Events
Things to do
Event Date On: 05 April, 2012
Thursday 05 April 2012 (141 events)
ART & EXHIBITIONS See all 24 events for Thu 05 Apr
ArtCell
(Cambridge)
Three Men on the Road 
10:00 - 17:00,
Free
An exhibition of street photography by Paul Bowman, Martin Spott & Bruce Stuart.
From...
Babylon Gallery
(Ely)
Chris Wood: Light
12:00 - 16:00,
Free
An exhibition of the work of glass and installation artist, Chris Wood. She works with gla...
Bury St Edmunds Cathedral
Exhibitions in Edmund Gallery
10:00 - 16:30,
Free entry
4 - 9 Feb: John Williams. Photography by local
and Malian schools
11 - 16 Feb:
Bleu...
Byard Art
(Cambridge)
East Anglia Revealed
09:30 - 17:30,
Free entry
Contemporary images of Cambridge and East Anglia by
Lucy Jones,
Lee Madgwick,
Davi...
Cambridge Contemporary Art
(Cambridge)
Waterlands
09:00 - 17:30,
Free entry
This month´s exhibition focuses on the East Anglian landscape. Gail Brodholt, Lara C...
Cambridge Contemporary Crafts
(Cambridge)
Mary McFadden and Rachel Jane Holland
Free entry
Spring is here! During April Cambridge Contemporary Crafts will have beautiful new collect...
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 ...
Cambridge and County Folk Museum
(Cambridge)
In the Frame
10:30 - 17:00,
£3.50-£1
Choosing from its extensive range of prints, paintings, posters, needlework, crafts and ph...
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.
Clare Hall
(Cambridge)
Swimmers by Quentin Blake
09:00 - 18:00,
Free entry
The Art Committee is proud to present new work by Quentin Blake who has chosen to show dra...
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...
More Events
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...
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)
The new Partners for Change Exhibition
08:00 - 17:00,
Free entry
Frederic Corbet´s stunning photographs of life in urban communities in Ethiopia show...
Murray Edwards College
(Cambridge)
Nikoo Tarkhani
10:00 - 18:00,
Free entry
Artist´s Statement:
´There are some traditions in any culture that are supp...
Old Fire Engine House
(Ely)
Spring Exhibitions
Free entry
4 May - 3 June: Robin Stemp - `A View with a Room´
Photographs
Bill Evere...
Photography and Illustration Service (PandIS)
(Cambridge)
Volcanoes: Beauty and Menace
09:00 - 13:00,
14:00 - 17:00,
Free
An exhibition of photographs of volcanoes and major volcanic eruptions, their hazards and ...
Ruskin Gallery
(Cambridge)
Searle Award for Creativity Exhibition
10:00 - 17:00,
Free
The annual Searle Award for Creativity recognises excellence in any artistic discipline an...
Saffron Walden Museum
Embroideries from the East
10:00 - 17:00,
£1.50-free
Exhibition of Embroidered Textiles and
Costume from India, China and Asia.
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)
The Craft of Photography
11:00 - 18:00,
Free entry
An exhibition of mixed works by Cambridge photographers. Co-organised by Cambridge Darkroom
CINEMA See all 76 events for Thu 05 Apr
Abbeygate Picturehouse
(Bury St Edmunds)
In Darkness
13:30,
Poland´s official entry to the 2012 Oscars, IN DARKNESS tells the remarkable true story of...
The Kid with a Bike
11:30,
17:45,
19:45,
Cyril (Thomas Doret), almost 12, has only one plan: to find the father (Jérémie Renier) wh...
The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists 3D
11:15,
14:00,
17:30,
20:00,
Aardman Animations (CHICKEN RUN, WALLACE AND GROMIT) invites you to set sail with the Pira...
More Events
Cambridge Arts Picturehouse
(Cambridge)
3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
12:00,
14:15,
16:30,
18:45,
21:00,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...
Carancho (The Vulture)
20:30,
Argentine director Pablo Trapero´s (LION´S DEN) latest feature is a moody and ...
Into The Abyss
16:00,
Werner Herzog (CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS) brings us another unforgettable documentary. INTO...
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...
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia
14:15,
20:15,
This supremely intelligent, elegantly crafted noir policier from acclaimed Turkish directo...
The Artist
12:15,
£5 / £6
Beautiful in every way imaginable and wholly deserving of an academy award, The Artist is ...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
17:30,
£5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...
