CULTURE CLUB
BRASS FUNKEYS 30 SEPTEMBER, JUNCTION The local favourites return to the Junction with their brand of uplifting, New Orleans- infused brass covers and funky originals. THE WATERBOYS 18 OCTOBER, CORN EXCHANGE Folk-pop veterans The Waterboys, known for songs including The Whole of The Moon and How Long Will I Love You , stop off in the city on their European tour. WHEATUS 5 NOVEMBER, JUNCTION Two decades after their seminal smash Teenage Dirtbag , Wheatus are still making music and pulling in the crowds – catch them at the Junction this winter. JO WHILEY’S 90S ANTHEMS 19 APRIL 2024 CORN EXCHANGE After rocking Cambridge Club Festival in June, Jo Whiley is back in town with her 90s-themed jukebox party. Expect Chemical Brothers, Primal Scream and more nostalgic faves.
ALFRESCO ARTS THIS MONTH
Fancy enjoying some fabulous entertainment in the outdoors this month? Cambridge has you covered. The iconic Cambridge Shakespeare Festival enters its second leg in August, bringing open-air productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream , The Tempest and Romeo and Juliet to some of the city’s most beautiful gardens. Trinity College, St John’s College and King’s College will act as hosts, with guests invited to bring along a picnic and make an evening out of it. Expect sumptuous performances in full Elizabethan costume, performed with panache. Shows run up until 26 August. Promising a gorgeous afternoon on 6 August is Summer Jazz at Wandlebury, where a local band will perform in the estate’s beautiful paddock. Tilly’s Vintage Caravan Café will be on hand for homemade cakes, ices and hot drinks, and you’re welcome to bring along deckchairs and picnic rugs for relaxing on. Music in the Parks also continues its 2023 run this month, serving up free Sunday afternoon concerts in green spaces around Cambridge. Keep an eye out for Haverhill Youth and Community Band on 6 August at King George V Playing Field, Rajasthani Brass Band plus Dance and Poetry on 13 August on Jesus Green, plus Vocal Remix Choir at St Alban’s Recreation Ground on the 20th.
HAVEN’T YOU HERD Visit the Cambridge University Farm to learn about their animal welfare and woodland management
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