1913 – Queens’ held their first ‘May Week Dance’.
“Last term a new era began in Queens’, for we were able to see the fulfillment of a fond hope, which had long been fostered in the minds of many members of the college and which on June 7th, 1913, ended its existence as mere idea and became a living reality. In fact it became Queens’ “Cinderella”. For some years it seems to have been quite the done thing to say at least once a week, “Oh, don’t you think we ought to have a May Week dance?” which was always greeted by a chorus of “Yes, do let’s”. But no one ever did anything, till suddenly a certain second year man announced to wildly excited crowds that The Dons would consent, and the dance take place.”
— The Dial, 1913
2013 – Queens’ celebrates 100 years of May Balls
Fellows, Graduates, and Undergraduates of Queens’, as well as their Guests, are invited to attend the night-long celebration, held on the Tuesday of May Week.
We'll keep current students and fellows up to date with ticket releases and news updates using the usual JCR/MCR/SCR lists but Queens' alumni can register for updates here.
Indeed, heed the warning of the first ball: “only one person has been discovered who was disappointed with the first Queens’ Dance – and he wasn’t there”…
