Trinity College Cambridge May Ball, UK - 20 Jun 2022

Cambridge University students attending the Trinity May Ball last night (Mon).Cambridge University students on their way to the Trinity May Ball last night (Mon).Rich Cambridge University students attended the Trinity May Ball last night (Mon) - for which tickets cost £450 a couple.Around 1800 undergraduates dressed in lavish ball gowns and tuxedos for the 156th lavish end-of-term party, which was back on after three years following Covid restrictions.The sold-out ball is the largest event of the Cambridge student social calendar and students enjoyed music from headliner Priya Ragu, Anish Kumar, Emily Nash and Abba Revival, as well as a spectacular firework display.Guests were treated to a lavish five-course meal served in Trinity Great Hall, then students could tuck in to oysters, a hog roast and a chocolate fountain.They were then treated to entertainment from comedians and musicians before sitting in punts on the historic Backs to watch the fireworks light up the skies around midnight.Some then continued partying overnight with a champagne breakfast in the college gardens.Trinity May Ball is held on the first Monday of May Week, which always takes place in June after exams.The first one took place in 1866 when the First Trinity team was head of the river and it has evolved over the 20th century.The ball has continued every year since, apart from 1910 when King Edward VII died and between 1939 and 1945 during the Second World War. Trinity College was founded in 1546 by Henry VIII and is the largest college in either Oxford or Cambridge.