Aid & Abet (Cambridge)
Supercomputer: A talk by Jem Finer   19:20, Free
An introductory talk by commissioned artist Jem Finer about Supercomputer, his proposal ...

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Babylon Gallery (Ely)

Natural Rhythm   12:00 - 16:00, Free
Natural Rhythm: A Year At Wicken Fen is an exhibition of work by Bob and Carol Banks inspi...

Bury St Edmunds Cathedral

Exhibitions at Edmund Gallery   10:00 - 16:30, Free entry
11 May - 23 May: Constance Stubbs 25 May - 30 May: Michael Hillier, Colin Burrows, Da...

Byard Art (Cambridge)
Order and Expression   Free entry
Two of Cambridge´s leading abstract artists, Charlotte Cornish and Martha Winter ha...

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Cambridge Art Salon (Cambridge)

A Piece of Magic ..... is a Hat   Free entry
The exhibition promises a dazzling array of couture creations from Cambridge Milliners, fo...

Cambridge Buddhist Centre (Cambridge)
Gathering the Threads: photography exhibition by CamIris
  Free
CamIris is the Cambridge Women´s Photography Group. An array of photographic media i...

Cambridge Contemporary Art (Cambridge)
London Calling   Free entry
Exhibition of prints by Paul Catherall, John Duffin, Trevor Woods, Gail Brodholt, Frank Ki...

Cambridge University Library (Cambridge)

Shelf Lives: Four Centuries of Collectors and their Books
  Free entry
With more than 8 million items on its shelves, Cambridge University Library is one of the ...

Cheffins (Cambridge)

Sale of Art & Design from 1860-present
  11:00,
A specialist sale showcasing a wide range of paintings, furniture, metalwares, sculpture, ...

Churchill College (Cambridge)
London Calling: An Exhibition of Paintings by Vic Stedman
  09:00 - 17:00, FREE
An exhibition of paitings for sale by local artist Vic Stedman.

Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge)

Exhibitions at The Fitzwilliam   10:00 - 17:00, Free
Quentin Blake: Drawn by Hand. Book illustrations, etchings, lithographs, drawings a...

Sculpture Promenade   Free
Showcase for contemporary and modern sculpture on the lawns of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Th...

Fry Art Gallery (Saffron Walden)
Long Live Great Bardfield!   14:00 - 17:00, Free entry
´Long Live Great Bardfield´ will bring together a fascinating collection of pa...

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Haddenham Galleries Craft Centre (Ely)
The Owl & The Pussycat   10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
paintings - prints - ceramics - jewellery - sculptures - pea green boats - honey - and may...

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Kettle's Yard (Cambridge)

Alfred Wallis: ships and boats   13:30 - 16:30, Free entry
Alfred Wallis (1855-1942) is one of the most original and inspiring British artists of the...

Leper Chapel (Cambridge)
Art at the Leper Chapel   11:00 - 16:00,
Amelia Poon - Parting is such sweet sorrow. Celebrated Anglo-Chinese artist, Amelia Poon&a...

Lynne Strover Gallery (Cambridge)
Padstow Studio Special Collection   10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
Artworks from Sarah Adams, Chris Thomas, Mo Farquharson & Rachel Budd

Makers Gallery (Cambridge)
Exhibitions   11:00 - 19:00, Free entry
25th May - 3rd June: Vessels & Visions - paintings and studio porcelain works by Gail...

Michaelhouse Centre (Cambridge)
Art and Faith: New Ways of Seeing   08:00 - 17:00, Free entry
This innovative art exhibition seeks to explore inter-faith dialogue in the world of aesth...

Murray Edwards College (Cambridge)

Lys Hansen: Across the Divide   10:00 - 18:00, Free entry
Lys is a colourful, dynamic artist, known for her powerful figurative and expressionistic ...

Old Fire Engine House (Ely)
Spring Exhibitions   Free entry
4 May - 3 June: Robin Stemp - `A View with a Room´ Photographs Bill Evere...

