Pets & their People
Pets & their People draws on depictions of pets in stories, imagery and poetry in the Bodleian’s collection.
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Events
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Bodleian Library – Old Library Broad Street, Oxford, United Kingdom +1 more
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In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World
Ashmolean Museum 35 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OxfordshireIn Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World at the Ashmolean Museum uncovers the hidden histories behind Britain’s most beloved blooms. Explore over 100 artworks and objects that reveal how plant exploration and trade shaped landscapes, cultures, and economies – from roses and tulips to camellias and peonies.
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Anna Ridler: A Perfect Language of Images
Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, OxfordDigital artwork exploring classification, AI, and knowledge systems inspired by John Wilkins and Jorge Luis Borges.
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Wonder of Birds Exhibition
Bodleian Library – Old Library Broad Street, Oxford, United KingdomThe Bodleian Libraries’ Wonder of Birds exhibition explores art, science and culture through the lens of avian life. Featuring rare archives, manuscripts and immersive sound, it invites visitors to reflect on both the beauty of birds and their decline.
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Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus
Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, United KingdomModern Art Oxford presents Unspeak the Chorus, the Turner Prize nominated solo exhibition by British artist Kira Freije (b.1985, lives and works in London), featuring a new body of work co-commissioned by Modern Art Oxford and The Hepworth Wakefield.
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Olivia Plender: Little Fennel’s Complaint
Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, United KingdomDiscover the hidden history of women’s bodies, medicine and resistance through Olivia Plender’s major new solo exhibition.
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The Muddle of the Muses
Weston Library, Oxford Broad Street, Oxford, OxfordshireDon’t miss this rare chance to see the Muses at eye level and discover the intriguing story behind their conservation.
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34: The critical raw materials shaping our future
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Parks Road, Oxford, OxfordshireThis major new exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History explores the hidden materials that power modern life — from smartphones and batteries to medical equipment and jet engines.
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Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom: Modular Merger
Modern Art Oxford 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, United KingdomDeveloped through research into the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments at the University of Oxford, the exhibition brings together sound, video and photography to consider what is revealed and concealed through the collection, preservation and display of musical instruments.
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The Oxford Shakespeare Festival 2026
FeaturedOxford Castle & Prison 44-46 Oxford Castle, OxfordThis outdoor theatre experience that takes place in the castle yard of Oxford Castle & Prison will see Wild Goose Theatre, BMH Productions, Siege Theatre and Greensleeved will be putting on marvellous performances of Shakespeare’s finest classics.
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Cally Trench and Tineke Bruijnzeels: Day after day after day
The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade, OxfordDaily drawings by the two artists Cally Trench and Tineke Bruijnzeels reveal the passage the most important measure of time in our lives.
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Oxford Comedy Festival 2026
Tap Social Movement 27 Curtis Industrial Estate, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford +3 moreThe Oxford Festival Fringe Preview Comedy Festival (Oxford Comedy Festival) is a month-long comedy festival that takes places in Oxford throughout July.
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Life Through a Royal Lens Exhibition at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Blenheim Park, Woodstock, OxfordshireBlenheim Palace presents Life Through a Royal Lens, a major photography exhibition tracing the Royals’ enduring relationship with the camera, from the reign of Queen Victoria to the present day.
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Fawlty Towers – The Play
New Theatre Oxford 24-26 George Street, Oxford, OxfordshireFawlty Towers – The Play is the comedy event of the year, with sharp wit, chaos, and calamity at every turn.
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Horrible Histories – Awful Egyptians
Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomHorrible Histories brings Awful Egyptians to the stage with dazzling 3D effects, exploring pharaohs, pyramids and mummies in a fun, fast-paced show packed with gruesome facts and humour for audiences of all ages.
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Horrible Histories – Terrible Tudors
Oxford Playhouse Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United KingdomHorrible Histories brings Terrible Tudors to the stage with thrilling 3D effects, exploring Henry VIII, Bloody Mary and the Spanish Armada in a fun, fast-paced show packed with gruesome history and humour for all ages.
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Dance Connection – Storm The Stage
Cornerstone Arts Centre, Didcot 25 Station Road, Didcot, OxfordshireStorm the Stage features over 100 young dancers in a high-energy, feel-good show packed with variety, creativity, and personality.
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Bluey’s Big Play
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Exchange Street, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireBluey’s Big Play is the theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series packed with music, laughter, and fun.
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Didcot Railway Centre Discovery Days
Didcot Railway Centre Didcot Parkway, Didcot, OxfordshireExplore historic engine sheds, restored locomotives, interactive signalling displays and wartime exhibits, with the rare chance to see steam-era engineering up close in a quieter, immersive setting.
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Party in the Paddock Music Racedays 2026
Newbury Racecourse The Racecourse, Newbury, BerkshireParty in the Paddock returns in 2026 with two massive weekends of racing and live music at Newbury Racecourse. July’s line-up includes Gipsy Kings featuring Nicolas Reyes and Ronan Keating.
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Abingdon Farmers’ Market
Market Place, Abingdon Market Place,, Abingdon-on-Thames, OxfordshireAbout Abingdon Farmers’ Market Abingdon Farmers’ Market is run by the Thames Valley Farmers’ Market Co-operative which exists to manage and promote Farmers’ Markets, enabling farmers and small producers to […]
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Voodoo Room. A Night of Hendrix, Clapton & Cream
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Exchange Street, Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireCelebrating the music of Hendrix, Clapton & Cream, Voodoo Room is a high energy ‘Power Trio’ featuring some of the U.K.’s finest musicians.
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Ed Byrne & Special Guests
The North Wall Arts Centre South Parade, OxfordThis very special night of stand-up is headlined – with an extended set – by a certified comedy superstar!
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The Art of Baroque Concerto
Sheldonian Theatre Broad Street, Oxford, OxfordshireCelebrating the Art of Baroque Concerto, the Oxford Philharmonic perform a programme of youthful energy and dazzling virtuosity.
£5.00 – £38.00