Cambridge

Cambridge is a city in Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston. It is renowned as the home of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), both widely considered to be among the best universities in the world. Wikivoyage

Population 118,403 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in United States

Visas and entry What your passport needs for United States
Daylight 9 h 06 in Dec, dark by 15:12 · 15 h 16 in Jun
  1. January: 9 h 25 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 35 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 54 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 22 of daylight
  5. May: 14 h 35 of daylight
  6. June: 15 h 16 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 59 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 55 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 31 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 06 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 48 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 06 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Cambridge Carnival

    February – March

    Official site

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Cambridge); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Charles Square Farmer's Market

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: 12:00–18:00
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: 10:00–15:00
    Times vary by day
    Friday
    12:00–18:00
    Sunday
    10:00–15:00
    1.1 km from the centre

  • CS Market

    No hours mapped

    1.7 km from the centre

  • Somerville Flea

    No hours mapped

    2.6 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 8 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Boston Landing 3.2 km, Lansdowne 3.4 km, Boston North Station 4.1 km, North Station 4.2 km, Back Bay Station 4.4 km, Museum of Fine Arts 4.5 km, Park Street 4.6 km, Longwood Medical Area 4.6 km, Government Center 4.7 km, Haymarket 4.7 km, Brigham Circle 4.8 km, Ruggles 4.8 km, West Medford 5.3 km, Heath Street 5.4 km, South Station 5.4 km, Belmont 5.8 km

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.