Ruskin Gallery (Cambridge)
Tangenticide   10:00 - 17:00, Free
Tom Dale and Jamie George are two Fine Art PhD students and members of the Fine Art Resear...

Saffron Walden Museum
Uttlesford Sporting Heroes Project   10:00 - 17:00,
An exhibition celebrating local and regional sports personalities and clubs, past and present.

Scott Polar Museum (Cambridge)
These Rough Notes: Captain Scott´s last expedition
  10:00 - 16:00, Free
This exhibition brings together the last volume of Scott´s diary, on loan from the B...

Williams Art (Cambridge)
Loukas Morley   11:00 - 18:00, Free entry
In Conversation. New pieces and collaborations with friends and fellow artists

i2 Art Gallery (Saffron Walden)
Horseplay - Equine Grace   10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
An exhibition focused on that most graceful of creatures, the Horse. `Horseplay´ fe...

McCrum Lecture Theatre (Cambridge)
Empowered Employability: Free lecture and drinks reception
  17:30 - 19:30, Free
This talk is part of the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education´s free ...

Free lectures on sci-tech employability   17:30 - 19:30, Free but book
´Empowered Employability´ is a free, nine-week lecture course, which covers good business ...

Abbeygate Picturehouse (Bury St Edmunds)
Albert Nobbs   11:15, 14:00, 18:00, 20:30,
ALBERT NOBBS has been a personal passion for its star, co-writer and producer Glenn Close ...

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Albert Nobbs   12:00, 14:30, 18:50, 21:20,
ALBERT NOBBS has been a personal passion for its star, co-writer and producer Glenn Close ...

Elles - provocative cinema from the streets of Paris
  12:15, £6 - £9
In this provocative and frank drama, a journalist reassess her views on relationships whil...

Headhunters   16:40, 21:10,
Hot on the heels of Stieg Larsson´s Millennium adaptations comes this riveting film ...

Jo Nesbo´s Jackpot   14:00, 16:10, 20:45,
Based on a story by Scandinavian literary sensation Jo Nesbø, this tense Norwegian crime c...

Marley   14:30, 20:45,
Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald (STATE OF PLAY, THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND) returns ...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   12:00, 14:15, 18:45,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

Town of Runners   17:00,
The world´s best long-distance runners hail from one small town in Ethiopia. See how...

Cambridge and County Folk Museum (Cambridge)
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   11:15, 14:15, 17:30, 20:00,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

Cineworld (Huntingdon)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
  16:15,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...

2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   13:20, 15:50, 16:30, 19:45,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   14:10, 14:50, 17:20, 18:00, 19:00, 20:30, 21:15,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

American Pie: Reunion   13:30, 15:00, 17:30, 18:30, 20:00, 21:00,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...

Anna Karenina   15:10,
Keira Knightley and Jude Law star in a spectacular new adaptation of Tolstoy´s epic love s...

Battleship   14:30, 17:45, 20:45,
Based on Hasbro´s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Hoppe...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   15:10, 17:40, 20:20,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

The Cabin In The Woods   16:20, 21:40,
A terrifying variation on the classic horror film format from the ingenious people behind ...

The Hunger Games   13:30, 18:30,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

The Lucky One   13:30, 15:45, 18:05, 20:15,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...

Cineworld (Cambridge)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
  12:50, 14:55,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...

2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   12:40, 15:50, 16:30, 19:00,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   13:20, 14:10, 14:50, 17:20, 18:00, 19:45, 20:30, 21:15,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

American Pie: Reunion   13:30, 16:18 - 30:00, 20:00, 21:00,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...

Gambit [12A]   11:30, 13:40, 16:10, 18:20, 20:50,
Colin Firth leads an all-star cast in this hilarious Coen brothers-scripted remake of a cl...

