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Societies and clubs at Emmanuel College, Cambridge

CAMsocs lists 4 student societies and clubs at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, including a boat club, a college club, a JCR and a theatre company. The most common areas are Arts, Design & Creative Writing, Identity, Community & Wellbeing and Music. Each listing links to its sources; nothing here is run by the college.

Identity, Community & Wellbeing1

Music1

Sport & Fitness1

Theatre, Film & Dance1

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Formal hall at Emmanuel

Yes, as a guest: an Emmanuel student books non-Emmanuel guests through the online system; guests must be over 18 unless the Bursar or Senior Tutor agrees otherwise.

Formal nights
Every evening except Wednesday during the Normal Period of Residence, 19:30 (arrive before 19:15)
Guests
Up to 4 non-Emmanuel guests per student on Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun; up to 10 per student on Tue and Thu (club, society and group nights)
Booking
Host books online by 19:00 three days (72 hours) ahead; groups at least 10 days ahead. Online cancellation until 18:45 the day before, then email the Head of Catering by 10:00 on the day
Dress
Gowns must be worn by members of the College; the 2026/27 guide does not say whether guests wear gowns

The Domestic Matters (Undergraduates) 2026/2027 guide (opens in a new tab), dated August 2026, section 29 'Catering arrangements 2026-2027': Formal Hall is at 19:30 every evening except Wednesday during the Normal Period of Residence; you and your guests must arrive before 19:15 and late arrivals are refused entry. Each Emmanuel student books online for themselves; one student cannot book for another. Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday have a limit of four non-Emmanuel guests per person; Tuesday and Thursday are open to clubs, societies and groups, with up to ten guests per Emmanuel student. Book by 19:00 three days (72 hours) ahead; group bookings need at least ten days. Guests must be over 18 unless the Bursar or Senior Tutor has agreed an exception. Online cancellation is free until 18:45 the day before; after that, email the Head of Catering by 10:00 on the day, after which the meal is charged. Students who started from 1 October 2025 pay through the Pay-As-You-Go system when booking.

Gowns must be worn by members of the College; the guide does not say whether guests must wear them. No toasting, singing or drinking games; photographs only after the Fellows leave or after coffee. Staff refuse admission to anyone not in a fit state, and diners must stay in their seats. Parents' Formal Halls admit close family only, with no other guests.

Booking uses the member portal, which needs a Raven login. No route for a non-member to book independently is published. An undated Formal Hall leaflet (opens in a new tab) gives different group nights and prices and contradicts itself on which nights take groups; rely on the 2026/27 guide. No current price is published. The guide is the undergraduate edition; postgraduate arrangements were not checked.

Practical assessment: six formal nights a week and a four-guest quota (ten on Tuesday and Thursday) make it straightforward with a host, but the 72-hour booking deadline, or ten days for groups, means planning ahead. No measured sell-out data.

Checked 7 Nov 2026 against the college’s pages · the college’s own page (opens in a new tab) is the authority; rules change between terms.

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May Ball at Emmanuel

Emmanuel College May Ball (Emma May Ball) · May Ball

Date
Not yet announced (the 2026 ball was on 21 June)
Tickets
2027 not yet announced. For 2026: launch night 4 Feb; Emma students 5 Feb at midday; general release (all University of Cambridge students) 6 Feb at midday.

The ball’s own site (opens in a new tab) is the authority for dates and tickets.

Checked 8 Nov 2026. Not run by CAMsocs; we sell no tickets.

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