 As well as popular jazz and comedy nights, Clare is renowned for Clare Ents, a student night held every Friday in term time.The night is popular with students across the university and in the past it has hosted such acts as Tinie Tempah, Bombay Bicycle Club and Chase and Status.<ref></ref>

Clare's student newspaper, "Clareification", won "Best University College Paper" in "The Cambridge Student" in 2005.Published by the Union of Clare Students, it comprises satirical articles mocking Cambridge traditions, reports on silly student antics, and college gossip in the "Clareifornication" column.