NOTE: WE WILL TRY AND UPDATE THIS LIST WITH CANCELLATIONS DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK – BUT PLEASE CHECK WITH THE FESTIVAL ORGANISERS AND VENUES BEFORE TRAVELLING IN CASE ANY INFORMATION HAS CHANGED.
We listed dates for 116 Cambridgeshire Festivals (see below) this year – 8 took place live before the COVID-19 restrictions came in, sadly 108 had to be cancelled (but 16 did provide us with online Festivals this year).
More Information on www.facebook.com/CambridgeshireFestivals
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Here are the confirmed dates for Cambridgeshire this year:
| Date | Festival | Venue |
| 14 Jan-9 Feb 2020 | Cambridge Chinese Culture Festival | Cambridge |
| 17-19 Jan 2020 | Whittlesea Strawbear Festival (41st) | Whittlesea |
| 1-2 Feb 2020 | Motorsport with Attitude
|
East of England Arena and Events Centre, East of England Showground |
| 8-9 Feb 2020 | The Peterborough Kids’ Fest
|
East of England Arena and Events Centre, East of England Showground |
| 14-16 Feb 2020 | Ahbab (Arabic) Music Festival | Cambridge Junction |
| 6-8 Mar 2020 | Watersprite: The Cambridge International Student Film Festival (10th Year) | Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 9-22 Mar 2020) | Cambridge Science Festival | Cambridge |
| 13-14 Mar 2020 | Sutton Spring Beer Festival (1st) | St Andrew’s Church, High Street, Sutton |
| 14-15 Mar 2020 | Signature Music Festival | Brookside Methodist Church/Breve Music Studio Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (was 20-22 Mar 2020) | Swing Sanctuary (Lindy Festival) | Storey’s Field Centre, Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 21 Mar 2020) | Cambridge Sustainable Fashion Festival (2nd) | St Barnabas Church |
| CANCELLED (was 28-29 Mar 2020) | Thriplow Daffodil Weekend & Country Fair | Thriplow |
| CANCELLED (was 16-19 Apr 2020) | Cambridge Literary Spring Festival | Cambridge |
| 25 Apr 2020 | The Cambridge Brahms Festival | Online |
| CANCELLED (was 26 Apr 2020) | St George’s Fayre | March, Cambs |
| CANCELLED (was 30 Apr-3 May 2020) | May Fest (White Horse, Swavesey) | White Horse, Swavesey |
| 2 May 2020 | Haddenham Plugged In Virtual Family Festival | Online on Facebook.
(Haddenham Beer Festival Live Event Cancelled on 23-25 Jul 2020) |
| 7-10 May 2020 | Ely Eel Festival Weekend (Inc Ely Food and Drink Festival) | Online |
| POSTPONED (was 8-10 May 2020) | Yaxley Festival | Yaxley |
| CANCELLED (was 14-17 May 2020) | Stretham Feast | Stretham |
| CANCELLED (was 16 May 2020) | Wicken Beer Festival | Wicken Recreation Ground |
| POSTPONED until 1516 May 2021(was 19-20 Sep and 16-17 May 2020) | MCN Festival of Motorcycling | East of England Arena, Peterborough |
| 18-23 May 2020 | Virtual Cambridge Beer Festival (47th) | Online – back live on Jesus Green, Cambridge in 2021 |
| CANCELLED (was 22-31 May 2020) | EAT Cambridge | Cambridgeshire |
| CANCELLED (was 22-25 May 2020 | King of the Beerfests | King of the Belgians, Hartford |
| CANCELLED (was 23 May 2020) | Duxford Air Festival | Imperial War Museum, Duxford |
| CANCELLED (was 23 May 2020) | Peterborough Fake Festival | The Embankment |
| CANCELLED (was 24 May 2020) | Cambridge Fringe Comedy Festival | Mitcham’s Corner, Cambridge (5 Venues) |
| POSTPONED (was 25 May 2020) | Soham Carnival and Heavy Horse Show | Soham Recreation Ground |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 6 Jun 2020) | Huntingdon Riverside Gala | Riverside Park, Huntingdon |
| 6 Jun 2020 | The first VIRTUAL Strawberry Fair (Cambridge) | On Local Radio including Cambridge 105, Star FM and Future Radio. Midsummer Common Event postponed until June 2021 |
| 12-14 Jun 2020 | Virtual March Summer Festival | Online |
| CANCELLED (was 12-14 Jun 2020) | St Botolph’s Festival on the Green Peterborough | Botolph Green |
| POSTPONED (was 13 Jun 2020) | Cambridge Pride | Jesus Green, Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 13 Jun 2020) | Arbury Carnival (Countries of the World) | Arbury, Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 13 Jun 2020) | Cambridgeshire Festival of Education
|
Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 13 Jun 2020) | Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival | Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (was 13-14 Jun 2020) | Cambridge Town and Country Show | Parker’s Piece, Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 13-15 Jun 2020) | St Neots Folk Festival | Priory Centre, St Neots |
