BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Oxford Magazine - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Oxford Magazine REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20240331T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20241027T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20250330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20251026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20270328T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:20271031T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260502T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260504T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20250403T214625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260424T054050Z UID:10009426-1777680000-1777939199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Henley Arts Trail DESCRIPTION:Venues in and around Henley-on-Thames\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Henley Arts Trail\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Henley Arts Trail\n\n\n\nSearching for a unique and inspiring way to spend your early May Day bank holiday weekend? \n\n\n\nThe Henley Arts Trail is what you are looking for : a vibrant\, inspirational and inclusive celebration of art & creativity.  Mark your calendar: 02 to 04 May 2026. \n\n\n\nFounded in 2006\, The Henley Arts Trail is celebrating its 20th year. The trail was set up to showcase the amazing talent in the area. It’s gone from strength to strength and now shows the work of over 300 creatives in 36 venues.  \n\n\n\nWhether you are an art enthusiast\, or just curious\, you’ll have a wonderful time discovering the fascinating variety of venues that serve as a canvas for the creations of 300 artists. \n\n\n\nHere’s a really special experience to celebrate the 20th Anniversary. There is a stunning new waterfront Venue 16 at Greenlands (Henley Business School) showcasing the work of over 30 creatives. To make your day that bit more special enjoy a cruise up the Thames from central Henley to Greenlands. \n\n\n\nHobbs of Henley offer a ferry service in elegant 12 seater cruisers so you’ll arrive in style. Only £6 per person and no need to book ahead. Boats will be running every 20 minutes. Hobbs is a short walk from Henley station so ditch the car and have a great day out. \n\n\n\nFollow the map to discover hidden treasures and stop for refreshments along the way in beautiful settings many of which are not usually open to the public. \n\n\n\nThe 36 venues are so varied and characterful. From artists’ studios & village halls to an award winning s riverside stately home\,  vineyards\, a distillery and the world famous Leander Club right next to the bridge in Henley. \n\n\n\nThe venues are free to enter so you can visit as many as you like to view the varied and beautiful work. The only exception is the National Trust’s Greys Court venue 20 where entrance fees apply for non members. \n\n\n\nThere are creatives at every stage of their careers showing their work – from established professionals\, with years of experience\, to newcomers showing their work for the first time. Discover the inspiration behind their work\, the techniques used and buy direct from the makers. From paintings\, prints and photography to sculpture\, ceramics\, glass\, jewellery\, textiles and everything in between! \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n Henley Arts Trail poster\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAfter enjoying the exhibition  stroll over to the main house for an indulgent afternoon tea. Pre booking is essential so don’t miss out. Click the button below to make your booking today. \n\n\n\nBook Tea \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nVenues are free to enter. \n\n\n\nEntry to the exhibition is free so you can visit as many as you like to view the varied and beautiful works\, except for the National Trust’s Greys Court\, where normal admission fees apply for non-members. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 02 to Monday 04 May 2026 (Early May Bank Holiday Weekend) \n\n\n\n10.00am to 5.00pm daily \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nOver 30 unique locations in the picturesque towns and villages in the Thames Valley near Henley-on-Thames. \n\n\n\nMany venues feature artists demonstrating their craft\, so you can discover the techniques\, tools and processes involved. \n\n\n\nExplore locations URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/henley-arts-trail/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Henley-Arts-Trail.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260426T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20220423T090000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260423T170238Z UID:10004600-1777194000-1777219200@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Bicester Heritage April 2026 Scramble DESCRIPTION:Bicester Heritage April 2026 Scramble\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bicester Heritage April 2026 Scramble\n\n\n\nThe second Scramble of the year will celebrate 100 years of the Technical Site of Bicester Motion\, honouring the rich history of the former RAF Bicester that first began to take shape in 1926. \n\n\n\nThis was a time when Bentley ruled Le Mans and the marques such as Sunbeam chased Land Speed Records\, and Bugatti was the team to beat in Grand Prix racing. \n\n\n\nThe Orchard Lawn\, meanwhile\, will shine a light on the vee engine\, from the screaming v-twin to high-output multi-cylinder powerplants with familiar favourites to surprising uses of the set-up on two wheels and more. \n\n\n\nFamily entertainment will be provided by The Little Top\, with more hands-on activities courtesy of the ever-popular Mini Landers and Reserve Rangers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n“The uniquely cheerful\, sociably and unthreatening atmosphere of Bicester Heritage is ideal for offsetting some of life’s other difficulties.” \n\n\n\nSteve Cropley\, Autocar \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\n£5.20 – £30.16 \n\n\n\nAdditional fees of £1.00 will be added to each paid order \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSunday 26 April 2026 at 9.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n7 hours \n\n\n\nPlease note that this is a ticketed event\, with passes available for purchase in advance only. Tickets are sold per person (not per car) and will not be available at the gate on the day. Please ensure you select the tickets required for all attending the event (including children & infants). Be sure to book early to secure your place. \n\n\n\nEach ticket includes a £1 donation to Starter Motor\, a Bicester Heritage-based charity dedicated to helping young enthusiasts get behind the wheel. Learn more at www.startermotor.co. \n\n\n\nWell-behaved dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead at all times. \n\n\n\nVisitor parking\, including spaces for pre-1990 vehicles\, will be located on the airfield. \n\n\n\nThe Bicester Heritage Technical Site will feature a curated collection of display cars from the Bicester Heritage specialist businesses. Unless specifically invited to display\, please do not arrive early\, as access to the Technical Site will not be permitted. \n\n\n\nAs this is an outdoor event\, please dress appropriately and wear comfortable shoes suitable for exploring the site. \n\n\n\nTickets will be scanned through your car windows\, so please ensure all attendees have their tickets ready at the check-in\, either on their phones or printed on paper. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/bicester-heritage-april-scramble/ LOCATION:Bicester Heritage\, Former RAF Bicester\, Buckingham Road\, Bicester\, Oxfordshire\, OX26 5HA CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Festivals & Fairs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/scramble-april-7.webp GEO:51.9157929;-1.1431259 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bicester Heritage Former RAF Bicester Buckingham Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX26 5HA;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Former RAF Bicester\, Buckingham Road:geo:-1.1431259,51.9157929 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260421T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260502T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20260222T190329Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260429T060056Z UID:10012031-1776729600-1777766399@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Helena Clews: From Seascape to Landscape DESCRIPTION:Helena Clews: From Seascape to Landscape\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Helena Clews: From Seascape to Landscape\n\n\n\nHelena’s paintings explore colour\, line and texture\, drawing inspiration from the sea\, light\, and natural beauty of Devon. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition presents a new collection that brings together the familiar landscapes of Oxfordshire with the dramatic coastline of Devon – returning her work to where her artistic journey first began. \n\n\n\nHelena Clews is a former pupil of St Edward’s School and studied Fine Art at Manchester Metropolitan University. She was awarded the Ken Billany Prize in 2007. \n\n\n\nShe went on to complete an MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins before leaving her North London studio to fulfil a long-held dream of moving to Devon to paint by the sea. Helena has exhibited widely across the UK and her work is held in many private collections. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree entry. No booking required. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nTuesday 21 April to Saturday 02 May 2026 at 6.00pm \n\n\n\nExhibition Opening: \n\n\n\nTuesday 21 April from 6.00pm to 8.00pm \n\n\n\nPlease join in for drinks to celebrate the opening of this exhibition \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/helena-clews-from-seascape-to-landscape/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Helena-Clews-From-Seascape-to-Landscape.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260331T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260419T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20260216T172508Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T034609Z UID:10012026-1774915200-1776643199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Mary Knowland: Lines of Enquiry DESCRIPTION:Mary Knowland: Lines of Enquiry\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Mary Knowland: Lines of Enquiry\n\n\n\nMary Knowland grew up surrounded by art; her father was a painter\, however\, her initial training was in ceramics with Robin Welch and then at Harrow School of Art. After many years exhibiting and selling\, she returned\, via a course in textiles\, to her drawing and painting roots but has more recently included ceramics in her practice. \n\n\n\nThis collection of work offers us insights into her process of enquiry through line and a variety of media\, working with the human form\, the rhythms of the coast\, the simplicity of everyday objects and natural forms. \n\n\n\nTwo approaches to making drawings and paintings will be apparent. Consciously controlled mark-making and brush strokes verging on the abstract sit alongside a much freer approach where she is not looking at the subject while the work is in progress\, yet capturing the essence of the subject. \n\n\n\nDevelopment of an idea can be seen across a series of drawings where line also directly connects to the ceramics and\, in its various forms\, line is present throughout the exhibition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree entry \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nTuesday 31 March to Sunday 19 April 2026 \n\n\n\nExhibition Opening \n\n\n\nTuesday 31 March from 6.00pm to 8.00pm \n\n\n\nPlease join for drinks to celebrate the opening of this exhibition \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required \n\n\n\nMeet the Artist \n\n\n\nWednesday 15 April from 1.30pm to 3.00pm \n\n\n\nJoin the artist for tea\, talk and an informal tour of the exhibition \n\n\n\nFree event. Book here \n\n\n\nSpecial Sunday Openings \n\n\n\nSunday 12 and Sunday 19 April from 12.00pm to 4.00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/mary-knowland-lines-of-enquiry/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Mary-Knowland-Lines-of-Enquiry.