This report gives a detailed look at how the Love Cambridge Gift Card has performed over the past year, covering both corporate and consumer activity across different times of the year.
Festive & Corporate Gift Card Report 2025
Cambridge Arts Festival 2026
Festive Lights & Christmas Switch-On 2025
This festive season, the City has been brought to life with a magical festive atmosphere that delighted residents, visitors, and businesses alike. Cambridge BID delivered a vibrant and distinctive citywide lighting scheme with Field & Lawn, marking the eighth consecutive year of this project. Alongside this, two seasonal launch events.
Halloween Film & Activity Day -Event Wrap-Up Report
Cambridge BID delivered a family-friendly Halloween Film & Activity Day at The Grafton, transforming the centre into a lively and welcoming destination for families during the half-term period.
The event featured three free film screenings, face painting and glitter tattoos, and a Halloween window display competition for retailers across the centre.
Applications Now Open: The Art Makers Fair – Part of Cambridge Arts Festival 2026
Cambridge’s creative community is invited to take part in an exciting new event as part of the upcoming Cambridge Arts Festival delivered by Cambridge BID. We’re calling on local and regional artists, makers, and creators of all disciplines to showcase and sell their work at The Art Makers Fair, a vibrant marketplace celebrating originality, craft, and artistic talent.
Love Cambridge Gift Card Corporate Offer 2025
Cambridge BID Annual General Meeting & Networking Evening
We were delighted to welcome around 60 guests to this year’s Cambridge BID Annual General Meeting and Networking Evening. The event provided an opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the past year, share updates from across our projects, and officially launch our refreshed Business Plan for the year ahead.
Launch of the Refreshed Cambridge BID Business Plan
We are proud to announce the launch of our refreshed Cambridge BID Business Plan, unveiled at this year’s AGM and Networking Evening. The updated plan builds on the successes of the past year and outlines our continued commitment to creating a world-class experience for all who visit, live, and work in Cambridge.
Call for Cambridge Artists: Help Shape a New King Street Mural
Halloween Window Competition - Grafton area
Cambridge Arts Festival 2026 - CALL OUT
Cambridge Arts Festival 2026 - 9–18 February 2026
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the Cambridge Arts Festivalfor its 3rd year! Delivered by Cambridge BID, the festival will once again shine a spotlight on the extraordinary creativity and talent that make our city so special.
This year’s programme promises something for everyone — from exhibitions and workshops to hands-on activities and family-friendly fun, in venues across the city. Staying true to our ethos, most of the programme will be free to attend, making art accessible for all.
Collaborating for Cambridge: Youth Lab Project
On Thursday 21st August, Cambridge BID partnered with the Cambridge Film Festival Youth Lab to deliver a day of creative content production as part of our festival sponsorship. The initiative challenged young filmmakers to produce short videos that promote Cambridge as an overnight destination – highlighting everything from “24 Hours in Cambridge” experiences, to food and drink trails and hidden gems across the city.
Summer in the Square: fun and vibrancy in Station Square throughout July
Scout’s Day at Cambridge BID: A Young Creator’s Perspective on Cambridge
Cambridge Food and Drink Week 2025 Wrap-Up Report
Cambridge Food & Drink Week 2025 (28 June - 11 July) organised by Cambridge BID, Food & Drink Week 2025 brought together the city’s vibrant culinary community for a two-week celebration of flavour, creativity, and local hospitality. The initiative aimed to increase footfall, drive business engagement, and inspire residents and visitors to discover new venues across Cambridge.
Visit Cambridge Business Partnership Launched
Fix Your Fashion – and Your Uniforms – at the Cambridge Crotch Workshop!
Got a uniform that's seen better days? Whether it’s worn knees or the dreaded cyclist’s crotch, help is at hand — and it’s sustainable too! As part of Summer in the Square, the Cambridgeshire Repair Café Network is bringing its brilliantly titled Cambridge Crotch Workshop to Station Square on Wednesday 30 July, 4:30–6:30pm.
Art Club returns for 2025/26
Cambridge BID relaunched its monthly Art Club series with the first event of the 2025/26 year on Thursday 3rd July 2025. The evening, titled The Art of Resistance in a Digital Age, featured guest speaker Adele Zeynep Walton, an author and online safety advocate, marking a key stop on her UK book tour. The session explored the human cost of digital life, its impact on mental health and literacy.
World Well-being Week in Cambridge
Cambridge BID has teamed up with local illustrator and designer, Lele Saa, to produce a fun and quirky new leaflet especially for workers and commuters in the city. The leaflets will be delivered to offices and places of work, during World Wellbeing Week (June 24th – 30th) to help businesses spark important conversations with their employees about what it means to live and work in healthy balance.
