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Mon 4 May 10:00AM - 4:00PM

‘Infinite Variations’ – A 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Art in the Life of Clare Hall

Clare Hall is delighted to present its 60th Anniversary exhibition of artworks collected over the years.

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’!

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Directing Disturbance: Three Theatremakers in Discussion

In this roundtable discussion, three directors — Corinne Jaber, Atri Banerjee, and Andrew Quick — will reflect on their methods for bringing theatregoers into and out of states of psychological unease. This event is organised by the Affective Encounters research network.

Tue 5 May 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Shape Shifters

In this exhibition, abstraction is expressed in a female form – not from a biological or essentialist perspective, but as a plurality of voices that take the abstract to new depths.

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 - 4:00PM

‘Infinite Variations’ – A 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Art in the Life of Clare Hall

Clare Hall is delighted to present its 60th Anniversary exhibition of artworks collected over the years.

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 - 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.

1:00PM - 2:00PM

The Imagined Conflict: On Science and God

On 5th May at 1pm Prof. Sverre Holm will give a seminar entitled ‘The Imagined Conflict: On Science and God’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30pm in the Shasha Suite, Woolf Building, Westminster College, Madingley Road, Cambridge.

1:00PM - 2:30PM

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

5:00PM - 6:30PM

Slaughterhouse Struggle: Space, Time, and Ideology in Beirut’s class conflicts of the 1960s.

Slaughterhouse Struggle: Space, Time, and Ideology in Beirut’s class conflicts of the 1960s. Join members of the Margaret Anstee Centre for Global Studies for a lecture presented by MAC Research Fellow, Dr Diala Lteif.

5:30PM - 6:45PM

The rise of local cartography in Europe, 12th-14th century

A talk by Juliette Dumasy (Université d’Orléans) in the 'Cambridge Seminars in the History of Cartography' series.

7:45PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Medea at the ADC Theatre

Bold adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, performed by a talented student company of BAME actors, creatives and crew members. Range of enriching talks and events included in your ticket.

Wed 6 May 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Shape Shifters

In this exhibition, abstraction is expressed in a female form – not from a biological or essentialist perspective, but as a plurality of voices that take the abstract to new depths.

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 - 4:00PM

‘Infinite Variations’ – A 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Art in the Life of Clare Hall

Clare Hall is delighted to present its 60th Anniversary exhibition of artworks collected over the years.

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?

10:30AM - 12:30PM

Spring into King's - An Exclusive Guided Experience at King’s College Cambridge

Celebrate the arrival of spring with a rare opportunity to discover the beauty, history, and horticultural heritage of King’s College Cambridge.

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

3:00PM - 4:30PM

Choral Evensong – Live on BBC Radio 3 | Organ Festival

As part of the Organ Festival celebrating the installation of the College’s magnificent new organ, this service of Choral Evensong will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3.

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Driftlines film festival

Driftlines presents a dynamic programme of screenings, workshops, and director discussions. We invite you to join as we explore a wide range of themes, from food sovereignty and Indigenous governance to pollution and climate change.

7:45PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Medea at the ADC Theatre

Bold adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, performed by a talented student company of BAME actors, creatives and crew members. Range of enriching talks and events included in your ticket.

Thu 7 May 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Shape Shifters

In this exhibition, abstraction is expressed in a female form – not from a biological or essentialist perspective, but as a plurality of voices that take the abstract to new depths.

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 - 4:00PM

‘Infinite Variations’ – A 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Art in the Life of Clare Hall

Clare Hall is delighted to present its 60th Anniversary exhibition of artworks collected over the years.

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 - 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.

12:00PM - 7:00PM

Driftlines film festival

Driftlines presents a dynamic programme of screenings, workshops, and director discussions. We invite you to join as we explore a wide range of themes, from food sovereignty and Indigenous governance to pollution and climate change.

6:00PM - 7:00PM

The Importance of Teaching about Science and Religion in a Time of Global Uncertainty

We will be holding a public lecture on Thursday 7th May at 6pm. Our speaker will be Prof. Michael Reiss and his talk is entitled ‘The Importance of Teaching about Science and Religion in a Time of Global Uncertainty’.

6:00PM - 8:00PM

Salsa Sessions: Dance for Wellbeing

Join us at Homerton College on Thursdays, 18:00-20:00 pm for 'New York' style salsa!

6:30PM - 7:45PM

Special Service | Organ Festival

The Organ Festival continues with a specially-devised service recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Entitled Tuned for Praise: We are an Easter People, Alleluia is our Song, the service is led by the Rev’d Canon Dr Victoria Johnson, Dean of Chapel, and the Rev’d Graham Dunn, Chaplain, with music directed by Christopher Gray.

