Cambridge Festival Of Ideas

Explore the arts, humanities and social sciences for free!

A record breaking 12,000 members of the public attended the 2011 Festival of Ideas. Nearly 190 events took place over twelve days and there was a chance to get involved in everything from a circus skills workshop to debates on current affairs issues.

The Festival offers the chance to debate some of the biggest questions in modern times. The 2011 Festival hosted panel discussions on topics such as whether the Earth can sustain a population of seven billion people and whether Wikileaks is causing a net revolution.

The University of Cambridge Festival of Ideas celebrates the arts, humanities and social sciences and has been running for four years. The Festival of Ideas is the only free arts, humanities and social sciences festival in the UK.

The Festival has welcomed many world-renowned speakers to take part over the years including Charlie Higson, Holly Walsh, Professor Marcus du Sautoy, Richard Dawkins, Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo, David Starkey and Evan Davis.

Please support the Festival of Ideas and help us keep as many events free-of-charge as we can!