Cambridge Society of Paris

LSE NETWORKING EVENING - INVITATION
2024-11-13 19:00 - 22:00 (Europe/Paris) | Black Sheep Coffee, 10 rue la Boétie, Paris, 75008, France
LSE NETWORKING EVENING – INVITATION
Wednesday, 13 th November 2024

LSE Alumni in Paris kindly invite us to their inaugural networking evening in the heart of Paris :
Wednesday 13th November from 7 pm
Black Sheep Coffee 10 rue la Boétie Paris 75008
It will be a evening. Just turnup.
Métros St Augustin / Miromesnil / St Lazare
Entrance free

Carol Singing at the Travellers Club
2024-12-10 18:30 - 20:30 | The Travellers Club, 25 avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris, 75008, France
Event sold out. A waiting list is available for those who are interesting in taking up any tickets that may become available due to cancellations. Please note that waiting list tickets will have to be paid for either by bank transfer or cheque as credit card payment is not available.

The Oxford and Cambridge Societies of Paris are delighted to invite you to their:
Annual Carol Singing at
“The Travellers”
25, avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris 8’eme
From 6:30 PM on Tuesday, 10th December 2024
Vin chaud and mince pies will be served prior to the singing
Numbers are limited to 100 in total. Places will be allocated on a “first come, first served” basis to members of the Cambridge Society of Paris, Oxford University Society in Paris, the English Speaking Union and The Arts Society – Paris and their guests.
NB: Please note that the Travellers Club
requires gentlemen to wear jackets and ties
Tickets, if they become available, are €25 per person. You can request to be included on the waiting list by selecting one ticket using the “+” button against the Carols 2024 waiting list line in the tickets section below.
A dropdown question will then ask if you would like to have one or two tickets, if there are any cancellations

Casual Wine Sampling - a return to Les Piqueurs in Montmartre
2025-01-27 19:00 - 22:00 | Les Piqueurs, 6 rue Tardieu, Paris, 75018, France
Event sold out
On Monday, 27th January, all members of the Society and our friends from OUSP are cordially invited to an evening at Les Piqueurs, 6 Rue Tardieu, in Montmartre (metro Anvers, Line 2, or Château Rouge, Line 4). From 7 p.m. on, different wines – accompanied by a small selection of cheese and meats – will be served.. Do not miss the chance to sample a selection of wines in a casual setting with fellow Society members in the shadow of Sacré Cœur.
Tickets are €25 per person. Event sold out – a waiting list is available and, if there are any cancellations, tickets will be allocated to the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis.

LE GRAND DÎNER
2025-03-17 19:00 - 22:00 | cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
The CU French Society is pleased to extend an invitation to members to their Grand Dinner in Cambridge on the 17th March 2024. Members are requested to use the link below to make the reservations for the promising event in Cambridge.
https://forms.gle/6wTuk9NymiEt6xuX7
For any questions please contact the President of the Society Mithil Krishnan <mithilo@gmail.com>

Wine Sampling at Foy Global Wines
2025-03-31 19:00 - 22:00 | Foy Global Wines, 49 Av. de la Motte-Picquet, Paris, 75015, France
On Monday, 31st March, all members of the Society and our friends from OUSP are cordially invited to an evening at Foy Global Wines, 49 Av. de la Motte-Picquet (metro La Motte – Picquet Grenelle, Line 6, 8, and 10). From 7 p.m. on, different wines – accompanied by a small selection of cheese and meats – will be served. Do not miss the chance to sample a selection of wines in a casual setting with fellow Society members in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.
Tickets are €25 per person. Please use the booking section below by clicking on the “+” sign to request the number of tickets you want to book.

The Boat Race 2025: Sunday 13th April
2025-04-13 14:00 - 17:00 | The Bombardier, 2 Place du Panthéon, Paris, 75005, France
LATE CHANGE IN VENUE
THIS EVENT WILL NOW BE HELD AT LE BOMBARDIER
2 Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris

Once again, we intend to gather to support Cambridge in an atmosphere of friendly rivalry with Oxford on Sunday 13th April.
We have, finally, today secured a venue at Le Bombardier, 2 Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris (metro Cardinal Lemoine and Maubert-Mutualité (both on line 10) or RER B Luxembourg).
Our great thanks go to our colleagues at the Oxford University Society in Paris who have kindly organised the event this year, including all the efforts to secure the replacement venue.
Please use our booking form below if you intend to come; our initial intention was to offer a free drink for the first 20 Cambridge Society members who register, together with bar snacks provided for all. This may be complicated by the late change in venue, but we hope to get something similar in place. Charlie Tatham (OUSP) will be in charge on the day, so do look out for him and he will update you on the refreshment arrangements. So do register straight away to be sure of being in that first 20.
The Ladies’ race starts at 14h21 (Paris time), followed an hour later by the Mens’ race.
Further information is available on the official Boat Race website here.

