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Encyclopedia > June Event

June Events are alternatives to May Balls held by some Cambridge colleges. The bridge over the River Cam at Clare College during its 2005 May Ball. ... The University of Cambridge (often called Cambridge University), located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...


The necessarily high price of May Ball tickets motivates some colleges to host Events instead. These evenings, tending to be shorter in duration and of a much lower key, are more affordable but constrained by a much lower budget. At several June Events, including Wolfson's, tickets, at a very low price comparatively, do not include the cost of food or drink during the evening. The bridge over the River Cam at Clare College during its 2005 May Ball. ...


Alternation

Some colleges chose to alternate between a May Ball and a June Event each year. Emmanuel's May Ball is held on the Monday of May Week every other year, with alternate years featuring an Event on Suicide Sunday. Suicide Sunday is the name affectionately used at Cambridge University to refer to the Sunday immediately after the end of the summer term (known as Trinity Term). ...


Pembroke June Event

Pembroke June Event is notable in so far as it remains the only June Event to enforce a Black Tie dress code and is comparable in duration to most May Balls. In 2006, members of the College voted in favour of restoring Pembroke's lost tradition of hosting a May Ball for 2007. Black tie is a dress code for formal evening events that are not formal enough to require white tie. ...


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  • Emmanuel June Event
  • King's Affair
  • Pembroke June Event
  • Trinity Hall June Event
  • Wolfson June Event

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