The Kid with a Bike
12:00,
14:00,
18:30,
Cyril (Thomas Doret), almost 12, has only one plan: to find the father (Jérémie Renier) wh...
Cineworld
(Huntingdon)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
12:30,
14:40,
17:00,
19:20,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...
21 Jump Street
18:55,
21:25,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...
2D - Streetdance 2
12:25,
A spectacular sequel to the British dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist!
Ha...
2D - Wrath Of The Titans
12:20,
14:40,
17:00,
19:20,
21:40,
Perseus descends into the underworld for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans and sa...
3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
11:30,
13:40,
15:50,
18:00,
20:10,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...
3D - Streetdance 2
10:30,
14:40,
16:50,
19:05,
21:20,
A spectacular sequel to the British 3D dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist!
...
3D - Wrath Of The Titans
10:40,
13:00,
15:20,
17:40,
18:40,
20:00,
21:00,
A spectacular 3D underworld is the setting for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans ...
Anna Karenina
15:10,
Keira Knightley and Jude Law star in a spectacular new adaptation of Tolstoy´s epic love s...
Mirror Mirror
10:50,
13:15,
15:45,
Mirror Mirror is a smart and funny update on the classic story of Snow White and the Seven...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
17:00,
20:00,
£5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...
The Devil Inside
21:30,
The Devil Inside is the Paranormal Activity of exorcism movies. A young woman travels to I...
The Hunger Games
10:30,
13:45,
16:25,
17:00,
19:30,
20:20,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...
The Muppets
11:30,
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world´s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (...
We Bought A Zoo
10:40,
13:30,
We Bought a Zoo is an uplifting family drama based on a true story. Matt Damon plays self-...
Cineworld
(Cambridge)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
12:00,
14:15,
16:30,
18:45,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...
21 Jump Street
12:10,
17:40,
21:00,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...
2D - Streetdance 2
12:35,
A spectacular sequel to the British dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist!
Ha...
2D - Wrath Of The Titans
10:50,
13:15,
15:50,
18:15,
20:45,
Perseus descends into the underworld for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans and sa...
3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
10:30,
11:15,
12:45,
13:30,
15:00,
15:45,
18:00,
20:20,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...
3D - Streetdance 2
10:25,
14:10,
16:50,
19:05,
21:20,
A spectacular sequel to the British 3D dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist!
...
3D - Wrath Of The Titans
11:30,
14:10,
16:35,
17:20,
19:00,
20:00,
21:30,
A spectacular 3D underworld is the setting for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans ...
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...
Mirror Mirror
11:35,
14:00,
Mirror Mirror is a smart and funny update on the classic story of Snow White and the Seven...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
15:00,
20:00,
£5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...
The Hunger Games
11:30,
14:30,
16:35,
17:30,
19:30,
20:25,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...
Cineworld
(Bury St Edmunds)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
10:50,
13:00,
15:10,
17:20,
19:30,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...
21 Jump Street
16:40,
19:05,
21:25,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...
2D - Streetdance 2
12:30,
A spectacular sequel to the British dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist!
Ha...
2D - Wrath Of The Titans
12:10,
14:30,
16:50,
19:10,
21:35,
Perseus descends into the underworld for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans and sa...
3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
11:40,
13:50,
16:00,
18:10,
20:20,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...
3D - Streetdance 2
10:30,
14:40,
16:45,
19:00,
21:10,
A spectacular sequel to the British 3D dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist!
...
3D - Wrath Of The Titans
12:10,
14:30,
16:50,
19:10,
21:35,
A spectacular 3D underworld is the setting for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans ...
Mirror Mirror
10:20,
12:50,
15:20,
Mirror Mirror is a smart and funny update on the classic story of Snow White and the Seven...
The Devil Inside
21:30,
The Devil Inside is the Paranormal Activity of exorcism movies. A young woman travels to I...
The Hunger Games
10:30,
13:45,
17:00,
18:00,
20:10,
21:00,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...
The Muppets
10:20,
14:00,
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world´s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (...
Cineworld
(Haverhill)
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
10:50,
13:00,
15:10,
17:20,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...
2D - Streetdance 2
10:30,
12:30,
14:30,
16:30,
18:30,
20:30,
A spectacular sequel to the British dance movie sensation - with a sultry Latin twist!