First Wednesday Drinks in May - a change in venue
2025-05-07 19:00 - 22:00 | Titi Palacio, 17 Boulevard Morland, Paris, 75004, France
First Wednesday drinks
AN INVITATION FROM HARVARD
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
from 7 pm until 10:30 pm
Titi Palacio
17 boulevard Morland, 75004 Paris

For the May First Wednesday drinks, we have been invited by Harvard to join them and other Ivy League Alumni in Paris at the Titi Palacio in the 4th arrondissement.

The nearest metros are Sully-Morland (Line 7) or Bastille (Lines 1, 5 & 8).
We will be meeting at our usual time and there is no need to book, just come along at any time from 7pm to meet up with Harvard alumni and the usual group from Oxford and Cambridge. Our host from Harvard is Tiifany-Amber Torres so if you don’t see our group when you arrive, just ask the bar staff to point out where Tiffany-Amber is.
We will be back to the usual venue at the Frog XVI in June.

Exclusive visit to the BnF Museum
2025-06-24 18:00 - 20:30 | BNF (Bibliothèque Nationale de France), 58 rue de Richelieu, Paris, 75002, France
Visit to the Museum of the BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France)

24th June 2025 from 18h (visit starts at 18h30)
An exclusive guided visit of the BnF Museum
Join us for a unique and enriching experience at the BnF Museum, a hidden gem in the heart of Paris. The BnF Museum boasts an extraordinary collection showcasing the rich heritage of French literature, history, and culture.
Organised by committee member Vijay Phadke, we will be hosted by Marta (of Les Visites de Marta), renowned for exceptional guided tours in Paris. Marta previously hosted our visit to the Van Gogh exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay in December 2023.
Upon arrival, members will proceed through security checks, store any bags at the cloakroom, and collect audiophones before assembling in the courtyard, where Marta will be waiting to greet everyone.
From 18h at the BNF Museum Groups Entrance: 58 rue de Richelieu 75002.
The closest metro is Bourse, on line 3
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Price: €25 for Cambridge Society of Paris, Oxford University Society in Paris, or English Speaking Union Members. Members of these three organisation may invite up to two guests for €30 per guest.
Price is all-inclusive of entrance fees, guide charges, and audiophones / headphones.
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An optional dinner will follow the visit at DAROCO, 6 rue Vivienne, Paris 75002 (close to the BnF exit point). Cost expected around €35 per person. Payment for the meal will be at the restaurant by each diner.
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Contact: events@camsocparis.org or vmp@phadkelaw.com for more information

Talk, drinks, and buffet with Oxford: Cold War Espionage - Deborah Lawrenson
2025-06-26 19:00 - 22:30 | Marilou Restaurant, 46 rue de la Victoire, Paris, 75009, France
Secret women of the Cold War

Our friends at the Oxford University Society in Paris are organising a talk by Deborah Lawrenson, alongside drinks and buffet/tapas/desserts at the Marilou Restaurant, 46 rue de la Victoire, Paris 75009.
Cambridge Society members can sign up at the Oxford rate using code CAM007 at the following page:
https://www.oxfordinparis.com/event-6191353
Deborah Lawrenson spent her childhood moving around the world with diplomatic service parents – Kuwait, China, Singapore – before reading english at Trinity Cambridge. Initially a journalist (including a stint as a Fleet Street gossip columnist) she has published eleven novels ranging from historical fiction to whodunnits set in France.
When researching the shadowy world of espionage in 1950’s Cold War Moscow for The Secretary she was able to draw on a unique source, her mother’s diaries, which tell of bugged apartments and KGB tails. And much more…
Deborah will help us to relive that period, and reflect on why so few female spies appear in literature. She will also share her experience of coming to see her enigmatic, deeply private mother in a new light.
Venue : Marilou Restaurant, 46 rue de la Victoire Paris 9ème
Metros : Line 7 Le Peletier / Chaussée d’Antin ; Line 12 Trinité / N.D. de Lorette
Cost : 35 € includes drinks and buffet/tapas/desserts

Annual General Meeting
2025-07-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Maison de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne du VIIe, 4 rue Amélie, Paris, 75007, France
The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Tuesday 1st July 2025 at 7pm at the Society’s registered office, the Maison de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne du VIIe, 4 rue Améile, 75007 Paris (métros Invaldes, lines 8 and 13, and LaTour Maubourg, line 8).
The meeting will be followed by light refreshments and a presentation by one of the students who has recently been awarded a Trevor Brown Bursary?
All memebers may attend, either in person or online, although it is requested that those intending to come along register using the “ticket’ section below.
Full details, including the agenda, a proxy form, a committee nomination form and the link to attend online will be sent to members by email.

