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Wonder of Birds Exhibition

Bodleian Library – Old Library Broad Street, Oxford

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

34: The critical raw materials shaping our future

Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road, Oxford

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

Pip & Posy’s Treehouse Trail at Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Blenheim Park, Woodstock

Join Pip & Posy’s Treehouse Trail in Adventure Play on an adventure to solve the mystery of the missing toy Piggy!

£5.00

Spider-Man Brand New Day

Spider-Man Brand New Day
Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, Oxford

Fighting 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

Dinosaurs Are Forever Exhibition at Blenheim Palace

Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Blenheim Park, Woodstock

Dinosaurs Are Forever is a major new exhibition by artist Jay Jay Burridge, created in partnership with the Museum of Natural History.

£27.13

Playhouse Youth Theatre

Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street, Oxford

Playhouse Youth Theatre invites 12 to 16-year-olds to co-create an original production, developing performance skills and creativity for a 2027 showcase.

£110.00 – £330.00

Resident Evil

Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, Oxford

Resident Evil returns in a terrifying new story from Zach Cregger, following medical courier Bryan as one horrifying night becomes a race for survival.

£6.49 – £9.49

Digger

Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, Oxford

Tom Cruise stars in Digger, a darkly comic satire about a powerful oil tycoon who races to save humanity from the catastrophe he helped unleash.

From £6.49

Drishyam: The Conclusion (Hindi)

Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, Oxford

Ajay Devgn returns as Vijay Salgaonkar in Drishyam: The Conclusion, as a renewed investigation threatens to expose the secrets protecting his family.

From £6.49

On Paradise

Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford

Explore On Paradise, an exhibition by Oxford artist Saad Qureshi featuring sculptural works inspired by hope, memory and visions of paradise.

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!

£4.00

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

Aphrodite: The Making of a Goddess

Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street, Oxford

The Ashmolean’s autumn 2026 exhibition will be dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite and feature loans from major institutions around the world.

£8.40 – £16.80

Oxford Food & Drink Festival 2026

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Oxford City Centre Oxford City Centre, Oxford

Oxford Food & Drink Festival returns to Broad Street from 09 October, with 10 days of street food, independent traders, local producers and free entertainment.

Free

Oxford International Song Festival 2026

The Levine Building Trinity College Oxford, Broad Street,, Oxford

The 25th Oxford International Song Festival will mark a landmark year with a timeless theme: Love Songs – across two busy weeks this October.

The Midnight Moon – Halloween adventure at High Lodge Farm

High Lodge Farm, Abingdon High Lodge Farm, Culham, Abingdon-on-Thames

Enjoy a magical Halloween at High Lodge Farm with the Midnight Moon Mystery, pumpkin patch, woodland trail, ghost train and autumn fun.

£6.95 – £8.95

Sense and Sensibility

Vue Cinema, Oxford Ozone Leisure Park, Grenoble Road, Oxford

Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility is a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles.

From £6.49

Once Upon a Time in Sokoto

Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street, Oxford

Experience Once Upon a Time in Sokoto, Inua Ellams’ award-winning play exploring friendship, faith, culture and Nigeria’s history, directed by Roy Alexander Weise.

£5.00

Abingdon Runaway Fair 2026

Abingdon Town Centre Abingdon Town Centre, Abingdon-on-Thames

The Abingdon Runaway Fair is a smaller funfair that takes place on the Monday, one week after the Abingdon Michaelmas Fair in October.

Antony Szmierek

O2 Academy Oxford 190 Cowley Road, Oxford

Manchester-born poet, writer and producer Antony Szmierek returns with his second album, Decoding Birdsong,

£23.50

Nigel Kennedy

New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, Oxford

Violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy takes to the stage with a bold, genre-blending performance, combining classical mastery and jazz influence in an unforgettable live concert.

£43.16 – £129.10