Stand-up in Cambridge for free
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Stand-up in Cambridge for free has exploded: from new-material nights where comics road-test their jokes, to sold-out solo shows, by way of free open mics. We list everything that's getting laughs right now.
Whether you're after a big headliner or a 5-quid open mic, the next date is right below.
Events — stand-up in Cambridge for free
See also in Cambridge for free
Thu 12 · 1:10 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Organ recital – Jake Buckton
Selwyn College Chapel, Cambridge
Sat 14 · 7:30 PM£0–25
ClassicalConcert
Fitzwilliam String Quartet, Patrick Hemmerlé: Haydn, Osborne, Schumann
Clare Hall Dining Hall, University of Cambridge
Sat 14 · 1:15 PMFree
ClassicalConcert
Organ recital – Benjamin Sheen
Queens' College, Chapel, Cambridge
Wed 18 · 7:30 PM£20.21–24.54
JazzConcert
NEWNHAM JAZZ CLUB PRESENTS CHRIS INGHAM’S STEELY JAZZ
Newnham Croft Social and Sports Club, Cambridge
Fri 20 · 4:30 PMFree
World musicConcert
Almaalad Performance & Interactive Exibition (Independent event)
Robinson College, Cambridge
Wed 2 · 7:30 PM
ClassicalConcert
The Art of the Harpsichord
West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
At 6:30 PM£51.75
Music
Jack Savoretti
Cambridge Corn Exchange
At 6:30 PM£0–9.38
ClassicalFolk / Acoustic
Trinity Connections
The Wren Library, Trinity College, Cambridge
Tue 10 · 7 PM£27.80
Folk / AcousticSmall gig
American Aquarium
MASH Cambridge
Wed 11 · 6:30 PM£5
IndieConcert
Live on Wednesdays | Ones to Watch
Hidden Rooms
Fri 13
Concert
Ted Morcaldi @ St Catherines' College Chapel
St Catherines' College Chapel, Cambridge
Sun 15 · 8 PM£4–10
ClassicalConcert
KCMS Michaelmas Term Concert 2026
King's College, Cambridge
Sun 15
JazzConcert
Olivia Trummer @ Divinity School Lecture Theatre
Divinity School Lecture Theatre, Cambridge
At 9 PMFree
South Asia
WOLFSON COLLEGE DIWALI - 2026!
Wolfson College, University of Cambridge
Sat 14 · 4 PM£8.82–11.02
DJ setClub
Swiftogeddon - 20 years of Taylor special - Cambridge (Early Show)
Kiki, Cambridge
Wed 18 · 7:30 PM£22
Parties
Speed Dating in Cambridge Ages 40-59ish
Browns Cambridge
Thu 19£15–30
Parties
Pitch Your Friend in Cambridge - IRL Singles Night
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Fri 30 · 2:15 PMFree
TalkLiterature
The Betty Behrens Seminar on Classics of Historiography
Clare Hall, University of Cambridge
Thu 12 · 6 PMFree
LiteratureScience
Selwyn Book Talks: Women Who Write—Kat Arney in conversation with Zoe Clark
Selwyn College, Cambridge
Thu 12 · 5 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Book Talk with Joost Hilterman: The Resurrected
Sidgwick Site, Alison Richards Building, Room S1, Cambridge
Tue 17 · 5 PMFree
TalkHeritage
The Path of Paper: New Evidence for the History of an Old Technology
Umney Theatre, Robinson College, Cambridge
Thu 19 · 5 PMFree
TalkPhilosophy
POLIS Lecture 2026 - What is Political Progress?
