Whether you are visiting the city of live here and just want to know what’s on in Cambridge in May, this guide of events will help you plan ahead for fun gigs, quality plays, and more. We try and keep the guide as up to date as possible but things change. Therefore do click through to the venues for bang up-to-date timings, dates and availability. On to the May guide!

The Junction:

music

Siobhan Miller

music

Empyre

club

Discos For Grown Ups

music

Katey Brooks

music

Gnoss

club
music

DJ Yoda: 50 Years of Hip Hop – Audio Visual Show

family

Prancer The Dancer

Joyous dance theatre for young people and their grownups too.
music

Skipinnish

Just Announced

workshop

Skills Share led by New International Encounter

theatre

Passion Fruit

A self-love story about finding yourself and staying true to your roots.
music

Sambroso Allstars perform The Buena Vista

comedy

Patrick Spicer: Absolutely

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music

Oysterband

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Last Few Tickets
music

Walter Trout

Plus support from Cam Cole
music

Sorrel Nation

music

The Deadlians

Taking place at The Portland Arms.
music

Abigail Lapell

Plus support from Steph Cameron
music

Massive Wagons

comedy

MC Hammersmith: The MC Stands for Middle Class

comedy

Tony Law: The Law Also Rises

comedy

Harry Baker: Wonderful 2.0

music

Elephant Sessions

Plus support from Andie
music

O’Hooley & Tidow

family
comedy

WiFi Wars

music

Lowkey

Plus Rehmidi, Lofite Long, Rhetorical, and Saint Black.
Just Announced

comedy

Steve Bugeja: Self Doubt (I Think)

Creator and star of ITV2’s hit sitcom, Buffering.
music

CocoRosie

music

Heaven 17

music

Oi Va Voi

music

Talisk

comedy

Patrick Monahan: The Talkinator

theatre
club

Club Urania: May

J1 Club night.
club
music

David Rodigan presents The Roots Of Warning

music

Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira

music

Huey Morgan – The Fun Lovin’ Criminal

music

Sam Amidon

music

Frigg

music

Canaan Cox

music

Nightingales

With special guest Thomas Truax.
comedy

Elf Lyons: Horses

comedy

Ed Night: The Plunge

Cambridge Corn Exchange:

  • Live Music

Toots and the Maytals feat. Leba Hibbert

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Thu 01 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £33.00

  • Theatre
  • Dance

Brian Bilston & Henry Normal

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Fri 02 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £22.50

  • Comedy

Henning Wehn

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Sat 03 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £29.50

  • Comedy
  • Limited availability

Rob Beckett

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Thu 08 May 2025 – Sat 10 May 2025
  • 20:00
  • Tickets from £33.00

  • Live Music

The Best of Hans Zimmer Illuminated

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Sun 11 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £33.00

  • Live Music
  • Sold out

The Prat Pack

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Wed 14 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £58.00

  • Comedy
  • Sold out

Paul Smith

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Thu 15 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £32.00

  • Live Music

Lost In Music

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Fri 16 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £27.00

  • Comedy

The Anglia Comedy Allstars

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Sat 17 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £29.50

The Anglia Comedy Allstars show returns to Cambridge Corn Exchange in May, with a fantastic line-up featuring the amazing Joel Dommett, Gary Delaney, Larry Dean & Amy Gledhill!

  • Live Music

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Sun 18 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £31.00

  • Live Music

Andy Bell

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Mon 19 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £48.00

  • Live Music

The Waterboys

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Tue 20 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £48.00

  • Special Event

Bongo’s Bingo

  • Fri 23 May 2025
  • 18:00
Bongo’s Bingo is the definitive bingo experience.

  • Special Event

Bongo’s Bingo

  • Sat 24 May 2025
  • 18:00
Bongo’s Bingo is the definitive bingo experience.

  • Live Music

Hawkwind

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Sun 25 May 2025
  • 19:45
  • Tickets from £37.50

  • Family Show

The Dinosaur That Pooped

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Tue 27 May 2025
  • 14:30
  • Tickets from £18.50

  • Comedy

Dara O Briain

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Wed 28 May 2025 – Thu 29 May 2025
  • 20:00
  • Tickets from £33.00

  • Live Music

CODA – A Tribute to Led Zeppelin

  • Cambridge Corn Exchange
  • Fri 30 May 2025
  • 19:30
  • Tickets from £23.00

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See events at Stapleford Granary here.

More about Cambridge festivals here.

More things to do in Cambridge here.

Check out our monthly events guide here.