What's on in Ely for free?
17 upcoming events
We've rounded up 17 upcoming events in Ely for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Ely for free
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Thu 5 · 7 PMFree
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French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
Volunteering
East Cambridgeshire Volunteer Fair
Centre E
Sat 21 · 6 PMFree
Christmas Quiz & Cocktails at FRESH.
FRESH.
Thu 3 Dec · 7 PMFree
Language café
French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
Sat 12 Dec · 1 PMFree
MarketCrafts
Ely Multicultural Craft Fair at The Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Thu 7 Jan · 7 PMFree
French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
Thu 4 Feb · 7 PMFree
Language café
French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
Fri 26 Feb · 7:30 PM£0–46.97
An Evening of Radiohead at Ely Cathedral - The OK Rainbows Tour
Ely Cathedral
Thu 4 Mar · 7 PMFree
French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
Thu 1 Apr · 7 PMFree
French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
Thu 6 May · 7 PMFree
French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
Thu 3 Jun · 7 PMFree
French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
Thu 1 Jul · 7 PMFree
French Meet Up in Ely
The Yard - by Silver Oak
See also in Ely for free
Thu 12 · 7:30 PM£27.50
Singer-songwriterConcert
This Flight Tonight - The Songs of Joni Mitchell
The Maltings Ely, Cambridge
At 6:30 PM£20.15
RockIndie
Pet Needs
MASH Cambridge
At 6:30 PM
Concert
Pet Needs
15 Market Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PF
At 7 PM£5
RockPunk
Superfriends + Brutalligators + Bad Wives
The Tram Depot, Cambridge
Fri 30 · 7 PM
Soul / FunkConcert
Dexys Midnight Runners in Cambridge
Cambridge Corn Exchange
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM
PoetryLiterature
Downham Songwriters & Poets
Discover Downham, King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Sat 31£23.50–45
ClassicalOutdoors
Candlelight: Ariana Grande
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Sun 1 · 1:15 PM£5–6
ClassicalConcert
Radegund, a concert by St Radegund's Voices
All Saints' Church, Cambridge
Sat 14
ClubRock
Hiam Rock'N'Roll Nights
Hiam Sports & Social Club, Ely
Sun 1 · 4:30 PM£5–20
Street party
Low level noise and laser show
The Beeches Isleham
Fri 30 · 7 PM£12.50–15.50
Outdoors
Spooky Snakehall 2026 - Farm Fright Night Friday 30th October
The Prospects Trust, Reach
Sat 31 · 7 PM£7–9
DJ setDrum & Bass
Darkfader & Friends Halloween Party
Mildenhall Social Club
Sat 7 · 10 AM£3.96–9.38
Outdoors
Cars and Coffee Cambridge
Grange Farm, Cambridge
Sat 21 · 2 PM
ClubDJ set
L6 Day Party
The ARK Newmarket, Cambridge
Sat 31 · 5:30 PM
Street partyOutdoors
Halloween Fireworks Extravaganza
The Lant Sports Ground
Sat 31 · 6 PM£25
Ecstatic danceOutdoors
Ecstatic Dance Cambridge
Ecstatic Dance Cambridge
Tue 10 · 7 PM£10–15
Ecstatic danceWellness
Move&Relax in Cambridge: Ecstatic Dance Experience
Marleigh Community Centre, Cambridge
At 7 PM£22.38
Parties
30s & 40s Singles Night at The Tivoli Cambridge | Love at First Sign
The Tivoli Cambridge
Tomorrow · 8 PM
Parties
Cellars Halloween Party
Clare Cellars
Fri 30 · 6 PM£8
DJ setClub
DJs Short & Sweet + Miss Lady Jane
Hot Numbers Coffee, Cambridge
Fri 30 · 7 PM
Ecstatic danceWellness
FRIDAY WAVES
FRIDAY WAVES — Cambridge
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM£11.55
DJ setHip-Hop
Dunna Runna - Halloween Special 2026
The Blue Moon, Cambridge
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM£10–30
Parties
Addenbrooke's Mess Halloween Party x October Payday Social
King Street Brewhouse, Cambridgeshire
Fri 30 · 7:30 PM
SwingDJ set
Cambridge Lindy Exchange 2026 (CLX)
Eddington Ave, Cambridge
Fri 30 · 9 PM
Club
Halloween 2026- JOIN THE WAITLIST!