Oxford and Cambridge "First Wednesday" Monthly Drinks
2025-09-03 19:00 - 22:00 | Frog XVI, 110 bis Avenue Kléber, Paris, 75016
First Wednesday drinks
BACK TO THE FUTURE!
Yes, after 7 years at various Frogs, we are returning to MURPHY’S HOUSE for our Monthly Drinks from 1st October.

All Oxford and Cambridge Alumni, whether or not members of the Paris Societies, are cordially invited to join us for our Monthly drinks get-together at this centrally located bar – very close to Opera metro and Auber RER stations – at 10 rue de la Chaussée d’Antin, 75009 Paris.

We have arranged to use the first floor area, but if you don’t find us ask the staff where we can be found. However, do note that this is a European Champions’ League date with both PSG (away) and Monaco (at home) playing so there may be noise from the screens in other areas of the pub.

Argentinian Wine Sampling
2025-09-23 19:00 - 21:00 | La Casa de Los Franceses, 31 Boulevard de Courcelles, Paris, 75008, France
Argentinian Wine Sampling exclusive event
Event sold out

23 September 2025 at
LA CASA DE LOS FRANCESES
31 Bd de Courcelles – 75008 Paris

For this occasion, a specially curated personalized selection of Argentine wines is selected and designed to take you on a unique journey through most emblematic grape varieties. The tasting will also highlight bottles from vineyards located at different altitudes — from 250 to 1,800 meters above sea level — offering a remarkable diversity of styles and expressions.
The private tasting room is available for our members and we will have exclusive access to the entire venue, creating an intimate and memorable setting.
Come and enjoy the rentrée with Argentinian flair…

The nearest metros are Monceau (Line 3), and Villiers (Lines 2 and 3).
Tickets are €25 per person. Event sold out – a waiting list is available and, if there are any cancellations, tickets will be allocated to the waiting list on a first-come, first-served basis.
For more information about the event, you can contact Vijay Phadke, Events Coordinator.

Cambridge Society of Paris Annual Dinner 2025
2025-10-24 19:30 - 23:00 | Maison de Polytechniciens, 12 rue de Poitiers, Paris, 75007, France
You are invited to the
Cambridge Society of Paris Annual Dinner
with Debbie Prentice, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University
19h30 to 23h30
Friday 24th October 2025
La Maison des Polytechniciens, 12 Rue de Poitiers, 75007 Paris
Booking is now closed.
A small number of places may become available due to late cancellations. If you are interested in going onto the waiting list for these, please contact Tony Banton, Treasurer. However, please note that it may not be possible to take into account any dietary requirements.
l’Hôtel de Poulpry

The mansion was built in 1703. The house has accommodated several political and artistic organizations over the centuries. Successive occupants have left their mark with the installation of elegant fireplaces and balconies. The name “Poulpry” comes from one of its owners in the late eighteenth century.
The house is now the base of the Association des Amis des Polytechniciens and is also made available to other groups for their events.
Our Guest Speaker

