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Mill Road Fringe Comedy

Having warmed up at Edinburgh and Cambridge's own Commoners' Comedy, our five comedians are ready to take on Mill Road..... The evening will be led by award-winning comedians Kit Loyd and Ollie West, with support from Ali Warwood, Mark Ahier and Steve Ward. Free entry, hosted by Mill Road Fringe

Mon 9 September 12:00AM

Pick of the month Open Cambridge

A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Nature • Line • Colour

An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov.

10:00AM

Photography Competition – Weird and Wonderful in Cambridge University Botanic Garden

The Botanic Garden is delighted to partner again with the International Garden Photographer of the Year (IGPOTY) to offer this free-to-enter competition.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Poetry Trail

A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Tree Trail

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

12:00PM - 2:00PM

Wren Library

The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain

An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.

7:00PM - 8:30PM

Quakers and Activism - from abolition to Just Stop Oil

Quakers have been at the forefront of social protests throughout their history, often using disruptive and vilified methods to make change. This talk will highlight how and why this small faith group packs such a powerful punch when it comes to peaceful protest.

Tue 10 September 12:00AM

Pick of the month Open Cambridge

A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Nature • Line • Colour

An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight 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

Wolfson's Poetry Trail

A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Tree Trail

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Highlight National Treasures: Botticelli in Cambridge

Sandro Botticelli’s masterpiece ‘Venus and Mars’ is the highlight of our exciting new display exploring ideas of sex and power, gender and the body through classical mythology and Italian art of the 1400s and 1500s.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

12:00PM - 2:00PM

Wren Library

The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain

An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.

3:00PM - 4:00PM

Hertha Ayrton: 'A Shining Light'

A prolific inventor and suffrage campaigner, Hertha Ayrton (1854-1923) was one of Cambridge University’s first female scientists. Despite winning prestigious awards for her research into electricity and sand ripples, she was excluded from the Royal Society, but has now become an iconic figurehead encouraging women to pursue scientific careers.

7:00PM - 9:00PM

Electric Dreaming: Artificial Intelligence in Culture and Art

Artists, AI researchers, and community experts showcase the potentials and pitfalls of AI for the art industry.

7:30PM - 9:00PM

Frederick Leach: A Well-connected and Much-travelled Cambridge Artworkman

Mill Road History presents a talk by Shelley Lockwood who will introduce us to the beautiful and extensive work of Mr Leach of City Road

Wed 11 September 12:00AM

Pick of the month Open Cambridge

A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Nature • Line • Colour

An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight 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

Wolfson's Poetry Trail

A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Tree Trail

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

10:30AM - 5:30PM

Goodbye Breasts!

Step into a story of recovery, a cancer care community, and a giant breast.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

12:00PM - 2:00PM

Wren Library

The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf

An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain

An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.

4:00PM - 5:00PM

Third Nature: Public Art at Cambridge West, a New Innovation District

Cambridge West unveils a new public artwork, Third Nature. Join artist group Troika in a discussion chaired by Andrew Nairne, Director, Kettle’s Yard. This event explores nature at the intersection of art, science and technology and includes a close look at Third Nature, which consists of 15 native and non-native mature trees, selected with the Botanic Gardens, and in a tree library grid pattern.

Thu 12 September 12:00AM

Pick of the month Open Cambridge

A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Nature • Line • Colour

An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov.

10:00AM - 12:00PM

Open Day at the Parker Library, Corpus Christi College

Parker Library is known for its collection of manuscripts and early printed books. Visit our current exhibition, talk to our archivist and see the work that is being done with the conservation team.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight 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

Wolfson's Poetry Trail

A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Tree Trail

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

10:30AM - 5:30PM

Goodbye Breasts!

Step into a story of recovery, a cancer care community, and a giant breast.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

12:00PM - 2:00PM

Wren Library

The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf

An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain

An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

Open Day at the Parker Library, Corpus Christi College

Parker Library is known for its collection of manuscripts and early printed books. Visit our current exhibition, talk to our archivist and see the work that is being done with the conservation team.

Fri 13 September 12:00AM

Pick of the month Open Cambridge

A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.

9:00AM - 5:00PM

Nature • Line • Colour

An exhibition of paintings, etchings and linocuts by Louise Stebbing, Jane Ashdown and Bette Spektorov.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight 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

Wolfson's Poetry Trail

A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Tree Trail

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Life Within Landscapes: Caribbean - Cambridge Art, Now

This exhibition is a celebration of the Caribbean landscape and the people that inhabit it - the remarkable flora and the fauna, unique colours and light, diverse forms of visual expression and tapestry of cultures.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

10:30AM - 5:30PM

Goodbye Breasts!

Step into a story of recovery, a cancer care community, and a giant breast.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

12:00PM - 2:00PM

Wren Library

The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf

An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain

An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.

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.

7:30PM - 11:00PM

Miles Hunt (The Wonder Stuff)

Frontman of The Wonder Stuff goes solo.