| CANCELLED (was 13 Jun–18 Jul 2020) | Isle of Ely Arts Festival | Ely |
| CANCELLED (was 14 Jun 2020) | Vintage and Classic Car Event | Prickwillow Engine Museum |
| 18-21 Jun 2020 | Cambridge Rock Festival | Online
East of England Arena and Events Centre, Peterborough event Postponed until 27-20 Jun 2021 |
| CANCELLED (was 19-20 Jun 2020) | Cambourne to be Wild | Cambourne Business Park |
| CANCELLED (was 19-21 Jun 2020) | East Anglian Bluegrass Festival | Steeple Morden Village Hall & Grounds |
| CANCELLED (was 20 Jun 2020) | BRoW4 (Bike, Run or Walk 4) | Nene Park, Peterborough |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 20 Jun 2020) | Burwell Carnival | Burwell Recreation Ground |
| CANCELLED (was 20 Jun 2020) | Oundle Food Festival | Oundle |
| POSTPONED until 19 Jun 2021 (was 20 Jun 2020) | Strawberries and Creem Festival | New Venue (TBC) |
| CANCELLED (was 20-21 Jun 2020) | Wilburton Beer Festival | Wilburton |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 20-21 Jun 2020) | Feral Fest | Abbots Ripton |
| CANCELLED (was 20-21 Jun 2020) | Wimpole History and Nature Festival | Wimpole Hall, Arrington |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 21 Jun 2020) | Cambridge Club Festival (music, food and drink festival) | New Venue TBC |
| CANCELLED (was 24-29 Jun 2020) | Cambridge Midsummer Funfair & Market | Midsummer Common, Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 27-28 Jun 2020) | Needingworth Music Festival (25th Anniversary) | Needingworth |
| CANCELLED (was 27-28 Jun 2020) | Chatteris Midsummer Festival & Party in the Park | Furrowfields Recreation Ground |
| CANCELLED (was 28 Jun 2020) | Hunts Festival of Motorcycles | The Camp, Ramsey |
| CANCELLED (was 29 Jun-12 Jul 2020) | Peterborough Pride (3rd) | Peterborough |
| 3-5 Jul 2020 | The Big Weekend & Cambridge Mela | Online
Parkers Piece event postponed until 2021 |
| CANCELLED (was 3-12 Jul 2020) | Houghton & Wyton Feast Week | Houghton |
| CANCELLED (was 4 Jul 2020) | Bar Hill Village Fete and Festival | Bar Hill |
| CANCELLED (4-5 Jul 2020) | Hifields | Socially Distanced Festival held at new venue in Norfolk in September. |
| CANCELLED (was 4-5 Jul 2020) | Peterborough Italian Festival | Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (was 5 Jul 2020) | Aquafest | Ely Riverside |
| CANCELLED (was 5 Jul 2020) | Godmanchester Picnic In The Park | Godmanchester Recreation Ground |
| POSTPONED until Jul 2021 (5-12 Jul 2020) | Shelford Feast | Great Shelford Recreation Ground |
| CANCELLED (was 7 Jun 2020) | Wis Beach Day | Wisbech |
| CANCELLED (was 10-11 Jul 2020) | Gin and Rum Festival | Peterborough Cathedral |
| CANCELLED (was 10-12 Jul 2020) | ELY FOLK FESTIVAL (35th Year) | Ely Outdoor Centre, Downham Road |
| 11 Jul 2020 | Virtual Over Carnival | Online |
| CANCELLED (was 11 Jul 2020) | GinnFest Music Festival (PRIVATE EVENT – 5th Year) | St Andrew’s Hall, Whittlesey
|
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 11-12 Jul 2020) | Portuguese Festival in Peterborough | Peterborough Rugby Club |
| 11-12 Jul 2020 | St Ives (Cambs) Carnival and Music Festival | Virtual Carnival Online
(Cancelled at Hill Rise Park, St Ives until 2021) |
| CANCELLED (was 18 Jul 2020) | Wonder Festival | Museum of Technology, Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 18 Jul 2020) | CLOUD 9 Summer Fest | Quinns, Whittlesey |
| CANCELLED (was 18 Jul 2020) | Virtual Buckfest Music Festival (EAFN Cambridgeshire Festival of the Year 2016/7/8/9) | Online (Facebook/Youtube)
The 11th Year of Buckfest live at Buckden Village Club will have to wait until 2021 but you can enjoy the previous highlights online and please support the Committee’s Charity Bike Ride www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/buckfest2020 |
| CANCELLED (was 9-18 Jul 2020) | Oundle International Festival | Oundle |
| 10-25 Jul 2020 | Cambridge Virtual Summer Music Festival | Online |
| CANCELLED until 2021 (11-12 Jul 2020) | Cambridgeshire Steam Rally | Stow cum Quy |
| CANCELLED (was 18-19 Jul 2020) | Parson Drove Car, Bike and Trike Show | Wisbech |
| POSTPONED (was 23-25 Jul 2020) | Sutton Summer Beer Festival (13th) | St Andrew’s Church, High Street, Sutton |
| CANCELLED (was 25 Jul 2020) | Houghton and Wyton Music Festival | Houghton Playing Field |
| 30 Jul – 2 Aug | Cambridge Folk Festival at Home! | ONLINE!
