Critic's choice
ArtSpace (Cambridge)

Alexei Lantsev: Fluid Dynamics   12:00 - 18:00,
A major exhibition of new work by exciting contemporary Russian artist Alexei Lantsev enti...

Babylon Gallery (Ely)
stitch-links: Reworking The Image   12:00 - 16:00, Free entry
Six women, based in East Anglia and London, who have a common interest in textile art but ...

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)
Jubilee   09:30 - 17:30, Free entry
A celebration of the Queen´s Diamond Jubilee, the spirit of Britain and 60 years of ...

Critic's choice
Cambridge Art Salon (Cambridge)

Littlebiggs & Friends Exhibition   10:00 - 17:30, Free entry
The LittleBiggs collaborative is Ceri Ann Littlechild and Dan Biggs. Biggs´ work emulates ...

Cambridge Contemporary Art (Cambridge)
Blandine Anderson   Free entry
This will be the second major exhibition of Blandine Anderson´s work at Cambridge Co...

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 ...

Critic's choice
Cambridge and County Folk Museum (Cambridge)

Great Cambridge Women   £varies
Cambridge Folk Museum is delighted to be hosting Cambridge Women and Work, a series of cen...

Churchill College (Cambridge)
John Piper at Churchill College   10:00 - 17:00, Free
An exhibition of original prints for sale in the Chapel at Churchill College featuring the...

Cromwell Museum (Huntingdon)
Perfumes for the Protector   10:30 - 12:30, 13:30 - 16:00, Free
One of the museum´s treasures is a 17th century Florentine cabinet that has been pas...

Emmanuel URC (Cambridge)
Gethsemane garments   10:30 - 17:00, Free
An exhibition of 4 garments which through fabric and texts explore the themes of pain, suf...

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...

The Search for Immortality: Tomb Treasures of Han China
  10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
The most remarkable exhibition of ancient royal treasures ever to travel outside China: Ov...

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)
Textiles   10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
Art in Textiles - Textiles in Art

Critic's choice
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...

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 Middle East: Hope and Dreams   08:00 - 17:00, Free entry
A photographic exhibition by the Most Rev. Dr Mouneer Anis - Bishop of Egypt with North A...

Murray Edwards College (Cambridge)
Laura Havenhand   10:00 - 18:00, Free entry
Domestically Challenged is a series of ´tongue in cheek´ portraits which explo...

Old Fire Engine House (Ely)
Autumn Exhibitions   Free entry
7 - 30 September: Ruth Scott & Jenny Saunders, mixed media. 5 - 28 Oct: Sarah Bryan...

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)
The edge of beyond: the Antarctic paintings of Dafila Scott
  10:00 - 16:00, Free entry
Dafila Scott was artist in residence sponsored by the Friends of the Scott Polar Research ...

Six Bells (Cambridge)
An Exhibition of Photographs by Suzy Oakes
  FREE
An Exhibition of Photographs by Suzy Oakes. Prints will be for sale and all profits will g...

Smiths Row (Bury St Edmunds)
Powerhouse   10:30 - 17:00, Free
this exhibition explores themes of endurance, discipline, skill and flexibility. Works by ...

Wysing Arts Centre (Bourn)
Recollect Exhibition   12:00 - 17:00, Free
An exhibition of newly commissioned and existing work that looks at the idea of architectu...

i2 Art Gallery (Saffron Walden)
Summer Exhibition   10:00 - 17:00, Free entry
An exciting selection of beautiful artworks from both new and familiar faces with somethin...

Holiday Inn Express (Cambridge)

South Cambridge Coffee Morning   10:00 - 12:00, £5
The South Cambridge Coffee Morning is aimed at strengthening business relationships betwee...

Abbeygate Picturehouse (Bury St Edmunds)
Prometheus 3D   17:30,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

The Angels´ Share   14:30, 20:00,
We are delighted to welcome Ken Loach for the Thursday 7 June, 6.00 screening for a Q&A se...

The Artist   20:15, £5 / £6
Beautiful in every way imaginable and wholly deserving of an academy award, The Artist is ...

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel   14:30, £5 / £6
An incredible and familiar cast includes Judy Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wil...

War Horse   17:10,
War Horse is the hotly anticipated adaptation of the hit West End and Broadway play by Ste...

More Events Cambridge Arts Picturehouse (Cambridge)
A Royal Affair   12:30, 14:30, 17:30, 20:30,
A ROYAL AFFAIR stars Mads Mikkelsen (CASINO ROYALE) as Johann Friedrich Struensee, the Ger...

