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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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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.
Fossil Fun: Exploring Ancient Flora
You are invited to a Summer of Botany at Cambridge University Botanic Garden with family trails and activities throughout the summer.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream at National Trust Wimpole Estate
Chapterhouse Theatre Company presents Shakespeare’s best-loved romantic comedy!
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.
Ghost Stories III
A new performance of stories from Ovid’s famous poem, Metamorphoses - a new translation, written and performed by Richard Spaul. Tales of miraculous change and transformation, by turns charming and terrifying, and astonishingly modern. Transgressive sexualities, ghosts, incest, tragedy and the Occult all feature in an evening of fascinating storytelling. Note that doors open at 7.30pm for 8pm start.
Beauty and the Beast at Wimpole Estate
Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this summer for a brand-new telling of this classic fairy tale. This rollicking new adaptation of Beauty and the Beast is perfect for all the family!
Ghost Stories III
A new performance and the third installment of in situ:’s popular Ghost Stories series. Featuring Charles Dickens’ masterpiece The Signal Man, Elizabeth’s Bowen’s The Demon Lover and The Dead from Homer’s Odyssey. Doors open 7:30 for 8:00pm start.
Science on Sundays: August 2024
Engineering to study biology: building tools to study an economically important crop disease. A talk by Dr Olaf Kranse, Crop Science Centre, University of Cambridge.
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.
Pizza making workshop
Come join us for a hands-on Pizza Making Workshop where you'll learn to knead dough, toss toppings, and bake your own delicious pizza!
Hamlet
In this remarkable solo performance of Hamlet, Richard Spaul brings his unique vocal gifts and powers of characterisation to explore Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Doors open at 7:30 for 8:00pm start.
Hamlet
In this remarkable solo performance of Hamlet, Richard Spaul brings his unique vocal gifts and powers of characterisation to explore Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Doors open at 7:30pm for 8:00pm start.
The Cambridge Criterium
Professional cycle racing is back in the UK’s cycling capital. A free-to-attend event with a ride for the public and headline races for elite and professional cyclists.
Little Gransden Charity Air & Show
Enjoy breathtaking flying displays and explore attractions like classic cars, craft stalls, fairground rides, live music, and more, all set in the beautiful countryside of Little Gransden. Since 1992, this event has grown significantly. Indulge in a variety of food and refreshments, from a licensed bar to sweets and doughnuts. Organized by volunteers, all proceeds support the BBC’s Children in Need and local children’s charities.
Wedding Venue Open Day
We are again, opening our doors to all the couples to be for a day of Wedding Inspiration! If you’re recently engaged, or are one of the lucky few to have already booked your wedding with us, then this is an event you don’t want to miss out on.
Did you know?
The first game of football, as we know it, was played in Cambridge in 1848.