| Mon 1 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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’! |
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| 8:30PM - 9:10PM |
Highlight Cambridge University Schola Cantorum: Compline at St Botolph The upper voices of Cambridge Schola sing a service of Choral Compline at St Botolph's Church |
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| Tue 2 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 10:00AM - 5:00PM |
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? |
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| 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. |
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| 11:00AM - 5:00PM |
This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede. |
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| 1:00PM - 2:00PM |
Evolution: Inevitable or Remarkable? On 2nd June at 1pm Prof. Peter Jeavons will give a seminar entitled ‘Evolution: Inevitable or Remarkable?’. A light sandwich lunch will be provided from 12:30pm in the Shasha Suite, Woolf Building, Westminster College, Madingley Road, Cambridge. Please be seated by 12:50pm so that the seminar can start promptly. |
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| Wed 3 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
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| 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 |
This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede. |
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| Thu 4 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 - 3:30PM |
Highlight Weirding Sustainability In this two-day event series, we explore the potential for weirding sustainability; going beyond conventional discourses that reproduce business-as-usual, to ask: What does global weirding mean for us as researchers and creative practitioners? How might a weirding of our own imaginations and practices spark more radical and meaningful change? |
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| 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 |
This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede. |
|
| 5:00PM - 7:30PM |
Highlight Weirding Sustainability In this two-day event series, we explore the potential for weirding sustainability; going beyond conventional discourses that reproduce business-as-usual, to ask: What does global weirding mean for us as researchers and creative practitioners? How might a weirding of our own imaginations and practices spark more radical and meaningful change? |
|
| 5:30PM - 7:00PM |
The Cambridge Interfaith Programme partners with the Fetzer Institute to ask: Can storytelling and art generate a shared sense of the sacred without becoming unfaithful to existing traditions? What is the practical impact of such effort? With Giles Waller, Lindsey Taylor-Guthartz, Riya Kartha, Ankur Barua & Bill Vendley. |
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| 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! |
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| 8:00PM - 10:00PM |
New Music: Clare Hammond, piano Join us for a New Music concert in the Kettle’s Yard house. This week, we will be welcoming Clare Hammond, piano. |
|
| 9:00PM - 10:30PM |
MUSIC AND SILENCE | A lecture by Sir James MacMillan A lecture by award-winning composer and conductor Sir James MacMillan |
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| Fri 5 June | 9:00AM - 6:30PM |
Highlight Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers A free exhibition at Cambridge University Library. |
| 9:00AM - 7:00PM |
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. |
|
| 9:30AM - 1:45PM |
Highlight Weirding Sustainability In this two-day event series, we explore the potential for weirding sustainability; going beyond conventional discourses that reproduce business-as-usual, to ask: What does global weirding mean for us as researchers and creative practitioners? How might a weirding of our own imaginations and practices spark more radical and meaningful change? |
|
| 10:00AM - 10:45AM |
Join us for a fun, creative, experience for children aged 0–4. |
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| 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 - 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 |
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 |
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 - 11:45AM |
Join us for a fun, creative, experience for children aged 0–4. |
|
| 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 |
This display will exhibit never-before-seen drawings by Kenji Umeda (1948-2019), alongside sculpture, prints and letters between the artist and Jim Ede. |
|
| 2:00PM - 4:30PM |
Highlight Weirding Sustainability In this two-day event series, we explore the potential for weirding sustainability; going beyond conventional discourses that reproduce business-as-usual, to ask: What does global weirding mean for us as researchers and creative practitioners? How might a weirding of our own imaginations and practices spark more radical and meaningful change? |
|
| 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. |
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| 6:00PM - 8:00PM |
Highlight Weirding Sustainability In this two-day event series, we explore the potential for weirding sustainability; going beyond conventional discourses that reproduce business-as-usual, to ask: What does global weirding mean for us as researchers and creative practitioners? How might a weirding of our own imaginations and practices spark more radical and meaningful change? |
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| 7:30PM - 10:30PM |
Commoners' is Cambridge's most loved comedy club, showcasing the best comedians from across the UK and landing them straight into your lap. Hosted by our very own Ali Warwood, Commoners' has hosted some of the UK and World's best talent including Jessica Fostekew, Jordan Brookes, Sophie Duker, Ivo Graham and Lou Sanders. |
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| Sat 6 June | 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! |
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| 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 |
Set in our beautiful landscape, the Festival of Plants celebrates the wonder of plants when the Garden is in full bloom. |
|
| 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 |
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 |
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 Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre! Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining walking tour, yet! Led by a qualified Cambridge Green Badge Guide |
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| 4:00PM - 5:00PM |
GLOBAL CULTURES: A T KABE WILSON – HONOURMASTICS 6 JUNE 2026 Join us at Jesus College, Cambridge, for a presentation and painting unveiling by Jesus College Artist in Residence A T Kabe Wilson, focused on his recent work about the memorialisation of names. Tickets are available below. |
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| 7:30PM - 9:30PM |
Academy of Great St Mary's Orchestral concert Mendelssohn: The Fair Melusine Overture Chris Rogers: ‘Konzertstueckchen’ for four horns and orchestra Beethoven Symphony No. 3 ‘Eroica’ |
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| Today | 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! |
| 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 |
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. |
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| 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 |
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? |
|
| 12:30PM - 2:00PM |
Hidden Cambridge: The Unusual, The Quirky, and the Downright Bizarre! Hidden Cambridge's latest and surely most entertaining walking tour, yet! Led by a qualified Cambridge Green Badge Guide |
|
| 1:00PM - 4:00PM |
Join our free, artist-led Studio Sunday workshops for families and unlock your creativity. |
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| 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. |