Professor Deborah Prentice became the University of Cambridge’s 347th Vice-Chancellor on July 1, 2023.
An eminent psychologist, Professor Prentice carried out her academic and administrative career at Princeton University, which she first joined in 1988. She rose through the academic ranks and took on administrative responsibilities of increasing scope, chairing the Department of Psychology for 12 years, serving as Dean of Faculty for three years, and then serving six years as Provost, with primary responsibility for all academic, budgetary, and long-term planning issues.
Her academic expertise is in the study of social norms that govern human behaviour – particularly the impact and development of unwritten rules and conventions, and how people respond to breaches of those rules. She has edited three academic volumes and published more than 50 articles and chapters, and she has specialised in the study of domestic violence, alcohol abuse and gender stereotypes.
Ticket Application
The Cambridge Society of Paris is delighted to invite you and your guests to one of the landmark events of the CamSoc year.
Members of the Cambridge Societies of Paris, Belgium or Luxembourg may apply for one or two members’ tickets. The price for aperitif, dinner and drinks is €75 per person. Additional guests are also welcome, although their ticket price is €90 each.
For our younger members, under 30 years of age, tickets are €55 per person, again with one guest being able to be invited at the same price, irrespective of the age of the guest. Additional guests are €90 each.
Alumni of Cambridge University who are not members of the Paris, Belgian or Luxembourg Societies may also join us, with tickets available at €90 per person.
To apply for tickets, use the plus sign to the right of each ticket type to select the tickets you would like to book. Please note that applications for more than two of the Standard Members tickets or U30 Members tickets will not be accepted.
If you have any questions about the Dinner, please contact Tony Banton, Treasurer.
Dress: Black tie (or lounge suits if preferred).
Please note that refunds will only be possible for cancellations received by Wednesday 12th October 2025.

Musée d'Orsay - Sargent Exhibition - Dazzling Paris (1874-1884)
2025-11-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Musée d’Orsay, Esplanade Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Paris, 75007, France
Sargent Exhibition – Dazzling Paris (1874-1884)
Event sold out

13 November 2025
An exclusive guided tour organised by the Cambridge Society of Paris. Visit the Musée d’Orsay to see a specially curated exhibition of Sargent Paintings – a rare opportunity for members to view the exhibition. Marta, our highly competent guide, will peacefully take you through the collection with live commentary.

John Singer Sargent (Florence, 1856 – London, 1925), along with James McNeill Whistler, was the most famous American artist of his generation and certainly one of the greatest painters of the 19th and early 20th century. Revered in the United States (his Portrait of Madame X is regarded as the Mona Lisa of the American art collection conserved by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York), he is also famous in the United Kingdom, where he spent most of his career. In France, however, his name and work remain largely unknown, a situation that the exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay hopes to change in the autumn of 2025.Assemble at 17:30 on the esplanade of the museum by the sculpture of the Rhino (on the river bank) Esplanade Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, 75007 Paris. Priority access is provided, but we need to pass the security check, leave any bags or coats in the cloakroom and get the audiophones. Please be there on time to be sure to enter on time as our tour slot is booked for 18:00 and we must not be late starting. Marta will be there to greet us and has made all necessary arrangements.
Price: €30 per person. all-inclusive of entrance fees, guide charges, the audiophones / headphones
Optional Dinner is possible after the visit at the Café Orsay in the same street as the Museum. Good food and reasonable fixed menu options available. Cost around €40 per person. Please indicate if you intend to stay on for dinner when making your tour reservation. Payment for the meal will be at the restaurant by each diner.
Event sold out: and there is already a long waiting list so it is no longer possible to register for this event.
Contact: events@camsocparis.org for more information.

Fontainebleau Day - Saturday 29th November
2025-11-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Fontainebleau
An invitation to live like a sovereign for a day, right in the heart of Fontainebleau!
Saturday 29th November 2025

After last year’s successful event, CamSoc’s very own committee member and Fontainebleau resident Sylvie Leger is again very kindly organising a visit to the town across Saturday 29th November.
Sylvie will host a lunch at l’Hôtel Mercure Château de Fontainebleau Demeures de Campagne, followed by an address from a speaker from Fontainebleau’s INSEAD business school, before leading the way to the town’s exquisite Château (summer residence of France’s sovereign rulers for eight centuries) for a visit to the internationally renowned Salon du Chocolat.
Coming to Fontainebleau, a town of character next door to Paris, will give you the opportunity to feel immersed in a stunningly welcoming universe. Spending one day in Fontainebleau will not only give you an insight into the splendours of its famous Château, but also a chance to live like a Bellifontain(e)!
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AGENDA
Lunch & Speaker
12h00: Lunch at l’Hôtel Mercure Château de Fontainebleau Demeures de Campagne a few steps away from the Château.
After lunch, there will be a speaker from the INSEAD Business School.
Tickets for the lunch, which includes soft drinks and wine, are €52 per person.
Salon “Impérial Chocolat & Gastronomie”
After the speaker’s address: Sylvie Leger will lead the group to the annual Salon taking place at the Château itself (outdoors and indoors), supervised by the famous chef Fréderic Cassel who owns a store in Fontainebleau.
The making of chocolate, tasting, chocolate sculptures of animals, and famous Parisian monuments are amongst the highlights. For those staying longer, the salon lasts two days: Saturday 29th November and Sunday 30th November.
Tickets for the Salon are €9 per person.
Fontainebleau Visit
16h00: Sylvie will guide a walking visit of the highlights of Fontainebleau (weather permitting!) for those interested, starting from outside the Salon.