Sat 14 September 12:00AM

Pick of the month Open Cambridge

A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Highlight 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

Old Paper Roots: How to Grow a Library

The 17th-century Old Library of St John’s College presents an exhibition on the relationship between paper and plants, with a show-and-tell corner exploring the various ways in which books are made.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

The Famous Facets of The Painted Church

'The Famous Facets of The Painted Church' will enable visitors to take a deeper look into the people connected with All Saints Church including the architect GF Bodley, Arts & Crafts Artists like William Morris, Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones and the ecclesiastical textiles of Watts & Co, a firm co founded 150 years ago by Bodley.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Poetry Trail

A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Tree Trail

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wren Library

The Wren Library at Trinity College is one of Christopher Wren’s great masterpieces of architecture. Come and admire the building and view our exhibitions which this year feature our Byron collection and books about gardening.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Art Exhibition: 'Life Within Landscapes'

Visit Wolfson's latest art exhibition, 'Life Within Landscapes', showcasing works by three Cambridge-based female contemporary artists, inspired by their Caribbean heritage, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10am - 5pm.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Life Within Landscapes: Caribbean - Cambridge Art, Now

This exhibition is a celebration of the Caribbean landscape and the people that inhabit it - the remarkable flora and the fauna, unique colours and light, diverse forms of visual expression and tapestry of cultures.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

12:00PM - 4:00PM

Makespace Open Day

Cambridge's community makerspace has provided a home to over 10 years of making, inventing and collaboration in the heart of the city. See products, prototypes and creations from science and engineering to craft and arts as well as the wide range of equipment on site our 400 members have used to make them.

12:00PM - 5:00PM

Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf

An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.

1:30PM - 2:30PM

Cambridge Off-The-Beaten-Track Walking Tour

No ordinary walking tour! This will include various things we are quietly confident will be new even to locals and we’ll go to one site that holds more than a few fascinating stories – the University Library site!

2:00PM - 3:30PM

?CARVING A CHARACTER: THE HIDDEN CRAFT OF THE NOH MASK 14 SEP 2024

Master craftsperson and second-generation Noh mask-maker, KITAZAWA Hideta, will introduce the fascinating world of Noh masks

2:00PM - 4:00PM

George Mallory: Magdalene to the Mountain

An exhibition reflecting on the life and career of George Mallory.

2:00PM - 4:00PM

The Lawrence Room, Girton College

Small, friendly museum displaying local Roman and Anglo-Saxon finds, artefacts from ancient Egypt, Greece, Syria and more.

6:00PM

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS at Murray Edwards College Cancelled

Murray Edwards College is excited to partner with Enchanted Cinema to bring The Last Night of the Proms to the big screen.

Sun 15 September 12:00AM

Pick of the month Open Cambridge

A celebration of local history, Open Cambridge is back taking place 6-15 September 2024.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Autumn Art Adventure

Our Autumn Art Adventure is back!

10:00AM - 4:00PM

The Famous Facets of The Painted Church

'The Famous Facets of The Painted Church' will enable visitors to take a deeper look into the people connected with All Saints Church including the architect GF Bodley, Arts & Crafts Artists like William Morris, Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones and the ecclesiastical textiles of Watts & Co, a firm co founded 150 years ago by Bodley.

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Poetry Trail

A self-guided trail around the Wolfson College gardens featuring extracts of poetry written by Wolfson staff and students from our latest WolfWords poetry anthology "a little branch".

10:00AM - 4:00PM

Wolfson's Tree Trail

A self-guided Tree Trail around the beautiful and varied garden 'rooms' of the grounds at Wolfson College.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Art Exhibition: 'Life Within Landscapes'

Visit Wolfson's latest art exhibition, 'Life Within Landscapes', showcasing works by three Cambridge-based female contemporary artists, inspired by their Caribbean heritage, open to the public, Saturday and Sundays, 10am - 5pm.

10:00AM - 5:00PM

Life Within Landscapes: Caribbean - Cambridge Art, Now

This exhibition is a celebration of the Caribbean landscape and the people that inhabit it - the remarkable flora and the fauna, unique colours and light, diverse forms of visual expression and tapestry of cultures.

10:00AM - 6:00PM

Highlight 70 Years of New Hall & Murray Edwards College

70 years ago, New Hall opened as the third foundation for women at the University of Cambridge on a shoestring with just 16 students. This exhibition traces the history of a women's college,

11:00AM - 4:00PM

Discover Histon Road Cemetery

Discover Routes, Networks and Connections in Histon Road Cemetery in the north of the city, with its multiple and varied connections and links across the city and beyond, across society and time. Family names on tombs and vaults - Thoday, Mitcham, Sturton - connect Cambridge past with Cambridge present. The cemetery is a goldmine of social history and a beautiful place.

11:00AM - 5:00PM

Megan Rooney: Echoes & Hours

This is the first major solo exhibition in the UK of work by Megan Rooney (b. 1985, South Africa). Her paintings have an irresistible life and energy, renewing the potential of abstraction to embody the richness of the visual world.

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

Highlight ALISON WILDING RA: By the Mark - and the Line below the Loaf

An exhibition of four decades of drawings by Alison Wilding RA.

1:30PM - 2:30PM

Cambridge Off-The-Beaten-Track Walking Tour

No ordinary walking tour! This will include various things we are quietly confident will be new even to locals and we’ll go to one site that holds more than a few fascinating stories – the University Library site!

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.