Strawberry Fair

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Strawberry Fair is a local festival of music, entertainments, arts and crafts which has been held in Cambridge, England, since 1974. The fair is held on Midsummer Common on the first Saturday in June. It is completely run and organised by volunteers from all different backgrounds. It is believed to be one of the UK's biggest free volunteer-run festivals which is still open to the public.^[1]

It has been held since 1974 except for 2010, when it was cancelled due to licensing issues, and 2020 and 2021 when it went virtual due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.^[2] The number of attendees has reached approximately 30,000. Some stages, such as Green Machine, were absent in 2022 due to crowding and crowd management issues.

First aid is usually provided by St John's Ambulance, and there is an on-site welfare tent.

The fair has a perimeter fence erected around it for crowd control purposes, as well as checkpoints at the gates for excessive alcohol, drugs and weapons. As of 2022, the alcohol limit is four cans of alcohol per person, and no spirits are allowed.