The Big Cambridge-Calais Sleepout 2026

Schedule

Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sun, 08 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am

UTC+00:00

Location

St Giles' Church | Cambridge, EN

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A sponsored sleepout, inside the church, outside in a tent, or outside 'rough', to support the homeless of Cambridge and Northern France.
About this Event

Join us as a sleeper at our 'Fundraising For Refugees And The Homeless' event.

No one should have to sleep rough in winter, but over the coming months dozens of homeless people in Cambridge and thousands of refugees in Northern France will face the bitter reality of trying to sleep in freezing cold, wet, and wretched conditions.

The Cambridge Convoy Refugee Group (CamCRAG) in cooperation with the Cambridge City Foodbank are hosting the "Fundraising For Refugees And The Homeless" event at St Giles'Church, Castle Street, Cambridge over the weekend of 7th -8th March 2026. This event highlights the fact that these people all face the same problems, and that they share a common humanity, and that homelessness is not their fault.

They may be in this situation because they have lost their job, have family problems, have suffered illness, or because they face imprisonment and torture in their home country. Our message is that it doesn’t matter - they deserve help without judgement, wherever and whoever they are.

There will be a winter fair during Saturday afternoon with food and craft stalls, guest speakers, and entertainment, followed by a shared evening meal for the sleepers and guests, a sponsored sleepout, and a communal breakfast to celebrate an amazing night..

All the money raised will go towards supporting CamCRAG's activities in Northern France, and towards supporting our charity partner.

Here is a film of our first sleepout in 2018 - Big Cambridge-Calais Sleepout 2018 Film



Agenda

🕑: 01:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Arrive at St Giles'and set up sleeping arrangements.
🕑: 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Help prepare evening meal.
🕑: 07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Share evening meal.
🕑: 10:00 PM - 06:00 AM
The Sleepout.
🕑: 06:00 AM - 07:00 AM
Help prepare breakfast.
🕑: 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
Share breakfast.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:00 AM
Break camp, help tidy up the church.
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St Giles' Church, Castle Street, Cambridge, United Kingdom

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