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260328T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260402T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20260216T044741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T065332Z UID:10012023-1774656000-1775174399@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Camera Club: Spring 2026 Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Camera Club: Spring 2026 Exhibition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Camera Club: Spring 2026 Exhibition\n\n\n\nCamera Club is part of The North Wall’s YouthLab programme\, which supports young people aged 12 to 17 in developing their creative skills alongside professional artists. \n\n\n\nEvery year a group of 6 to 8 aspiring photographers works with artist Elina Medley to create images using digital SLR cameras and then to curate an exhibition of photography. \n\n\n\nLast summer they worked in the studio as well as the streets and parks of Oxford to experiment with different subject matter and approaches to image-making. Over four days they built on their technical and creative skills and discovered the subjects they love to photograph. \n\n\n\nDuring the October half-term\, they immersed themselves in several exhibitions of photography and learnt so much about how to curate their own exhibition. \n\n\n\nThe group are looking forward to one more day of planning in February before they install their group exhibition in the Spring. Come along and meet our latest cohort of wonderful photographers; they will be staffing the gallery during the show. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition takes place at Magdalen Road Studios. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree entry \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 28 March to Thursday 02 April 2026 at 11.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n4 hours \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nMagdalen Road Studios URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/camera-club-spring-2026-exhibition/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Camera-Club-Spring-2026-Exhibition.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260311T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260327T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20260215T145048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T173135Z UID:10012018-1773187200-1774655999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:St Edward’s School Art Teachers: Circa 500 DESCRIPTION:St Edward’s School Art Teachers: Circa 500\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout St Edward’s School Art Teachers: Circa 500\n\n\n\nCirca 500 is composed of eleven artists who spend their days teaching\, questioning\, and building alongside the next generation of artists at St Edward’s School. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition turns that practice inward\, revealing the breadth of disciplines that animate their department: ceramics\, sculpture\, textiles\, painting\, print\, photography\, graphics\, and film. \n\n\n\nWhat connects them is not a single medium but a shared curiosity. Clay and thread\, paint and colour\, lens and screen\, ink and object each hold their own language. Together\, they create a conversation about process\, experiment\, and the shifting roles they inhabit as educators and artists. \n\n\n\nThe works on display emerge from the overlap of classroom and studio\, from the restless space between guiding others and pursuing individual investigations. They are presented not as finished answers but as open propositions\, fragments of dialogue\, and invitations to look closer. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree entry \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nWednesday 11 to Friday 27 March 2026 at 7.30pm \n\n\n\nExhibition Opening: \n\n\n\nThursday 12 March 5.00pm to 7.00pm \n\n\n\nPlease join in for drinks to celebrate the opening of this exhibition \n\n\n\nFree event / no booking required \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/st-edwards-school-art-teachers-circa-500/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Circa-500-Brochure-final.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260214T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260222T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20260202T130709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T131536Z UID:10004612-1771027200-1771804799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Didcot Railway Centre February Half-Term Steam Days DESCRIPTION:Didcot Railway Centre February Half-Term Steam Days\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Didcot Railway Centre February Half-Term Steam Days\n\n\n\nTravel back in time to the golden age of the Great Western Railway and savour the sights\, sounds and smells of steam as you explore this 21-acre living museum with trains dating from Victorian times to the 1960s. \n\n\n\nSteam trains will be operating on at least one of the centre’s two demonstration lines\, allowing you to take unlimited rides. On many days\, the second line will be running too and may feature a pioneering diesel railcar\, a heritage diesel locomotive or a small branch line steam engine.  \n\n\n\nCheck the Locomotive Roster to see what is expected to be running on the date of your visit. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nPick up a colourful Centre Guide\, explore this 21-acre living museum and unearth almost two centuries of railway history. Get up close and see them at close quarters. \n\n\n\nStroll through the original 1932 Engine Shed and see magnificently preserved locomotives – find 5900 Hinderton Hall\, climb onto the footplate and listen to Archie\, the driver\, and Stan\, the fireman\, prepare their loco! Listen out for the sounds of a working engine shed and see if you can hear Stan fetch his supplies from Jonah\, the storeman. \n\n\n\nSee surviving track from Brunel’s Broad Gauge\, discover painstakingly restored buildings\, coaches and wagons and learn more about the development of railways and how they changed everyday lives. \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThere’s a chance to get hands-on in The Signalling Centre\, where you can discover how trains have been controlled through the ages. Descend into a shelter built to keep Didcot’s enginemen safe in WWII and experience an air raid or immerse yourself in the varied collection of fascinating\, smaller artefacts in the museum. \n\n\n\nDon’t miss the carriage display with coaches dating from Victorian times to the 1940s that evoke bygone eras. See the VIP Saloon reputed to have been used by General Eisenhower during the preparations for D-Day and later used in the GWR Royal Train. \n\n\n\nChildren can also make tracks in the outdoor play area or dress up as a station master. You can relax over lunch or enjoy a snack in the refreshment rooms\, and don’t forget to pick up a souvenir in the gift shop. The modern trains running past the centre complete the picture and mean you can experience over 180 years of railway progress in just one day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPricing:Child admission – £13.00Adult admission – £20.50Family of 4 admission – £51.00Family of 5 admission – £72.00Child under 3 years admission – FreeMember admission – FreeCarer’s ticket – Free   \n\n\n\nDates:14\, 15\, 18\, 21 and 22 February 2026 \n\n\n\nOpening times:The Didcot Railway Centre is currently open only at Weekends and on 18 to 20 February for Half-Term\, with the last entries at 2.30pm. You are welcome to stay until closing at 4.00pm. \n\n\n\nPlease have your original e-ticket ready to show the staff. Please also bring your membership card if you’re a member or your carer‘s ID if you have booked a carer’s ticket. \n\n\n\nChildren under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. \n\n\n\nGood to know:Joining during half term week\, will be a visiting engine\, Prairie 5199 courtesy of the 5199 Project\, and together with our own 4144 and 6106 will be the first time these 3 Prairies will have been seen together in preservation. 5199 is due to come out of traffic shortly as its boiler certificate is running out\, so make the most of being able to see this operating while you can! \n\n\n\nSee the latest pre-arrival advice here. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/didcot-railway-centre-february-half-term-steam-days/ LOCATION:Didcot Railway Centre\, Didcot Parkway\, Didcot\, Oxfordshire\, OX11 7NJ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Didcot-Railway-Centre-February-Half-Term-Steam-Days.webp GEO:51.6110399;-1.2430554 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Didcot Railway Centre Didcot Parkway Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 7NJ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Didcot Parkway:geo:-1.2430554,51.6110399 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260307T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20251228T133118Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T040046Z UID:10012006-1770854400-1772927999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:The Drawing Project DESCRIPTION:The Drawing Project\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Drawing Project\n\n\n\nThe Drawing Project is a collaborative work involving sixteen artists and two paintings from the Ashmolean Museum: The Forest Fire by Piero di Cosimo and The Exposition of Moses by Nicholas Poussin. The aim was to produce drawings that worked collectively as well as individually. \n\n\n\nThe artists produced drawings which were then assembled to become full-scale representations of the original paintings. The four assembled collaborative representations are made of fifteen individually drawn sections. Each artist produced their drawings to scale using a variety of drawing and painting media\, with some also working in collage. \n\n\n\nDuring eight months\, over sixty individual project drawings were produced and then assembled into four large drawings representing the original paintings. \n\n\n\nThe finished assembled works are 1:1 representations of the original paintings; two in colour and two in black and white. Some of the artists have also produced additional work referencing the original paintings. \n\n\n\nAt the Ashmolean Museum\, there’s a wonderful opportunity for both families and adults to attend a workshop inspired by the exhibition. Please see below for the dates. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree event \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nThursday 12 February to 07 March 2026 \n\n\n\nExhibition Opening \n\n\n\nThursday 12 February 6.00pm to 8.00pm \n\n\n\nPlease join for drinks to celebrate the opening of this exhibition \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required \n\n\n\nMeet the Artists \n\n\n\nMonday 16 February 2.00pm to 3.30pm and Saturday 28 February 2.00pm to 3.30pm \n\n\n\nJoin the artists for a tea\, talk and an informal tour of the exhibition \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/the-drawing-project/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Gallery-DrawingProject-Landscape.