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TICKETS
Registration for the Lunch (€52 per person) and the Salon (€9 per person) are available through the ticket section below. You can attend just the lunch, or just the Salon (in which case meet at the restaurant at 14:00 to get your ticket) but we hope most of you will come to both. You are also welcome to purchase Salon tickets separately via the official website or on-site, if you wish to visit on a different day.
If you have any questions about the day, please contact Sylvie Leger.

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
i) Train from Paris
You are welcome to make your own way to Fontainebleau, but if you follow the schedule below, Sylvie will be waiting to guide you on arrival at Fontainebleau-Avon station. If you make your own way to the restaurant, please be there by 12 noon.
Departure from Hall 1 Gare de Lyon, 10h08 – Arrival time at Fontainebleau-Avon 10h57
(Stops: Melun; Bois le Roi; Fontainebleau-Avon. The train ride lasts 40 minutes. The train continues to Montargis or other towns. They are surface trains.
Tickets are €2.50 one-way as long as you have a Navigo card, which means your metro/RER travel to Gare de Lyon is also included. You will need to present your Navigo pass when you leave the station (do not go down the stairs). If necessary, you can load your pass with the amount required for the return trip to Paris at Fontainebleau-Avon station.
ii) Bus to Fontainebleau
Upon arrival at Fontainebleau-Avon station, Sylvie will be there on the platform to welcome you.
A 10-minute bus ride will take us to the town centre and so the Château. Tickets are €2.50 one-way (€1.49 if you have a Navigo Easy Pass). It is bus Line 1 if you miss the 10h16 train and so need to make your way to the restaurant on your own.
Bus and train tickets are not included in the event registration to accommodate those wishing to make their own way.
iii) L’Hôtel Mercure Château de Fontainebleau Demeures de Campagne
Address: 41 rue Royale, 77300 Fontainebleau.
3-course meal
Soft drinks and wine included
iv) Salon du Chocolat
Address: Château de Fontainebleau, Place Charles de Gaulle, 77300 Fontainebleau
v) Return to Paris
Sylvie will indicate the bus station in town, so that everyone can go back to the railway station according to their own schedules. There are trains approximately every 30 minutes back to Paris, Gare de Lyon.
For those of you who would like to stay overnight and enjoy the Sunday morning market, there are many options. Sylvie can easily advise you if you need directions or inspiration.
If you have any questions about the day, please contact Sylvie Leger.

Carol Singing at the Travellers Club
2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:00 | The Travellers Club, 25 avenue des Champs-Elysées, Paris, 75008, France
This event is SOLD OUT

Christmas is coming, and the Oxford and Cambridge Societies, ably assisted by members of the English Speaking Union and The Arts Society – Paris, will once again be raising the roof at the Travellers Club on the Champs Elysées at the now traditional Carol Singing. Mince pies and mulled wine will be served.
The singing will again be led by Christopher Wells and John Thompson
Event sold out

CAMentrepreneurs 2026 Kick-off drinks
2026-02-05 19:00 - 22:00 | Pub Saint Hilaire, 2 rue Valette, Paris, 75005, France
CAMentrepreneurs invite our members to their 2026 Kick-off drinks. Here is their invitation message;
Join us for an informal evening of networking, idea-sharing, and entrepreneurship with the CAMentrepreneurs Paris community.
5 February 2026 | 19:00–22:00
Pub Saint Hilaire, 5th arrondissement
Open to Cambridge entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, alumni, and like-minded professionals.
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/paris-2026-kickoff-drinks-tickets-1979744898284?aff=oddtdtcreator
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Camila, Pierre, Luis
CamEnt Paris

Cambridge Society of Belgium Annual Dinner
2026-02-27 18:30 - 23:00 | Cercle Royal Gaulois, Rue de la Loi 5, Brussels, 1000, Belgium
An invitation to our members from the Cambridge Society of Belgium – their invitation is reproduced below:
Friday, 27th February 2026 from 6:30pm
The President and the Committee request the pleasure of your company at the Cambridge Society Annual Dinner 2026.
We are most pleased to announce that this dinner will be held once again at the prestigious Cercle Royal Gaulois, Rue de la Loi 5, 1000 Brussels.

