Pets & their People
Pets & their People draws on depictions of pets in stories, imagery and poetry in the Bodleian’s collection.
Free
Events
31 events found.
Events for 29 August 2026
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Anna Ridler: A Perfect Language of Images
Digital artwork exploring classification, AI, and knowledge systems inspired by John Wilkins and Jorge Luis Borges.
Free
Wonder of Birds Exhibition
The Bodleian Libraries’ Wonder of Birds exhibition explores art, science and culture through the lens of avian life. Featuring rare archives, manuscripts and immersive sound, it invites visitors to reflect on both the beauty of birds and their decline.
Free
The Muddle of the Muses
Don’t miss this rare chance to see the Muses at eye level and discover the intriguing story behind their conservation.
Free
34: The critical raw materials shaping our future
This major new exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History explores the hidden materials that power modern life — from smartphones and batteries to medical equipment and jet engines.
Free
Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom: Modular Merger
Developed through research into the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments at the University of Oxford, the exhibition brings together sound, video and photography to consider what is revealed and concealed through the collection, preservation and display of musical instruments.
Free
Life Through a Royal Lens Exhibition at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace presents Life Through a Royal Lens, a major photography exhibition tracing the Royals’ enduring relationship with the camera, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the present day.
£35.88
The Odyssey
Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, OxfordA new Christopher Nolan film is always a big event and his latest, The Odyssey, is a mythic action masterpiece shot across the world.
£4.00 – £9.49
Camp Tumblestone
Camp Tumblestone brings giant games, agility challenges and outdoor family fun to Tumblestone Hollow throughout the summer holidays.
£7.45
Marlborough Mini Farm at Blenheim Palace
This summer, the Walled Garden comes alive with the sights, sounds and snuffles of the Marlborough Mini Farm.
£27.13
Pip & Posy’s Treehouse Trail at Blenheim Palace
Join Pip & Posy’s Treehouse Trail in Adventure Play on an adventure to solve the mystery of the missing toy Piggy!
£5.00
Horses at Blenheim Palace
Discover the part horses and ponies have played in the story of Blenheim Palace at the Stables in the West Courtyard.
£27.13
Spider-Man Brand New Day
Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, OxfordFighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn’t remember him sparks a change he may not have the power to control.
£4.00 – £9.49
Edinburgh Fringe: Overtone
Overtone premieres at the Edinburgh Fringe, bringing an intimate, funny and unflinching look at love and growing older.
£10.00 – £16.00
Paw Patrol 3 The Dino Movie
Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, OxfordPAW Patrol pups face dinosaurs, a volcano and Mayor Humdinger in this dino-sized adventure.
£4.00 – £9.49
Dinosaurs Are Forever Exhibition at Blenheim Palace
Dinosaurs Are Forever is a major new exhibition by artist Jay Jay Burridge, created in partnership with the Museum of Natural History.
£27.13
Insidious: Out of the Further
Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, OxfordIn Insidious: Out of the Further, Amelia Eve stars as Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in who discovers she can travel into The Further
£4.00 – £11.49
Bethlehem Kudumba Unit (Malayalam)
Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, OxfordBethlehem Kudumba Unit is a Malayalam-language romantic comedy directed by Girish A. D., starring Nivin Pauly and Mamitha Baiju
£4.00 – £9.49
Oxford Storytelling Festival 2026 – Transitions Retreat
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Waterperry House
Waterperry, Oxford
Transitions Retreat is a residential weekend for anyone in the midst of a life change — a job left or lost, a working life ending, an empty nest, the close of a relationship, a loss — to honour the story that was, and to gently begin the story to be.
£450.00 – £550.00
Found Festival
Found Festival is a brand-new boutique festival that will bring an unrivalled breadth of creativity into one beautiful countryside setting.
£75.00 – £255.00
Big Feastival 2026
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Alex James’ Farm, Kingham
Alex James’ Farm, Churchill Heath Farm, Kingham, Chipping Norton
The three-day family-friendly music and food festival returns to Alex James’ Farm near Kingham in the Oxfordshire Cotswolds over the August bank holiday weekend.
£45.00 – £225.00
ICHF Henley Craft Show
The ICHF Henley Craft Show returns to Stonor Park with artisan crafts, food, live demonstrations and family entertainment.
£10.00 – £12.00
Didcot Railway Centre Steam Days
Didcot Railway Centre Didcot Parkway, DidcotTravel back in time to the golden age of the Great Western Railway as you explore this 21-acre living museum with trains dating from Victorian times to the 1960s.
From £13.00 – From £72.00
Nick Cope’s Family Show
Come and join Nick Cope for a brand new, delightful family concert, featuring all your favourite hits and more.
£10.50 – £21.00
Science Oxford: Family Days
Science Oxford Centre Stansfeld Park, Quarry Road, Headington, OxfordScience Oxford Centre Family Days offer hands-on science experiences for all ages, with interactive indoor exhibits, outdoor nature exploration, and sensory-friendly sessions designed to support accessibility and inclusion.
£8.50
Foodies Festival Oxford 2026
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South Park, Oxford
Headington Road, Oxford
Foodies Festival will return to South Park Oxford with a mouth-watering lineup of culinary delights and live music over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
£8.00 – £195.00
East Oxford Farmers’ & Community Market
East Oxford Primary School Union Street, OxfordA small, friendly local market with plenty of fresh food, delicious sweet and savoury takeaways, dried foods, as well as non-food stalls and a plant-based café.
Botley Farmers’ Market, Oxford
West Way Square, Botley Oxford West Way Square, Botley, OxfordA farmers’ market that takes place every Saturday from 10.00am to 3.00pm in the brand new Westway Shopping Centre in Botley, just outside Oxford.
Out of the Deep
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road, OxfordJoin Out of the Deep for family-friendly specimen handling and explore the underwater world of marine reptiles.
Free
Saturday Night Comedy at The Glee Club, Oxford
The Glee Club, Oxford The Bullingdon, 162 Cowley Road, OxfordTreat yourself to a Saturday night of award-winning comedy at The Glee Club in Oxford with superb stand-up comedians that will keep you laughing until Monday.
£12.00 – £19.00
Michael Ball
Join Michael Ball, Britain’s leading musical theatre star, double Olivier Award-winning, and Grammy nominated artist, at New Theatre Oxford.
From £68.70