Monthly Archives: February 2016

We all know that Cambridge is a great place to visit in the summer when the sun is (hopefully) shining, the days are long and the weather is balmy. But there are plenty of reasons to visit the city all year round. Originally we had written separate blog posts on the two E-luminate festivals that we managed to attend but these are now combined below. Sadly, as far as we can tell there are no plans to continue with the festival any time in the future. Every year between 2012 and 2018, the e-lumiate festival Cambridge had been showcasing some of Cambridge’s most famous buildings in a new light (pun intended) and the 2016 festival was no exception. E-luminate 2016 With a number of installations around the city: Great St. Mary’s Church; the University Library; Gonville & Caius college were just a few of the iconic locations lit up as part of the 2016 festival, held between 12th & 17th February. They say a picture tells a thousand words so here’s video and some pictures we shot on the last night of the festival. You can see a few more on our instagram feed and also on the gallery page. E-luminate 2018 Yes, it’s back. Cambridge’s E-luminate Love Light festival returns to light up the city for its 6th year. We went along to check out the installations on the opening evening – Friday night. The festival runs until Weds 14th Feb, which handily coincides with half term if you’ve got kids (and even if you don’t) and ends on Valentines day, so might make for a nice romantic wander either before or after you go for dinner. The opening ceremony was held at the […]