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260207T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20251215T214430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T043311Z UID:10012003-1768953600-1770508799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Peter Rhoades & Emma Baldwin: Hand to Eye DESCRIPTION:Peter Rhoades & Emma Baldwin: Hand to Eye\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Peter Rhoades & Emma Baldwin: Hand to Eye\n\n\n\nPeter Rhoades’s works in this exhibition date from the 1970s and 80s\, a time of both personal and historical change and tension. Only a few of these paintings and drawings have been shown before. \n\n\n\nPeter returned to making images direct from visual observation\, having spent the 1960s primarily involved with various kinds of abstraction. In doing so\, he was reviving his Ruskinian roots initially nurtured by his father and Percy Horton at the Ruskin School of Art. \n\n\n\nThe drawings and a few of the paintings also represent his ongoing concern with European figure composition. \n\n\n\nPeter is an artist and teacher/lecturer working in painting\, drawing and printmaking. Much of his teaching career has been at Oxford University as both a tutor at the Ruskin School of Art and Christ Church College. \n\n\n\nPeter was also a lecturer at Abingdon & Witney College\, working for many years on the prestigious Foundation Visual Arts course with his co-exhibitor Emma Baldwin. \n\n\n\nEmma Baldwin is a potter who\, after thirty years at Abingdon and Witney College\, is making wheel-thrown vessels full-time. Emma enjoys making both functional and sculptural forms inspired by both contemporary and historical sources. \n\n\n\nShe is primarily drawn to ceramics as an object\, fascinated by the line between what makes something functional or a work of art. Emma finds the entire process of transforming Earth into an object of beauty completely engrossing. \n\n\n\nEmma was first introduced to clay at school\, aged 14\, and has been working with it on and off ever since. Emma studied ceramics at Bristol Polytechnic in 1992\, where she had the privilege to be taught by both Walter Keeler and Mo Jupp – two truly inspiring potters. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree entry \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nWednesday 21 January to Saturday 07 February 2026 \n\n\n\nMonday to Saturday from 10.00am to 4.00pm \n\n\n\nClosed on Sunday and Bank Holiday \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n1 hour\, without an interval \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nExhibition Opening on Thursday 22 January from 6.00pm to 8.00pm \n\n\n\nPlease join for drinks to celebrate the opening of this exhibition \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required. \n\n\n\nMeet the Artists on Thursday 05 February from 6.00pm to 8.00pm \n\n\n\nJoin the artists for drinks and an informal tour of the exhibition \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/peter-rhoades-emma-baldwin-hand-to-eye/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Peter-Rhoades-Emma-Baldwin-Hand-to-Eye.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260107T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260117T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20251130T125629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260121T050108Z UID:10012002-1767744000-1768694399@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Sofia Wierkus & Violette Baransi: Through the Fence DESCRIPTION:Sofia Wierkus & Violette Baransi: Through the Fence\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Sofia Wierkus & Violette Baransi: Through the Fence\n\n\n\nIsraeli artist Sofia Wierkus and Palestinian artist Violette Baransi have spent the past two years working in collaboration\, exploring the complex realities of life on both sides of the fence. \n\n\n\nThrough their shared experience\, the young artists have created a powerful body of work that responds to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East—without taking sides or making explicit political statements. \n\n\n\nThe artists’ creative journey has been shaped by the events of October 7\, a pivotal moment in both artists’ work. Their response to these events and the broader realities of war unfold through a variety of media\, with a particular emphasis on printmaking. Each piece speaks to the destruction\, trauma\, and human cost of conflict on both sides of the divide. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition showcases a mix of individual and collaborative works\, where the artists process the ongoing conflict in a deeply personal yet shared artistic language. \n\n\n\nThis includes a short film documenting an ongoing community engagement youth initiative in Israel-Palestine. Through their art\, Wierkus and Baransi invite viewers to witness the impact of war without simplifying it into partisan narratives\, offering a poignant reflection on the human experience at the heart of the ongoing crisis. \n\n\n\nThrough the Fence is more than an art exhibition; it is an exploration of our shared humanity. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree entry. No booking required. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nWednesday 07 to Wednesday 17 January 2026 \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nExhibition Opening \n\n\n\nThursday 08 January 6.00 to 8.00pm \n\n\n\nPlease join to welcome in this new exhibition. \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required. \n\n\n\nArtists in Conversation \n\n\n\nTuesday 13 January 6.30pm to 8.00pm \n\n\n\nJoin the artists in conversation with historian and Middle East expert James McDougall (Trinity College\, Oxford) \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/sofia-wierkus-violette-baransi-through-the-fence/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Sofia-Wierkus-Violette-Baransi-Through-the-Fence.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251128T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260103T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20251130T122613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T054202Z UID:10011988-1764288000-1767484799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Oxford Printmakers Co-operative: The Printmaker’s Eye DESCRIPTION:Oxford Printmakers Co-operative: The Printmaker’s Eye\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Oxford Printmakers Co-operative: The Printmaker’s Eye\n\n\n\nOxford Printmakers Co-operative (OPC) returns to The North Wall this Christmas with a colourful array of current members’ work. OPC was formed in 1977 as an open access Fine Art Print workshop. \n\n\n\nFollowing on from previous successful shows\, a new array of handmade prints will provide a feast for your eyes. Many printmaking processes will be featured; expect to see relief prints\, etchings\, lithographs\, collagraphs\, monotypes and more. \n\n\n\nThe gallery will show framed works and there will be a huge range of unframed works to buy – just in time for Christmas!   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree event. No booking required. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 28 November to Saturday 03 January 2026 \n\n\n\nExhibition opening – Friday 28 from 6.00pm to 8.00pm \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The North Wall Arts Centre\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe North Wall Arts Centre is an an award-winning theatre\, gallery and performing arts centre located in Summertown\, North Oxford. The facility was opened in 2007\, and offers a fully flexible 200-seat theatre\, a public art gallery\, as well as studios for dance and drama. \n\n\n\nThe centre is owned by St Edward’s School and shared with the city\, and it was created for the benefit of emerging artists across a range of disciplines. The programme of events at The North Wall places emphasis on new and innovative work. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about The North Wall Arts Centre\, including travel\, access and venue information. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/oxford-printmakers-co-operative-the-printmakers-eye/ LOCATION:The North Wall Arts Centre\, South Parade\, Oxford\, OX2 7JN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Oxford-Printmakers-Co-operative-The-Printmakers-Eye.webp GEO:51.7781313;-1.2676696 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=South Parade:geo:-1.2676696,51.7781313 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260103T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20251030T060916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T060921Z UID:10011533-1763078400-1767484799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Fairground Rides at Blenheim Palace DESCRIPTION:Fairground Rides at Blenheim Palace\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Fairground Rides at Blenheim Palace\n\n\n\nAdd a touch of extra excitement to your visit with the fairground rides at Christmas at Blenheim Palace. Families can enjoy traditional festive fun with a selection of classic rides\, from the twinkling carousel to the thrilling helter-skelter and vintage swings. \n\n\n\nRide tokens can be purchased on-site from dedicated token booths located near the fairground area. Each ride requires a set number of tokens\, allowing guests to choose their favourites and enjoy the attractions at their own pace. \n\n\n\nWhether you’re watching little ones whirl with joy or taking a spin yourself\, the fairground adds a nostalgic charm to the experience\, perfectly complementing the dazzling lights and festive atmosphere of Blenheim Palace’s magical Christmas celebration. \n\n\n\nThe following fairground rides will be at Christmas at Blenheim Palace: \n\n\n\n\nLarge Carousel\n\n\n\nHelter Skelter\n\n\n\nSwing Boats\n\n\n\nChildren’s Toyset\n\n\n\nObservation Wheel\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGood to know\n\n\n\nVouchers can be redeemed for tokens on site and each ride requires one token per person. All riders must pay. \n\n\n\nPlease note some height restrictions apply and children under the specified height must be accompanied by a paying adult. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/fairground-rides-at-blenheim-palace/ LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Fairground-Ride-Tokens-at-Blenheim-Palace.webp GEO:51.8463865;-1.3622664 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Blenheim Palace Woodstock Blenheim Park Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1PP;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blenheim Park:geo:-1.3622664,51.8463865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260103T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20251028T104229Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T111901Z UID:10003044-1763078400-1767484799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Blenheim Palace Illuminated Christmas Lights Trail 2025 DESCRIPTION:Blenheim Palace Illuminated Christmas Lights Trail 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Blenheim Palace Illuminated Christmas Lights Trail 2025\n\n\n\nA new illuminated trail for 2025 \n\n\n\nThe Illuminated Trail at Blenheim Palace returns bigger\, better\, and brighter than ever – featuring spectacular works by international and local artists. \n\n\n\nIt’s a place where new memories are made as a multitude of glowing lights and seasonal sounds fill the air with festive magic. Firmly established as one of the UK’s leading illuminated trails\, this year’s event promises an unforgettable experience for families and friends alike — including a magical glimpse of Father Christmas along the way. \n\n\n\nStroll through the picture-perfect gardens of Blenheim Palace\, transformed into a winter wonderland of colour and light. Discover heart-shaped arches glittering in the moonlight\, glowing tunnels filled with stars\, and an 8-metre sphere adorned with over 20\,000 moving LEDs — just some of the spectacular new displays for 2025. \n\n\n\nReturning favourites include the dancing reflections across the Cascades and the enchanting Lakeside Walk\, while the fire garden offers a moment of peaceful reflection among flickering flames and dazzling illuminations. \n\n\n\nFor the perfect finishing touch\, warm up with festive food and drink in the East Courtyard\, where independent street food vendors serve up indulgent seasonal treats. End your evening with a hot chocolate\, spiced winter warmer\, or toasted marshmallow\, and share in the joy of Christmas under the stars. