Well, now we’re in to those last days of the summer holidays, there’s a distinctly autumnal nip in the air most mornings and a sort of back-to-school feeling, even for those of us who left school many moons ago. Maybe it’s better thought of as a time for new beginnings! Here’s the what’s on listing for September. There’s plenty happening in the city and I’ll update through the month so do check back when you can.
1st 12 – 4.30pm Medieval Fair. Leper Chapel, Newmarket Road CB5. Free event. http://www.cambridgeppf.org
1 – 30th Cambridge Festival of Cycling. Celebrating the city’s cycling culture. http://www.cambridgefestivalofcycling.org Read more here
1 – 2nd Oktoberfest Beer Festival, Jesus Green CB5. http://www.cambridge-oktoberfest.co.uk
1 – 2nd Taste of Anatolia. Films from Turkey. Facebook: tasteofanatolia
8th 9.30am – 2pm Queen Edith’s Share Fair and Skip Day. Wulfstan Way shops, Wulfstan Way CB1. Pop up moneyless market to swap and share clothes, games, books, stories, skills, home grown fruit, veg, flowers and more. http://www.queen-ediths.info/event/8sept2018
8th 10am – 5pm Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival. River Cam, Ditton Meadows, Fen Ditton CB5. http://www.cambridgebid.co.uk/events/dragon-boat-festival Read more here
9th From 8.30am Bridge the Gap. Depart from Parker’s Piece CB1. A circular walk through the gardens of six Cambridge colleges, raising money for Arthur Rank Hospice Charity and Romsey Mill. http://www.arhc.org.uk/bridge-the-gap.asp Read more here
9th 3 – 5pm Jazz on Jesus Green CB5. The Alley Cats with saxophonist Alan Barnes. Free entry. http://www.cambridgelivetrust.co.uk/city-events/events/jazz-and-brass-parks
11 – 29th fig-futures. A month of free performances, installations, film screenings and talks. Kettle’s Yard, Castle Street CB3. http://www.kettlesyard.co.uk
14 – 15th Open Cambridge. http://www.opencambridge.cam.ac.uk
15th 9.30am – 4pm Madingley Hall Local Food Fair, Madingley Hall CB23. Pop up Farmers’ Market showcasing local artisan food and produce. Free entry. http://www.madingleyhall.co.uk/events/local-food-fair
15th 10am – 4pm Cambridge Buddhist Centre Open Day. Tours, talks, meditation sessions and “Human Touch” photography exhibition. 38 Newmarket Road CB5. http://www.cambridgebuddhistcentre.com
15th 10am – 5pm All Saints’ Church, Jesus Lane CB5. Tours, history zone, quiz, textiles talk, organ recital, refreshments. Free admission.
15th 11am – 5pm Reading Virginia Woolf’s “A Room of One’s Own”. Literature Cambridge study day. Stapleford Granary, Cambridge CB22. http://www.literaturecambridge.co.uk/room-2018 Read more here
15th 1pm Phoenix Vocal Ensemble. Mozart, Faure and Bruckner. Great St Mary’s Church CB2. Free admission.
15th 7.30pm O Quam Gloriosum. Music for the saints by Tomas Luis de Victoria. De Profundis, Cambridge’s all male early music vocal ensemble. Jesus College Chapel CB5. Tickets on the door or from bit.ly/DPSaints
15 – 16th 10am – 5pm Cambridge Food, Garden and Produce Festival. Parker’s Piece CB1. Free entry. http://www.oakleighfairs.co.uk
21 – 29th 10.30am – 5pm Cambridge Original Printmakers Biennale. Pitt Building, Trumpington Street CB2. Free entry. http://www.cambridgeoriginalprintmakers.com Read more here
22nd 1 – 4pm Cambridge Repair Cafe Plus. St Andrew’s, Chesterton CB4 http://www.cambridgecarbonfootprint.org Read more here
22nd 7.30pm The Academy of Great St Mary’s Orchestra. Wagner, Brahms and Dvorak. Great St Mary’s Church CB2. http://www.adcticketing.com
23rd 10.30am – noon Baby and Children’s Market. Nearly new sales of kids’ stuff. Cambridge Regional College CB4. http://www.babyandchildrensmarket.co.uk
23rd 10.30am – 5pm Milton Country Park Autumn Festival. Milton, Cambridge CB24. http://www.miltoncountrypark.org/autumnfestival PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT HAS NOW BEEN RESCHEDULED FOR 7 OCTOBER DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
25 – 27th Sorted! Festival. To celebrate the opening of Rising Path. Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Brookside CB2 http://www.botanic.cam.ac.uk
27 – 30th Inspire Cambridge. Home interest show. Quy Mill Hotel, Cambridge CB25. http://www.inspireshows.co.uk/cambridge.html
28 – 29th LifeLab Celebrate science and join LifeLab investigators in events and activities exploring the latest breakthroughs and discoveries www.camlifelab.co.uk
28 – 30th Cambridge Art Fair. Quy Mill Hotel, Cambridge CB25. http://www.cambridgeartfair.com
30th Open Eco Homes. Ten eco homes in and around Cambridge open for householder led tours. There’s a repeat of this event on 6th October. Free but advance booking is essential. www.openecohomes.org
30th 7.30pm East Anglian Chamber Orchestra. Mozart, Strauss and Sibelius. West Road Concert Hall CB3. http://www.adcticketing.com
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