Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Cambridge, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Druk — Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Snowdrops at Anglesey Abbey

  15 jan – 28 feb · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The National Trust garden at Lode, a short drive or bus ride out of Cambridge, has hundreds of snowdrop varieties that peak from mid-January into February around its winter garden. The booked tours sell out; the grounds need no tour. Bron ↗

Druk — February half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Snowdrops at Anglesey Abbey (15 jan – 28 feb (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Seizoen

  Punting season

  15 mrt – 31 okt · meestalZomerseizoen opent

  The chauffeured punts and the touts on Magdalene Bridge appear with the first warm weekend and are gone by November. The Backs from the water is the one view the colleges cannot charge you for.

• Feestdag

  Easter bank holidays

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a bank holiday across the UK and Easter Monday everywhere but Scotland. The long weekend opens the domestic touring season: popular towns, coasts and parks get busy, rooms cost more, and rail engineering works often cut or replace train services. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter bank holidays, Easter / spring holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Sluiting

  Colleges shut for exam term

  20 apr – 20 jun · meestal

  Most colleges close their courts and chapels to visitors through the exam term in May and early June, and the ones that open charge and restrict where you can walk. Check the individual college before you queue. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Punting season (15 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)), Easter bank holidays (3–6 apr)

Druk — Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Punting season (15 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)), Colleges shut for exam term (20 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — May Week balls, Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Festival

  May Bumps

  17–20 junSportevenement

  Four days of bumps racing on the Cam in mid-June, watched from the towpath at Ditton with a drink. Crews chase rather than race side by side, which makes it far better to watch than a regatta. Bron ↗

• Festival

  May Week balls

  15–28 jun · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  The college balls run through the last week of June — black tie, all night, and survivors' photographs at dawn. Tickets are for members and their guests, so the visible part is the fireworks. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Punting season (15 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)), Colleges shut for exam term (20 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Cambridge Folk Festival

  1–2 augMuziekfestivalBoek vroeg

  Cherry Hinton Hall, a weekend at the turn of July and August, and a bill that stretches well past folk. Camping and day tickets both sell out before the line-up is finished. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Punting season (15 mrt – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Punting season (15 mrt – 31 okt (meestal)), Cambridge Folk Festival (1–2 aug)

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Punting season (15 mrt – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — October half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Punting season (15 mrt – 31 okt (meestal))

Druk — Fireworks night on Midsummer Common, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Fireworks night on Midsummer Common

  5 novLicht & vuurDruk

  The city council's free bonfire-night display on Midsummer Common is one of the biggest in the region, with food stalls from early evening and fireworks at 7pm; the riverside paths are packed afterwards. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Nine Lessons and Carols, Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Festival

  Mill Road Winter Fair

  1–8 dec · meestalGroot festival

  One Saturday in early December the city's most mixed street closes to traffic and the shops and community groups take it over. It is the opposite of a chalet market. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Nine Lessons and Carols

  24 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  King's College Chapel on Christmas Eve, broadcast worldwide since the 1920s. Unreserved seats are free and the queue on King's Parade starts in the dark, hours before the doors. Bron ↗