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8-10 JULY ELY FOLK FESTIVAL
This brings together the best folk and roots acts, with morris dancing, ceilidhs and a real ale bar fuelling merriment throughout the weekend. 15-31 JULY CAMBRIDGE SUMMER MUSIC FESTIVAL Your local festival for large-scale orchestral arrangements, choral concerts, jazz, guitar, folk music and more – in some of the most idyllic locations that Cambridge has to offer. Based in Abbots Ripton, We Out Here runs the gamut of musical genres, with jazz, soul, hip-hop, house, afrobeat and electronica all on tap. 27 AUGUST 25-28 AUGUST WE OUT HERE HIFIELDS FESTIVAL Make some memories and dance the weekend away in the lush woods and meadows of Hifields, just a short distance away from Newmarket. 17 SEPTEMBER DSCNNCT Returning for its third year, this festival is the place to go for premier house and drum & bass, with music from Max Dean, Saffron Stone and Shadow Child, among others.
11 July - 27 Aug
CAMBRIDGE SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL IF MUSIC BE THE FOOD OF LOVE As one of the UK’s best-loved Shakespeare celebrations, the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival offers the chance to see some of the Bard’s iconic stories in spectacular settings, including the colleges of King’s, Downing, Trinity and St John’s. This year, it celebrates its 35th anniversary, with six plays performed over July and August – beginning with Twelfth Night , As You Like It and King Lear from 11-30 July. “The festival has grown enormously over the past 35 years, not just in terms of the number of plays we present, but also its significance in the lives of regular attendees,” says artistic director David Crilly. “We often get people telling us that the festival was their first encounter with Shakespeare, and they’ve been hooked ever since. Several people have contacted me to say they met their future partners here, and two men chose the festival as the occasion to propose to their respective girlfriends. They now come back every year to celebrate their wedding anniversaries. It’s good to know we have a place in the hearts and lives of so many people.” For more information and to book tickets, visit cambridgeshakespeare.com
10 July
THE FAIRHAVEN SINGERS
The Fairhaven Singers return with one of the highlights of Cambridge’s high season: Music for a Summer’s Evening. Held in the majestic setting of Queens’ College Chapel on 10 July at 7.30pm, the choir will sing a selection of works by Mozart, Schubert and Parry. The interval provides a chance to soak up the evening air, while enjoying fresh strawberries and a glass of fizz next to the River Cam. Earlier in the day, at 4.30pm, find a family-friendly version of the concert, featuring a condensed 30-minute programme. Children will be offered the chance to come and stand next to members of the choir, to hear their wonderful singing from within – inspiring the next generation of singers and listeners! fairhavensingers.org.uk MUSIC FOR A SUMMER’S EVENING
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