What will you discover this summer?

24 July to 31 August 2025

Enjoy a great value day out with your family at museums in Cambridgeshire.

Our packed calendar of family friendly events is designed to spark your imagination, explore big topics and help you enjoy time together. 

With 25 venues to explore, there’s all sorts of fun to be had over the school holidays. Follow a nature trail, get creative in arts and crafts workshops, experience hands-on science and technology, and much more!

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Here's a taster of what's on...

Preset Block
A bat flying through the air.
Bat Patrol 2025
Cambridge University Botanic Garden
22/08/2025
8:00 PM - 9:15 PM
£7

Come for a twilight ramble through the Botanic Garden and learn about the fascinating world of bats

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Children work on art at a table surrounded by supplies and jars. On the left is text reading: “Crafting the Past. A Summer of Making. This summer, join us as we explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past with FREE hands-on workshops.” Below the text, a trail of footprints leads out of the image.
Lost Craft Drop-in
Museum of Cambridge
27/08/2025
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Free

What job might you have had in Cambridge 300 years ago? This summer explore the forgotten trades and crafts of the past at the Museum of Cambridge.

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Painted maps of the Arctic and Antarctic
Family Friendly Drop-In: Map Making
The Polar Museum
28/08/2025
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Free

Drop in for a craft, object handling and the chance to learn all about the art of navigation. 

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Browse all Summer at the Museums events.

Participating venues

Burwell Museum and Windmill

Cambridge Museum of Technology

Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Cambridge University Library

The Centre for Computing History

Cromwell Museum

David Parr House

Ely Museum

Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey

The Fitzwilliam Museum

Great St Mary's Church

Kettle's Yard

Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Museum of Cambridge

Museum of Classical Archaeology

Museum of Zoology

National Horseracing Museum

The Norris Museum

The Polar Museum

Saffron Walden Museum

Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences

St Neots Museum

Stained Glass Museum

Whipple Museum

Wisbech and Fenland Museum

Summer at the Museums is delivered by the University of Cambridge Museums and supported by investment from Arts Council England and Cambridge City Council.

Illustrations by Seb & Charlie Design.