Alliance Française (Cambridge)
Exhibition: Un Siecle de Bande Dessinee Francophone
  09:30 - 17:30, Free
This exhibition currently touring other AFs shows a century of Bande Dessinée from Caran d...

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...

Cambridge Art Salon (Cambridge)
Exploring .......Isms   17:00 - 19:00, Free entry
Ateljé Fulbourn is a group of artists who have been working enthusiastically together for ...

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 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)

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

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.

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...

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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...

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)
Rebecca Merry presents `All Things Bright and Beautiful´.
  08:00 - 17:00, Free entry
Rebecca Merry is an artist and illustrator who works primarily in the traditional medium o...

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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)
Movement in Location   10:00 - 17:00, Free
Lizzie Sykes´ work focuses on the sequential image, producing works that are about p...

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 ...

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

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St Barnabas Drawing Club   Free entry
Private view 21st May

Williams Art (Cambridge)
Shifting Horizons   11:00 - 18:00, Free entry
This exhibition by Joanna Autumn Walker explores the flight of the unconscious and the myt...

Wysing Arts Centre (Bourn)
The Cosmos Exhibition   12:00 - 17:00, Free
The Cosmos will be exploring the past, origins and knowledge with artists-in residence Sal...

Abbeygate Picturehouse (Bury St Edmunds)
Angel and Tony   11:45, 14:15,
The award-winning debut feature from writer/director Alix Delaporte is an arresting and in...

Beloved (2011)   11:15, 14:00,
Following up his 2010 drama MAN AT BAT, prolific French director Christophe Honoré plumps ...

Dark Shadows   17:45, 20:15,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...

Ed Wood   17:30,
Johnny Depp plays the maverick director Ed Wood (often cited as being the worst film direc...

More Events Cambridge Arts Picturehouse (Cambridge)
Cafe de Flore   16:40,
This multilayered drama from French-Canadian writer-director Vallée (C.R.A.Z.Y.) accentuat...

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...

Jeff, Who Lives at Home   15:00, 19:10,
Mumblecore kings the Duplass brothers follow up last year´s brilliant black comedy, ...

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...

Monsieur Lazhar   15:15,
After the tragic passing of their well-liked teacher a school class is left shaken and fra...

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen   11:30,
almon Fishing in the Yemen is a touching story of love and beating the odds from the write...

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp   12:00, 17:30,
Clive Candy V.C. has fought in the Boer War and the First World War. He still believes he ...

The Source (2012)   12:00, 14:00, 21:00,
THE SOURCE is set in a small village somewhere between North Africa and the Middle East. ...

Cineworld (Huntingdon)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   16:15, 19:30, 21:00,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   13:40, 17:05, 20:10,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Piranha 3DD   18:50,
The bloodthirsty aquatic critters are back to menace punters at a newly opened water park ...

3D - Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists
  13:50,
Walk the plank with Hugh Grant´s Pirate Captain in a brilliant 3D animated adventure...

American Pie: Reunion   15:45, 20:20,
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...

Dark Shadows   15:20, 18:00, 20:40,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...

The Dictator   13:55, 15:00, 16:10, 17:10, 18:20, 19:20, 20:30, 21:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...

The Lucky One   13:45, 16:00, 18:10,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...

The Raid   13:50, 16:15, 18:45, 21:20,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...

What To Expect When You´re expecting
  18:20, 20:40,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...

Cineworld (Cambridge)
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   13:45, 16:45, 19:50,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Beauty And The Beast   16:45,
Disney´s Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.Following the...

3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   14:40, 17:40, 20:40,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Piranha 3DD   21:20,
The bloodthirsty aquatic critters are back to menace punters at a newly opened water park ...

American Pie: Reunion   14:55, 17:30, 20:00, 20:50,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...

Dark Shadows   13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 21:00,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...

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...

Safe   14:00, 18:35,
Safe is a high-stakes, action-packed thriller that´s guaranteed to have you on the e...

The Dictator   13:25, 14:15, 15:30, 16:15, 17:30, 18:25, 19:30, 20:30, 21:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...

The Lucky One   14:25, 19:05,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...

The Raid   14:10, 16:25, 18:50, 21:10,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...

Cineworld (Bury St Edmunds)
2D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   14:10, 17:30,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

3D - Beauty And The Beast   13:30, 16:05,
Disney´s Oscar-winning animated love story gets a stunning 3D makeover.Following the...

3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   13:00, 16:30, 19:40,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

American Pie: Reunion   13:10, 15:40, 18:10, 21:00,
Older but none the wiser, the American Pie gang are back for more outrageous comedy exploi...

Dark Shadows   13:20, 16:00, 18:40, 21:10,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...

The Dictator   12:50, 14:00, 15:00, 16:10, 17:10, 18:20, 19:20, 20:30, 21:30, 22:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...

The Lucky One   18:30, 20:50,
The Lucky One is a touching love story from the best-selling writer of The Notebook. While...

The Raid   13:40, 16:20, 18:50, 21:20,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...

What To Expect When You´re expecting
  20:40,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...

Cineworld (Haverhill)
3D - Marvels Avengers Assemble   16:30, 20:00,
Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and captain America team up in the ultimate Marvel superhero spec...

Dark Shadows   15:25, 18:00, 20:35,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...

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 Dictator   16:20, 18:30, 20:40,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...

