Arts & Culture
Discover the best news and stories about art, music, theatre, film, entertainment, and cultural events in Oxford and across Oxfordshire.
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Chris Packham honours late founder of Compassion in World Farming
The naturalist, author and presenter will be the guest lecturer at the Oxford Literary Festival’s inaugural event in honour of Compassion in World Farming founder Peter Roberts MBE.
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Cotswold Wildlife Park celebrates its eighth Rhino birth
Named Molly, after the Head Keeper’s daughter, visitors can see the new calf in the solar-powered Rhino House or the large Rhino paddock overlooking the Manor House.
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Oxford Half Marathon 2021 results – who were the winners?
Oxford Half Marathon 2021: Who were the race winners, what were their times, and how many runners were there, plus other race highlights?
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Cliveden Literary Festival announces 2021 programme
The festival is returning for a fourth year on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 October, with a programme featuring an array of world-renowned writers, thinkers and opinion-makers.
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Marta Bastianelli wins first stage of AJ Bell Women’s Tour in Banbury
Bastianelli managed to pass Chloe Hosking and Clara Copponi in sight of the line to take the win and the race’s first leader’s jersey of 2021.
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AJ Bell Women’s Tour cycling race is coming to Oxfordshire on Monday
Around 100 pro-cyclists – accompanied by support vehicles – will race from Bicester, continuing through Oxford and Abingdon, to the finish in Banbury.
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Free exhibition to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death
To celebrate the 700th anniversary of his death in 1321, the Ashmolean is presenting a free exhibition Dante: The Invention of Celebrity, in Gallery 8 is open until 09 January 2022.
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Road closure details for Women’s Tour cycling race in Oxfordshire
Road restrictions will be in place at the start point on Bicester’s Sheep Street and Market Square. There will then be rolling road closures along the route from approximately 11.00am.
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Museum of Oxford set to re-open following £2.8m refurbishment
The Museum of Oxford is getting ready to re-open and welcome visitors on Monday 11 October following a £2.8m refurbishment which has tripled the size of the museum space.
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AJ Bell Women’s Tour to take in more central Oxford locations
In a change to the previously advertised route, the race will now go through New Marston, Marston and St Clements to The Plain, then up Cowley Road before heading out of the city towards Garsington.
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St Giles’ Fair set to return to Oxford this September
The traditional county fair, whose origins date back to 1625, will take place on Monday 06 and Tuesday 07 September, from 11.00am to 11.00pm on both days.
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Bicester Heritage’s October 2021 Scramble tickets now available
Attendees will be able to live, breathe and experience historic motoring at its best and experience a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the 45 specialists firms based at the site.
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Cultural day trip: 5 art exhibitions worth leaving Oxfordshire for
Oxfordshire has plenty of incredible museums and art spaces. But, after you’ve seen everything Oxfordshire has to offer, here are some art exhibitions outside Oxfordshire that make for a great cultural day trip this summer.
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New Theatre Oxford to reopen in August with a selection of top acts
The theatre will open with Priscilla Queen of the Desert from 23 August, followed by multi-award-winning musical Blood Brothers and a series of fantastic one-nighters.
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New family entertainment attraction to be built at Oxford Castle Quarter
The new attraction will feature cutting edge technology and immersive family entertainment in a year-round facility under the Oxford Unwrapped brand.
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Anish Kapoor paintings go on display for first time at Modern Art Oxford
The exhibition of paintings by the internationally celebrated artist will explore the rarely exhibited paintings that have been an integral part of his practice over the last forty years.