7:45PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Medea at the ADC Theatre

Bold adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, performed by a talented student company of BAME actors, creatives and crew members. Range of enriching talks and events included in your ticket.

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Nash Ensemble

Join us for a Chamber Music concert with the Nash Ensemble in the Kettle’s Yard house.

Fri 8 May 9:00AM - 7:00PM

Shape Shifters

In this exhibition, abstraction is expressed in a female form – not from a biological or essentialist perspective, but as a plurality of voices that take the abstract to new depths.

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 - 4:00PM

‘Infinite Variations’ – A 60th Anniversary Exhibition of Art in the Life of Clare Hall

Clare Hall is delighted to present its 60th Anniversary exhibition of artworks collected over the years.

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 - 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.

4:00PM - 10:00PM

Eddington Beer Garden 2026

Eddington's flagship community event is back for its fourth year this Spring! Over three days in Eddington Square, enjoy laughter, music, and good company as this firm favourite pop-up event brings the neighbourhood together in the heart of Eddington.

5:30PM - 7:00PM

Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides.

7:45PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Medea at the ADC Theatre

Bold adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, performed by a talented student company of BAME actors, creatives and crew members. Range of enriching talks and events included in your ticket.

8:00PM - 9:30PM

Inaugural Recital by Olivier Latry | Organ Festival

At the heart of the Organ Festival to celebrate the magnificent new Willis/Harrison organ is the inaugural recital given by Olivier Latry, Titular Organist at Notre-Dame de Paris.

Sat 9 May 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!

9:30AM - 5:00PM

Driftlines film festival

Driftlines presents a dynamic programme of screenings, workshops, and director discussions. We invite you to join as we explore a wide range of themes, from food sovereignty and Indigenous governance to pollution and climate change.

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 - 12:30PM

Lecture | Organ Festival

The Development, building, and installation of the new Willis / Harrison organ

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.

12:00PM - 10:00PM

Eddington Beer Garden 2026

Eddington's flagship community event is back for its fourth year this Spring! Over three days in Eddington Square, enjoy laughter, music, and good company as this firm favourite pop-up event brings the neighbourhood together in the heart of Eddington.

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

2:00PM - 6:00PM

Come & Sing Haydn's Nelson Mass

Come and Sing Haydn's Nelson Mass with the Academy of Great St Mary's and the Stapleford Choral Society

2:30PM - 4:45PM

Highlight Medea at the ADC Theatre

Bold adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, performed by a talented student company of BAME actors, creatives and crew members. Range of enriching talks and events included in your ticket.

7:30PM

Brahms 4 and The Firebird

Chloé Van Soeterstède, Principal Guest Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducts Cambridge University Orchestra, as they perform Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite (1919) and Brahms’ Symphony No. 4.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

The Choir with Wayne Marshall | Organ Festival

As part of the Organ Festival, the Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge is joined by acclaimed concert organist Wayne Marshall OBE, and baritone Tom Butler for a concert that will be recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.

7:45PM - 9:30PM

Highlight Medea at the ADC Theatre

Bold adaptation of Euripides' classic tragedy, performed by a talented student company of BAME actors, creatives and crew members. Range of enriching talks and events included in your ticket.

Sun 10 May 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 - 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’!

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.

11:30AM - 1:00PM

Lies, Spies and Double-Dealing: A Cambridge Spy Tour

A walking tour which unmasks the long tradition of Cambridge spying, from the earliest days of the university to recent times; from Christopher Marlowe to Anthony Blunt, via James Bond. Tours are led by Green Badge Guides.

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Studio Sunday: Relaxed Session

Join us for a relaxed Studio Sunday session aimed at children and families with additional sensory needs.

12:00PM - 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.

12:00PM - 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?

12:00PM - 6:00PM

Eddington Beer Garden 2026

Eddington's flagship community event is back for its fourth year this Spring! Over three days in Eddington Square, enjoy laughter, music, and good company as this firm favourite pop-up event brings the neighbourhood together in the heart of Eddington.

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

1:00PM - 4:00PM

Studio Sunday

Join our free, artist-led Studio Sunday workshops for families and unlock your creativity.

2:30PM - 4:00PM

Sex and the City: Cambridge Women, Town and Gown

A guided tour through the lovely centre of Cambridge which explores the inspiring, shocking and delightful stories of its women. From poets to bedders, from scientists to social reformers - get to know some of these amazing hidden figures.

5:50PM - 6:25PM

Pre-Evensong Recital by David Hill | Organ Festival

Pre-Evensong Recital by David Hill

6:30PM - 7:45PM

Choral Evensong with Dedication and Blessing | Organ Festival

Choral Evensong with Dedication and Blessing