Five Broken Cameras   £9
Tracing the troubles of a West Bank village and the efforts of a Palestinian farmer to rec...

Jo Nesbo´s Jackpot   12:30, 14:40, 19:10, 21:15,
Based on a story by Scandinavian literary sensation Jo Nesbø, this tense Norwegian crime c...

Moonrise Kingdom   12:00, 15:45, 21:00,
Indie poster-boy Wes Anderson (RUSHMORE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS) returns to live-action film...

Prometheus   13:00, 18:15,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   20:45,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

The Angels´ Share   15:30, 18:00,
We are delighted to welcome Ken Loach for the Thursday 7 June, 6.00 screening for a Q&A se...

Cineworld (Huntingdon)
3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   20:50,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

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

Fast Girls   14:10, 16:30, 18:50, 21:10,
Fast Girls is an inspirational sports movie from the writer of Kidulthood. Two girls from ...

Ill Manors   21:30,
Plan B´s directorial debut: a powerful, authentic crime thriller set on the mean str...

Jaws   14:40, 17:30, 20:20,
Jaws is an absolute classic from Steven Spielberg, the man who would become one of the gre...

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

Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D   20:50,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Men In Black 3 2D   15:00,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   15:45, 18:15, 20:45,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Prometheus   17:45,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   14:45, 20:30,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Red Lights   15:40, 18:20, 21:00,
Paranormal investigators meet their match in this compelling psychological shocker!Profess...

Rock of Ages   14:50, 17:40, 20:40,
Rock of Ages is an adaptation of the smash-hit musical from the director of Hairspray. It&...

Snow White And The Huntsman   15:00, 17:45, 20:25,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

The Pact   14:00, 18:45, 21:05,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Top Cat: The Movie 2D   16:00,
The ever-popular mischievous feline and his gang hit the big screen with a brand new adven...

What To Expect When You´re expecting
  18:50,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...

Cineworld (Cambridge)
Cosmopolis   13:00, 15:35, 18:05, 20:35,
Robert Pattinson stars in a dark modern fable charting an eventful day in the life of a bi...

Fast Girls   14:10, 16:30, 18:50, 21:10,
Fast Girls is an inspirational sports movie from the writer of Kidulthood. Two girls from ...

Gambit [12A]   11:30, 13:40, 16:10, 18:20, 20:50, 23:10,
Colin Firth leads an all-star cast in this hilarious Coen brothers-scripted remake of a cl...

Ill Manors   23:10,
Plan B´s directorial debut: a powerful, authentic crime thriller set on the mean str...

Jaws   14:40, 17:30, 20:20, 23:00,
Jaws is an absolute classic from Steven Spielberg, the man who would become one of the gre...

Men In Black 3 2D   16:00, 20:50,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   13:30, 18:20,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Prometheus   14:15, 16:30,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   13:10, 15:50, 18:35, 21:20,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Red Lights   13:25, 16:05, 18:40, 21:15,
Paranormal investigators meet their match in this compelling psychological shocker!Profess...

Rock of Ages   14:50, 17:40, 20:25, 23:05,
Rock of Ages is an adaptation of the smash-hit musical from the director of Hairspray. It&...

Snow White And The Huntsman   15:20, 18:10, 20:55,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

The Pact   19:25, 21:30,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Cineworld (Bury St Edmunds)
Fast Girls   14:10, 16:30, 18:50, 21:10,
Fast Girls is an inspirational sports movie from the writer of Kidulthood. Two girls from ...

Jaws   13:15, 18:40,
Jaws is an absolute classic from Steven Spielberg, the man who would become one of the gre...

Men In Black 3 2D   14:00, 16:40, 18:00,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   13:00, 15:30, 20:40,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Prometheus   16:00, 21:20,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   15:00, 17:50, 20:50,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Red Lights   13:10, 15:40, 18:20, 21:00,
Paranormal investigators meet their match in this compelling psychological shocker!Profess...

Rock of Ages   14:50, 17:40, 20:40,
Rock of Ages is an adaptation of the smash-hit musical from the director of Hairspray. It&...

Snow White And The Huntsman   14:30, 17:20, 20:15,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

The Pact   19:10, 21:30,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Cineworld (Haverhill)
Fast Girls   15:50, 18:05, 20:20,
Fast Girls is an inspirational sports movie from the writer of Kidulthood. Two girls from ...

Men In Black 3 2D   17:45,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   15:15, 20:15,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Prometheus   18:05,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   15:30, 20:40,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Rock of Ages   15:00, 17:45, 20:30,
Rock of Ages is an adaptation of the smash-hit musical from the director of Hairspray. It&...

