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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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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Camp Tumblestone
Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames Stonor, Henley-on-Thames, OxfordshireCamp Tumblestone brings giant games, agility challenges and outdoor family fun to Tumblestone Hollow throughout the summer holidays.
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Marlborough Mini Farm at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Blenheim Park, Woodstock, OxfordshireThis summer, the Walled Garden comes alive with the sights, sounds and snuffles of the Marlborough Mini Farm.
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Pip & Posy’s Treehouse Trail at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Blenheim Park, Woodstock, OxfordshireJoin Pip & Posy’s Treehouse Trail in Adventure Play on an adventure to solve the mystery of the missing toy Piggy!
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Truck Festival 2026
FeaturedHill Farm Steventon, Abingdon-on-Thames, OxfordshireOften described as the Godfather of the small music festivals, the Truck Festival which takes place in the idyllic Oxfordshire countryside, has been featuring some of the biggest and best emerging artists since 1998.
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Guiting Music Festival
Guiting Power Village Hall Church Road, Guiting Power,, CheltenhamGuiting Music Festival offers a superb eclectic mix of artists and genres of music at its annual event in the Cotswold village of Guiting Power.
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Oxford Piano Festival 2026
Merton College Chapel Merton Street, Oxford, United Kingdom +3 moreThe Oxford Piano Festival is nine days of piano festivities, with a packed schedule of masterclasses and concerts from top names in the piano world.
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Horses at Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock Blenheim Park, Woodstock, OxfordshireDiscover the part horses and ponies have played in the story of Blenheim Palace at the Stables in the West Courtyard.
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Didcot Railway Centre Steam Days
Didcot Railway Centre Didcot Parkway, Didcot, OxfordshireTravel back in time to the golden age of the Great Western Railway as you explore this 21-acre living museum with trains dating from Victorian times to the 1960s.
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Steven Osborne Masterclass
JdP Music Building St Hilda's College, Cowley Place, OxfordThe remarkably talented participants of the Oxford Piano Festival receive masterclasses from some of the world’s leading authorities on piano.
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Wolvercote Community Market
The White Hart Wolvercote 126 Godstow Road, Oxford, OxfordshireThe longest running Farmers’ Market in Oxford with fresh fruit & veg, locally reared meat, sustainably sourced fish, artisan bread, cheese, milk, and more.