The live event at Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds was cancelled this year sadly but there will be plenty to do online from home. |
| CANCELLED (was 1-2 Aug 2020) | Magic of Thailand Festival | Parker’s Piece, Cambridge |
| CANCELLED until 2021 (was 8 Aug 2020) | Pride in Ely
|
Jubilee Gardens, Ely |
| CANCELLED (was 8-9 Aug 2020) | Huntingdon Carnival – Live in the Park | Huntingdon |
| POSTPONED until 19-22 Aug 2021 (was 20-24 Aug 2020) | We Out Here Festival | Abbots Ripton |
| CANCELLED (was 25-29 Aug 2020) | Peterborough Beer Festival (43rd Year) | Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (was 28-29 Aug 2020) | Melbourn Rock Club: Reaper Fest/Mofest (Rock & Beer Festival, & Motorcycle Show) | Eternit Sports & Social Club |
| 30-31 AUG 2020 (Postponed from 9-10 May 2020) | Truckfest Peterborough
|
East of England Showground, Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (was5 Sep 2020) | Sutton Feast’s Picnic in the Park | Sutton |
| POSTPONED until 29 May 2021 (was 5 Sep 2020 and 23 May 2020) | Cambridge 90s Fest | Ely Outdoor Sports Association |
| CANCELLED (was 6 Sep 2020 and 24 May 2020) | Ely Spring Bank Holiday Festival | Ely Outdoor Sports Association |
| 11-12 Sep 2020 | Haddenham Steam Rally Virtual Weekend | Online |
| CANCELLED (was 11-13 Sep 2020) | Shepreth Beer & Music Festival | The Plough, Shepreth |
| CANCELLED (was 12 Sep 2020) | Cambridge Dragon Boat Festival | River Cam, Ditton Meadows, Fen Ditton |
| 20 Jun 2020 | The Wildwood Disco Sunset Stream | Online
Back live at Horseheath Racecourse, Linton in 2021 |
| CANCELLED (was 12-13 Sep 2020) | The Wonder of Wood Festival | Burwash Manor |
| POSTPONED 12-19 Sep 2020
The big Festival Day on the Recreation Ground has been postponed until September 2021 |
Cherry Hinton Festival | Cherry Hinton Village Recreation Ground |
| CANCELLED (was 13 Sep 2020) | Whittlesey Summer Festival | Whittlesey |
| CANCELLED (was 18-20 Sep 2020) | Duxford Battle of Britain Air Show
(80th Anniversary) |
Imperial War Museum, Duxford |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was May and Sep 2020) | Cambridge Ska Festival | The Junction, Cambridge |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 19-20 Sep 2020) | Cambridge Autumn Food Home & Craft Fair | Parkers Piece, Cambridge |
| CANCELLED (was 26 Sep 2020) | Gransden Show | Show Field, Great Gransden |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 26-27 Sep 2020) | Festival of Vintage East | East of England Arena, Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (3-4 Oct 2020) | Prickwillow Ploughing Festival (9th) | Green Farm, Ely |
| 10 Oct TBC (Postponed from 14 Mar 2020) | The Rising Festival | St Paul’s, Hills Road |
| 2-3 Oct 2020 | Peterborough Festival of Antiques | East of England Arena, Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (was 19 Oct–1 Nov 2020) | Cambridge Festival of Ideas | Cambridge |
| 25 Oct 2020 | Cyclefest (East of England) | East of England Arena, Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (was Nov 2020) | Cambridge Fireworks and Bonfire Night | Midsummer Common |
| POSTPONED due to Lockdown from 4-8 Nov 2020 to 18-22 Jan 2021 | GREEN SHOOTS FESTIVAL | The Plough, Shepreth |
| 24-26 Nov 2020 | The Croptec (Arable Farming) Show Online | Online |
| 19-22 Nov 2020 | Cambridge Winter Literary Festival | Online |
| POSTPONED until 2021 (was 3-5 Dec 2020) | Clever Monkee Comedy Festival | East of England Arena, Peterborough |
| CANCELLED (was 6 Dec 2020) | March Christmas Market | March Town Hall and Market Place |
| Throughout Dec 2020 | Wisbech Christmas Fayre present some online activity and some socially distanced events – Full live Fayre postponed until 2021 | Wisbech |
ALL FESTIVAL INFORMATION PUBLISHED BY THE EAFN IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
WE TRY TO MAKE THE INFORMATION WE PUBLISH AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE
BUT ADVISE CHECKING WITH FESTIVAL ORGANISERS AND VENUES BEFORE TRAVELLING
IN CASE ANY INFORMATION HAS CHANGED.