Make the most of our Screens in the City outdoor cinema by encouraging visitors to explore your business before or after the film.
Advertise in the Cambridge Student Guide
This is the first time we have produced the Cambridge Student Guide, offering a fresh opportunity to connect your business with thousands of students.
Put your business in front of students with the Cambridge Student Guide – a vibrant publication designed to help new and returning students discover the very best of Cambridge.
Cambridge Arts Festival 2027 – ARTIST AND BUSINESS PARTNERS CALL OUT
Engaging the Office Sector through Cambridge Food & Drink Week 2026
Food and Drink Week Wrap-up Report 2026
Cambridge Food & Drink Week 2026 took place from 9th–17th May, delivering a city-wide celebration of Cambridge’s vibrant hospitality sector. The week showcased the city’s restaurants, cafés, bars, pubs, hotels and independent food businesses through exclusive offers, curated trails, networking events, public activations and hospitality-led experiences.
Cambridge BID shortlisted for two of the ATCM awards!
Bringing Cambridge to Life Through City Dressing
Cambridge is a city known for its history, culture and character, but it is also a city that constantly evolves through creativity, experiences and placemaking. Across the city centre, Cambridge BID continues to invest in projects that help create a vibrant and welcoming environment for everyone who lives, works, studies and visits the city.
One of the latest additions to the city centre landscape can now be found on Green Street, where a striking new installation has transformed the street into a colourful and immersive destination.
New Business Cost Savings Programme!
Cambridge BID is proud to announce the launch of a new strategic partnership with Place Support Partnership (PSP), designed to help local businesses combat rising operational costs and improve their bottom line. BID levy payers across Cambridge will have access to a fully funded, expert-led Savings and Advisory service.
Help Us Spread the Word: Cambridge Food & Drink Week
Hospitality Panel Event to Explore the Future of the Industry in Cambridge
As part of Cambridge Food & Drink Week (9–17 May 2026), Cambridge BID, in partnership with Elle Events Management, will host a dedicated Hospitality Panel Event bringing together a range of perspectives from across the sector.
Taking place on Tuesday 12 May from 5:30pm at Town and Gown, the event, “25 Years of Change and the Future of the Hospitality Industry”, will create space for open conversation around how the industry has evolved and what the future may look like.
Cambridge BID Launches Creative Club for 2026/2027
Welcome Back / Refresher Fair Wrap-Up
As part of Cambridge BID’s ongoing commitment to supporting a safe, welcoming, and vibrant night-time economy, the Purple Flag team attended the January 2026 Welcome Back events at University of Cambridge – footfall of approx. 1,256 (19 January 2026) and Anglia Ruskin University footfall of approx. 2,000 (27 January 2026).
Cambridge Arts Festival 2026 - Wrap-Up Report
Cambridge Arts Festival 2026 - Wrap-Up Report
Cambridge Arts Festival 2026 was delivered by Cambridge BID to celebrate the City’s rich creative and cultural landscape, while actively engaging City centre businesses in a programme designed to increase footfall, dwell time and visibility across key locations.
In conversation with the Chief Executive – What is a Business Improvement District?
Join Chief Executive Maria Manion in conversation, Maria will provide a brief outline on What is a Business Improvement District, and what we deliver across the City. This is also an opportunity to discuss the burning issues you have as a business and to find out more about the projects being delivered. These will be quarterly meetings so don’t worry if can’t make the April meetings.
Purple Flag - Festive Season Night-Time Economy: Safety & Welfare Wrap-Up
December is one of the busiest and most important trading periods for Cambridge’s city centre, with increased footfall, later trading hours, and a higher concentration of visitors and residents enjoying the festive offer.
To ensure the city remained safe, welcoming, and well-managed throughout the festive season, Cambridge BID and CAMBAC coordinated an enhanced multi-agency safety and welfare programme across the night-time economy (NTE).
The King Street Mural is now complete!
What is the King Street Mural? As part of Cambridge Arts Festival 2026, Cambridge BID has been working on a large-scale collaborative project to bring vibrant street art to Cambridge, spanning 45-metres across a wall on King Street. The artwork was expertly created by three talented artists (Darin Mount, Melissa Lhoirit and Susy Snow) who drew inspiration from the rich history of Cambridge and King Street. Their designs were painted on the wall by Graffwerk, appointed design agency. The mural is a temporary installation, live for 24 months.
Call for Artists – Cambridge Arts Monthly Workshops
Cambridge Food and Drink Week Returns This May (9–17 May 2026)
Cambridge’s vibrant hospitality scene will take centre stage this spring as Cambridge BID announces
the return of Food and Drink Week, taking place from 9–17 May 2026.
The week-long celebration will see the city come alive with special dining offers, exclusive
experiences and curated trails, showcasing the very best of Cambridge’s food and drink offer. From
independent cafés and restaurants to bars, pubs and speciality venues, businesses across the city
will be taking part.
