The mayor of Cambridge carries out approximately 500 social engagements every year.
These include opening ceremonies, religious festivals, sporting fixtures, concerts, fundraising and promotional events and more.
The mayor also traditionally reads a lesson at the King's College Chapel Christmas Eve service.
This page lists upcoming events for the mayor, Councillor Russ McPherson, and the deputy mayor, Councillor Sheila Stuart.
If you are organising an event in the city and would like to invite the mayor, please email Sue Edwards at sue.edwards@cambridge.gov.uk or write to the mayor's office at the Guildhall, Cambridge CB2 3QJ.
Please be aware that the mayor's diary is planned well ahead, so it is wise to give as much notice of your event as possible.
The mayor's engagements
Tuesday 16 March
11am Members of "Next Steps" visiting the Mayor at the Guildhall
5pm Annual disability lecture in Fisher Building, St. John's College, organised by the Disability Resource Centre of the University of Cambridge
Wednesday 17 March
6.30pm Civic reception for the Council's retired employees at the Guildhall
Friday 19 March
10am Ceremonial sitting of the Crown Court, East Road, Cambridge
3pm Presentation of the Royal Humane Society Award for Resuscitation to MAGPAS - Parlour
4pm Photocall outside the Guildhall with the World Harmony Peace Run torch
Monday 22 March
12 noon Sculpture exhibition at Fitzwilliam Museum
2 pm Mr. Basil Trott and Mr. Frank Burton (both of whom fought in the Battle of the River Plate) in Parlour
Thursday 25 March
7 pm Mayor to open Barclay's quiz night at the Trinity Centre, Cambridge Science Park which is raising funds for SOS Children's Villages UK and Red Balloon
Friday, 26 March
7 pm Cambridge Forum for the Construction Industry annual dinner at King's College
Monday 29 March
11 am 15 Japanese visitors viewing the civic insignia in the Council Chamber
Tuesday 30 March
1.30 pm 60 children from Mayfield School viewing insignia in Council Chamber
7.15 pm Presentation evening of St. John Ambulance, Barnwell Drive HQ
Wednesday 31 March
9.30 am Official opening of the Central Library
10.45 am Save the Children event at Churchill College
2 pm Staff from Cambridge Regional College viewing the civic insignia in the Council Chamber
Thursday 1 April
7 pm Civic reception in the Guildhall for participants in the Cambridge-Heidelberg Easter Festival
Saturday 3 April
7.30 pm Social evening in Comberton Village Hall for Cambridge-Heidelberg Easter Festival participants.
The deputy mayor's engagements
Thursday 18 March
2 pm Welcoming 60 children from St. Matthew's School to the Guildhall