The dress code is black tie or smart evening dress. Smart lounge suits and smart ladies’ business attire is acceptable. Gentlemen are expected to wear ties. Academic attire and national costumes are especially welcome.
Speaker and Guest of Honour
We are proud to welcome Lord Smith of Finsbury, the Chancellor, former Master of Pembroke and former Cabinet Minister, as our Speaker and Guest of Honour.

The Chancellor will talk on the subject of “What is a University For?”
About the Speaker and Guest of Honour: Chris Smith – The Chancellor
We are honoured to welcome Lord Chris Smith of Finsbury, Elected Chancellor of the University of Cambridge (July 2025), as our Speaker and Guest of Honour.
Lord Smith’s distinguished career spans politics, academia, and cultural leadership. Born in 1951 and educated in Edinburgh before attending Pembroke College, Cambridge, he achieved a double first in English and later completed a PhD on Wordsworth and Coleridge. He also spent a year at Harvard as a Kennedy Scholar. His political career began in local government and quickly progressed to national politics when he became MP for Islington South and Finsbury in 1983.
During his years in Parliament, he served in several Shadow Cabinet roles before being appointed Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport in 1997. In that role he restored free admission to national museums and galleries, expanded support for the arts and sport, and championed the creative industries at a time when their economic and cultural significance was becoming increasingly visible. He also oversaw the creation of NESTA, the Film Council, Creative Partnerships for schools, and the Foundation for Youth Music, helped initiate funding for Olympic athletes, and launched the national transition to digital television. He was the first openly gay Cabinet Minister in the world.
After returning to the back benches in 2001 and playing a leading role in opposing the Iraq war, he stepped down from the Commons in 2005 and entered the House of Lords. Alongside his parliamentary work, he has held numerous leadership roles across the cultural and public sectors, including Director of the Clore Leadership Programme, Chairman of the Environment Agency, Chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority, Chairman of the Art Fund, Chair of Judges for the Man Booker Prize, and Chair of the Donmar Warehouse Theatre. He has also chaired Cambridge and South Staffs Water, served as Chair of the Intellectual Property Regulation Board, acted as a Non-Executive Director of PPL, and continues to support the Wordsworth Trust as Honorary President. From 2015 to 2025, he served as Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge.
Dress Code
Black tie or smart evening dress is preferred. Smart lounge suits and ladies’ business attire are acceptable. Gentlemen are expected to wear ties. Academic attire and national costumes are warmly welcomed. We wish that all members and guests feel comfortable but formal dress is required.
Tickets & Registration
The Cercle Royal Gaulois has limited capacity, so early registration is strongly recommended. Please reserve your ticket by midnight, 20th February 2026 via registration link pending.
Ticket Prices:

Full Members & one guest: €79 per person
Full Members aged 30 or under: €55 per person, with one guest at €79
Reciprocating Cambridge Societies (Paris & Luxembourg) – Full Members & one guest: €79 per person.
Non-Members and other guests: €95

Please note that no refunds for cancellations can be made after midnight on Friday, 20 February.
Click HERE to register and pay. Please note that this is the first time we are using Ticket Tailor for a paid event. It should save us a great deal of work. We’ve tested several means of payment – in particular the QR code is fast and efficient using your phone. Please only report bugs.

Wine Sampling evening 24 March 2026
2026-03-24 19:00 - 22:00 | Cave Pétillance, 19 rue Condorcet, Paris, 75009, France
Wine Sampling evening 24 March 2026
EVENT SOLD OUT

On Tuesday, 24 March, from 19:00 p.m. on, all members of the Society – as well as our friends from the Oxford University Society in Paris – are cordially invited to an evening at Cave Pétillance, 19 rue Condorcet, 75009 Paris. Different wines – accompanied by a small selection of cheese and meats – will be served. Do not miss the chance to sample some interesting wines in a casual setting with fellow Society members.
Tickets are 25€ per person and can be booked using the link below.

Leonora Carrington at the Musée du Luxembourg
2026-03-30 18:00 - 20:30 | Musée du Luxembourg, 19 rue de Vaugirard, Paris, 75006, France
The exhibition highlights the exceptional legacy of this perpetual traveler, always in search of self-knowledge.
At the Musée du Luxembourg,
Monday 30th March 2026 at 6h00 pm

One more occasion to be all together and share pleasant times. An exclusive guided visit organized by the Cambridge Society of Paris. Marta, our highly competent guide, will peacefully take you through the collection with live commentary.

