Events

Dubbed 'the Damien Hirst of horticulture' for his boundary-pushing garden designs, TV's Diarmuid Gavin is the face of this year's Ely Flower Festival.

Some of the must-see events at this year’s festival

Hundreds of events on offer over two weeks

All the stunning light installations and events held from February 9-14, plus a map of locations

Cambridge Independent is supporting this year’s fundraising festival in aid of four charities

The City Roots Festival returns to Cambridge this February and March after the success of last year's inaugural event.

A film festival will raise money for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (Each) following the “love and kindness” it gave to the organiser’s family.

The first headliners for the 2018 Cambridge Folk Festival, which is held between August 2 and August 5, have been announced.

The charming and atmospheric fair returns to the city

Organisers behind the City Roots Festival have been working hard to bring a host of talent to the city next year.

New York-born writer and critic Erica Wagner reveals the story of one of America's forgotten heroes in her latest book. She spoke with the Cambridge Independent ahead of her appearance at the Cambridge Literary Festival.

The New Cambridge Singers' (NCS) first concert of the 2017/18 season, In the Beginning, draws inspiration for their music from around the world, including Russia, Hungary, the Czech Republic and the United States.

Ten Year Anniversary Exhibition runs until December 21.

Here's the Cambridge Independent guide to the region's firework displays

We look at the star-studded line-up for three days that will be filled with debate, literature and laughs.

Some consider 2017 to be the 100-year anniversary of jazz and it's certainly the centenary of some of its biggest stars, including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk.

One of the finest living exponents of the written word, Michael Frayn, a graduate of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, is one of only a small number of people writing in the English language to succeed in both drama and fiction.

We suggest you put November 22 in your diaries. For it is possible historians will look back at it as a pivotal moment in our cultural history.

An exciting new community is taking shape - and it’s hosting an array of public events for the Open Cambridge festival.

Final preparations are being made for Parklife 2017 – South Cambridgeshire’s biggest annual free family fun day.