Are you ready for the three-day Peterborough Weekender?

Peterborough Weekender, City Centre, June 19-21

Festival vibes will return to Peterborough this summer featuring big-screen performances celebrating some of Glastonbury’s most iconic moments, alongside live music. Plus • Live Art Jam by Angry Pencil on the Cathedral Lawn • Free music-themed film club in Wildwood’s intimate cinema room • Free comedy performances at The Bull Hotel, Bijou and Chaat and Chill • City Centre Market featuring crafts, cakes, bakes, and food and drink.

Yaxley Vintage Festival, Scouts and Guides HQ, June 20-21

Heritage, entertainment and family fun from 10am to 5pm. Explore a steam engines, miniature steam, vintage tractors, classic motorcycles, stationary engines and historic lorries. Plus children’s games, a miniature farm, trade stalls, food outlets and a bar.

Family Open Weekend, Grimsthorpe Castle, Bourne, June 20/21 (10am-5pm)

Experience a vibrant programme of activities and performances, including exciting storytelling sessions in the Adventure Playground, interactive drama workshops outside the Chapel and family design activities, all included in admission.

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, Key Theatre, June 19

From the moment his tall, red and white-striped hat appears, Sally and her brother know this is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure.

Simon Evans is Staring at the Sun, Key Theatre, June 18

The BBC Radio 4 stalwart is revisiting the blue remembered hills of his youth. The analogue world of hitch-hiking, pub bets and hedge porn. Of being able to get properly lost. And also pondering the great thinkers and mystics of the past.

It Comes In Waves, Peterborough Museum, June 23

This tender and heartwarming play explores how people grieve in different ways, set in a grief café in Lowestoft - a town mourning its own loss of its high street on a coastline that’s crumbling like rich tea biscuits.

Nigel Kennedy Virtuoso Tour, New Theatre, June 25 One of the most distinctive and influential violinists of his generation’s first major national tour in over fifteen years, bringing together classical repertoire with jazz and contemporary influences. He is joined by Alec Dankworth on bass and Peter Adams on cello.

Lipstick on Your Collar at New Theatre, June 18

Step back in time to the golden era of music where the jukebox roared and feet didn’t touch the floor. Get your dancing shoes at the ready, grab yourself a milkshake and relax – you are in for an evening of back-to-back hits from the 1950s and 60s!

Bongo’s Bingo, The Cresset, June 20 It’s a crazy mix of traditional bingo, dance-offs, rave intervals, audience participation and countless magical moments. A wild shared social extravaganza and a night of pure nostalgic escapism, with the chance to win iconic prizes!

An Audience with Bob Champion: Sporting Legend & Grand National Winning Jockey Key Theatre, June 20 Best known for his triumphant victory in the 1981 Grand National aboard Aldaniti — just two years after overcoming cancer — Bob’s story is one of sheer determination, courage, and heart. Bob is a national hero whose legacy continues through his tireless work with the Bob Champion Cancer Trust. In conversation with the ever-charismatic Andi Mac, Bob reflects on his remarkable journey.