Join us to celebrate 20 years of Twilight
16-21 February 2026
Explore Cambridge museums after hours this February half term.
Museums across the city will be opening their doors and turning the lights down low for a fun-filled evening of torchlit trails, hands-on activities, performances, crafts, storytelling, and more.
The majority of Twilight events will take place on Wednesday 18 February, the closing day of Cambridge Arts Festival.
Some events need to be pre-booked in advance, while others you can drop into on the night. Most events are free and many are within easy walking distance, meaning you can fill your evening with activities. Keep an eye out for our friendly welcome crew to get directions, pick up a sticker and take a family photo with our selfie signs.
Browse the full events calendar and take a look at the map below to plan your visit.
Sign up to the Twilight newsletter to receive the line-up of daytime and evening half term events straight to your inbox.
To celebrate 20 years of Twilight, we’re holding a special anniversary social media competition. Make sure you’re following us on Facebook and Instagram for the chance to find out how to win a family-friendly hamper of museum shop goodies from Curating Cambridge.
Enjoy an evening of craft activities built around the theme of how the natural world communicates, followed by the chance to hear choral music in the relaxed setting of Great St Mary's Church.
Come to the Fitzwilliam for a specially curated artist-led event for families.
Join Cambridge Science Centre, but not as you know it! Join the Centre to investigate light in new and fun ways.
Come and explore the MAA collections after dark.
Grab your torch and explore our collections after dark!
Twilight at the Museums will be taking over the galleries and beyond at Kettle’s Yard as families can explore ‘What might the future look like inspired by our global history and culture?’
Join us as we switch off the lights and go under the sea this Twilight!
Light up the past at the Museum of Cambridge with special Magic Lantern displays! Make your own lantern slide in this drop-in craft session.
Get ready to embark on a wild night-time adventure. Are you brave enough to search for prehistoric creatures lurking in the shadows?
Join us for a tale from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration and time in the Polar Museum after dark.
Discover Minecraft related items in the Cambridge Museum of Technology. Follow a trail and get crafting along the way, exploring crafts of old and from the Minecrafting world.
Can you escape from Hades, the Greek underworld? Join us for an ancient adventure as we open late and turn down the lights for Twilight at the Museums.
Join the Centre for Computing History for a workshop where we look at the micro:bit CreateAI tool and use it to 'wake up' some of the museum exhibits!
Participating Museums and Collections
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
- Museum of Classical Archaeology
- The Fitzwilliam Museum
- Kettle's Yard
- The Polar Museum
- Sedgwick Museum of Earth Sciences
- Whipple Museum of the History of Science
- Museum of Zoology
- Cambridge University Botanic Garden
- Great St Mary's
- Museum of Cambridge
- Cambridge Museum of Technology
- The Centre for Computing History
- Cambridge Science Centre
Twilight at the Museums is delivered by the University of Cambridge Museums and supported by investment from Arts Council England, Cambridge City Council and Cambridge BID.
Illustrations by Seb & Charlie Design.
