To find out more about things to do in Cambridge, visit the Visit Cambridge website:

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Streetmap of Cambridge
showing City Wakes venues

 


A Pink Floyd Fan's Illustrated Guide to Cambridge - Special Offer

 


Trinity College Chapel

 


The Centre at St Paul's

 


Borders Bookshop

 


The Ruskin Gallery

 


The Grand Arcade

Did you know?
Syd Barrett was a student at the Cambridge Art School, home of the Ruskin Gallery, with David Gilmour in 1962-1963

 


 

 

 

 


 

 

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For more information about The City Wakes events, see What’s On or click on the event link in the table.

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Event

Place

Date

Time

Tickets

Gala Night

Trinity College Chapel

Saturday November 1st

7.30pm

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Concert Performance

The Centre at St Paul's

Friday October 24th

7.30pm

Book Online

Concert Performance

The Centre at St Paul's

Saturday October 25th

7.30pm

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Concert Performance

The Centre at St Paul's

Sunday October 26th

7.30pm

Details to follow

Concert Performance

The Centre at St Paul's

Wednesday October 29th

7.30pm

Private performance

Concert Performance

The Centre at St Paul's

Thursday October 30th

7.30pm

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Concert Performance

The Centre at St Paul's

Friday October 31st

7.30pm

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The Other Room: Exhibition

Ruskin Gallery

Thursday October 23rd-Saturday November 2nd (inclusive)

10am-9pm

Free

Mind Over Matter: Exhibition

The Grand Arcade

October 9th - November 10th

Daily 9am - 6pm

Wednesdays 9am - 8pm

Sundays 11am - 5pm

 Free

All at Once: The Happening

The Centre at St Paul's

Tuesday October 28th

7.30pm

Free - Advance booking is no longer available for this event. There will be a few tickets available on the door.

Music Workshop

The Centre at St Paul's

Friday October 24th

11am-1pm

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Music Workshop

The Centre at St Paul's

Saturday October 25th

11am-1pm

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Music Workshop

The Centre at St Paul's

Friday October 31st

1pm-3pm

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The Madcap by Malcolm Boyle The Centre at St Paul's Thursday October 30th 9.45pm Book Online
David Gale's Peachy Coochy Nite The Centre at St Paul's Wednesday October 29th 9.45pm Book Online

Guided Tours

Tours will start from Cambridge’s main Tourist Information Centre.

Details

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Tickets are available through Visit Cambridge. More...

Talks

Borders Bookshop

 Details

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Tickets will be free. However, it is recommended that you reserve a seat at the talk of your choice by contacting Borders. Contact details for Borders will appear here once reservations open. Please do not contact Borders, until the details appear on this site.

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In October 2008, The University of Cambridge will hold its first Festival of Ideas – a celebration of the arts, humanities and social sciences - in venues throughout the City of Cambridge. Escape Artists is delighted to have been asked to present The City Wakes at the Festival of Ideas. For more information about the Festival please see www.cambridgefestivalofideas.org