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EVENTS AND THINGS TO DO NEARBY
THE BACKS

Frequently asked questions about The Backs

What are the best things to do near The Backs?
Our most popular events near The Backs include:
  • FAIRS'25 - Forum for AI PhD Students
  • Book Launch - Ann Shaw (1788-1854), Mother of Methodism in South Africa
  • Brain Rot, AI Slop, and the Enshittification of the Internet: A Symposium
  • An evening with Umm Kulthum
  • Xmas Indoor 2025: School Years 4-7
  • Music for Advent and Christmas
  • Repurposing Digitised Natural History Collections
  • Historica.org seminar
  • Carols by Candlelight
  • Celebrating Maurice Ravel: The Complete Piano Music (6-7 December)
  • AI2025
  • The House in Bacolet - Official Launch
  • New Year 2026: School Years 8-13
  • Cultural Heritage Digitalisation: 3D Surveying and Modelling
  • CHRISTMAS BY CANDLELIGHT - A Joyful Sound
  • Home Design Masterclass: Host it even bigger this year
  • Maggie's Cambridge Carol Concert 2025
  • Cambridge Schola perform Handel's masterpiece Messiah
  • Professor Giles Yeo MBE: In a post-Ozempic world, have we cured obesity?
  • Evening event at Up and Running
  • Cancer metabolism and the tumour microenvironment - Symposium
  • Gregory Hardiman's walking tour of Cambridge: afternoon tour
  • Alkis Seraphim Lecture 2025: Professor Ben Lehner
  • The Christmas Concert
  • Pick 'N' Mix: Improv Comedy Showcase December 2025
  • Festive Cocktails and Calligraphy at The LAB, Cambridge
  • Speed Dating in Cambridge Ages 40-59
  • Activist Women and the Challenge to Patriarchy in the English Revolution
  • Climate Tech Club - Xmas Edition - 11 dec
  • Christmas Light up Run
  • Games Night in Cambridge
  • Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons by Mystery Ensemble
  • Style Edit: How to winter like a pro
  • Practice as Research – Surveillance Capitalism
  • Goalkeeping New Year 2026: School Years 8-13
  • Improvised Images: Exploring the Aesthetics and Politics of Live Coding
  • The Messy but Mindful Club presents: Wreaths & Wellness Retreat
  • Brian E Beck Memorial Lecture
  • HSS Libraries Away Day
  • ARCTIC INDIGENOUS VOICES : SHORTS PROGRAMME AT 19TH NATIVE SPIRIT FESTIVAL
  • Carols in the Dome
  • Curator's Tour: The Sleepers
  • Using Digitised Collections: IIIF Literacy, Methods and Tools
  • ‍‍✨ Flow & Create: An Afternoon of Yoga, Painting & Live Music
  • HIDDEN GROOVES SOULFUL XMAS PARTY
  • An Almost Christmas Evening
  • Festive Cocktails and Calligraphy at The LAB, Cambridge - EXTRA DATE ADDED
  • Go Meet, 95 Regent Street - Finding Your Different for 2026
  • An Evening of Improvised Comedy with Lily and Jack - CHRISTMAS SPECIAL!
  • Tribute to Hans Zimmer by Mystery Ensemble
  • What else should I visit around The Backs?