FESTIVE EVENTS
PANTO 25 November – 5 December CINDERELLA ADC Theatre, Cambridge Cinderella longs for the simple things in life: a loving family, a welcoming community and a bedroom without rats. But everyone except her best friend Buttons is too busy to stop for a quick chat. So when the King announces a lavish ball, Cinderella isn’t too impressed – but everything changes when she meets the shy-yet-charming Prince outside the palace gardens. This year’s Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club and Cambridge Footlights pantomime promises fun, fantasy and fits of laughter! And for an alternative approach to panto, don’t miss Cambridge Improv Factory’s Chrimprov: The Improvised Panto at Corpus Playroom from 9 to 12 December. adctheatre.com
PANTO 27 November – 3 January JACK AND THE BEANSTALK The Arts Theatre, Cambridge The Trott family are down on their luck and struggling to make ends meet. After selling the beloved family cow Daisy for a handful of magic beans, Jack’s world is turned upside down when he discovers an enormous beanstalk has sprouted outside his window! Can he climb through the clouds, defeat the fearsome giant and save the people of Cambridge? This classic panto stars Steven Roberts as Jack, Jessica Martin as Fleshcreep, Zweyla Mitchell Dos Santos as Princess Jilly, Emma Williams as Fairy Sunshine, Stuart Simons as Merlin the Wizard, Matt Crosby as Dame Trott and none other than Sir Ian McKellen voicing The Giant! artstheatre.co.uk
SHOPPING 28-29 November CHRISTMAS ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR The Pitt Building, Cambridge With free entry, make the most of this opportunity to get your Christmas shopping underway (or, for the super organised among us, maybe even complete it!). Decorations, greetings cards, jewellery, crafts, ceramics, prints and more will all be available to purchase from talented makers in the historic surroundings of The Pitt Building on Trumpington Street. Open 10am until 4.30pm each day. pittbuilding.org
LIGHTS 27 November – 23 December CAMBRIDGE BOTANIC LIGHTS 2026 Cambridge University Botanic Garden
This illuminating event returns for a fourth year, bringing the Cambridge University Botanic Garden’s beautiful plant collection and landscapes to life through light, sound and colour. The light trail will run for 17 nights, with new displays created exclusively for the Garden alongside returning favourites to highlight some of its most distinctive features. Also introduced this year are more off-peak tickets than ever before and earlier entry (4.30pm). Food and drink are provided by the cafe, as well as stalls dotted around the trail. botanic.cam.ac.uk
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