| Mon 12 October | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
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| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
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| 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
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| 5:30PM |
Flashband Michaelmas - Come and Play FlashBand connects like-minded musicians across Cambridge to jam, collaborate and form new bands. Open to current students at the University of Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin University of Cambridge, Anglia Ruskin University and Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts. |
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| 5:30PM - 6:30PM |
Under control? The hidden technology of automatic control past and future Professor Malcolm Smith FREng FRS will talk about the origins and history of feedback control systems and discuss on whether human understanding will be needed to design control systems in the future. |
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| 8:30PM - 9:05PM |
Highlight Cambridge Schola: Vespers at Emmanuel Cambridge Schola sings the ancient office of Vespers |
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| Tue 13 October | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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 - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
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| 1:10PM |
Lunchtime Concert: Schumann Piano Quintet and Composers' Concert The opening concert in the Cambridge University Lunchtime series sees Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet performed alongside new student compositions. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
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| 6:30PM - 7:30PM |
GLOBAL CULTURES: AKANE ARAKI 13 OCT 2026 In conversation with Japanese author Akane Araki. Tickets are available below. |
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| 7:30PM - 9:00PM |
A Very Superior Lady: The remarkable life and diaries of Annie Amos Mill Road History Society presents a talk on Victorian heiress Annie Amos and her extraordinary life of culture, travel and privilege. |
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| Wed 14 October | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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 - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
|
| 12:00PM - 6:00PM |
Max Livesey: The Production of History 1978 The Production of History 1978 is a site-specific sculptural installation which dramatises a fictional historian’s research into the Leper Chapel, Cambridge, in the late 20th Century. |
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| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
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| 7:30PM |
Live on Wednesdays: Cambridge University Gig Night Enjoy an evening of live music brought to you by the Centre for Music Performance's Gig Committee. Whether you're looking to discover new talent, enjoy great live music, or spend an evening with friends, this is the perfect way to start the term. |
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| Thu 15 October | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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 - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
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| 5:00PM - 7:00PM |
Aristotle's Prison: A Search for Humanity in Tragic Places - Professor Alison Liebling This event is part of the Institute of Criminology's Public Guest Seminar Series for Michaelmas Term 2026. A drinks reception follows the talk. These events are free and everyone is welcome. Please register to attend either in-person or online by clicking the link at the bottom of this page. |
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| 6:00PM - 8:30PM |
Dance for wellbeing! Join us for a second year of salsa dancing at Homerton College. |
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| 6:00PM - 8:30PM |
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing asks how we remember, commemorate and reconcile with the past. Bringing together the practices of Maisy Aykroyd, Theo Panagopoulos and Sid White Jones, the exhibition takes flowers as a central motif across moving image, photography and printmaking. |
|
| 7:00PM - 10:30PM |
An extraordinary live performer, she can hold a room spellbound with the quietest ballad, have an audience singing at the top of their lungs moments later, then leave them crying with laughter in between. |
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| Fri 16 October | 9:00AM - 4:00PM |
Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art Clare Hall is delighted to host Other than Words: A Sense of Release in the Presence of Art, a new exhibition of recent paintings by Jerry Scott. |
| 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
|
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
Knowledge in a Fractured World Marking twenty?five years of interdisciplinary research and public engagement at CRASSH, this special anniversary exhibition looks at knowledge?making across and beyond the academic and artistic community. |
|
| 9:10AM - 10:00AM |
Join us for Restart a Heart Day, where you can learn life-saving CPR skills and help make a difference in our community! |
|
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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 - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing asks how we remember, commemorate and reconcile with the past. Bringing together the practices of Maisy Aykroyd, Theo Panagopoulos and Sid White Jones, the exhibition takes flowers as a central motif across moving image, photography and printmaking. |
|
| 12:00PM - 12:50PM |
Join us for Restart a Heart Day, where you can learn life-saving CPR skills and help make a difference in our community! |
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| 1:10PM - 2:00PM |
Join us for Restart a Heart Day, where you can learn life-saving CPR skills and help make a difference in our community! |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
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| 2:40PM - 3:30PM |
Join us for Restart a Heart Day, where you can learn life-saving CPR skills and help make a difference in our community! |
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| 3:45PM - 4:35PM |
Join us for Restart a Heart Day, where you can learn life-saving CPR skills and help make a difference in our community! |
|
| 5:00PM |
ANDREW CHAMBLIN MEMORIAL LECTURE 2026 The twentieth Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture, entitled "Singularities in Space and Time", will be given by Professor Gary Horowitz (University of California, Santa Barbara). |
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| 5:30PM - 6:20PM |
Join us for Restart a Heart Day, where you can learn life-saving CPR skills and help make a difference in our community! |
|
| 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. |
|
| 7:00PM - 9:30PM |
The Big Bike Film Night is on a mission – bringing the best short cycling films from around the world together for you. |
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| Sat 17 October | 9:00AM - 4:30PM |
Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 10:00AM - 4:00PM |
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 |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain. |
|
| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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 - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
|
| 10:30AM - 3:30PM |
The Art of The Rag Rug with Lu Mason Discover the craft of traditional rag rug making in this workshop with artist and experienced rug maker Lu Mason. Perfect for beginners and textile enthusiasts, this session introduces two classic rag rug methods – hookie and proddie/clippie. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing asks how we remember, commemorate and reconcile with the past. Bringing together the practices of Maisy Aykroyd, Theo Panagopoulos and Sid White Jones, the exhibition takes flowers as a central motif across moving image, photography and printmaking. |
|
| 2:00PM - 6:00PM |
Misery and Beauty: Harry Becker's Portrait of East Anglian Farm Labour around the Great War The Robert Cripps Gallery's MT26 exhibition focuses on East Anglian farm labour around the First World War, as portrayed in the haunting pictures of Harry Becker (1865-1928) |
|
| 7:30PM - 9:00PM |
“Renewal” traces the quiet shift from night’s stillness towards morning, as the first light slowly emerges from the silence of darkness. |
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| 7:30PM - 9:20PM |
Concert by City of Cambridge Symphony Orchestra Music by Webern, Rachmaninov and Beach including the second piamo concerto by Rachmaninov |
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| 8:00PM - 9:30PM |
International Organ Recital – Isabelle Demers Organist Isabelle Demers presents a recital on the new St John's College organ |
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| Sun 18 October | 10:00AM - 6:00PM |
Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork. |
| 11:00AM - 12:00PM |
Hidden Cambridge: Mystery Walking Tour 1 An entertaining one-hour walking tour of Cambridge city centre with a Green Badge guide, but where will you go? |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Folklore, is an exploration of stories from Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, and beyond. Featuring tales of people, magic, medicine, and the things that we still can’t quite explain. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now This major survey exhibition will reveal Sunil Gupta’s (b.1953, New Delhi) pioneering contribution to photography over five decades. |
|
| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing asks how we remember, commemorate and reconcile with the past. Bringing together the practices of Maisy Aykroyd, Theo Panagopoulos and Sid White Jones, the exhibition takes flowers as a central motif across moving image, photography and printmaking. |
|
| 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 - 5:00PM |
A Mughal Songbook: Art, Music and Empire Experience the vibrant world of song, poetry and performance of Mughal South Asia from around 1750 to 1850. |
|
| 12:00PM - 5:00PM |
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. |