Snow White And The Huntsman   15:30, 18:10,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

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 Pact   20:50,
The Pact is a classic and classy supernatural thriller that will have you jumping out of y...

Saffron Screen (Saffron Walden)

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo   20:00,
An epic tale of serial murder and corporate trickery spanning several continents, the nove...

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo   20:00,
An epic tale of serial murder and corporate trickery spanning several continents, the nove...

VUE Cinema (Cambridge)
Audio Described Performances: Men In Black 3 3D
  13:10,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Audio Described Performances: Prometheus 3D
  15:40, 18:30, 21:20,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Audio Described Performances: Snow White And The Huntsman
  12:10, 15:10, 21:10,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

Fast Girls   12:15, 14:30, 16:50, 19:10,
Fast Girls is an inspirational sports movie from the writer of Kidulthood. Two girls from ...

Jaws   12:00, 14:45, 17:30, 20:20, 23:10,
Jaws is an absolute classic from Steven Spielberg, the man who would become one of the gre...

Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D   21:15,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Men In Black 3 2D   13:40, 16:10, 18:40,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men In Black 3 3D   13:10,
Men in Black III sees the welcome return of our agents in a time-travelling caper to stop ...

Men in Black III  
Agent J always felt that his older partner Agent K was holding something back about the al...

Prometheus   17:50, 20:40, 23:30,
Alien director Ridley Scott returns to similar territory with this long-anticipated scienc...

Prometheus 3D   15:40, 18:30, 21:20,
Prometheus sees Alien director Ridley Scott return to similar territory with a science-fic...

Red Lights   12:30, 15:20, 18:00, 20:50, 23:30,
Paranormal investigators meet their match in this compelling psychological shocker!Profess...

Rock of Ages   12:00, 14:50, 17:40, 20:30, 23:20,
Rock of Ages is an adaptation of the smash-hit musical from the director of Hairspray. It&...

Snow White And The Huntsman   12:10, 15:10, 21:10,
Snow White and the Huntsman is a daring and visually extraordinary new version of the old ...

The Dictator   21:30, 23:40,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...

Top Cat   15:30,

Bury St Edmunds Cathedral
Lunchtime Recitals   13:10 - 13:50, Free
All free entry with retiring collection. Bring your lunch! Refreshments available. See w...

Emmanuel URC (Cambridge)
Anne Page plays Bach   13:00, Free/Donations
´8 Short´ preludes and fugues, chorale preludes ´omne tempore´ inc...

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Cambridge Footlights Tour Show 2012   19:45, £10-£6
Don´t miss the most anticipated show of the year from the ´most renowned sketc...

Giving Ed   20:00, £6/5
Are you dreading summer exams? Worried about the economy? Fed up with the collective speec...

The Pin   23:00, £6-£4
Ben Ashenden, Mark Fiddaman and Alex Owen fling themselves back to the ADC with their year...

Cambridge Corn Exchange (Cambridge)
Stewart Francis   20:00, £18.50
The star of ´Mock The Week´, ´Michael McIntyre´s Roadshow´ a...

Addenbrooke's Clinic (Cambridge)

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

Anchor (Burwell)
Coffee Mornings   09:30 - 13:00,
With Knit and natter for all keen Knitters!

Cambridge Arts Theatre (Cambridge)
Matthew Bourne   19:45, £27.50-£15
As part of the company´s 25th Anniversary celebrations, Matthew Bourne returns to hi...

University Sports and Social Club (Cambridge)
Salsa Classes   19:30, £8-£2
Choose your level with three teachers from the Latin Collective. Social dancing follow...

Woolpit (Nr Bury St Edmunds)
Woolpit Festival   £varies
10 days of music in St Mary´s Church & the Village Hall. See website for full line up ...

Heffers (Cambridge)
Children´s Events   Free but book
6 Jun: Illustrating Workshop with local author and illustrator Gil...

Museum of Zoology (Cambridge)

Cambridge Natural History Society´s Conversazione 2012
  13:00 - 18:00, Free
Cambridge Natural History Society´s 93rd exhibition. Find out about your natural envir...

Constitutional Club (Bury St Edmunds)
Milkmaid Folk Club - May & June   £varies
11th May LOCAL ARTISTS NIGHT Performers Free. 18th May CLOUD STREET. 25th May MILKM...

Golden Hind (Cambridge)
Cambridge Folk Club - November   20:00, £varies
Friday 2 Nov: Open Stage with guest, David Cambridge Friday 9 Nov: Clive Gregson - wh...

