Featured Events in Cambridge in August, 2025 (June Updated)

Experience the thrill of the Cambridge Sport Lakes Triathlon Festival 2025 at the picturesque Milton Country Park just north of Cambridge. Hosted by HaverSports, this event offers participants the choice of two challenging distances: Sprint and Standard, both featuring the same scenic route for a vibrant competitive atmosphere. The festival, scheduled for August 3, 2025, will commence with the Standard Tri at 8:30 am, including a 1500m lake swim, a 40km rural bike route, and a 10km off-road run. Following closely is the Sprint Tri at 9:30 am, with a 750m lake swim, a 20km rural bike route, and a 5km off-road run. Don't miss out on the opportunity to support the excellent work at Milton Country Park while testing your limits in this thrilling triathlon!

The Cambridge Shakespeare Festival is an annual festival of William Shakespeare's plays held in Cambridge, England. The Festival was founded in 1987 by Artistic Director Dr David Creeley. Performances are performed in Elizabethan costume and accompanied by live Elizabethan music. The Festival takes place over eight weeks in July and August and attracts over 25,000 audience members. Each performance takes place outdoors in the private gardens of each of the Cambridge University colleges, including the Gardens of King's College, Robinson College Gardens, Girton College Gardens, St John's College Gardens, Trinity College Gardens and Downing College Gardens.

Sequential Scotland is a brand new comic convention coming to Glasgow on Saturday 2nd of August 2025. The convention will spotlight Scotland and the UK's amazing independent comic creators and micro-publishers while creating a welcoming space for veterans and newbies alike to mix. The event will feature free workshops and talks delivered by Comics Youth and the Paperjam Comics Collective. There will also be cosplay and art competitions, with prizes kindly donated by our event sponsor Cass Art. Sequential Scotland has been made possible with funding from Creative Scotland. For more information, check out our website here! Guest Artists We have an amazing line-up of featured artists for you to meet on the day! hesitantdoodle, the creator of all our amazing artwork, and will be joined by: Julie Campbell, Gustaffo Vargas, Ollie Hicks, Emma Oosterhous and AC Macdonald. For more information check out the guest page of our website here! 2025 Postcard Pack We will be commissioning four creators from our artist vendors to create a brand new illustration for the limited edition postcard pack. Sales of the set will go towards funding Sequential Scotland 2026! More details will be announced once the artists have been selected. Information Source: Sequential Scotland | eventbrite

Join us for an Oracle Card Workshop! Unleash your intuition and learn all about working with oracle cards in this hands-on workshop. Whether you're a seasoned reader or just starting, this event is perfect for connecting with like-minded individuals and enhancing your spiritual practice. What to Expect: Guidance on selecting and cleansing oracle cards Interpreting card spreads for personal insights Tips for developing your unique reading style Interactive exercises and group discussions Get ready for a fun and enlightening experience that will deepen your connection to the cards and your inner wisdom. No experience is necessary, just an open heart and curiosity. Reserve your spot today and let's explore the magic of oracle cards together! Information Source: Three Mystics Spiritualist Church | eventbrite

Willows are our most important family of wetland trees and shrubs. The day will introduce the ecology and importance of willows for conservation. Often considered a ‘difficult’ group, a single day is sufficient to become familiar with the principal species and common hybrids in our area. By looking first at samples of the ‘pure’ species, a simple-to-use key to the local species should enable participants to identify most species quickly and easily. Information Source: Juliette Butler - Wildlife Trust BCN | eventbrite

Join us for what promises to be an unmissable evening with bestselling author R.F. Kuang, as we celebrate the publication of her much-anticipated new novel, Katabasis . The internationally bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface returns with Katabasis : a sublimely dark and unputdownable tale of two rival Cambridge academics who must join forces on a rescue mission in hell itself. R.F. Kuang is now the author of six novels, with her debut novel The Poppy War written on her gap year in China and released in 2018. This was followed by The Dragon Republic (2019), The Burning God (2022), Babel (2022) and most recently Yellowface (2023). R.F. Kuang will be signing books after the talk. Please note that due to time constraints, Rebecca will be signing and/or dedicating one book per person (this can be any book by R.F. Kuang). The Signed Book & Ticket bundle includes the Signed Exclusive Edition of Katabasis , for collection on the evening. Information Source: Waterstones | eventbrite

Join award-winning author Elodie Harper as she discusses her new book Boudicca’s Daughter – a dazzling epic set in the Roman world about the daughter of one of Britain's most powerful heroines. Deploying the same gripping plot dynamics and unforgettable sense of time and place that she used in the bestselling Wolf Den trilogy, Harper tells the thrilling story of the child of one of Ancient Rome's most implacable foes, Boudicca. Elodie Harper is the award-winning author of the bestselling Wolf Den trilogy set in ancient Pompeii. The first book in the series, The Wolf Den , was a Waterstones Book of the month, and the second The House with the Golden Door, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Alongside her career as a writer, Elodie has worked as a reporter at ITV News and producer at Channel 4. Information Source: Waterstones | eventbrite