Cambridge International Friends

Cambridge Beer Festival

Sat, May 23 · 1:00 PM BST

Jesus Green, At the entrance to the beer festival, Cambridge, GB

Cambridge Beer Festival is here!

This is very weather dependent so come back for more details close to it.
I will add in the comments more details about where exactly we will be
seated!

If you have been before you know what to expect, if you are new, it's clearly an experience :D

"180+ real ales, 80+ ciders and perries, international beer, mead, wine, and cheese."

It will be happening in Jesus Green, the entrance to the festival grounds costs £4, and there will be a long queue. Advanced tickets or CAMRA membership is available but usually at a slight higher price: https://www.visitcambridge.org/event/cambridge-beer-festival-2026/

It will be the last day and tends to be pretty busy, is why we are starting
early. Imagine is a bit like a nice day in a park with a lot of drinks around!
However don't feel you have to drink alcohol /or a lot of to participate.
They have some food vans available usually as well.

I do aim for events where people can meet each other, make friends and have a nice chat in a safe and comfortable space. Any inappropriate behavior is not tolerated.

Please sign up if you can make it, and keep your RSVP updated!
Also please respect the RSVP lists.
Hope to see you there!

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-- Also please note starting this year there will be a £5 yearly member fee to cover the admin meetup cost. I am not going to chase anyone, I feel this is each and every one's responsibility to keep the group going.
You can do this online as well (https://revolut.me/vectorash)

Communal Reading Club (Silence, Drawing, Writing, Crafts also welcome!)

Sat, May 23 · 5:00 PM BST

TBD (To Be Decided), Cambridge, ak, GB

Let's meet up and have a pleasant afternoon with other bookfriendly humans. No common book, just bring whatever you've been reading and join us for some communal reading time. If instead you prefer to do artwork, painting, crocheting, crafts etc then that's welcome too!

Our whatsapp group if you'd like to join: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ba5Ght5PZXQ7gpyIkj8xO5

Lastly, remember to pack headphones with you in case surrounding noise becomes an issue. :)

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From the website (https://silentbook.club/pages/about-us)

Silent Book Club is a global community of readers and introverts, with 300 chapters around the world led by local volunteers. SBC members gather in person and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.

Silent Book Club started in 2012 with a couple of friends—Guinevere de la Mare and Laura Gluhanich—reading in companionable silence at our neighborhood bar in San Francisco. We loved books, and reading with friends, but most of our previous attempts at book clubs had fizzled out.
Often with traditional book clubs there's the scramble to finish the assigned book, and the pressure to have something smart to say. Wouldn't it be great to have a book club where you could just enjoy books, friends, and wine—without any homework? At Silent Book Club, there's no assigned reading.

We started Silent Book Club because reading with friends enriches our lives and makes us happy. We love hearing about what people are reading (often in their other book clubs) and we think it's important to put down our phones and be social. Real, live, breathing-the-same-air social, not hearting-you-on-Instagram social.

Silent Book Club is about community. Everyone is welcome, and anyone can join or launch a chapter. We encourage people all over the world to start their own Silent Book Clubs. All you need is a friend, a café, and a book. We have active chapters around the world in cities of all sizes, and new chapters are being launched by volunteers every week.