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGood to know\n\n\n\nThe Blenheim Palace Illuminated Christmas Lights Trail takes up to 1 hour 30 minutes to complete. \n\n\n\nLast entry onto the trail is 8.45pm on all dates except for Saturday 24\, Monday 26 and Saturday 31 December when it is 7.15pm. \n\n\n\nPrices for the Illuminated Light Trail depends on whether you visit during a peak time or an off-peak time. \n\n\n\nAnnual pass holder discounts do not apply on Saturday 06 December\, Saturday 13 December\, Sunday 14 December\, Saturday 20 December and Sunday 21 December. \n\n\n\nPlease note that if you are purchasing Annual Pass Holder tickets\, you must have a pass that is valid at the time of your Christmas visit\, not just valid at the time of booking. \n\n\n\nYou’ll need to reserve your car parking space if you intend to visit the grounds before Christmas at Blenheim Palace opens at 10.00am. \n\n\n\nOnly guide dogs and registered assistance dogs are allowed within the palace or on the Illuminated Trail. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrequently Asked Questions (FAQs)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover more: Christmas at Blenheim Palace URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/blenheim-palace-illuminated-christmas-lights-trail/ LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Blenheim-Palace-Illuminated-Christmas-Lights-Trail-2025.webp GEO:51.8463865;-1.3622664 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Blenheim Palace Woodstock Blenheim Park Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1PP;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blenheim Park:geo:-1.3622664,51.8463865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260103T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20251027T181847Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251108T150504Z UID:10009260-1763078400-1767484799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:The Palace of Oz DESCRIPTION:Christmas at Blenheim Palace: The Palace of Oz\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Palace of Oz\n\n\n\nVisit Blenheim Palace for a magical tale of wizardry\, witches\, sparkling shoes and the power of friendship. \n\n\n\nInside the Palace\, join us for an adventure through the State rooms at The Palace of Oz\, inspired by L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz\, follow our road of yellow brick sprinkled with Christmas magic. \n\n\n\nLook out for Toto\, The Tin Woodman\, Scarecrow\, Cowardly Lion\, Witches\, Munchkins and more\, as you journey to the Land of Oz and discover the Emerald City where Dorothy awaits. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the trailer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nThis is an externally organised event and tickets need to be pre-booked through the link above. \n\n\n\nA valid Annual Pass gives you free entry to the Palace before 4.00pm\, but you will still need to book a timeslot \n\n\n\nAnnual pass holder discounts do not apply on Saturday 06 December\, Saturday 13 December\, Sunday 14 December\, Saturday 20 December and Sunday 21 December. \n\n\n\nNo Blenheim Palace discounts apply to tickets\, this includes NHS\, Blue Light\, green travel\, partner codes or Tesco vouchers. \n\n\n\nIf donated\, tickets for The Palace of Oz can be converted to an Annual Pass during your Christmas visit or on the next visit (pass will be valid from the date of your Christmas visit). \n\n\n\nParking for this event is chargeable and should be pre-booked through the link above. This applies to all visitors and Annual Pass Holders. \n\n\n\nNo dogs are allowed in the Palace or on Illuminated Light Trail\, but dogs are allowed in the Great Court for the Market. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover more: Christmas at Blenheim Palace URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/the-palace-of-oz/ LOCATION:Blenheim Palace\, Woodstock\, Blenheim Park\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1PP CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Palace-of-Oz.webp GEO:51.8463865;-1.3622664 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Blenheim Palace Woodstock Blenheim Park Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1PP;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Blenheim Park:geo:-1.3622664,51.8463865 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251031T220000 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20250907T162527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T111054Z UID:10006088-1761933600-1761948000@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Witch’s House After Dark Scream Night DESCRIPTION:Witch’s House After Dark at Cogges Manor Farm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Witch’s House After Dark Scream Night\n\n\n\nFor one night only and on the spookiest night of the year\, 31 October we are hosting a special After Dark Scream Night in The Witch’s House. \n\n\n\nA spooky  experience with the monsters from the most Monstrous Movies playing the starring role.  The perfect way to spend this Halloween. \n\n\n\nBook a ticket…if you dare! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nNon Season Ticket Adult – £16.00Season Ticket holder Adult – £10.00 \n\n\n\nSeason Ticket holders receive a discount. Be sure to select the S/T ticket option – (you will need your physical card to hand to validate your booking). \n\n\n\nPlease note the time slot you have booked onto and arrive promptly at your chosen start time – first entry is at 6.00pm.  \n\n\n\nDates and times: \n\n\n\nFriday 31 October 2025 at 6.00pm \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n4 hours \n\n\n\nAge guidance:Recommended for ages 18+Anyone aged 18 or younger must but must be accompanied by an adult aged 25+ \n\n\n\nAccessibility:There are steep stairs up to the first floor\, so anyone with mobility problems may not be able to enjoy the full experience. \n\n\n\nDogs: Sorry\, dogs are not permitted for this evening event. \n\n\n\nSorry\, no refunds:If you find you are unable to attend\, the organisers may be able to take returns if we have sold out. If they can resell your tickets\, a refund may be possible. Kindly email events@cogges.org.uk for further details. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/witchs-house-after-dark-grimms-fairy-tales/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/the-witches-house-at-cogges-witney-oxfordshire-02-1920x1080-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251116T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20250712T235436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251126T034536Z UID:10011111-1761350400-1763337599@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Photo Oxford Festival DESCRIPTION:Photo Oxford Festival\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Photo Oxford Festival\n\n\n\nPhoto Oxford is planning an ambitious programme of photographic exhibitions\, events\, and learning opportunities for this year’s festival in collaboration with a wide range of partners from all parts of the city and community.  \n\n\n\nWe will be updating the site with news of confirmed events over the next few weeks and months\, but join our mailing list and you’ll be one of the first to know! \n\n\n\nApplications for our Portfolio Reviews are now open\, and our judging panel are reviewing submissions from our renowned Open Call\, which will offer up to 10 photographers the opportunity to be exhibited at Modern Art Oxford.  \n\n\n\nOur programme of exhibitions\, talks\, and events is almost finalised\, so check back soon for an update! \n\n\n\nOur one-to-one portfolio reviews will be back again on Saturday\, 01 November\, as part of Photo Oxford 2025.  \n\n\n\nThey’re a unique opportunity to improve your practice with constructive feedback from national photography experts. Photographers of all levels are invited to book a 45-minute slot so they can have separate 20-minute reviews with two experts.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree event \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 25 October to Sunday 16 November 2025 \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nPhotography Oxford is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (registration no. 1154142). Show your support by joining us as a Friend\, Member or Patron. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/photo-oxford-festival-2/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Gratitude-ilkineskipehlivan.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251025T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251102T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20250910T155422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T180615Z UID:10011435-1761350400-1762127999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Didcot Railway Centre Steam Days DESCRIPTION:Didcot Railway Centre Steam Days\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Didcot Railway Centre Steam Days\n\n\n\nTravel back in time to the golden age of the Great Western Railway and savour the sights\, sounds and smells of steam as you explore this 21-acre living museum with trains dating from Victorian times to the 1960s. \n\n\n\nSteam trains will operate on at least one of the centre’s two demonstration lines\, allowing you to take unlimited rides. On many days\, the second line will be running too and may feature a pioneering diesel railcar\, a heritage diesel locomotive or a small branchline steam engine. Check the Locomotive Roster to see what will be running on the date of your visit. \n\n\n\n\nStroll around the 1932 Engine Shed housing our unique collection of operational and cosmetically-restored locomotives. Find 5900 Hinderton Hall\, climb onto the footplate and listen to Archie\, the driver\, and Stan\, the fireman\, prepare their loco! Listen out for the sounds of a working engine shed and see if you can hear Stan fetch his supplies from Jonah\, the storeman.\n\n\n\nVisit the carriage and wagon display of restored rolling stock from Victorian times to the 1940s\, including the VIP Saloon reputed to have been used by General Eisenhower during the preparations for D-Day and later used in the GWR Royal Train\, and our restoration workshops\n\n\n\nMarvel at Brunel’s Broad Gauge railway\, locomotives\, coaches and transfer shed and don’t miss a section of his not entirely successful ‘Atmospheric Railway’\n\n\n\nGet hands-on in The Signalling Centre where you can find out how trains have been controlled through the ages.  The Swindon Panel is demonstrated on certain specified dates.\n\n\n\nDescend into a shelter built to keep Didcot’s enginemen safe in WWII and experience an air raid\n\n\n\nImmerse yourself in the huge and varied collection of fascinating\, smaller items in the Museum. \n\n\n\nDiscover some GWR road vehicles in the Road Transport Hangar.\n\n\n\n\nChildren can also make tracks to the outdoor play area or dress up as a station master. You can relax over lunch or enjoy a snack in the refreshment rooms\, and don’t forget to pick up a souvenir in the gift shop. The modern trains running past the centre complete the picture and mean you can experience over 180 years of railway progress in just one day. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nAdmission for 2 people with Tea & Cake (Gift Aid) – £53.00                       \n\n\n\nAdult Admission (Gift Aid) – £20.50       Senior Admission (65+) (Gift Aid) – £19.00       Child Admission (Gift Aid) – £13.00                                         Child Under 3 Admission (FREE) (Gift Aid) – £0.00 \n\n\n\nFamily of 4 Admission (Gift Aid) for 2 Adults and 2 Children – £61.00                              Family of 5 Admission (Gift Aid) for 2 Adults and 3 Children – £72.00                             Carer Admission (Gift Aid) – £0.00 \n\n\n\nAdmission prices are inclusive of all regular attractions including free train rides on running days. \n\n\n\nChild prices apply to children aged 3 to 15 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGood to know\n\n\n\n\nDidcot Railway Centre will be open at 10.30am\, with the last entries at 2.30pm.