Events in Cambridge — December 2026

December 2026: events in Cambridge.

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Top picks for December 2026

19 events are listed in Cambridge. These are the ones we'd start with.

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 7

The Songs Of Nick Drake

Junction 2 · Cambridge

From £23

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 1

Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet

Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £30

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Ezio

Junction 1 · Cambridge

From £24

Wed, Dec 2

Barenaked Ladies

Cambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £44

Thu, Dec 3

Live at Christmas: Nina Conti & John Kearns

Cambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £30

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 9

Big Country Redux & Evan Peters Presents The Alarm

Junction 1 · Cambridge

From £37

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 1

Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet

Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £30

Wed, Dec 2

Barenaked Ladies

Cambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £44

Beach concert at sunset with an audience on the sand — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3

Dr Feelgood

Junction 1 · Cambridge

From £29

Thu, Dec 3

Live at Christmas: Nina Conti & John Kearns

Cambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £30

Couple holding hands walking away down a red-carpeted corridor lit by brass wall lamps — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise

Junction 2 · Cambridge

From £19

Sat, Dec 5

The Australian Pink Floyd

Cambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge

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Festival tent crowd seen from behind with arms raised toward a distant lit stage and band under a canvas roof — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

A Winter Union

Junction 2 · Cambridge

From £25

Vinyl record on a turntable beside headphones and a lit table lamp, two people softly blurred on a sofa behind — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 7

The Songs Of Nick Drake

Junction 2 · Cambridge

From £23

Live band on stage with confetti and warm lights over the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

James Yorkston

Junction 2 · Cambridge

From £23

Vintage microphone in front of a dark velvet stage curtain in a candlelit cabaret room with patrons at small tables — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 9

Big Country Redux & Evan Peters Presents The Alarm

Junction 1 · Cambridge

From £37

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11

From The Jam

Junction 1 · Cambridge

From £34

Sat, Dec 12

Classically Kate Bush

Cambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge

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Brass band in a park bandstand seen from behind on a sunny afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Ezio

Junction 1 · Cambridge

From £24

Sunset harbour concert seen from a boat with a distant stage — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 13

James B Partridge- The Big Christmas Assembly

Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £27

Tue, Dec 15

Greg Davies - Full Fat Legend · Dec 15

Cambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £39

Crowd gathering in an old town square at dusk under strings of festoon lights — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 16

Greg Davies - Full Fat Legend · Dec 16

Cambridge Corn Exchange · Cambridge

From £39

Friends with drinks on a rooftop terrace looking toward a domed skyline at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 17

Talisk

Storey's Field Centre · Cambridge

From £25

Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 19 · 05:30 PM

Candlelight: Christmas Classics

Fitzwilliam College · Cambridge

From £32

Double bass and saxophone on stands on an empty club stage — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5, 2026 – Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · 06:00 PM

The Jazz Room: A Journey to the Heart of New Orleans

The C3 Venue · Cambridge

From £19

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Festive season

December is typically dominated by festive markets, holiday concerts and New Year’s Eve programming, with many cities running special end-of-year events.

Browse Christmas markets, festive concerts and holiday shows
Look for New Year's Eve parties and countdown events
Book early — festive-season tickets and popular markets fill up fast