Cambridge Folk Club - Summer gigs   20:00, £varies
Friday 1 June: Open Stage with Laura Cherry and Guests Friday 8 Jun: Marina Florance Ba...

Chilford Hall (Linton)

Vineyard and Winery Tours   £12.50
Interested in the production of wine, or do you just like to drink it and want to learn mo...

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High Barn (Braintree)

Joanna Eden   20:00, £12.50
Singer songwriter Joanna Eden will grace the stage of High Barn after a short break while ...

Man on the Moon (Cambridge)
Cinema Wave   £4
Plus The Mojo Slide + Audiofire

Portland Arms (Cambridge)
Echo Trails   £5
Folk-Rock and Twee Indie at the Portland this June, with Echo Trails, (you may have come a...

Thetford Forest (Thetford)
Thetford Forest Concerts   £varies
Razorlight - Thursday 14 June - £29.50 Plan B - Friday 15 June - Sold Out Will Youn...

Vaults (Cambridge)
Live Music  
Live jazz funk bands every Friday, see website for details

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...

Hinchingbrooke Country Park (Huntingdon)
Bats in the Park   20:30 - 23:30, £8
An informative talk about bats followed by a walk around the site looking and listening u...

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Scudamore's Punting (Cambridge)

Bat Safari on a Punt   £16-£8
These unique 90 minute tours, in partnership with the Wildlife Trust, depart shortly after...

All Saints Church (Cambridge)

Art and Craft Market   Free
Quality arts and crafts direct from the artist - we make what we sell! A friendly open-air...

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...

Saffron Walden Town Hall (Saffron Waldon)

Saffron Walden Country Market   Free
Freshly baked cakes and savouries, preserves, fresh produce & craft goods are availabl...

More Events Haverhill Arts Centre (Haverhill)
Euro 2012 - Football on the Big Screen   17:00, Free
Euro 2012 football on the big cinema screen for England´s qualifying games: Monday...

River Cam (Cambridge)

The May Bumps  
The Bumps date back to the 1820s and the rules are unique to Cambridge and Oxford races. E...

Alliance Française (Cambridge)
Club de Lecture   18:00, £8.50-£7
14 Sept: Question à mon père recounts the meeting between the author and his biological fa...

La Dante Italian Cultural Centre (Cambridge)
Italian Short Stories   19:00, £10
Short stories by modern Italian writers discussed exclusively in Italian. 27th Feb: L...

Sheep Shop (Cambridge)
Knitting group at The Sheep Shop   10:00 - 12:00, Free
All are welcome, just drop in with whatever you´re knitting or crocheting. It´...

More Events St Barnabas Press Gallery (Cambridge)
Woodblock Printing Course (Day 1)   £210
Our visiting woodblock artist He Weimin A.R.E will be teaching an exciting three day co...

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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...

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A Midsummer Night´s Dream   £7
Cambridge School of Visual and Performing Arts in association with RADA present... A Midsu...

Corpus Playroom (Cambridge)
It´s Complicated   21:30, £6/£5
In the modern world, it has never been easier to sustain a relationship, what with social-...

Widow´s Walk   19:00, £6/£5
Abigail hurries to finish a collection of paintings for her exhibition celebrating the imm...

Downing Farm (Swaffham Bulbeck)
Swaffham Bulbeck Summer Theatre: Iolanthe
  19:30,
In keeping with recent discussions concerning reform of the House of Lords Swaffham Bulbe...

Critic's choice
Wandlebury Country Park (Cambridge)

Open Air Theatre: King Lear   20:00, £12
Shakespeare´s greatest tragedy. An aged king gives away his kingdom and begins a harrowing...

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...

Ghost Tours   18:00, £6 (£5conc)/£4children
The tour will lead you through the areas of Cambridge where ghostly happenings have been r...

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

Critic's choice
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...

National Horseracing Museum (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...

More Events Scudamore's Punting (Cambridge)

Daily Punt Tours with Scudamore´s   £various
We offer bespoke services for special occasions, along with a wide range of options based ...

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Backstage Past, Tour & Live Encounters
  £6/£4
A vibrant animated theatrical experience; encounter the characters and hear the talkes of ...

Buy tickets now Ely Cathedral (Ely)
University of Kentucky Women´s Choir
  13:00, Free/Donations
American Spirituals, American Folk, European Classics and New Works. Conducted by Dr L...

Unitarian Hall (Cambridge)
Mantras, chants and inspirational songs with Sudha & Ravi
  19:30 - 21:00, £12
Sudha (voice) & Ravi (guitar, kora, flute and overtone singing) offer sacred chants, m...