\n\n\n\nYou are welcome to stay until close at 4.00pm.\n\n\n\nPlease have your original e-ticket ready to show the staff. \n\n\n\nPlease also bring your membership card if you’re a member or your carer’s ID if you have booked a carer’s ticket.\n\n\n\nOn arrival at Didcot Parkway Station\, please show your ticket to GWR staff\, who will let you through the barrier. Walk through the subway and straight ahead into the original steam age subway that leads to the centre.\n\n\n\nHead up the stairs to the Railway centre entrance.\n\n\n\nOn arrival\, please show your tickets and collect a Site Guide.\n\n\n\nWe suggest you alight from the train at the centre’s Oxford Road station at the far end of the site and explore the centre. You can walk back through the centre\, return on a later train or change trains and travel back on the Branch Line.\n\n\n\nYou can step across the tracks around the centre\, but do not cross the fences onto the demonstration lines. You can only do this at the Museum — never on other railways.\n\n\n\nPlease do not climb down into\, or jump across\, the inspection pits.\n\n\n\nChildren must be supervised at all times.\n\n\n\nPlease listen to the briefings from staff\, and please do ask questions.\n\n\n\nWell-behaved dogs on leads are very welcome.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/didcot-railway-centre-steam-days-3/ LOCATION:Didcot Railway Centre\, Didcot Parkway\, Didcot\, Oxfordshire\, OX11 7NJ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Didcot-Railway-Centre-Steam-Days.webp GEO:51.6110399;-1.2430554 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Didcot Railway Centre Didcot Parkway Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 7NJ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Didcot Parkway:geo:-1.2430554,51.6110399 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251022T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251102T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20250907T160744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250907T160749Z UID:10004283-1761127200-1762099200@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:The Witch’s House at Cogges DESCRIPTION:The Witch’s House at Cogges\, Witney\, Oxfordshire\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Witch’s House at Cogges\n\n\n\nThis October half term\, there’s a cauldron full of Halloween fun at Cogges Manor Farm in Witney. Our Manor House will magically transform into the Witch’s House and this year the theme is Monstrous Movies.   \n\n\n\nTake a journey through the house and step into the movies. From Frankenstein\, Ghostbusters\, ET\, Harry Potter\, Gremlins\, Shrek and many more. Our Monsters will delight and entertain you and show you why they are the stars of the movies.   \n\n\n\nThere’s also fun Halloween craft activities (full details and times to be confirmed) and a Halloween Trail around the grounds. \n\n\n\nYou can also meet our animals in the farmyard at 10.00am and 2.00pm\, burn off energy in the adventure playground and enjoy a light bite\, a warm drink and a tasty treat in our Cogges Kitchen Café.  \n\n\n\nDon’t miss out on the fun! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBook your tickets online in advance to avoid disappointment. \n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTicketing information\n\n\n\nNon-season ticket holders:Adult – £16.00 / Child – £12.00 / Family – £56.00. Free for under 3s\, but booking required. \n\n\n\nA Family Ticket is for 2 adults and up to 3 children. \n\n\n\nSeason ticket holders:£6.50 per person. Free for under 3s\, but booking required. \n\n\n\nDates & times:The Witch’s House is open from Wednesday\, 22 October\, to Sunday\, 02 November. First entry is at 10.00am and last entry at 4.00pm. \n\n\n\nEach time slot will allow up to 12 people to enter the house at a time\, and your ticket includes entry to the farm for the day.  \n\n\n\nAge guidance: \n\n\n\nWe recommend The Witch’s House is suitable for children over 3\, with younger ages at the guardian’s discretion. \n\n\n\nWarning: \n\n\n\nThe house is quite dark\, with coloured lighting and special effects / sound effects; some areas are roped off due to electrical and mechanical props. There are steep stairs\, upstairs is not accessible for wheelchairs\, sorry. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGood to know \n\n\n\n\nTickets to the Cogges Witch’s House include day admission to Cogges. \n\n\n\nUnder 3s are admitted free\, but please book tickets for them so the venue can manage numbers. \n\n\n\nYou may arrive anytime from 9.30am. \n\n\n\nPlease remember the timeslot you have booked and ideally make your way to the house for that time\, although there may be a short wait. \n\n\n\nThe organisers are relaxed about timings so if you are late just be aware that 4.00pm is the last entry. \n\n\n\nIf you’d like to meet up with friends and go around together\, this is fine\, but be prepared to wait so the Witch can manage numbers and ensure you all have a great experience! \n\n\n\nYou will be sent a booking confirmation by email – please check your spam folder and be sure to quote the booking reference on arrival. \n\n\n\nNote that the first floor of the Manor House is accessed via steep steps and may not be accessible to all.\n\n\n\nNo dogs except assistance dogs. \n\n\n\nWhy not dress up and share the fun on socials and enter the Witch’s House or After Dark Live!\n\n\n\nFree parking at OX28 3FR. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/the-witchs-house-at-cogges/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/the-witches-house-at-cogges-witney-oxfordshire-02-1920x1080-1.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251130T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20250922T144558Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251203T035250Z UID:10011450-1760140800-1764547199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:The Camera Helps: A Definitive Retrospective of the Work of Paddy Summerfield DESCRIPTION:The Camera Helps: A Definitive Retrospective of the Work of Paddy Summerfield\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Camera Helps: A Definitive Retrospective of the Work of Paddy Summerfield\n\n\n\nPaddy Summerfield (1947–2024) was a photographer who developed a new psychological vision of photography\, turning the camera on the innermost workings of the human mind and heart. \n\n\n\nDespite an ongoing battle with bipolar disorder\, leading the photographer to continue living with his parents in Oxford\, Summerfield rose to prominence in the 1980s. Later\, his five critically acclaimed publications depicted Summerfield’s most intense and enduring photographic obsessions: desire and alienation. \n\n\n\nThis substantial retrospective of the photographer’s work shows the stages of Summerfield’s creative evolution through comprehensive installations inspired by his five major publications as well as other significant bodies of work. \n\n\n\nHighlights on display include: \n\n\n\n\nThe Oxford Pictures 1968-78\, a series capturing students during the summer term at Oxford. Close in age but feeling like an outsider\, Summerfield found a shared sense of loneliness in his subjects. Though set beside rivers\, college lawns\, and Oxford streets\, the images evoke the insecurities of youth\, including longing\, isolation\, and sexual anxiety\, with solitary figures reflecting his own experience.\n\n\n\nTony Lights Up (2016)\, an unpublished short photo-essay and portrait of ‘Tony’\, a familiar figure at the time to local people\, living in sheltered accommodation. Summerfield accompanied Tony on his daily routine of asking for small change\, laughing at the world around him\, and betting on dogs – portraying his pleasure in the quiet satisfaction of lighting a cigarette.\n\n\n\nMother and Father (Dewi Lewis Publishing\, 2014)\, a moving and poignant journal of the final years of his parents’ sixty-year marriage. From 1997 to 2007\, Summerfield documented his mother’s worsening Alzheimer’s and his father’s unceasing dedication to caring for her.\n\n\n\n\nThe exhibition also offers a glimpse of both the physicality and mastery of Summerfield’s unique and idiosyncratic relationship with the craft of photographic print making. \n\n\n\nThis exhibition is part of Photo Oxford. \n\n\n\nA small display – Paddy Summerfield: Order out of chaos – will be open from the end of August until 30 November in Blackwall Hall. It previews Summerfield’s working process and serves as a forerunner to the full exhibition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\n Free admission\, no ticket required \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 11 October to Sunday 30 November 2025  \n\n\n\nMonday to Saturday from 10.00am to 5.00pmSunday from 11.00am to 4.00pm \n\n\n\nLocation: \n\n\n\nBlackwell Hall\, Weston Library URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/the-camera-helps-a-definitive-retrospective-of-the-work-of-paddy-summerfield/ LOCATION:Bodleian Library – Old Library\, Broad Street\, Oxford\, OX1 3BG\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Camera-Helps-A-Definitive-Retrospective-of-the-Work-of-Paddy-Summerfield.webp GEO:51.7545707;-1.2553262 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Bodleian Library – Old Library Broad Street Oxford OX1 3BG United Kingdom;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Broad Street:geo:-1.2553262,51.7545707 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251005T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T161235 CREATED:20220912T162306Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T235205Z UID:10004207-1759654800-1759680000@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Bicester Heritage October 2025 Scramble DESCRIPTION:Bicester Heritage October 2025 Scramble\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bicester Heritage October 2025 Scramble\n\n\n\nThe final Scramble at Bicester Motion of 2025 takes place on Sunday 05 October\, with old names taking the limelight. \n\n\n\nRestomods and Reboots will bring together refined and reimagined cars with the revived and the revivalist. Expect the finest restomods\, old names in new guises\, and the type of revivalist designs that were all the rage at the turn of the century. \n\n\n\nElsewhere\, the Autojumble returns to Hangar 113\, the Lotus Esprit will turn 50\, with much more still to come. As ever\, the Scramblers membership will bring an eclectic mix of machinery to the Avenues. \n\n\n\nFamily entertainment will be provided by The Little Top\, with more hands-on activities courtesy of the ever-popular Mini Landers and Reserve Rangers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat to expect\n\n\n\nStep inside the workshops and showrooms of industry leaders\, peeking behind the curtain of the finest of their craft at the most evocative of settings. \n\n\n\nYou’ll find avenues lined with classic\, vintage and modern collector cars\, from Austin Seven to the latest hypercars\, and curated displays celebrating the extraordinary. \n\n\n\nThere’s entertainment for all ages\, food for all tastes and history at every turn. \n\n\n\nCar displays \n\n\n\nThe avenues will be lined with cars from the Scramblers membership\, from prewar specials and postwar luxury to modern performance and classic cars\, while curated displays and celebrations bring an eclectic mix. \n\n\n\nExplore our base \n\n\n\nWander the tree-lined avenues\, with history at every turn. The Heritage Trail reveals the stories hidden between the red-brick walls\, and specialists open their doors to give you a glimpse inside. Many of the buildings are listed and have been meticulously preserved\, along with some of the fascinating features within. \n\n\n\nFamily fun \n\n\n\nEvery age is accounted for at a Scramble\, whether it’s the very earliest future car enthusiast or the young at heart. The Little Top is a popular fixture with free activities and crafts. The Joystick Club offers the chance to pedal little planes and build little flyers\, Reserve Rangers inspires youngsters to explore nature and Mini Lander Driving Experience gives a taste of the best 4×4 by far. \n\n\n\nAround the Scramble \n\n\n\nAway from the car displays and kids’ activities\, there’s a full day’s fun to be had with a variety of partner displays and stands\, including on-road test drives of new cars. Building Futures with Bicester Motion introduces the next phases of our home with hands-on activities and the more than 50 specialists who are preserving the future of old cars will welcome you into their special workshops\, too. