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Date & Time

Tuesday 20th June
7:00pm – 5:00am

Dress

Black tie or equivalent.

Location

St John’s College, Cambridge.

General information

For further information or if you have any enquiries, please contact the May Ball Committee: https://mayball.org/

May Ball 2023

The May Ball Committee is pleased to announce that applications for tickets for the 2023 May Ball will open on Monday 30 January at noon and will remain open until 11.59pm on Sunday 12 February. 

This year’s May Ball will take place on Tuesday 20 June, and the Committee invites you to experience the College come alive, transformed according to a closely guarded theme. A wide selection of food and drink awaits you, with our fantastic headline act and a magical fireworks display keeping you entertained till sunrise.

To apply for tickets, please visit our website. This contains FAQs which we hope cover any further queries you may have.

1888 Club

We would like to highlight the opportunity to attend as part of our 1888 Club. Members of our 1888 Club gain access to the exclusive Wordsworth room throughout the night of the Ball, where the author lived as an undergraduate at the College over 200 years ago.

Here, guests will be welcomed with a curated selection of food and drinks, along with live music and entertainment throughout the night.

You can apply for the 1888 Club through our online system. This year the Club is managed by Orlane Vanmarcke, our Head of Ticketing, who will be pleased to discuss any questions you may have (tickets@mayball.org).

For further information or if you have any enquiries, please contact the May Ball Committee directly (https://mayball.org/).