Ha...
2D - Wrath Of The Titans
19:45,
Perseus descends into the underworld for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans and sa...
3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
11:40,
13:50,
16:00,
18:10,
20:20,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...
3D - Wrath Of The Titans
11:45,
14:00,
16:15,
18:30,
20:45,
A spectacular 3D underworld is the setting for a thrilling battle to overthrow the Titans ...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
20:20,
£5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...
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...
The Hunger Games
11:15,
14:15,
17:15,
20:15,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...
Ely
(Ely)
The Artist
19:30,
£5 / £6
Beautiful in every way imaginable and wholly deserving of an academy award, The Artist is ...
The Muppets
15:00,
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world´s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (...
More Events
Haverhill Arts Centre
(Haverhill)
The Muppets
10:30,
On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world´s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (...
VUE Cinema
(Cambridge)
Audio Described Performances: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
12:25,
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a charming, funny drama from the director of Shakespeare...
Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists 2D
09:10,
11:20,
13:30,
15:40,
17:50,
20:00,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant animated adventure from the...
21 Jump Street
15:10,
17:40,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...
3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
10:10,
12:30,
15:00,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...
Act Of Valour
22:10,
Act of Valor is an amazing mix of fiction and real-life serving Navy SEALs in real war con...
Alvin And The Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
10:00,
Those super-cute singing chipmunks are all at sea in their craziest adventure yet!
Havi...
Audio Described Performances: 21 Jump Street
15:10,
17:40,
21 Jump Street is a nutty knockabout cop movie with a difference. When Jenko (Channing Tat...
Audio Described Performances:We Bought A Zoo
09:40,
We Bought a Zoo is an uplifting family drama based on a true story. Benjamin Mee (Matt Dam...
Mirror Mirror
12:00,
14:30,
17:05,
19:35,
Mirror Mirror is a smart and funny update on the classic story of Snow White and the Seven...
StreetDance 2 2D
10:00,
12:10,
14:20,
16:30,
Streetdance 2 is the follow-up to the highly successful Streetdance 3D that took the world...
StreetDance 2 3D
17:30,
19:50,
Streetdance 2 is the follow-up to the highly successful Streetdance 3D that took the world...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
09:20,
12:25,
£5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
09:20,
12:25,
£5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...
The Devil Inside
22:05,
The Devil Inside is the Paranormal Activity of exorcism movies. A young woman travels to I...
The Hunger Games
10:40,
12:20,
13:40,
15:25,
16:50,
18:35,
20:10,
21:40,
The Hunger Games is a fantasy set in the future where young people have to fight to the de...
We Bought A Zoo
09:40,
We Bought a Zoo is an uplifting family drama based on a true story. Matt Damon plays self-...
Wrath Of The Titans 2D
19:00,
21:30,
Wrath of the Titans is the visually explosive sequel to the highly successful Clash of the...
Wrath Of The Titans 3D
10:30,
13:00,
15:30,
18:00,
20:30,
22:00,
Wrath of the Titans is the visually explosive sequel to the highly successful Clash of the...
CLASSICAL MUSIC See all 1 events for Thu 05 Apr
Round Church
(Cambridge)
An Easter Reflection by Ensemble in the Round
20:00,
Free/Donations
Bach O Sacred head (St. Matthew Passion),
Stainer King ever glorious (The Crucifixion), ...
COMMUNITY See all 3 events for Thu 05 Apr
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.
Sheep Shop
(Cambridge)
Hexipuff knitting group
16:00 - 17:30,
Free
Raise money for Arthur Rank Hospice by knitting ´hexipuffs´ together for a special kingsiz...
DANCE See all 3 events for Thu 05 Apr
More Events
Critic's choice
Cambridge Junction
(Cambridge)
Sinstitute of HipHop Arts
Workshops cater for the complete beginner through to professional master classes & inc...
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,...
FAIRS & FESTIVALS See all 1 events for Thu 05 Apr
King's College
(Cambridge)
Easter at King´s
£varies
Easter at King´s was started in 2004 and has grown into an enormously popular series...
FAMILY & CHILDREN See all 11 events for Thu 05 Apr
Audley End House & Gardens
(Saffron Walden)
Easter Family Fun Trail
11:00 - 16:00,
£13-£7.80
Can you crack our clues to complete this `egg-citing´ trail? Find the missing eggs a...
