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Cambridge civic calendar

Public hearings, meetings, comment deadlines, permit milestones and community events across Cambridge and its neighborhoods. Every entry names the body that called it, the document it was read from, and whether it is still going ahead.

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Cambridge civic events in the selected month, with source, time zone, organizer and status
WhenSort descendingEventSort ascendingOrganizerSort ascendingStatusSort ascendingTime zoneWhereTopicSource
May 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM ETCommunity Benefits Advisory Committee: Regular MeetingMeetingFourth Floor Meeting RoomCommunity Benefits Advisory CommitteeCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
    Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
    May 4, 2026 at 5:30 PM ETRegular City Council MeetingMeetingRegular City Council MeetingCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
      Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
      May 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM ETFinance CommitteeMeetingFinance CommitteeCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
        Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
        May 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM ETFinance CommitteeMeetingFinance CommitteeCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
          Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
          May 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM ETCity Clerk Preliminary Screening Committee meetingMeetingCity Clerk Preliminary Screening Committee meetingCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
            Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
            May 11, 2026 at 5:30 PM ETRegular City Council MeetingMeetingRegular City Council MeetingCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
              Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
              May 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM ETFinance CommitteeMeetingFinance CommitteeCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
                Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
                May 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM ETPlanning Board MeetingMeetingPlanning Board MeetingCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
                  Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
                  May 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM ETFinance CommitteeMeetingFinance CommitteeCity boardCancelledETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
                    Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
                    May 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM ETBoard of Zoning AppealMeetingBoard of Zoning AppealCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
                      Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
                      May 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM ETRegular City Council MeetingMeetingRegular City Council MeetingCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
                        Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
                        May 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM ETThe Public Safety CommitteeMeetingThe Public Safety CommitteeCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
                          Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET
                          May 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM ETThe Health and Environment CommitteeMeetingThe Health and Environment CommitteeCity boardConcludedETAmerica/New_YorkCitywide
                            Public Meeting Portal (OneMeeting), with the Accela archive behind itCity of CambridgeOfficialUpdated August 25, 2026 at 6:14 PM ET

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