May Week is the name used within the University of Cambridge to refer to a period at the end of the academic year. Originally May Week took place in the week during May before year-end exams began. Today, May Week takes place in June. The end of exams is a cause for heavy celebration amongst the students of the University. Highlights of the week include May Balls, June Events and garden parties.
Suicide Sunday is the name used at Cambridge University to refer to the Sunday immediately after the end of the summer term (known as Easter Term). By this Sunday, all students have finished exams but most of the results have not been published, so it is traditionally a period of nerves and suspense. The name, however, ironically refers to the celebration that students haven't committed suicide due to stress of exams.
Friday 17th | Saturday 18th | Suicide Sunday 19th | Monday 20th | Tuesday 21st | Wednesday 22nd | Thursday 23rd | Friday 24th |
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The Varsity Twenty20 Garden Party | Hughes Hall May Ball | Emmanuel May Ball | Jesus May Ball | St John's May Ball | Trinity Hall June Event | Homerton May Ball | Clare Hall June Event |
Robinson May Ball | The Gentlemen Patricians' Garden Party | The Crescents' Garden Party | Clare May Ball | Queens' May Ball | Magdalene May Ball | Newnham MCR Garden Party | Corpus May Ball |
Downing Lady Orchids Garden Party | The Cambridge Union Society Garden Party | Downing Tribe - Tribal Barbecue | Trinity May Ball | Downing May Ball | Pembroke May Ball | CUSU LGBT Garden Party | Wolfson June Event |
The Hawks' Event | The Gentlemen Wyverns' Garden Party | Newnham JCR Garden Party | King's Affair | Darwin College May Ball | |||
The Gentlemen of St John's Garden Party | The Marguerites' Garden Party | St. Edmund's May Ball | |||||
The Wilberforce Society Annual Garden Party | QEnts Presents "BOUNCE" | ||||||
TCSS Garden Party |
Thursday 10th | Friday 11th | Saturday 12th | Suicide Sunday 13th | Monday 14th | Tuesday 15th | Wednesday 16th | Thursday 17th | Friday 18th | Saturday 19th |
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Robinson May Ball | Hughes Hall May Ball | Emmanuel June Event | Clare May Ball | Christ's May Ball | King's Affair | Homerton June EventSt Edmund's May Ball | |||
The Crescents' Garden Party | Downing Tribal BBQ | Jesus May Ball | Pembroke June Event | Wolfson June Event | |||||
Wyverns' Garden Party | Trinity May Ball | St John's May Ball | Sidney Sussex May Ball | Darwin College May Ball | |||||
The Marguerites and Hippolytans Garden Party | Newnham June Event | St Catharine's May Ball | Clare Hall May Ball | ||||||
Murray Edwards Garden Party | Gonville and Caius May Ball | Trinity Hall June Event | |||||||
Queens' Bounce |
Thursday 11th | Friday 12th | Saturday 13th | Suicide Sunday 14th | Monday 15th | Tuesday 16th | Wednesday 17th | Thursday 18th | Friday 19th | Saturday 20th |
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Robinson May Ball | Peterhouse May Ball | Emmanuel May Ball | Clare May Ball | St John's May Ball | Trinity Hall June Event | Corpus Christi May Ball | |||
Homerton May Ball | Hughes Hall May Ball | Wyverns' Garden Party | Jesus May Ball | Downing May Ball | Magdalene May Ball | Darwin May Ball | |||
Murray Edwards Garden Party | Trinity May Ball | Queens' May Ball | Pembroke May Ball | Wolfson June Event | |||||
King's Affair |
Thursday 12th | Friday 13th | Saturday 14th | Suicide Sunday (15th) | Monday 16th | Tuesday 17th | Wednesday 18th | Thursday 19th | Friday 20th | Saturday 21st |
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Homerton June Event | Robinson May Ball | Hughes Hall May Ball | Emmanuel June Event | Clare May Ball | Christ's May Ball | King's Affair | Darwin May Ball | Selwyn May Ball | |
Clare Hall May Ball | Jesus May Ball | Gonville and Caius May Ball | Pembroke June Event | St Edmund's May Ball | |||||
Trinity May Ball | St John's May Ball | St Catharine's May Ball | Wolfson June Event | ||||||
Trinity Hall June Event | |||||||||
Sidney Sussex May Ball |
Friday | Saturday | Suicide Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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Robinson May Ball | Emmanuel May Ball | St. John's May Ball | King's Affair | Wolfson College June Event | |||
Homerton May Ball | Jesus May Ball | Queens' May Ball | Magdalene May Ball | St Edmund's May Ball | |||
Clare May Ball | Pembroke May Ball | Corpus Christi May Ball | |||||
Trinity May Ball | Trinity Hall June Event | ||||||
Downing May Ball |
Suicide Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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Emmanuel June Event | Trinity May Ball | St. John's May Ball | King's Affair | Wolfson College June Event | |
Queens' Bounce | Jesus May Ball | Gonville and Caius May Ball | Peterhouse May Ball | St Edmund's May Ball | |
Clare May Ball | Christ's May Ball | Pembroke June Event | |||
Trinity Hall June Event | |||||
St. Catharine's May Ball | |||||
Sidney Sussex May Ball |