Assemble at the front entrance of the Musée du Luxembourg, (details will follow).Please arrive by 6:00 PM at the latest to be sure to enter the exhibition on time.Priority access provided. The tour will start at 18:30 Hrs, so please do not be late as we need to pass the security check, leave any bags or coats in the cloakroom and get the audiophones. Marta will be there to greet us and has made all necessary arrangements.
Special Price: €35 all-inclusive of entrance fees, guide charges, the audiophones & headphones.
Optional Dinner is possible after the visit at LM, 13 Rue de Médicis 75006 Paris, right opposite the Museum. Good food and reasonable fixed menu options available in a great ambiance. Cost around €40 per person. Please indicate if you intend to stay on for dinner when making your tour reservation. Payment for the meal will be at the restaurant by each diner.
To book your place: Tickets are €35 per person and can be booked using the ticket section below. Please use the “+” sign to the right of the ticket box to select the number of tickets wanted.

Paris Boat Race Watch Party
2026-04-04 14:30 - 17:30 | The Bombardier, 2 Place du Panthéon, Paris, 75005, France
SATURDAY 4th APRIL
From 2h30 pm at The Bombardier
2 Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris

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We have, with the help of our friends from Oxford, again booked at The Bombardier, 2 Place du Panthéon, 75005 Paris (metro Cardinal Lemoine and Maubert-Mutualité (both on line 10) or RER B Luxembourg).
We will meet there to support Cambridge in an atmosphere of friendly rivalry with Oxford on Saturday 4th April from 2h30 pm.
You can let us know that you plan to come by registering in the event section of the website to give us an idea of numbers, but you will be welcome to join us even without registration. Snacks will be provided for all.
The Ladies’ race starts at 15h21 (Paris time), followed an hour later by the Mens’ race
Further information is available on the official Boat Race website here.

The Oxford Society invites us to Dark Blues!
2026-04-15 18:30 - 22:00 | Matcha Café, 10 rue de la Boëtie, Paris, 75008, France
Dark Blues!
CHANGE OF DATE
Wednesday 15 April from 6:30 pm
Matcha Café 10 rue la Boétie, 75008

Drink and chat
with live soul and blues music
from 6:30 pm
Entrance free

Ensemble Rejoyce - "Round Table" with Sir Michael Edwards
2026-04-17 19:00 - 21:00 | Maison des Sciences Po, 1 Place Saint Thomas d'Aquin, Paris, 75007, France
“Round Table” led by Sir Michael Edwards
at Sciences Po

Society member Gabrielle Desalbres and president co-founder of Ensemble Rejoyce, Cambridge, wishes to share details of a round table event on 17 April, in Paris, which might be of interest to you.
Having recently performed at the Festival de musique sacrée de St Malo, Ensemble Rejoyce, Cambridge will give a concert in Paris for the first time. Ensemble Rejoyce is a Franco-British a cappella vocal octet founded in 2022 by choral scholars from the famous Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, with the aim to strengthen Franco-British friendship through performing French and British music on both sides of the Channel and creating its own bilingual repertoire in collaboration with young composers and distinguished poets such as Sir Michael Edwards, honorary fellow from Christ’s College, Cambridge and member of the Académie française.
A “round table” event has been organised at Sciences Po on Friday 17 April, led by Cambridge Alumnus Sir Michael Edwards and involving members of Ensemble Rejoyce, among whom are a junior research fellow from Trinity College, Cambridge and a young British composer.. The round table will be followed by a concert. The event will take place in Sciences Po on Friday 17 April at 7 pm, and is co-organised by Sciences Po Alumni and Ensemble Rejoyce, Cambridge. It is open to members and non-members alike (members of Sciences Po Alumni : 5 € ; non-members : 10 €; free for students). Link to further details.

Ensemble Rejoyce - Concert
2026-04-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Eglise Notre-Dame des Blancs-Manteaux, 12 rue des Blancs Manteaux, Paris, 75004, France
Choral Concert
Sunday 19 April at 7pm
Notre Dame des Blancs Manteaux, 75004 Paris
Society member Gabrielle Desalbres and president co-founder of Ensemble Rejoyce, Cambridge, wishes to share details of a Franco-British concert happening on 19 April, in Paris, which might be of interest to you.

