🎭 What’s On in Ely

🛍️ Ely Sunday Market

Sunday 9 August, 9am–3pm
📍 Market Place, Ely, CB7 4NT

A mixture of local crafts, artisan coffee, plants, gifts, vintage collectables, vinyl and street food.

Ely Markets

The regular Thursday Charter Market, Saturday Craft, Food & Vintage Market, Farmers’ Market and Sunday Market continue throughout August.

🎬 David Hockney at the Royal Academy

Sunday 9 August, 7:30pm
📍 The Maltings, Ship Lane, Ely, CB7 4BB

A filmed exhibition tour of the Royal Academy’s David Hockney exhibition.

🎬 Effi O Blaenau

Wednesday 12 August, 7:30pm
📍 The Maltings, Ship Lane, Ely

🎬 It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley

Sunday 16 August, 7:30pm
📍 The Maltings, Ship Lane, Ely

🎲 Odyssey Board Game Day

Sunday 16 August, from 12 noon
📍 The Maltings, Ship Lane, Ely

These events are all currently listed by Visit Ely.

⚔️ Jousting Knights — Children’s Craft Workshop

Tuesday 18 August, 11am–12:30pm
📍 Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS
🎟️ £7 per child

Children make their own working jousting knight and can then stage tournaments. Suitable for children, who must be accompanied by an adult.

🦅 Birds of Prey

Wednesday 19 August, 10:30am–4pm
📍 Ely Museum, The Old Gaol, Market Street, Ely, CB7 4LS
🎟️ Included with museum admission

The Raptor Foundation returns with birds of prey and activities explaining their history and role, including the connection with medieval falconry. It’s a drop-in family event.

🎵 Ely Cathedral — August programme

Ely Cathedral

The Cathedral has a particularly good run of events:

• Sunday 9 August — Organ Recital, Jeremy Lloyd
• Thursday 13 August — Lunchtime Recital, Ben Norris (piano)
• Sunday 16 August — Organ Recital, Paul Trepte
• Wednesday 19 August — The Running Hare, Lantern Dance Theatre
• Thursday 20 August — Lunchtime Recital, David Pike & Jeremy Lloyd
• Sunday 23 August — Organ Recital, Andrew Liu
• 30 August — Organ Recital, Kai Krakenberg

There is also a Seeking the Light contemporary textile exhibition running 22 August–22 September.

Ely Cathedral events programme

🍔 Foodie Friday

Friday 28 August, 4pm–8:30pm
📍 Ely Market Place

The final Foodie Friday of the summer brings together street-food traders, local producers and live music in the Market Place.

🎵 Live Music

• 9 Aug — Jeremy Lloyd, organ, Ely Cathedral
• 13 Aug — Ben Norris, piano, Ely Cathedral
• 16 Aug — Paul Trepte, organ, Ely Cathedral
• 20 Aug — David Pike & Jeremy Lloyd, Ely Cathedral
• 28 Aug — live music at Foodie Friday, Ely Market Place

⭐ Ely — This Week’s Picks

🏆 Best family event: Birds of Prey — Ely Museum, 19 August
⚔️ Best children’s activity: Jousting Knights — Ely Museum, 18 August
🎵 Best for music: Ely Cathedral’s August recital programme
🍔 Best evening: Foodie Friday — 28 August
🍽️ New place to try: Limora Kitchen & Bar — Turkish/Mediterranean
🛍️ Today: Sunday Market, 9am–3pm

Overall: Ely is looking busy, with the post-Pride weekend leading into a particularly good run of family events at the museum, regular markets and a strong Cathedral programme. The weather may actually be the biggest story this week.