Cambridge Corn Exchange
(Cambridge)
Peppa Pig´s Treasure Hunt
10:00,
13:00,
£15.50
Ahoy there me Hearties! Peppa Pig and her friends are going on a treasure hunt and need yo...
Cambridge and County Folk Museum
(Cambridge)
Mad Hatters Tea Trail
10:30 - 17:00,
Normal admission
Hunt down the tea and hat related objects in this self-guided Museum trail.
Normal admiss...
David Lloyd Sports Club
(Cambridge)
Acting Workshop Week
10:00 - 16:00,
£25 per day
Acting Workshop Week for 7 to 12yr olds. Come with me and you´ll be in a world of pure ima...
Duxford Imperial War Museum (IWM)
(Duxford)
Whizz, Bang, Wallop!
Children free
It´s all going whizz, bang, wallop at IWM Duxford this Easter! We´ll be racing...
Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey
(Waterbeach)
Children & Family Activity Days
Normal admission + £1/50p
Tue 3 & Thu 5: Toy Times - what were toys like in the past? Find out by investigating ...
Scotsdales
(Cambridge)
The Humble Bumble
11:00 - 12:00,
14:00 - 15:00,
Free
Cambridgeshire bee keepers society join us today so we can learn all about our buzzy frien...
Sheep Shop
(Cambridge)
French Knitting for children
10:30,
£8
Keep your little ones absorbed this Easter making knitted tubes for jewellery and home-mad...
Wimpole Estate
(Wimpole)
Lambing time
10:30 - 17:00,
£various
Celebrate the arrival of spring at Wimpole Farm by watching the frolics of new born lambs,...
GIGS See all 5 events for Thu 05 Apr
More Events
Cambridge Junction
(Cambridge)
Boo Hewerdine & Brooks Williams: State Of The Union
£12adv
Hewerdine has had his songs recorded by such artists as Eddi Reader, kd Lang, Jerry Dougla...
Cambridge Union Society
(Cambridge)
Snuff
£12
The term legends gets bandied about a lot, especially in punk circles, where anyone who&ac...
Critic's choice
Portland Arms
(Cambridge)
Strawberry Fair Battle of the Bands
20:00,
7
The soulful, folky Tiger Blue won last week´s heat - the first band through to the final o...
Strawberry Fair Cambridge Band Competition
19:30,
£5
Heat 2 of the Strawberry Fair Cambridge Band Competition and the bands are:Von Nitros, Ast...
Taproom
(St Ives)
Events at The Taproom
Thurs 5th April - Matt Harvey performing live.
Fri 6th April - 70´s & 80´s Friday N...
OUTDOOR See all 3 events for Thu 05 Apr
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...
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...
SHOPPING & MARKETS See all 2 events for Thu 05 Apr
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...
STYLE See all 1 events for Thu 05 Apr
Hotel du Vin & Bistro
(Cambridge)
Ladies Who Lunch & Shopping with John lewis
09:00,
£75
Once the little ones have been dropped off at school it is now officially time for some re...
TALKS, WORKSHOPS & COURSES See all 1 events for Thu 05 Apr
Impington Village College
(Cambridge)
artsMASH
10:00 - 16:00,
£100/ £75
Come and enjoy singing, dancing and acting with Elle Lyons and the team, taking part in dr...
THEATRE See all 4 events for Thu 05 Apr
More Events
Buy tickets now
ADC Theatre
(Cambridge)
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...
The Sound of Music
19:30,
£12-£8
The company that recently brought you `Beauty and the Beast´ and `Honk´ is del...
Cambridge Arts Theatre
(Cambridge)
Bette and Joan
19:45,
£27-£15
The hilarious backstage story of the making of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? direct from...
More Events
Buy tickets now
Theatre Royal
I´m an Aristocrat, get me out of here!
19:30,
£20/£12
Inspired by the Scarlet Pimpernel, three fearless and daring actors play over 20 roles in ...
TOURS, TRAVEL & EXPLORING See all 5 events for Thu 05 Apr
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 (...
Newmarket
(Newmarket)
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...
WORLD & OTHER MUSIC See all 1 events for Thu 05 Apr
Geldart
(Cambridge)
El Hombre sin Nombre...
20:30,
Live Spanish and Flamenco style accoustic guitarist will be playing in the restaurant sect...