Alison Richard Building, Cambridge
Tue 24 · 4 PMFree
TalkScience
Listening Session: Music in the World of Islam Festival: 50 Years On
Little Hall, Cambridge
Wed 2 · 5 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Towards a Living Critique of Domination
Room SG2, Alison Richard Building, Cambridge
At 2 PMFree
Literature
Sunday Scribes at Cambridge Central Library
Cambridge Central Library
TomorrowFree
ExhibitionLGBTQ+
Sunil Gupta: Life with a Camera, 1970 – Now
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
Tue 10 · 10 AMFree
Exhibition
Tyrrell Art Gallery at NatWest bank Cambridge , 10 & 11 November, 2026
NatWest Cambridge Petty Cury
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
Literature
Classically Inclined Book Club in Cambridge
Waterstones, Cambridge
Tue 10 · 6 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Beyond the Strait of Hormuz: How Chokepoints are Remaking the World
Keynes Lecture Hall, Cambridge
Wed 11 · 7 PM
Guided tourScience
Institute of Astronomy Public Open Night
Cambridge Observatory - Institute of Astronomy
Wed 11 · 3 PMFree
Guided tourHeritage
Whipple Highlights Tour
Whipple Museum of the History of Science, Cambridge
Thu 12 · 5:15 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain: A Conversation with Translator Simon Pare
Emmanuel College Lecture Theatre, Cambridge
Thu 12 · 1 PM£0–6
TalkExhibition
Curator Talk: What Remains
Murray Edwards College, Cambridge
Thu 12 · 5 PMFree
Talk
Computational Methods and Curious Looking: Integrating AI into Art History
GR06/07 Faculty of English, Cambridge
Thu 12 · 6 PMFree
Talk
Interfaith Connection Cambridge - Light
Woolf Institute, Cambridge
Thu 12 · 6 PM£0–25
LiteratureTalk
The Secret History of the Universe - Jonathan Black, at Heffers Bookshop
Heffers Bookshop, Cambridge
Thu 12 · 6:30 PMFree
Literature
Book launch: A Deathly Silence by Christina Koning
St Botolph's Church, Cambridge
Fri 13 · 3 PMFree
HeritageGuided tour
From Darwin to Dodos: Guided Tour of the Museum of Zoology
Museum Of Zoology, Cambridge
Sat 14 · 1 PMFree
LiteratureLanguage café
Book discussion: The Power and the Glory by Graham Greene
Caffè Nero, Cambridge
Sat 14 · 11 AMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
A Fireside Chat with Hunter Biden
King's College, Cambridge
Sun 15 · 12 PM£10
TalkFashion & Design
How to build the perfect winter capsule wardrobe
John Lewis Cambridge
Tomorrow · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Pub Quiz at The Mill
The Mill, Cambridge
Sun 15
ChessTournament
5th Cambridge FIDE Rapidplay - U1800
Cambridge
Tomorrow · 8 PM£2
Quiz
Pub Quiz at Cambridge Tap
Cambridge Tap
Tue 10 · 7 PMFree
Quiz
Pub Quiz at Eagle
Eagle, Cambridge
Wed 11 · 7:30 PM£2
Quiz
Pub Quiz at Bath House
Bath House, Cambridge
Sun 15 · 7 PM£2
Quiz
Pub Quiz at Pint Shop
Pint Shop, Cambridge
Wed 18 · 7 PM£5
Quiz
Hot Numbers Quiz Night | Trumpington Street | November 2026
Hot Numbers Coffee | Trumpington Street | Cambridge
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Venues — stand-up in Cambridge for free
The Tram Depot
1 event
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Cambridge Central Library
1 event
Cambridge Town and Gown
6 events
Town and Gown
12 events
Corn Exchange
1 event
Cambridge Corn Exchange
9 events
Cambridge Arts Theatre
2 events
The Arts Theatre
1 event
Chesterton Road
1 event
The Boathouse
3 events
The Portland Arms
1 event
Cambridge Junction
41 events
Frequently asked questions
How many stand-up events are there in Cambridge for free?
2 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch stand-up in Cambridge for free?
Notably The Tram Depot, Cambridge Central Library and Cambridge Town and Gown. See the full list of venues above.