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: £6.20 – £27.00\, plus booking fee of £1.00. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSunday 05 October 2025 at 9.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n7 hours \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\n\nThis is a ticketed event\, with passes available for purchase in advance only. Tickets are sold per person (not per car) and will not be available at the gate on the day. Please ensure you select the tickets required for all attending the event (including children & infants). Be sure to book early to secure your place.\n\n\n\nEach ticket includes a £1.00 donation to Starter Motor\, a Bicester Heritage-based charity dedicated to helping young enthusiasts get behind the wheel. Learn more at www.startermotor.co.\n\n\n\nWell-behaved dogs are welcome but must be kept on a lead at all times.\n\n\n\nVisitor parking\, including spaces for pre-1990 vehicles\, will be located on the airfield.\n\n\n\nThe Bicester Heritage Technical Site will feature a curated collection of display cars from the Bicester Heritage specialist businesses. Unless specifically invited to display\, please do not arrive early\, as access to the Technical Site will not be permitted.\n\n\n\nAs this is an outdoor event\, please dress appropriately and wear comfortable shoes suitable for exploring the site.\n\n\n\nTickets will be scanned through your car windows\, so please ensure all attendees have their tickets ready at the check-in\, either on their phones or printed on paper.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Bicester Heritage Scramble\n\n\n\nFounded in 2014\, the Sunday Scramble began as a ‘cars and coffee’ get-together with some 100 visitors. The event has grown significantly\, with over 7\,000 visitors gathering at Bicester Heritage for the ‘season opener’ Scramble in January 2019. \n\n\n\nThe Sunday Scramble is now an event of national repute that attracts automobile enthusiasts from across the UK and Europe. It offers the opportunity to explore the former RAF Bicester base\, the restored wartime buildings\, and the specialist businesses based there. It truly is an open-day event\, unlike any other. \n\n\n\nHaving been off-limits to the public for the best part of one hundred years\, in the hands of the RAF and MOD\, historic vehicle owners and enthusiasts can now drive through the gates to this once-hidden location – bringing their own pre-1990 vehicles to add to the diverse display of machinery that makes this event so spectacular. \n\n\n\nWith over 40 specialist motoring businesses situated in a jaw-dropping location\, this is an open-day event unlike any other. See inside the workshops and showrooms at the freshly restored historic buildings of the former RAF Bicester\, explore the unique site and take in its evocative atmosphere. Expect to find plenty of automotive displays\, food stalls\, workshops and showrooms to explore\, an eclectic mix of cars and a great family-focused automotive experience. \n\n\n\nTaking place on a Sunday morning\, this event encourages historic motoring enthusiasts to get involved and bring their pre-1990 vehicles to join the eclectic display. From commercials to motorcycles\, pre-War\, veterans and modern classics\, the mix is astonishing and ever-changing. Nestled between the 1920s RAF buildings and tree-lined avenues\, this location has a film-set quality and a truly unique buzz. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery\n\n\n\nClick images to expand URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/bicester-heritage-october-scramble/ LOCATION:A4421\, Launton CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Festivals & Fairs ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Bicester-Heritage-October-2025-Scramble.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250926T203000 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20250922T151647Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T103737Z UID:10011439-1758909600-1758918600@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Exhibition Celebration: Our Oxford: 50 Years\, 50 Stories DESCRIPTION:Exhibition Celebration: Our Oxford: 50 Years\, 50 Stories\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Exhibition Celebration: Our Oxford: 50 Years\, 50 Stories\n\n\n\nJoin the next museum late event to celebrate the completion of the community co-curated exhibition\, Our Oxford: 50 Years\, 50 Stories.  \n\n\n\nActivities include: drop-in zine making with Imperfect Bound\, live music from Mayura\, badge making\, and a short film screening of ‘10 Voices’ by the Shadowlight Artists. Museum galleries\, shop\, and a paid bar will also be open throughout the evening. All are welcome!  \n\n\n\nThis is a free drop-in event\, but you are encouraged to book a ticket in advance.  \n\n\n\nAccess at the Museum  \n\n\n\nThere is step-free\, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum\, Museum Makers is accessible via a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree event \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 26 September 2025 at 6.00pm \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n2 hours 30 minutes \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nPlease be aware that photographs will be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed\, please let a member of staff know during the event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Museum of Oxford\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\nThe Museum of Oxford is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of Oxford and its people. Located inside the Oxford Town Hall\, it explores the city’s rich history beyond the university\, focusing on the lives\, industries\, and communities that have shaped Oxford over time. \n\n\n\nThe museum features interactive exhibits\, local artefacts\, and personal stories\, covering topics such as Oxford’s medieval origins\, its diverse communities\, and key moments in its development. It also hosts temporary exhibitions\, events\, and activities for all ages. \n\n\n\nDiscover more about the Museum of Oxford. URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/exhibition-celebration-our-oxford-50-years-50-stories/ LOCATION:Museum of Oxford\, Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 1BX CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Exhibition-Celebration-Our-Oxford-50-Years-50-Stories.webp GEO:51.7515381;-1.2572431 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Museum of Oxford Oxford Town Hall St Aldate's Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 1BX;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Oxford Town Hall\, St Aldate's:geo:-1.2572431,51.7515381 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250913T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251118T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20250817T081724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T050749Z UID:10011250-1757721600-1763510399@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Remembrances of War: Paul Joyce Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Remembrances of War \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Remembrances of War: Paul Joyce Exhibition\n\n\n\nThe Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum presents Remembrances of War\, an evocative exhibition of paintings by artist Paul Joyce. \n\n\n\nBorn in 1940 under the shadow of the Second World War\, Joyce draws on personal childhood memories of bomb-scarred London as well as the wider cultural memory of a world devastated by conflict. \n\n\n\nBile of Beans\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe collection juxtaposes scenes of smouldering rubble in South London with imagined depictions of Hiroshima and the destruction across Europe. \n\n\n\nEveryday objects such as Bovril and baked beans appear alongside military aircraft and apocalyptic landscapes\, reflecting the absurd collision of the ordinary and the catastrophic during wartime. \n\n\n\nDown!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInfluenced by artists such as Paul Nash and Eric Ravilious\, Joyce’s works combine pastoral scenes with striking\, militarised elements. Devoid of human figures\, the paintings instead speak through objects\, buildings\, and machines—haunting reminders of the people whose lives were shaped by war. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition is enriched by artefacts from the museum’s collection\, offering further insight into how ordinary people endured and adapted to extraordinary times. Visitors of all ages are welcome\, with interactive features including a reconstructed 1940s bedroom and creative activities for children. \n\n\n\nBattle of Britain\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEntry to Remembrances of War also includes access to the museum’s wider galleries\, from immersive First and Second World War experiences to the temporary exhibition Life Lines\, which explores the liberation of Bergen-Belsen through community art projects centred on acts of kindness. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices (with Gift Aid): \n\n\n\n\nAdults – £8.00\n\n\n\nConcessions (Armed Forces\, Over 60s\, Students) – £7.00\n\n\n\nChildren (5-16) – £4.50\n\n\n\nFamily tickets and group offers also available.\n\n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 13 September to Tuesday 18 November 2025 \n\n\n\nTuesday to Saturday from 11.00am to 5.00pm \n\n\n\nSunday from 2.00pm to 5.00pm \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nPhone and email for general enquiries & event tickets – 01993 810 211\, frontofhouse@sofo.org.uk URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/remembrances-of-war-paul-joyce-exhibition/ LOCATION:Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum\, Woodstock\, Park Street\, Woodstock\, Oxfordshire\, OX20 1SN CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Remembrances-of-War-4.webp GEO:51.8476161;-1.3572711 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum Woodstock Park Street Woodstock Oxfordshire OX20 1SN;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Park Street:geo:-1.3572711,51.8476161 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250905T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250916T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20250816T183740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T075122Z UID:10011227-1757030400-1758067199@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Through Love Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Through Love Art Exhibition\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Through Love Art Exhibition\n\n\n\nThis September\, Magdalen Road Studios will host a deeply moving exhibition that celebrates the life and legacy of much-loved Oxford social worker and mother-of-three\, Ana Arroyave. \n\n\n\nExactly five years after her untimely death\, Through Love opens on Friday 5 September\, presenting a body of work by Ana’s sister\, the established artist Maria Arroyave. Through a series of mixed media and collage paintings\, Maria explores her own journey of grief\, turning personal loss into art with purpose. