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Whether you’re a foodie, an art enthusiast, music fan, or science devotee, Cambridge has something for you. Home to festivals and events all year round, we invite you to explore the latest and greatest this buzzing cultural hub has to offer.
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Festivals
Cambridge Oktoberfest
Get ready again, for an authentic experience of the german Oktoberfest! Save yourself the price of a plane ticket, and join us for the 2023 Oktoberfest, right near you.
Markets, Fetes & Fairs
Autumn Market Pop-Up Grantchester
Home Food Preloved and more. Some of the finest local makers, creators and artisans.
Family Friendly
Sport
Suffolk Punch Horses on Display
We are delighted to be welcoming the Suffolk Horse Society – and the world-famous Suffolk Punch breed – back to the National Horseracing Museum on Sunday 1st October.
Family Friendly
Festivals
Markets, Fetes & Fairs
Foxton Scarecrow Festival
Join us in Foxton and find all the film-themed scarecrows around the village, plus refreshments, live music, maker's market, children's quiz and activities, tombola, raffle and games. Vote for your favourite scarecrow! Lovely family-friendly local event for all ages.
Theatre
Mark Thomas in England & Son
Prepare to be taken on a kaleidoscopic odyssey where disaster capitalism, empire, stolen youth and stolen wealth merge into the simple tale of a working-class boy who just wants his dad to smile at him.
Art & Exhibitions
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Lecture by Rachel Dedman – Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery
Join us at for a special talk in the Kettle’s Yard house with Rachel Dedman, curator of our exhibition Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery.
Art & Exhibitions
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Autumn Vase Floristry Workshop
Create a stunning and impressive Autumnal display
Art & Exhibitions
Free
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Stitching Palestine: Film Screening and Conversation
Join Cambridge Visual Culture and Kettle’s Yard for a screening of the documentary film Stitching Palestine.
Art & Exhibitions
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Exhibition Tour – Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery
Join us in the galleries for an informal exhibition tour of Material Power: Palestinian Embroidery.
Art & Exhibitions
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Pumpkin Party Floristry Workshop
A fun morning creating a floral display inside a pumpkin for Halloween!
Art & Exhibitions
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
The principles of oil painting
Learn how to use oil paints to paint a still life in a friendly group. Beginners or more advanced painters are welcome. All you need is a willingness to learn a new approach!
Comedy & Entertainment
Festivals
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Cambridge Literary Festival | Winter Weekend
Bringing writers to Cambridge, For The Love Of Books!
Art & Exhibitions
Comedy & Entertainment
Festivals
Lemn Sissay | Cambridge Literary Festival
Author, poet and broadcaster Lemn Sissay returns to Cambridge!
Comedy & Entertainment
Festivals
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Jonathan Coe | Cambridge Literary Festival
Jonathan Coe presents his new book, Bourneville.
Art & Exhibitions
Family Friendly
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Beginner’s Christmas brush lettering calligraphy workshop
Do you want to learn the craft of Calligraphy to add sparkle to your Christmas cards and gift tags this year? Then join us in our ballroom, for our Beginner's Christmas brush lettering workshop with Calligraphy by Kiki.
Art & Exhibitions
Family Friendly
Cambridge Botanic Lights
Join us for Cambridge University Botanic Garden’s first ever winter lights trail – Cambridge Botanic Lights!
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Christmas Wreath Making Workshop with What the Fleur
Join Julia from What the Fleur and embrace the holiday spirit and channel your inner creativity at our enchanting Christmas Wreath Making Event at the Museum of Cambridge!
Workshops, Talks & Lectures
Christmas Wreath Making with What the Fleur at the Museum of Cambridge
Join Julia from What the Fleur to embrace the holiday spirit and channel your inner creativity at our enchanting Christmas Wreath Making Event at the Museum of Cambridge!
Family Friendly
Music
Bach to Baby Festive Family Concert in Cambridge
Bach to Baby brings you critically acclaimed concerts for baby and you this Christmas! As seen at the Royal Albert Hall, we bring our world-class musicians right to you for babies, tots and grown-ups.
Family Friendly
Christmas at University Arms Hotel
Stay at University Arms from 24th - 26th December and enjoy a relaxing festive break where you can curl up by the fire in the library, play games with your loved ones and enjoy decadent feasting.
Comedy & Entertainment
New Year’s Eve Gala Event at Hilton Cambridge City Centre
Celebrate a glitzy evening and sip a cocktail on arrival before sitting down to feast on a lavish six course meal. Toast the New Year in with a glass of bubbly and dance the night away.
Food & Drink
Cambridge Beer Festival 2024
180+ real ales, 80+ ciders, international beer, mead, wine, and cheese. Food from 7 stands. CAMRA's longest running festival, and one of the largest.
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