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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

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

Photo Oxford Festival

Photo Oxford is planning an ambitious programme of photographic exhibitions, events, and learning opportunities for this year’s festival.

Free

90 Years of Arvo Pärt – Presented by Music at Oxford

Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street, Oxford +6 more

Join Music at Oxford to celebrate 90 years of Arvo Pärt with performances by Britten Sinfonia, Vox Clamantis, and The Carice Singers. Across six days, explore Pärt’s haunting and meditative works in concerts, film screenings, and reflective events throughout Oxford.

Oxford Victorian Christmas Market 2025

Broad Street Broad Street, Oxford City Centre, Oxford

The Oxford Victorian Christmas Market is a themed event with stallholders dressed in Victorian costumes on the historic Broad Street.

A Fairytale for Christmas

New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, Oxford

Bring your family and friends along to share in the joy of A Fairytale for Christmas, an Irish Christmas night out you won’t forget.

From £15.00

Santa’s Grotto at Millets Farm Centre

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

Webbs Garden Centre, located at Millets Farm, will once again be hosting its Santa’s Grotto event from November through to Christmas Eve.

From £27.50
Ongoing

Country Roads

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Exchange Street, Aylesbury

For one night only, the spotlight shines on the Kings and Queens of country music in a celebration like no other.

From £25.00

by Beautiful Brands Oxford Christmas Shopping

Examination Schools High Street, Oxford

by Beautiful Brands brings together a curated collection of the most inspiring independent brands and emerging designers under one roof at the stunning Examination Schools on the High Street.

Free

Breakfast with Santa at Oxford Covered Market

The Covered Market, Oxford Market Street, Oxford

Kick off the festive season with Breakfast with Santa at Oxford Covered Market. Father Christmas will meet children, help them write their Christmas letters, and collect them in his special North Pole post box.

Abingdon Bonfire & Fireworks 2025

Abingdon Airfield (RAF Abingdon) Honeybotton Lane, Dry Sandford, Abingdon-on-Thames

Abingdon Bonfire & Fireworks 2025 – Oxfordshire’s biggest firework display – takes place on Saturday 15 November at Abingdon Airfield.

£6.75 – £37.93

The Big Christmas Assembly 2025

Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Exchange Street, Aylesbury

Get ready for an evening of festive joy and nostalgia, music and Christmas cheer with James B Partridge’s The Big Christmas Assembly 2025.

From £28.05