Tab May Ball Guide 2014
May Week may seem far off, but it’s time to get organised: The Tab is here with its definitive guide of what’s on when.
The TabGet your diaries out, it’s time to whet that May Week appetite.
Here’s how the week’s shaping up (Friday 13th – Friday 20th June):
Homerton June Event
Date: Friday 13th June
Price: TBC
Dress code: smart
Theme: Virtual playground
Headliner: TBC
Ticket Avaibility: SOLD OUT
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Robinson May Ball
Date: Friday 13th June
Price: TBC
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: Land of the Rising Sun
Headliner: TBC
Ticket availability: SOLD OUT
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Hughes Hall May Ball
Date: Saturday 14th June
Price: £89 non-dining, £124 dining
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: TBC
Headline Act: TBC
Ticket Availability: AVAILABLE NOW
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Emma June Event
Date: Sunday 15th June
Price: £78/£88 Q-Jump
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: Quest: A June Adventure
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: SOLD OUT
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Clare May Ball
Date: Monday 16th June
Price: £138
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: Primordial
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: SOLD OUT
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Jesus May Ball
Date: Monday 16th June
Price: £129/£166 dining
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: Lost in the Woods
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: SOLD OUT
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Trinity May Ball
Date: Monday 16th June
Price: £155/£225 dining
Dress code: White tie
Theme: n/a
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: Available Now
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Christ’s May Ball
Date: Tuesday 17th June
Price: £130/145 VIP, £170 dining
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: Emerald City
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: SOLD OUT
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Gonville & Caius May Ball
Date: Tuesday 17th June
Price: £150/£195 dining
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: A Brief History of Time
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: SOLD OUT
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Newnham June Event
Date: Tuesday 17th June
Price: £65 (launch night price)
Dress code: smart casual
Theme: Once Upon a Time
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: SOLD OUT
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St. John’s May Ball
Date: Tuesday 17th June
Price: £155/£220 (dining)
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: TBC
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: available now
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King’s Affair
Date: Wednesday 18th June
Price: £75/£85 (non-Kings students)
Dress code: Fancy dress
Theme: TBC
Headline act: TBC
Ticket Availability: March (members only)
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Pembroke June Event
Date: Wednesday 18th June
Price: £70/£78 (non-Pembroke students)
Dress code: TBC
Theme: Tales from the Toybox
Headline act: TBC
Ticket availability: SOLD OUT
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Sidney Sussex May Ball
Date: Wednesday 18th June
Price: £130 non-dining, £165 dining
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: Light
Headline act: TBC
Ticket availability: SOLD OUT
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St. Catharine’s May Ball
Date: Wednesday 18th June
Price: £130 non-dining, £175 dining
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: Dionysia
Headline act: TBC
Ticket availability: available now (for College members only)
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Trinity Hall June Event
Date: Wednesday 18th June
Price: £83, £95 queue jump
Dress code: smart casual
Theme: Mardi Gras
Headline act: TBC
Ticket availability: SOLD OUT
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St. Edmund’s May Ball
Date: Friday 20th June
Price: £99 non-dining, £129 dining
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: Journey through the Seasons
Headline act: TBC
Ticket availability: Early Bird tickets available now
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Wolfson June Event
Date: Friday 20th June
Price: £70
Dress code: Black tie
Theme: New York, New York
Headline act: TBC
Ticket availability: AVAILABLE NOW
Information will be updated as it is revealed. If you are a committee member and have further details, email us at [email protected].
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