VINYL Cambridge
Sat 31 · 3 PM£6.76–10.13
DJ set
Garage Nation Cambridge Halloween Old Skool Day Party
Kiki, Cambridge
Sat 31 · 3 PM
ClubDJ set
Garage Nation Cambridge Halloween Day Party
Kiki Cambridge
Sat 31 · 6 PM£15
Ecstatic danceSocials
Ecstatic Dance Cambridge
Ecstatic Dance Cambridge
Sat 31 · 7:30 PM£13.70
Parties
Twin Peaks Halloween Party
The Cherry Pit, Cambridge
Sat 31 · 8 PM£4
Parties
Eddie's Halloween BOP 2026
St. Edmund’s College, University of Cambridge
Sat 31 · 9 PM£7
Club
Halloween @ Revolution Cambridge 2026
Revolutions Cambridge
Sat 31 · 11:30 PM£9.38
ReggaetonDJ set
BELLAKEO Latin Night ❌ WhatsOut - HALLOWEEN 31st October
Las Iguanas - Cambridge
Tomorrow
Stand-up
Big Deal Comedy - The Matinee
Town and Gown, Cambridge
Tomorrow · 7 PM
ImprovComedy
The Cambridge Improv Variety Show
Cambridge Town and Gown
Thu 29
Stand-up
Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet
Corn Exchange, Cambridge
Fri 30
Village danceJazz
Cambridge Lindy Exchange
Cambridge Lindy Exchange — Cambridge
Today
Theatre
A Man For All Seasons
The Arts Theatre, Cambridge
Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
Stand-up
Jonathan Pie
Cambridge Corn Exchange
Sat 31 · 10:30 AM
Heritage
Beasts from the East: Creatures in East Anglian Folklore
Ely Museum
Sat 7 · 10 AMFree
MarketCrafts
Feltwell Christmas Craft Fair - 7 November - Community Hall, Bell Street, IP26 4AL
Feltwell Methodist Church, Thetford
At 6 PMFree
TalkExhibition
Interwoven: In Conversation with the work of Ann Sutton OBE (b.1935)
Fen Ditton Gallery
At 7:30 PM£0–4
TalkHeritage
Cambridge Horse Trams
Histon Methodist Church
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM£20
Fashion & Design
Autumn Winter 2026 Trend & Partywear Presentation - Histon
Tawa Lounge, Histon
Tue 17 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Social Value and Impact Morning: Social Value Engine
Allia Future Business Centre Cambridge Campus, Cambridgeshire
At 6 PM£8
Literature
Return to Prythian: Celebrating ACOTAR in Cambridge
Waterstones, Cambridge
At 7 PM£30
Food
Around The Table Supper Club: Korean edition
Yori BBQ, Cambridge
TomorrowFree
ExhibitionLGBTQ+
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
At 10:30 AMFree
Talk
Roots and Rhythms International Knowledge Exchange Symposium
Cambridge School of Art
Tomorrow · 5 PMFree
TalkPhilosophy
StED Talk with Prof. Aaron Koller
St. Edward King and Martyr, Cambridge
Tomorrow · 5:45 PMFree
Literature
October Translated Fiction Bookclub, at Heffers Bookshop
Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge
Tomorrow · 6 PM
Guided tourScience
Institute of Astronomy Public Open Night
Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy
Thu 29 · 5 PMFree
TalkPhotography
Digital Photography After AI
GR06/07 Faculty of English, Cambridge
Thu 29 · 5:30 PMFree
TalkHeritage
Richard Haldane and the modernization of the British State
Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
Food
Coffee Cupping & Sandwich Tasting at Marvin's
Marvin's Sandwiches, Petersfield
Fri 30 · 5:30 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Autonomy under pressure: Great power rivalry in Latin America
Bateman Auditorium, Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge
Fri 30 · 5:30 PM
ExhibitionFolk / Acoustic
Museum Late: Folklore
The Museum of Cambridge
Sun 1 · 11 AMFree
OutdoorsLiterature
Creative Walk: Mill Road Cemetery
Mill Road Cemetery, Cambridge
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