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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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The BIG Switch On at Market Square 2026
Cambridge is getting ready to welcome the festive season this November, with two Christmas light switch-on events set to bring the city to life and mark the official countdown to Christmas. The two events will kick-start the festive season in Cambridge, bringing together residents, visitors, businesses and communities for a celebration of everything the city has to offer at Christmas.
Contemplation, with Cambridge Schola
Enjoy a unique choral performance after hours in our atmospheric Cast Gallery.
In Conversation: Sunil Gupta and Hal Fischer
Join exhibition artist Sunil Gupta and photographer Hal Fischer for an evening exploring queer photography.
Susan Calman: Tall Tales
For the first time in ten years, beloved comedian, writer and broadcaster Susan Calman returns to the stage with a joyful, whip-smart and wonderfully unhinged evening of stories, silliness and surprise, already adding extra dates due to phenomenal demand!
Gonville Hotel & repmusic present: ‘Robin Sings Chet’. Dinner jazz for Cambridge Jazz Festival 2026.
Dinner jazz event in Cambridge Jazz Festival, jazz singer / pianist Robin Phillips (ft. James Brady on trumpet) performs the music of legendary jazz singer / trumpeter Chet Baker.
Bridging Binaries LGBTQ+ Tour
Explore antiquity beyond the binary at the Museum of Classical Archaeology.
Copy That Floppy
Recover old data from floppy disks into modern format at CCH! Nov 21, 1-5pm. £12 per 30-min slot (includes full-day museum entry).
The Centenary of the National Garden Scheme
Well known garden writer and former chief executive of the National Garden Scheme to give 2026 Max Walters Memorial Lecture for plant enthusiasts. Venue: The William Collyn Centre, Wellbrook Way, Girton, Cambridge, CB3 0GP. Plenty of free parking, including parking for those with disabilities, or bus from Cambridge centre. Tickets: In advance only. £12 Plant Heritage members and students, £17 for visitors. Please email Rosemary Buisseret to apply for tickets/information: ppsrjb@gmail.com
Guided House Tour
Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house.
Bach to Baby Christmas Family Concert in Cambridge
Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers.
Mark Thomas: 40 In Stand Up Years
What?! Mark Thomas has been ‘standing up’ for 40 years? Impossible!! But how old does that make you…? Alas it is true; one of our oldest surviving alternative comics celebrates 40 years at the mic as he takes his brand-new show on the road this autumn.
Shakespeare in a Suitcase – Hamlet
Combining Shakespearean verse, modern language inventive staging and live music, NIE reimagines Hamlet as fast, funny and family friendly.
Live Jazz & Soulful Vocals: Sam Miles Quintet ft. Georgia Van Etten
Cambridge saxophonist Sam Miles brings together a stellar quintet to perform jazz standards through fresh, contemporary arrangements: familiar favourites, reimagined by an exceptional Cambridge and London ensemble.
LATE at Kettle’s Yard
Join us at Kettle’s Yard for an evening of art, talks, music and making, inspired by our exhibition Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now.
Cambridge Botanic Lights
Join us for 2026's Cambridge Botanic Lights trail around Cambridge University Botanic Garden!
Rush Christmas Decorations with Nadine Anderson
Join master basketmaker Nadine Anderson and weave your own festive willow decorations using traditional basketry techniques. Working with Cambridgeshire-grown willow and locally harvested rush, you'll create a collection of beautiful handmade decorations inspired by the natural materials and craftsmanship that were so important to the Arts & Crafts movement.
Did you know?
Cambridge is the cycling capital of the UK, with around 55% of residents making a journey by bike at least once per week.