The Henley Festival is a boutique black-tie festival that takes place over five days, celebrating the best of the UK and International music and arts. The festival is a truly unique event. It embraces a vibrant programme from pop to world music, classical to jazz where art and gastronomy share equal billing with music.
Bring your favourite book or book character and explore how to adapt them for the stage.
The Divine Comedy’s hits include National Express, Something for the Weekend, A Lady of a Certain Age and Our Mutual Friend.
The Simon & Garfunkel Story is an international hit featuring live
performances of classics, projection photos, and original film footage.
Explore 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.
Learn the principles of transcription and editing in the Storytelling Evaluation Method – how to turn an audio file into a written story.
Discover the magic behind the curtain with behind-the-scenes theatre tours, featuring history, architecture, and backstage stories.
Celebrate the music of George Michael with Rob Lamberti, whose uncanny vocals and stage presence bring hits from Wham! to George’s solo career to life. A fan-favourite tribute hailed as “nothing short of perfection” and guaranteed to get audiences dancing.
Explore 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.
The Visit brings Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s chilling tale of revenge to Oxford Playhouse, as a wealthy woman returns to her hometown with an offer that promises prosperity but demands a terrible price, forcing the community to confront morality, temptation and the consequences of its past.
Lord of the Dance is set to return to the United Kingdom in 2026 to celebrate its 30th Anniversary with an extraordinary new tour.
A compassionate play about those who have lived within the walls of an institution and the people who care for them
An evening of Baroque mastery awaits as the Oxford Philharmonic welcomes celebrated harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani.
Travel 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.
The Henley Farmers Market takes place in Henley Market Place the 2nd Saturday, 4th Thursday and 5th Sunday ( if there be one) of the month from 8.00am to 1.30pm
A small, friendly local market with plenty of fresh food, delicious sweet and savoury takeaways, dried foods, as well as non-food stalls and a plant-based café.
Featuring organic and artisan producers, the market takes place every 2nd & 4th Saturday of the month on North Parade Avenue in the central north Oxford area.
A farmers’ market that takes place every Saturday from 10.00am to 3.00pm in the brand new Westway Shopping Centre in Botley, just outside Oxford.
Join the Museum of Oxford as they take you on a tour inside the magnificent Oxford Town Hall where you will see the Court Room and the Council Chamber.
Join Out of the Deep for family-friendly specimen handling and explore the underwater world of marine reptiles.
Step inside a current exhibitions with one of the curators. These focused, 30-minute tours offer in-depth insights into the ideas, processes and stories behind the work on display.
Step inside a current exhibitions with one of the curators. These focused, 30-minute tours offer in-depth insights into the ideas, processes and stories behind the work on display.
You’re invited to an enchanting concert, singing the most magical music in all the land.
Treat yourself to a Saturday night of award-winning comedy at The Glee Club in Oxford with superb stand-up comedians that will keep you laughing until Monday.