June Event
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June Events are alternatives to May Ball
s held by some Cambridge
colleges.
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.
's May Ball is held in May Week every other year, with alternate years featuring an Event on Suicide Sunday.
In 2006, members of the College voted in favour of restoring Pembroke College
's lost tradition of hosting a May Ball for 2007. In 2008 they will hold another June Event.
May Ball
A May Ball is a ball at the end of the academic year that happens at any one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge. They are formal affairs, requiring evening dress, with ticket prices of around £65 to £200 , with some colleges selling tickets only in pairs...
s held by some Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
colleges.
The necessarily high price of May Ball
May Ball
A May Ball is a ball at the end of the academic year that happens at any one of the colleges of the University of Cambridge. They are formal affairs, requiring evening dress, with ticket prices of around £65 to £200 , with some colleges selling tickets only in pairs...
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.
Alternation
Some colleges chose to alternate between a May Ball and a June Event each year. Emmanuel CollegeEmmanuel College, Cambridge
Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge.The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay on the site of a Dominican friary...
's May Ball is held in May Week every other year, with alternate years featuring an Event on Suicide Sunday.
In 2006, members of the College voted in favour of restoring Pembroke College
Pembroke College, Cambridge
Pembroke College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college has over seven hundred students and fellows, and is the third oldest college of the university. Physically, it is one of the university's larger colleges, with buildings from almost every century since its...
's lost tradition of hosting a May Ball for 2007. In 2008 they will hold another June Event.