In it’s first year, Summer in the Square organised by Cambridge BID brought together community projects, local businesses, art workshops, live music, delicious food and drink and more to Station Square.

At the start of July, the team were delighted to welcome 14-year-old Scout to join our marketing team for a day of work experience.

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.

Cambridge BID, is currently leading on project delivery under the Visit Cambridge brand.

For businesses outside the BID area or for those not paying a BID levy who would like to get involved in our project delivery for Visit Cambridge we have launched a Business Partner Scheme.

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.

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.

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. 

Cambridge BID has been named a finalist in the prestigious ATCM Awards 2025, shortlisted in the “Best Safety, Security and Resilience Scheme” category for its proactive approach to festive season safety. 

FREE AFTERNOON CONCERTS IN CAMBRIDGE THIS SUMMER

One of the city’s favourite summer traditions makes a welcome return in June when Music in the Parks begins, celebrating the season in musical style in some of Cambridge’s beautiful green open spaces.

Grab your popcorn – Cambridge BID’s beloved alfresco cinema is back this summer! Now in its fourth year, this popular series transforms the usually quiet evening square into a lively hub of family-friendly entertainment under the stars.

Cambridge BID are proud to present the brand-new vibrant Sky Garden installation on Green Street for this summer!

Join the Charter, On Thursday 8 May

Grand Arcade, 1st Floor, Unit 49 (Next to Elem Hair)

Drop in 11am - 2pm

The city of Cambridge was lit up with artistic energy this winter as the Cambridge Arts Festival returned for a second year— a 10-day celebration of creativity, collaboration, and community spirit. From independent workshops to gallery openings and immersive experiences, the festival united 1,000’s attendees, welcomed 17 local businesses and venues to get involved, and brought a colourful buzz to the city centre.

We are excited to be matchmaking a collaboration of Cambridge BID businesses, coming together to deliver a FREE wellbeing event for workers during Mental Health Awareness Week (12 to 18 May 2025).

Thanks to Mills and Reeve, Graduate by Hilton Cambridge, and MODO for supporting the Cambridge Arts Festival 2025

We are incredibly grateful for the generous support of our 2025 partners, as they played an integral role within the Cambridge Arts Festival this year. Their commitment to the arts and community aligns perfectly with the festival's mission to celebrate creativity, inclusivity, and innovation.

This autumn Cambridge BID is asking businesses and organisations to ‘support local’ when thinking about employee rewards or gifting by offering FREE Love Cambridge Gift Card/s when a business or organisation purchases £1000 or more worth of Love Cambridge Gift Cards before 31st December 2024.

As Halloween weekend approaches, the city is preparing for well managed celebration under the Purple Flag status. On the night of October 26th, the streets of Cambridge will come alive with festivities, and thanks to a strong partnership between Cambridge BID, CAMBAC, and other key stakeholders, the city will have enhanced safety measures in place.

Cambridge is celebrating as it proudly receives the Purple Flag accreditation, a recognition of its commitment to creating a dynamic, secure, and vibrant evening and night-time economy.

This year, we are offering a new tiered partnership system—Bronze, Silver, and Gold—ranging from £250 to £1000. These packages offer unique opportunities to engage with the community through art galleries, workshops, talks, screenings, and interactive events throughout the city. We would love for you to be involved!

Maria Manion (Chief Executive) and Hannah Lee (Digital Marketing Coordinator) recently spoke to students at the Westminster Working Cultures event. The programme enables students to hear from a variety of different speakers from different positions and industries and learn more about what is on offer for them when they graduate from university.

Break, the charity behind this spring’s Cambridge Standing Tall sculpture trail is pleased to announce that this year’s event went above and beyond - not only for the charity, raising over £140,000, but also for the local economy generating an estimated £3.6m for the area.

Cambridge BID enters an exciting new phase in its development with a new structure, strengthening the role of the team and raising the profile of the BID in local, regional and national conversations.

The festive season has officially kicked off in Cambridge with our new Christmas lights and two fantastic switch on events this November!

Last week we held our Annual AGM, and my first as Chief Executive. Held at the Clayton Hotel, the event was attended by over 90 people all interested in hearing about the latest developments in Cambridge.

Cambridge Business Improvement District (BID) is delighted to announce the appointment of Maria Manion as their new Chief Executive to lead the team who provide visitor welcome and business support services in the city.

As he prepares to stand down as CEO of Cambridge BID, Ian Sandison discusses how he got into the role and what has been achieved over the last 15 years.