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Images of Authority: Portraits Between Iran and Europe

Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street, Oxford

This free exhibition explores the portraits of three rulers – Fath Ali Shah Qajar, King George III, and Napoleon Bonaparte – revealing how art conveyed their authority, ambition, and personality

Free

Harcourt Arboretum Activity Backpack

Harcourt Arboretum Oxford Lodge, Peacock Gate, Nuneham Courtenay

Join Arboretum Activity Backpack and enjoy games, things to make, spot, and discover on your adventure around the Arboretum.

£2.00

Treasured

Weston Library, Oxford Broad Street, Oxford

Treasured invites you to explore the meaning of value itself through some of the world’s most remarkable books and manuscripts.

Free

This Is What You Get

Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street, Oxford

This retrospective at the Ashmolean will be the first exhibition in a public gallery to bring together the visual work of Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke.

£8.10 – £16.20

Remembrances of War: Paul Joyce Exhibition

Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Woodstock Park Street, Woodstock

Discover Remembrances of War at the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, showcasing Paul Joyce’s powerful WWII-inspired paintings,

£4.50

Pat Suet-Bik Hui & the Three Perfections

Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street, Oxford

This exhibition at the Ashmolean showcases Pat Suet-Bik Hui and the tradition of the ‘three perfections’, blending poetry, calligraphy, and painting across centuries.

Free

Pick your own Pumpkins at Millets Farm

Millets Farm Centre Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon-on-Thames

Millets Farm has been nurturing a large number of pumpkins in their fields this year, and now’s the perfect time for picking a pleasingly plump one!

£1.50 – £3.50

The Pumpkin Picking Patch at Rectory Farm

Rectory Farm, Stanton St John Stanton St John, Oxford

Rectory Farm’s Pumpkin Patch will open to the public in October, with several pumpkin varieties for you to pick, from traditional orange Racers to tasty Crown Prince Squash and ornamental gourds for table and window displays.

£8.50

IF Oxford Science + Ideas Festival 2025

Oxford City Centre Oxford City Centre, Oxford

IF Oxford brings together hundreds of researchers with thousands of people in a festival every year – with science, ideas and creative activities for everyone to explore.

£5.00 – £50.00

Abingdon Farmers’ Market

Abingdon Farmers’ Market Series
Market Place, Abingdon Market Place,, Abingdon-on-Thames

About Abingdon Farmers’ Market Abingdon Farmers’ Market is run by the Thames Valley Farmers’ Market Co-operative which exists to manage and promote Farmers’ Markets, enabling farmers and small producers to […]

Movers & Shakers

Movers & Shakers
Museum of Oxford Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford

Movers & Shakers is about gentle dance exercise sessions led by dance tutor Roosa Leimu-Brown set to music past and present.

Free

Marching Through Time: Environmental Protest in Oxfordshire & Bucks

Museum of Oxford Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate's, Oxford

Oxford University’s Community History Hub launches its new autumn event series with a free workshop on 17 October, exploring activism and local heritage through the Reconnecting Bernwood, Otmoor and the Ray project. Discover local histories, share your experiences, and help shape future community research activities.

Free

Dead Ringers – 25th Anniversary Tour

New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, Oxford

Dead Ringers celebrate their 25th Anniversary, bringing a show with unrivalled impressions and razor-sharp topical humour.

From £29.50

Marcel Lucont’s Whine List

The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury Spiceball Park, Banbury

Marcel Lucont serves up a unique Whine List of the audience’s past gripes, moans, misdemeanors, and some of his premier erotic poetry.

£17.00