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition not only honours Ana but also raises funds for SeeSaw\, the Oxfordshire charity supporting children and young people through grief\, and the Stroke Association. \n\n\n\nAna Arroyave was born in Oxford in 1967\, educated at Rye St Anthony School in Headington\, and later studied Social Work at Ruskin College. She dedicated her career to Oxfordshire communities\, working in education and mental health services\, as well as being a yoga teacher and Relax Kids coach. She lived in Jericho with her husband and three children until her passing in 2020. \n\n\n\nThe exhibition will feature three themed collections: Through Love\, inspired by Rumi’s poetry; Immersed in Nature\, celebrating the healing power of the natural world; and Power of 3\, exploring sibling connection. A special affirmation painting — “In Hope I Stand Fearless\, In Hope I Stand Transformed” — has also been created\, with limited-edition prints on sale to support the chosen charities. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree event \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 05 to Monday 15 September 2025 \n\n\n\nDaily from 11.00am to 6.00pm URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/through-love-art-exhibition/ LOCATION:Magdalen Road Studios\, 74 Magdalen Road\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX4 1RE CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Tribute-exhibition-for-Ana-Arroyave-opens-at-Magdalen-Road-Studios-in-Oxford.webp GEO:51.7413489;-1.2353435 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Magdalen Road Studios 74 Magdalen Road Oxford Oxfordshire OX4 1RE;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=74 Magdalen Road:geo:-1.2353435,51.7413489 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250819T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250819T100000 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20250802T173809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250802T174941Z UID:10011186-1755594000-1755597600@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Autism-Friendly Opening DESCRIPTION:Autism-Friendly Opening\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Autism-Friendly Opening\n\n\n\nA relaxed morning opening for families with members on the Autism Spectrum to explore the Museum collections in a quiet environment. \n\n\n\nMore information\, including a visual guide\, will be emailed to attendees a week prior to the event to help you prepare for your visit. \n\n\n\nPlease note that although this is a relaxed opening\, there may still be noises in the Museum\, so please bring along ear protectors if required. \n\n\n\nThis is a joint event with the Pitt Rivers Museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n19 July \n\n\n\nBook tickets \n\n\n\n\n\n19 August \n\n\n\nBook tickets \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree event \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 19 July and Tuesday 19 August 2025 at 9.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n1 hour \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nThis is a free event\, but booking is required. \n\n\n\nAccessibility information: \n\n\n\nWheelchair accessible? – Yes \n\n\n\nHearing loops? – No \n\n\n\nSeating? – Yes \n\n\n\nRefreshments? – No \n\n\n\nFlashing lights? – No \n\n\n\nLoud noises? – No URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/autism-friendly-opening/2025-08-19/ LOCATION:History of Science Museum\, Oxford\, Broad Street\,\, Oxford\, OX1 3AZ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Autism-Friendly-Opening.webp GEO:51.7545274;-1.2555493 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=History of Science Museum Oxford Broad Street Oxford OX1 3AZ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Broad Street\,:geo:-1.2555493,51.7545274 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250808T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260111T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20241123T135202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T050829Z UID:10009707-1754611200-1768175999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:This Is What You Get DESCRIPTION:This Is What You Get exhibition of Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke at Ashmolean Museum. Image: Artists Thom Yorke and Stanley Donwood with some of their work. Photograph by Julian Broad\, courtesy of TIN MAN ART\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout This Is What You Get\n\n\n\nSTANLEY DONWOOD | RADIOHEAD | THOM YORKE \n\n\n\nThis major exhibition will explore the visual art of Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke and the iconic images of Radiohead. \n\n\n\nMore than 180 objects will be on display from the artists’ 30-year collaboration\, including original paintings for album covers\, digital compositions\, etchings\, unpublished drawings\, and lyrics in their sketchbooks. \n\n\n\nThis Is What You Get will reveal how the artists experimented with early technology\, and explore the evolution of the images for Radiohead’s legendary albums and Yorke’s later projects. To date the band\, which was formed in Oxfordshire in the mid-1980s\, has sold 30 million records worldwide. \n\n\n\nDeveloped and curated with Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke\, the show will offer a unique opportunity to look at the creative forces behind some of the most important and influential music of the past few decades. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nPrices:Prices £8.10 to £16.20 \n\n\n\nTimed tickets are in operation. Visitors and Members are strongly recommended to book tickets in advance to guarantee entry. \n\n\n\nEntry to the exhibition is free for Members but we advise pre-booking a timed slot\, especially at busier periods\, to guarantee entry. You will need your 13- or 14- digit Membership Number to book. \n\n\n\nDates and times:The exhibition will run from 08 August 2025 to 11 January 2026.The museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSelected artworks in the exhibition\n\n\n\nClick to expand URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/this-is-what-you-get/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/ashmolean-museum-oxford-06-1920x1080-this-is-what-you-get.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250725T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250727T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20240119T164950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250723T161322Z UID:10007804-1753401600-1753660799@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:The Game Fair 2025 DESCRIPTION:About The Game Fair 2025\n\n\n\nThe annual gathering for people passionate about countryside pursuits\, and the Great British Countryside. A celebration of rural life and the beauty of the British landscape. \n\n\n\nThe iconic event promises to be a paradise for outdoor enthusiasts\, offering a diverse range of activities\, from world-class shooting and fishing demonstrations to thrilling falconry displays. Visitors can immerse themselves in the traditions and skills that define the British countryside. \n\n\n\nHere’s what to expect: \n\n\n\nWelcoming Jimmy Doherty \n\n\n\nThe Game Fair is extremely delighted to be welcoming Jimmy Doherty to Ragley Hall this year. \n\n\n\nJimmy Doherty\, TV presenter\, farmer\, and founder of Jimmy’s Farm and Wildlife Park will be showcasing his dedication to British farming and food when he hosts the VIP Enclosure at The Game Fair. Jimmy will lead on designing the menu which will include ingredients grown locally to the venue and celebrating the huge variety the British countryside has to offer. \n\n\n\nWhat’s On \n\n\n\nOffering a rich mix of shooting\, gun making\, land management\, agritourism\, fishing\, working dogs and local artisan produce. \n\n\n\nGlamping In Style \n\n\n\nWe are incredibly excited to be partnering up with Green Yurts for our glamping offering for The Game Fair 2025. With almost 15 years of experience in the glamping and events industry\, they have a burgeoning reputation for delivering outstanding boutique campsites designed to give you an unforgettable experience. \n\n\n\nAfter much consideration\, the glamping area will have a new home in 2025 – the Polo Field. \n\n\n\nAll Glamping bookings cover a 4-night stay from Thursday to Sunday. \n\n\n\nThe Glamping Site opens Thursday\, 24th July at 3pm\, and closes at noon on Monday\, 28th July. \n\n\n\nPlease visit Green Yurts to book directly here. \n\n\n\nGlamping tickets do not include admission to The Game Fair. Entry tickets must be purchased separately. \n\n\n\nCamping at the Game Fair \n\n\n\nWe are thrilled to unveil a variety of significant upgrades to our campsite for The Game Fair 2025\, thanks to our new partnership with the Caravan and Motorhome Club. Renowned for their expertise in delivering outstanding outdoor hospitality\, this collaboration marks a huge step forward in elevating our camping experience. \n\n\n\nWe have carefully listened to the feedback from our 2024 visitors and\, with the support of the Caravan and Motorhome Club\, have implemented major improvements. From streamlined entry processes to enhanced facilities and services\, every upgrade has been designed to ensure our visitors enjoy the ultimate outdoor camping experience at The Game Fair. \n\n\n\nView The Game Fair Campsite Plan for 2025 here. \n\n\n\nThe brand-new heart of the campsite! A beautifully crafted wooden bar\, offering a traditional countryside pub experience. Enjoy carefully selected beers\, craft gins\, premium spirits\, and great wines in a warm\, welcoming atmosphere – perfect for unwinding after a day at the fair. \n\n\n\nThe Lodge will be open 6.30am – 10.30pm\, and food will be available all evening. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcoming Jimmy Doherty\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s On\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGlamping In Style\n\n\n\n\n\nCamping At The Game Fair\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFrom £13.50 \n\n\n\nA per Order Fee of £2.95 applies to all paid orders \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nFriday 25 to Sunday 27 July 2025 URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/the-game-fair/ LOCATION:Ragley Hall\, Warwickshire\, Ragley Hall\, Alcester\, Warwickshire\, B49 5NJ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/the-game-fair-1920x1080-1.webp GEO:52.198;-1.896 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ragley Hall Warwickshire Ragley Hall Alcester Warwickshire B49 5NJ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Ragley Hall:geo:-1.896,52.198 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250719T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250719T160000 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20250802T172252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250802T173123Z UID:10011113-1752922800-1752940800@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Festival of Archaeology 2025 DESCRIPTION:Festival of Archaeology 2025\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Festival of Archaeology 2025\n\n\n\nThis summer’s Festival of Archaeology at the Ashmolean explores being ‘Really Roman’\, and celebrates the opening of our redisplayed Rome Galleries. It’s a free event for all the family\, and you’re invited to take part in exciting activities and tours across the Museum. \n\n\n\nDrop in to enjoy a huge variety of arts and crafts\, demonstrations\, and storytelling\, celebrating our Roman theme. \n\n\n\nYou’ll be able to make your own Roman mosaics\, meet Roman traders\, and get to explore objects in the Museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat’s On Through the Day\n\n\n\n\nCreate a Roman Mosaic – Learning Studio\, Level -1 \n\n\n\nCreate your own mosaic using colourful tiles and take home your unique masterpiece. You can also have a photograph of your mosaic\, which can be included to make a giant collaborative digital mosaic.