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Sat 6 December 2025 9:00AM - 4:30PM

Curious Cures: Medicine in the Medieval World

Illuminated by medieval manuscripts, Cambridge University Library's exhibition explores a complex and intriguing world of medieval medicine.

10:00AM - 1:00PM

Family Saturday: Yule Wands

Celebrate the festive season by crafting your very own Yule Wand from natural materials!

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

Little Robin's Christmas Trail

Join Little Robin in the Botanic Garden to find some festive plants.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Visit the Winter Garden

Enjoy flowers, foliage, stems, structure and scent throughout the winter months.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight Made in Ancient Egypt

From elaborately decorated coffins to the Books of the Dead, ancient Egyptians produced objects which remain iconic today. But who were the makers behind them and how were they made?

10:00AM - 5:00PM

An exhibition of paintings and monoprints by Benita Kevill-Davies

Clare Hall is pleased to present an exhibition by Benita Kevill-Davies, from 28th November 2025 to 8th January 2026. The exhibition is open for public viewing, 10am to 5pm, seven days a week.

10:00AM - 5:00PM on Fri 6 March

Heatwave in Antarctic: Prints by Tadek Beutlich

This exhibition presents the prints of Tadek Beutlich (1922–2011), better known as one of the most important and experimental textile artists of the post-war era. The show focuses on works produced between 1962 and 1967, including several created with the influential publisher Editions Alecto.

10:45AM - 11:45AM

Hidden Cambridge team up with Michaelhouse Cafe

Hidden Cambridge have a cunning plan to beat the wintry weather. We’ve teamed up with Michaelhouse Café to offer a unique city tour – without the walking!

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Harold Offeh: Mmm Gotta Try a Little Harder, It Could Be Sweet

The first major solo exhibition of Harold Offeh’s work in a UK institution, this exhibition will explore two decades of the artist’s videos, performances and projects that have taken place across the world.

11:00AM - 5:30PM

Celebrating 125th anniversary of eminent astrophysicist Dr Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Astronomy at Newnham.

Celebrating 125th anniversary of eminent astrophysicist Dr Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Astronomy at Newnham.

2:00PM - 6:00PM

Escape from Colditz - Papercuts, Collage and Installation

The Robert Cripps Gallery is delighted to announce the upcoming exhibition by Leipzig-based artist Annette Schröter. Inspired in part by her origins near Colditz Castle in Germany and by the tales of wartime derring-do immortalised in the 1970s BBC TV series “Colditz”, Escape from Colditz is a contemplation on the theme of escape or escapism presented in a unique series of papercuts and collage.

4:40PM - 8:00PM

Cambridge Botanic Lights

Join us for 2025's Cambridge Botanic Lights trail around Cambridge University Botanic Garden!

5:00PM - 7:00PM

Carols in the Dome

Join us for this end of term festive celebration with candlelit carols in the Dome.

5:30PM - 6:30PM

The Infinite Shining Heavens

Written in the stars: Astronomy weekend at Newnham - celebrating remarkable astrophysicist Dr Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and Astronomy at Newnham.

7:30PM

Celebrating Maurice Ravel: The Complete Piano Music

Two concerts will give you a rare chance to hear all the major piano works of Maurice Ravel, performed by Patrick Hemmerlé.

7:30PM - 9:30PM

CHINESE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC and JAVANESE GAMELAN

Two of the University’s established Asian music societies, the Cambridge University Gamelan Society and the Cambridge University Chinese Orchestra Society present a special joint concert celebrating the shimmering textures of traditional Javanese gamelan and the expressive richness of Chinese orchestral music.