Join us for Summer at the Museums 2026!

21 July to 31 August 2026

Join us for a jam-packed programme of free and low-cost activities to keep the whole family entertained this summer.

  • Take part in craft workshops and make your own masterpieces
  • Enjoy hands-on science and handle museum objects
  • Meet scientists and ask them your questions
  • Take on a talk or trail
  • Get out in nature and discover local wildlife

And much more! 

Browse the full Summer at the Museums events calendar on this web page from early July. 

To hear when the programme launches and for weekly event round-ups over the summer, sign up to the newsletter. 

Participating venues

Cambridge Museum of Technology

Cambridge University Botanic Garden

The Centre for Computing History

Cromwell Museum

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

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