\n\n\n\nVisit Roman Traders – West Meets East Gallery 35\, Level 2\n\n\n\nDisplays of clothing\, jewellery\, beauty\, makeup\, and dressed mannequins. See a demonstration of the art of Roman metalwork and jewellery making. Have a go at writing with wax tablets\, creating an early La-Tene style brooch\, and embossing.\n\n\n\nStorytelling: 12.00pm\, 1.30pm\, 3.30pm – Atrium \n\n\n\nStep into the world of ancient Rome and enjoy captivating stories filled with mystery\, magic\, and legendary characters for the whole family. \n\n\n\nWhat the Roman’s Wore: 2.30pm – Atrium\n\n\n\nIn ancient Rome\, clothing reflected a person’s identity and social status. Step into the past by trying on Roman clothes in this interactive fashion show.\n\n\n\nRoman Games – Islamic Middle East Gallery 31\, Level 1\n\n\n\nPlay traditional games such as Three and Nine Men’s Morris\, knucklebones\, and Tabula.\n\n\n\nRoman Ring Making – Outside Learning Studio\, Level -1\n\n\n\nMake your own wire jewellery to take away\, inspired by wire-wound rings popular from Roman to medieval times.\n\n\n\nLunch facilities: 12.30pm – 2.30pm – Lecture Theatre\, Level -1\n\n\n\nMake use of our indoor family picnic area if you need a snack or lunch break.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKinds of Activities to Enjoy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nThis event is free and no booking is required. \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 19 July 2025 at 11.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n5 hours \n\n\n\nAge guidance: \n\n\n\nSuitable for all ages URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/festival-of-archaeology-2025/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Festival-of-Archaeology-2025.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250719T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250719T100000 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20250802T173809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250802T174941Z UID:10011116-1752915600-1752919200@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Autism-Friendly Opening DESCRIPTION:Autism-Friendly Opening\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Autism-Friendly Opening\n\n\n\nA relaxed morning opening for families with members on the Autism Spectrum to explore the Museum collections in a quiet environment. \n\n\n\nMore information\, including a visual guide\, will be emailed to attendees a week prior to the event to help you prepare for your visit. \n\n\n\nPlease note that although this is a relaxed opening\, there may still be noises in the Museum\, so please bring along ear protectors if required. \n\n\n\nThis is a joint event with the Pitt Rivers Museum. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n19 July \n\n\n\nBook tickets \n\n\n\n\n\n19 August \n\n\n\nBook tickets \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFree event \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nSaturday 19 July and Tuesday 19 August 2025 at 9.00am \n\n\n\nRunning time: \n\n\n\n1 hour \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nThis is a free event\, but booking is required. \n\n\n\nAccessibility information: \n\n\n\nWheelchair accessible? – Yes \n\n\n\nHearing loops? – No \n\n\n\nSeating? – Yes \n\n\n\nRefreshments? – No \n\n\n\nFlashing lights? – No \n\n\n\nLoud noises? – No URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/autism-friendly-opening/2025-07-19/ LOCATION:History of Science Museum\, Oxford\, Broad Street\,\, Oxford\, OX1 3AZ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Autism-Friendly-Opening.webp GEO:51.7545274;-1.2555493 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=History of Science Museum Oxford Broad Street Oxford OX1 3AZ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=Broad Street\,:geo:-1.2555493,51.7545274 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250719T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250903T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20250802T172810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T103002Z UID:10011114-1752883200-1756943999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:Ashmolean Adventure DESCRIPTION:Ashmolean Adventure\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Ashmolean Adventure\n\n\n\nA digital guide for families \n\n\n\nShare a family adventure as you explore some of the Ashmolean’s most intriguing objects. \n\n\n\nFeaturing 11 objects and paintings\, this fun interactive digital guide for families offers an interactive exploration of some of the Museum’s most intriguing objects through a variety of multimedia activities. \n\n\n\nPlay games and quizzes\, enjoy sounds and stories\, try out your design and drawing skills – each activity is different because each object is different! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWatch the highlights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReviews\n\n\n\n\n“I enjoyed every bit of it.” \n\n\n\nDulcie\, aged 10 \n\n\n\n\n\n“I would thoroughly recommend the experience to other parents – it is really engaging for kids and adults alike.” \n\n\n\nMichelle \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nThe standard ticket\, for a family of 2\, includes the first 2 digital devices. Tickets for additional family members/devices are then available for a small additional cost. \n\n\n\nFamily of 2 – £10.00 (£8.00 for Members) \n\n\n\nFamily of 3 – £12.00 (£10.00 for Members) \n\n\n\nFamily of 4 – £14.00 (£12.00 for Members) \n\n\n\nFamily of 5 – £16.00 (£14.00 for Members) \n\n\n\nFamily of 6 – £18.00 (£16.00 for Members) \n\n\n\nDates & times: \n\n\n\nAvailable at weekends in term time and every day of the summer school holidays from Saturday 19 July to Wednesday 03 September 2025.  \n\n\n\nAge guidance: \n\n\n\nThe Ashmolean Adventure is designed for families with children aged 7–11\, but there is plenty for all ages to enjoy. \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\n\nEach member of the family will need their own digital multimedia device to join in with the adventure.\n\n\n\nFamilies can book timed tickets for Ashmolean Adventure in groups of up to 6 people.\n\n\n\nPre-booking your tickets and devices is recommended to avoid disappointment\, though walk-up tickets are often available at the Museum.\n\n\n\nTickets include a digital device for each person.\n\n\n\nTickets also include admission to the Museum galleries\, café\, and shop. Pre-booking your tickets and devices is recommended to avoid disappointment\, though walk-up tickets are often available at the Museum.\n\n\n\nPlease note that one activity about Impressionist paintings refers to a painting that is currently not on display due to changing gallery exhibition displays.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGallery URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/ashmolean-adventure/ LOCATION:Ashmolean Museum\, 35 Beaumont Street\, Oxford\, Oxfordshire\, OX1 2PH CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Family ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Ashmolean-Adventure.webp GEO:51.7550824;-1.2611489 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street Oxford Oxfordshire OX1 2PH;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=35 Beaumont Street:geo:-1.2611489,51.7550824 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250718T000000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250720T235959 DTSTAMP:20260505T161236 CREATED:20220714T090000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250615T132809Z UID:10004689-1752796800-1753055999@theoxfordmagazine.com SUMMARY:The Royal International Air Tattoo 2025 DESCRIPTION:The Royal International Air Tattoo\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout The Royal International Air Tattoo 2025\n\n\n\nThe World’s Greatest Airshow \n\n\n\nThe The Royal International Air Tattoo returns this summer from 18 to 20 July 2025 at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire to experience the thrilling sights and sounds of several hundred aircraft of all shapes and sizes\, from all eras and countries of the world\, gathering for this unique adrenalin-fuelled occasion. \n\n\n\nThe Air Tattoo will be a full three-day event buzzing with excited visitors. Friday is the preview day with many of the display highlights. The green zone is not open whilst the organisers continue aircraft arrivals and parking of static aircraft. \n\n\n\nThis year’s ‘Eyes in the Skies’ theme will see the Royal International Air Tattoo celebrate and highlight the vital role aviation plays across domains of aerial surveying\, airborne early warning\, maritime patrol\, search and rescue\, reconnaissance\, signals intelligence and surveillance. At RAF Fairford we will welcome aircraft from around the world which have been modified and adapted for use on these specialised missions\, in military and civilian operation for visitors to view. \n\n\n\nThe Air Tattoo is staged in support of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust\, a charity set up in 2005 to support the wider RAF family. As well as seeking to develop a spirit of air-mindedness in youngsters\, it also aims to promote excellence within the Royal Air Force. \n\n\n\nThe Royal International Air Tattoo is more than a world-class celebration of aviation. When you attend the show or buy merchandise\, you are also directly supporting and inspiring the next generation of aviation enthusiasts.  \n\n\n\nThe Royal Air Force Charitable Trust benefits from the profits of all sales and has supported a diverse range of initiatives totalling millions of pounds – from engineering and flying scholarships to adventurous training grants. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease see important booking information below. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking information\n\n\n\nTicket prices: \n\n\n\nFriday from £79.00  \n\n\n\nSaturday from £99.00 \n\n\n\nSunday from £94.50  \n\n\n\nAltitude tickets (Special offer) from £175.00 \n\n\n\nUnder 18s – Free \n\n\n\nDates and times: \n\n\n\nFriday 18 to Sunday 20 July 2025 \n\n\n\nOpening time – 7.30am each day.  \n\n\n\nClosing time – Friday at 6.00pm\, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30pm \n\n\n\nAccessibility: \n\n\n\nPrior to booking\, please be aware that our showground is a very large area and is approximately 2 miles in length. If you would like to make use of our disabled facilities and find out more about our accessibility offering\, please click here or call the Customer Services team on 01285 713456. \n\n\n\nGetting there: \n\n\n\nNew for this year\, the organisers are offering free buses from Swindon Bus Station and Cheltenham Racecourse to the show. To take advantage of this\, please select the relevant option when booking your ticket. If you wish to drive\, please add a car pass to your order. Should you require more than one car pass\, please contact their Customer Services after you place your order. \n\n\n\nGood to know: \n\n\n\nAdvance Booking. All tickets must be booked in advance and are not available at the gate.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nHighlights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRead more about the Air Tattoo\n\n\n\n Food & Drink\nRoyal International Air Tattoo enlists Feast It to elevate its catering offer URL:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/event/the-royal-international-air-tattoo/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://theoxfordmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/RIAT-2025.webp END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR