge over the river Granta (one of the sources of the River Cam).