What's On: What's On

Sat 16 May

9:00AM - 4:00PM

Across a full uplifting day, Nourish and Nurture will bring together a blend of hands-on experiences, thoughtful conversations and opportunities to learn from leading voices in food, health and sustainable living. Expect a warm community feel, a beautiful setting and space to pause, reflect, reconnect and discover something new.

9:00AM - 4:30PM

Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers

A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.

9:30AM - 2:30PM

A Treasure Hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge

Hidden Cambridge’s unique (and not app-based) treasure hunt will have you discovering quirky Cambridge – including hidden away work by Quentin Blake and something from the sculptor of “The Angel of the North”, but not quite on that scale!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Hidden Histories

Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig

Step inside the world of Angelina Ballerina as the Museum of Cambridge opens a new exhibition ‘Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig’!

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime

Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

War Craft

What can artworks and objects made in times of war reveal about the pain, peril and lifechanging experiences of conflict and our instincts to seek out hope and humanity through creativity and making?

11:00AM - 12:00PM

Guided House Tour: Flower Focus

Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house, exploring flower paintings.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today

Inspired by the presence of freshly cut flower displays and paintings in the Kettle’s Yard house, this exhibition will present works featuring flowers by artists spanning across the 20th and 21st centuries.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Kenji Umeda: a journey

This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede.

12:30PM - 2:00PM

Hidden Cambridge: The Walking Tour – The Unusual, The Quirky and The Downright Bizzare!

Hidden Cambridge’s latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide

1:30PM - 5:30PM

Afterlives of Fragments: (Un)Making across anthropology, archaeology, art and architecture

As part of CRASSH’s 25th anniversary programme, the event combines an interdisciplinary panel with an artistic workshop.

3:00PM - 4:30PM

Bodies in the Bookshop Presents: Dark Deeds in Lonely Places

Join authors Elspeth Latimer, Emma Styles and Bridget Walsh as they discuss their new thrillers.

4:00PM - 6:00PM

GLOBAL CULTURES: THE SAMURAI BOND – YOSHITSUNE & BENKEI CONCERT 16 MAY 2026

Join us at Jesus College, Cambridge, for ‘The Boy on Goj? Bridge’ – a performance by Yui Shikakura and Laura Sampson.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears at the Red House: Shared Lives, Shared Legacy"?

Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears at the Red House: Shared Lives, Shared Legacy"? by Christopher Hilton Head of Archive and Library, Britten Pears Arts

7:30PM - 9:30PM

Concert by CCSO

Music by Stravinsky, Carwithen and Rachmaninov

7:45PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Scenes from the Climate Era

How do you plan a life when the future looks nothing like the past? Scenes from the Climate Era, the ADC Theatre's Easter Week 2 Mainshow, is a provocative, mesmerising kaleidoscope which reflects humanity’s most complex crisis, both as we know it and as we will.

8:00PM - 9:30PM

ELEMENTS with Ellie Slorach

Programme to include ‘Elements’ by Katerina Gimon, and works by Herbert Howells, Frank Ticheli, Morten Lauridsen, and Eric Whitacre.

WHAT'S ON

Events open to the public from the University of Cambridge

Sat 16 May	9:00AM - 4:00PM	Nourish and Nurture Conference Across a full uplifting day, Nourish and Nurture will bring together a blend of hands-on experiences, thoughtful conversations and opportunities to learn from leading voices in food, health and sustainable living. Expect a warm community feel, a beautiful setting and space to pause, reflect, reconnect and discover something new.
	9:00AM - 4:30PM	Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library.
	9:30AM - 2:30PM	A Treasure Hunt: The Quirky Side of Cambridge Hidden Cambridge’s unique (and not app-based) treasure hunt will have you discovering quirky Cambridge – including hidden away work by Quentin Blake and something from the sculptor of “The Angel of the North”, but not quite on that scale!
	10:00AM - 4:00PM	Hidden Histories Explore the hidden histories of the Polar Museum in this new label display. From the female figures in polar history to the origins of Inuit art; follow the stories around the museum exhibits and discover something new.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Exhibition: Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig Step inside the world of Angelina Ballerina as the Museum of Cambridge opens a new exhibition ‘Making Angelina: The World of Helen Craig’!
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	Highlight Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime Experience the dynamic paint, vivid colour, and bold vision of contemporary British painter Frank Bowling. Celebrating a career lasting nearly seven decades, our exciting display brings together a lifetime of the artist’s work.
	10:00AM - 5:00PM	War Craft What can artworks and objects made in times of war reveal about the pain, peril and lifechanging experiences of conflict and our instincts to seek out hope and humanity through creativity and making?
	11:00AM - 12:00PM	Guided House Tour: Flower Focus Join one of our knowledgeable Visitor Assistants for an introductory guided tour of the Kettle’s Yard house, exploring flower paintings.
	11:00AM - 5:00PM	Handpicked: Painting Flowers from 1900 to Today Inspired by the presence of freshly cut flower displays and paintings in the Kettle’s Yard house, this exhibition will present works featuring flowers by artists spanning across the 20th and 21st centuries.
	11:00AM - 5:00PM	Kenji Umeda: a journey This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede.
	12:30PM - 2:00PM	Hidden Cambridge: The Walking Tour – The Unusual, The Quirky and The Downright Bizzare! Hidden Cambridge’s latest and surely most entertaining city centre walking tour led by a Cambridge Green Badge Guide
	1:30PM - 5:30PM	Afterlives of Fragments: (Un)Making across anthropology, archaeology, art and architecture As part of CRASSH’s 25th anniversary programme, the event combines an interdisciplinary panel with an artistic workshop.
	3:00PM - 4:30PM	Bodies in the Bookshop Presents: Dark Deeds in Lonely Places Join authors Elspeth Latimer, Emma Styles and Bridget Walsh as they discuss their new thrillers.
	4:00PM - 6:00PM	GLOBAL CULTURES: THE SAMURAI BOND – YOSHITSUNE & BENKEI CONCERT 16 MAY 2026 Join us at Jesus College, Cambridge, for ‘The Boy on Goj? Bridge’ – a performance by Yui Shikakura and Laura Sampson.
	7:00PM - 9:00PM	Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears at the Red House: Shared Lives, Shared Legacy"? Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears at the Red House: Shared Lives, Shared Legacy"? by Christopher Hilton Head of Archive and Library, Britten Pears Arts
	7:30PM - 9:30PM	Concert by CCSO Music by Stravinsky, Carwithen and Rachmaninov
	7:45PM - 9:30PM	Highlight Scenes from the Climate Era How do you plan a life when the future looks nothing like the past? Scenes from the Climate Era, the ADC Theatre's Easter Week 2 Mainshow, is a provocative, mesmerising kaleidoscope which reflects humanity’s most complex crisis, both as we know it and as we will.
	8:00PM - 9:30PM	ELEMENTS with Ellie Slorach Programme to include ‘Elements’ by Katerina Gimon, and works by Herbert Howells, Frank Ticheli, Morten Lauridsen, and Eric Whitacre.