The Raid   16:00, 18:25, 20:50,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...

Ely (Ely)
Coriolanus   19:30,
The people of Rome are hungry - they cannot afford to eat. Riots are widespread. Their vit...

VUE Cinema (Cambridge)
American Reunion   13:20, 16:00, 18:50, 21:30,
American Reunion sees all the characters from American Pie back together in a comedy that ...

Audio Described Performances: American Reunion
  13:20, 16:00, 18:50, 21:30,
American Reunion sees all the characters from American Pie back together in a comedy that ...

Audio Described Performances: Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D
  13:00, 16:10, 19:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Audio Described Performances: Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D
  14:00, 17:20, 20:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Audio Described Performances:Dark Shadows
  15:20, 20:40,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...

Dark Shadows   15:20, 20:40,
Dark Shadows is a deliciously dark gothic horror tale that follows a vampire´s trial...

Marvel Avengers Assemble 2D   13:00, 16:10, 19:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

Marvel Avengers Assemble 3D   14:00, 17:20, 20:30,
The Avengers is the much anticipated multi-superhero movie from Marvel. Nick Fury (Samuel ...

The Dictator   12:50, 14:20, 15:00, 16:30, 17:10, 18:40, 19:20, 20:50, 21:30,
The Dictator is the hotly-anticipated, guffaw-out-loud comedy from the 21st-century´...

The Raid   13:30, 16:00, 18:30, 21:00,
The Raid is a fast-paced, violence-packed adrenaline ride of a thriller set in Jakarta. In...

What To Expect When You´re expecting
  12:30, 15:10, 17:45, 20:20,
What To Expect When You´re Expecting is a star-laden comedy about what happens to co...

Cambridge Arts Theatre (Cambridge)
ETO: The Barber of Seville & Eugene Onegin
  19:30, £35-£15
English Touring Opera return with a season of two of the most popular operas in the repert...

Cambridge Corn Exchange (Cambridge)
Berlin Symphony Orchestra   19:30, £33.50
One of Europe´s most distinguished orchestras performs a programme of Mozart and Bee...

Buy tickets now Ely Cathedral (Ely)
Lunchtime Concert - Hannah Woolmer   13:10, Free/Donations
Hannah Woolmer - Violin with Larysa Khmurych - Piano. Beethoven - Violin Sonata no. 4 ...

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,...

Bury St Edmunds (Bury St Edmunds)
Bury Festival   £varies
A buzzing mix of contemporary and classical music, outdoor concerts, jazz, folk, film, com...

Heffers (Cambridge)
Thomas Taylor Book Launch   18:30 - 20:00, Free but book
Join us to celebrate the launch of Thomas Taylor´s newest book for 9-12 year olds, Haunter...

St Peter's Church (Ely)
Emily Smith   19:30, £13
Emily Smith is a leading singer of the Scottish folk scene. Her powerful, clear vocals hav...

Jesus Green (Cambridge)

Cambridge Beer Festival   12:00 - 15:00, 17:00 - 22:30, £4/£2.50/free
The UK´s longest running CAMRA beer festival returns to Jesus Green. Ales, ciders, perries...

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Maypole (Cambridge)

Maypole Beer Festival   11:30 - 12:00, free
Described as having a locals´ atmosphere within the city centre, the Maypole is fairly dif...

Portland Arms (Cambridge)
Pete Roe   £5adv
Green Mind presents Pete Roe - Folk/Indie

Taproom (St Ives)
Live Music - May  
Thurs 10th May - Jonno Stanford singing Motown/Soul and 80´s Thurs 17th May - Jes...

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...

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...

Buy tickets now Maltings (Ely)
Arbonne Skincare Demonstration  
Presentation on Arbonne Skincare products. For further information contact Kerr

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...

Cambridge University Botanic Gardens (Cambridge)
In Introduction to... talks by Owen Mountford
  18:30 - 21:00, £25
17 May: Euphorbiaceae: an introduction to spurges and mercuries. The flowers are a ´...

Kettle's Yard (Cambridge)
Lunchtime Exhibition Talks   13:10 - 13:40, Free
10 May: Alfred Wallis : An Introduction by Lizzie Fisher, Exhibitions Curator. 24 May: ...

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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...

Waiting For Godot   19:45, £10-£6
Under a tree, Vladimir and Estragon wait for Godot. They wait for an indefinite and ambig...

CB2 (Cambridge)
Underground Improv   20:00, £4adv/£5door
Underground Improv is a story created before your very eyes based on audience suggestions!...

Corpus Playroom (Cambridge)
Obedience/Authority   21:30, £6/£5
Obedience/Authority, a new play from an award-winning poet, is the story of a confrontatio...

Rum and Vodka   19:00, £6/£5
Conor McPherson

Haverhill Arts Centre (Haverhill)
Haverhill Drama Festival   19:30, Free
David Vince adjudicator from the Guild of Drama Adjudicators (GODA), judges one act plays...

Mumford Theatre (Cambridge)
Spring Awakening   19:30, £8/£6.50
Spring Awakening is a classic coming of age story where passionate young Melchior, Moritz ...

Priory Centre (St Neots)
Godspell   19:30, £10.50
One of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time. With a rocking score b...

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 (...

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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)

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...

Newmarket Equine Hospital Tour   14:00, £20
A chance to visit the new state of the art equine hospital near Newmarket.Departs from Nat...

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...

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