Hans Kloss   20:00, £6 - £9
Look out for a truly different take on the action thriller, coming to Cambridge cinemas ne...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   15:20, 20:50,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

The Cabin In The Woods   17:30,
A terrifying variation on the classic horror film format from the ingenious people behind ...

The Hunger Games   12:15, 17:35,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

The Lucky One   13:15, 15:40, 18:05, 20:20,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...

Cineworld (Bury St Edmunds)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
  13:50, 16:00,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...

2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   12:00, 15:00, 18:00, 21:00,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   13:10, 14:10, 16:20, 17:20, 19:30, 20:30,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

American Pie: Reunion   12:30, 15:00, 17:30, 20:00, 21:00,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...

Battleship   18:30, 21:20,
Based on Hasbro´s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Hoppe...

Hans Kloss   13:40, 16:00, 18:20, 20:40,
A gripping and suspenseful Polish WWII espionage thriller. In 1945 Konigsberg, Polish int...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   13:00, 15:30, 18:10, 20:40,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

The Hunger Games   11:50, 14:50, 17:50,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

The Lucky One   13:15, 15:35, 17:55, 20:15,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...

Cineworld (Haverhill)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   16:20, 19:30,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   14:10, 17:20, 20:30,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
  16:30,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...

American Pie: Reunion   15:45, 18:15, 20:45,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...

Battleship   20:40,
Based on Hasbro´s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Hoppe...

Lokout   18:30,
Lockout is an adrenaline-fuelled movie, packed with gripping action. It´s set in the...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   15:40, 18:00, 20:20,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

The Croods 3D (U)   10:20, 10:30, 12:50, 15:10, 17:50,
The Croods 3D is a spectacular 3D animated adventure that is as inspirational as it is enj...

Ely (Ely)

We Bought A Zoo   19:30,
We Bought a Zoo is an uplifting family drama based on a true story. Matt Damon plays self-...

VUE Cinema (Cambridge)
21 Jump Street   21:20,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...

African Cats   14:30,
African Cats is a simply stunning nature documentary, focusing on two big cat families as ...

American Reunion   14:45, 20:15, 21:00,
American Reunion sees all the characters from American Pie back together in a comedy that ...

Cabin In The Woods   19:00,

Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D   14:40, 17:50, 21:20,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D   13:30, 16:40, 18:10, 20:00,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Outside Bet   20:30,
Set against the turbulent mid 80´s of money, privatization, unions and dramatic medi...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   12:50, 15:30, 18:00,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

The Hunger Games   15:15, 18:20, 21:30,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

The Hunger Games   15:15, 18:20, 21:30,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...

The Lucky One   13:10, 15:40, 18:10, 20:40,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...

The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists 2D
  16:45,
Aardman Animations (CHICKEN RUN, WALLACE AND GROMIT) invites you to set sail with the Pira...

Titanic 3D   14:10,
Titanic is a legendary movie of love and disaster now given the full 3D treatment. Rose (K...

Addenbrooke's Clinic (Cambridge)

Blood Doning   08:00 - 16:30, Free
Please make an appointment! Times can vary, please see website for details.

Cambridge Central Library (Cambridge)
Escape to France with Alliance Francais   12:30 - 13:15, £8
Escape to France in your lunch hour! 45 minutes active French conversation. Every Thursday.

Centre at St Paul's (Cambridge)
Zumba   19:30 - 20:30,
Zumba is the dance workout sweeping the nation. A fusion of Latin and International music,...

YMCA (Cambridge)
Zumba   18:00 - 19:00,
Zumba is the dance workout sweeping the nation. A fusion of Latin and International music,...

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Pig 'n' Falcon (St Neots)

May Cider Fest  
The Pig n Falcon in St Neots is a popular pub which is famous for its good quality and num...

Cambridge Corn Exchange (Cambridge)
The Osmonds   19:30, £29.50
For over five decades The Osmond Brothers have been entertaining sold out crowds throughou...

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Simone Felice Group   20:00, £12.50adv
Simone Felice makes a triumphant return with the release of his self tilted debut album on...