Having recently performed at the Festival de musique sacrée de St Malo, Ensemble Rejoyce, Cambridge will give a concert in Paris for the first time. Ensemble Rejoyce is a Franco-British a cappella vocal octet founded in 2022 by choral scholars from the famous Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge, with the aim to strengthen Franco-British friendship through performing French and British music on both sides of the Channel and creating its own bilingual repertoire in collaboration with young composers and distinguished poets such as Sir Michael Edwards, honorary fellow from Christ’s College, Cambridge and member of the Académie française.
There will be a concert at the church of Notre Dame des Blancs Manteaux, 75004 Paris, on Sunday 19th April at 7pm. It will include sacred and lighter pieces from the Renaissance to our days, with original arrangements and compositions for the group, such as Over the white cliffs of Dover in a unique arrangement for 8 voices. For more details go to this link. Entry is free, with a retiring collection.

CAMentrepreneurs - Entrepreneurship and bien-être workshop
2026-04-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Le Cirque, 141 rue Saint-Martin, Paris, 75004, France
EVENT CANCELLED
CAMentrepreneurs apoligises for any inconvenience caused.

Oxford and Cambridge "First Wednesday" Drinks
2026-05-06 19:00 - 22:00 | Murphy’s House, 10 rue de la Chaussée d'Antin, Paris, 75009, France
First Wednesday drinks

IMPORTANT UPDATE
MURPHY’S HOUSE have contacted us to let us know they are not available on 6th May.
We are looking for a new venue and this site will be updated as soon as we know where we will meet.
All Oxford and Cambridge Alumni, whether or not members of the Paris Societies, are cordially invited to join us for our Monthly drinks get-together at a centrally located bar – details will be posted on this page as soon as they have been confirmed.
If you don’t find us ask the staff where we can be found.
Please make sure you pay for your own drinks before leaving.

World Cuisine - Basque Dinner 27 May
2026-05-27 19:30 - 22:00 | Auberge Etchegorry, 41 rue de Croulebarbe, Paris, 75013, France
Our World Cuisine Series – Basque Cuisine

On 27 May 2026 come and join us to enjoy typical Basque Cuisine.

Keep your taste buds ready for an exclusive Basque Cuisine at the Auberge Etchegorry, Paris. This is a long-awaited event in the World Cuisine Series.
Exceptional menu selected with Starters, Main & Dessert or Fromage, accompanied by Basque red & white wine. Don’t forget to select the dishes you wish to have from the exclusive menu prepared for you and let us know while making your booking.

Price Euro 45 per person. To book, go to the ticket section below.

Auberge Etchegorry
41 Rue de Croulebarbe
75013 Paris France
Metro : Les Gobelins (line 7), Place d’Italie (lines 5, 6 & 7) Corvisart (Line 6)

Menu choices
Starters
Péquillos de poisson et pomme de terre
Oeuf mollet croustillant piperade et ventrèche
Cevice de merlu à la mangue
Vegetarian option

Mains
Confit de canard pommes de terres
Blanquette de Lotte avec ses petits légumes et riz
Joue de boeuf braisée, purée de pommes de terre maison
Vegetarian option

Desserts
Gateau Basque à la crème pâtissière servi avec sa confiture de cerise noire d’Ixassou
Assortiment de Sorbets
Ile Flottante aux pralines roses
Assiette de fromages

SAVE THE DATE - Oxford and Cambridge Garden Party
2026-06-04 18:30 - 20:30 | British Ambassador’s Residence in Paris, 39 rue du Faubourg St-Honoré, Paris, 75008, France
After an absence that has been far too long, our friends from Oxford, charged with the organisation of the Garden Party this year, have succeeded in securing a date from the British Ambassador and his staff.
This year’s Garden Party will take place on Thursday 4th June at the British Ambassador’s Residence, 39 rue du Faubourg St Honoré, from 6h30pm.
Details and bookings will be made available as soon as they are available.
But do SAVE THE DATE of Thursday 4th June 2026 in your diaries now.

Society AGM
2026-06-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Maison de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne du VIIe, 4 rue Amélie, Paris, 75007, France
SAVE THE DATE

The Society’s AGM will be held at 7pm on Tuesday 9th June at the Maison de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne, 4 rue Amélie, 75007 Paris.
More details and a formal notice of the meeting will be sent to members in May.

Matisse Exhibition at the Grand Palais
2026-06-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Grand Palais, Avenue Winston Churchill, Paris, 75008, France
SAVE THE DATE
We have again retained the services of our guide, Marta, for a guided tour of the Matisse Exhibition at the Grand Palais on the evening of 26th June. The visit will be followed by an optional dinner at a nearby restaurant.
Full details and the registration form will be made available nearer to the date of this event.
