Societies and clubs at Magdalene College, Cambridge

The JCR lists undergraduate formals on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at 19:30, booked in Upay by 12:00 the day before. Its undated prices are £12.00 for Magdalene students and £19.70 for guests. Dress is smart and members wear gowns. Buttery wine is sold; BYO wine carries £3.50 corkage. JCR catering (opens in a new tab). The 2024/25 Student Guide instead lists Formal Hall on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, with a booking and cancellation deadline of 18:00 the day before; the 2025/26 Accommodation Handbook lists £11.65 and £19.35 (guest, incl. VAT). Student Guide 2024/25 (opens in a new tab), Accommodation Handbook 2025/26 (opens in a new tab).

The College's Code of Practice for Dinner in Hall allows up to ten guests Monday to Wednesday and up to two Thursday to Sunday (parents not counted) and says students must come in with their guests and remain liable for them. Members must wear gowns, and guests who are University members are encouraged to. Guests under 13 are not admitted. Diners may bring at most one bottle of wine per head. Latecomers are not admitted after the doors shut at 19:30, and phones must be off. Apart from the Friday graduate table, Hall is not available for group bookings. Code of Practice (opens in a new tab).

The MCR says every student can book two guests and that Friday BA dinners are for MCR students, with drinks before and after; its prices (£16.00 BA, £11.00 other nights) are dated 2024. Current listings show BA dinners on 13, 20 and 27 November 2026 at 19:30, open to students and their guests, formal dress with gowns, booked via Upay, with free pre-drinks in Benson Hall from 18:45 and port in the MCR afterwards. MCR food (opens in a new tab), BA dinner, 13 Nov 2026 (opens in a new tab), MCR events (opens in a new tab).

Practical assessment: a Magdalene member must book you on Upay and come into Hall with you; confirm the guest limit and deadline with them, as the official pages differ.