Cambridge University Botanic Gardens (Cambridge)

Botanic Gardens   10:00 - 18:00, £4 (£3.50conc)/Free
The Garden has a collection of over 10,000 plant species in beautifully landscaped setting...

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Milton Country Park (Milton)

Fen Rivers Way   Free
Following the river Cam out to Ely (and beyond for the more intrepid walker), the Fen Rive...

Wandlebury Country Park (Cambridge)

Wandlebury Walk   10:00, 10:30, Free
Walks are suitable for anyone interested in walking or who wants to adopt a healthier life...

Primavera (Cambridge)
Personal Shopper tours at Primavera   10:00 - 17:30,
View over 5000 items of the finest contemporary jewellery, artwork and craft displayed ove...

St Neots (St Neots)

St Neots Thursday Market   09:00 - 16:00,
St Neots is historically a market town, and even today your basic foods - meats, fruits, v...

Morley Memorial Primary School (Cambridge)
Cambridge Schools Of Tae Kwon Do   18:30, 19:30, £4+
A local run Independant Tae Kwon Do group with a friendly club atmosphere open to both chi...

Cambridge Buddhist Centre (Cambridge)

Meditation Drop In   12:50 - 14:00, 19:30 - 20:30, £5-£3
Learn to meditate, refresh what you already know, or work on your regular practice. No nee...

Heffers (Cambridge)
Author Event: Paul Cartledge   18:30, Free
Join us to celebrate the launch of The Sites of Ancient Greece, a collection of 150 of Geo...

Ickworth House, Park and Gardens (Ickworth)
Hallmarking of precious metals & the perspective of a creative studio jeweller
  13:00 - 16:00, £7.50
A talk by Dr Robert Organ, Assay Master from The Goldsmiths´ Company Assay Office Lo...

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A Clear Road   23:00, £6
´Try to look unhappy. We´re going to a burial, remember!´ A brother ...

Esio Trot   23:00, £6-£4
Mr Hoppy has two great loves in his life: the flowers that grow on his balcony, and his ne...

RICHARD II at the ADC   19:45, £6 - £10
It´s odd that the Bard´s great history plays don´t get much of an airing these days so it´...

Cambridge Arts Theatre (Cambridge)
The Lady in the Van   14:30, 19:45, £27-£15
The story of Miss Shepherd, who parked her van in Alan Bennett´s back garden and re...

Corpus Playroom (Cambridge)
bash   21:30, £6/£5
Three plays. Three violent crimes. Three victims. Or is it more? A man in a plain suit con...

Comedians   19:00, £6/£5
Manchester, 1975. A small classroom bristles with excitement as a group of aspiring comedi...

Cambridge (Cambridge)

Cambridge Bike Tours   10:30, 13:30, £20 (£18conc)
Every day except Tuesdays. Morning City Tour, meet at the lamp-post in the middle of Par...

Guided Walking Tours of Cambridge   £16-£7.50
Our Historic University and College Tours leave the Visitor Information Centre every day (...

Cambridge and County Folk Museum (Cambridge)

Walking with Women: unlocking female stories from Cambridge´s past
  Free
This new self-guided walking tour aims to show the city through an entirely female perspec...

Newmarket (Newmarket)
Gallops Watch - Breeze Up Tour   08:30, £30
This new tour for 2012 will provide a unique opportunity to see unraced two-year-olds doin...

Newmarket Classic & All-Day Stud Tours
  09:30, £27 (£25conc)
Thur-Sat: See horses at close quarters and meet stable staff in this 2 hour behind the sc...

Scudamore's Punting (Cambridge)

Daily Punt Tours with Scudamore´s   £various
We offer bespoke services alongside a range of options created for based around common req...

Geldart (Cambridge)
El Hombre sin Nombre...   20:30,
Live Spanish and Flamenco style accoustic guitarist will be playing in the restaurant sect...