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{{Short description|Celebration of the end of the academic year at Cambridge}} {{about|the tradition at the University of Cambridge|the celebratory week in Argentina|May Revolution}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=May 2019}} {{Notability|1=Events|date=August 2022}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} [[File:cmglee_Cambridge_Singing_on_the_River_2016.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge#May Week|Trinity College choir]] at {{nowrap|''Singing on the River'' 2016}}]] [[File:cmglee_Cambridge_St_Johns_May_Ball_2014_fireworks.jpg|thumb|300px|[[St John's College, Cambridge|St John's College]] May Ball 2014 fireworks from {{nowrap|[[Cambridge Castle|Castle Mound]]}}]] '''May Week''' is the name used in the [[University of Cambridge]] to refer to a period at the end of the academic year. Originally May Week took place in the week during May before year-end exams began.<ref>{{cite web|title=May Week: balls, boats and bubbly|url=http://www.kings.cam.ac.uk/archive-centre/archive-month/july-2011.html|website=King's College, Cambridge|access-date=6 July 2014}}</ref> Nowadays, May Week takes place in June after exams, and is a cause for great celebration amongst the students of the University. Highlights of the week include [[bumps race]]s, [[May Ball]]s, [[June Event]]s and [[garden party|garden parties]].
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