Pets & their People
Pets & their People draws on depictions of pets in stories, imagery and poetry in the Bodleian’s collection.
Free
Events
16 events found.
Events for 07 July 2026
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In Bloom: How Plants Changed Our World
In 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.
Anna Ridler: A Perfect Language of Images
Digital artwork exploring classification, AI, and knowledge systems inspired by John Wilkins and Jorge Luis Borges.
Free
Wonder of Birds Exhibition
The Bodleian Libraries’ Wonder of Birds exhibition explores art, science and culture through the lens of avian life. Featuring rare archives, manuscripts and immersive sound, it invites visitors to reflect on both the beauty of birds and their decline.
Free
Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus
Modern 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.
£6.00 – £12.00
Olivia Plender: Little Fennel’s Complaint
Discover the hidden history of women’s bodies, medicine and resistance through Olivia Plender’s major new solo exhibition.
£6.00 – £12.00
The Muddle of the Muses
Don’t miss this rare chance to see the Muses at eye level and discover the intriguing story behind their conservation.
Free
OxBright Creative Writers Group
Join Creative Writers Group to learn skills in Spoken Word, Performance Poetry and Playwriting and create your own works to be presented as part of OxBright Festival in July.
Free
34: The critical raw materials shaping our future
This major new exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History explores the hidden materials that power modern life — from smartphones and batteries to medical equipment and jet engines.
Free
Appau Jnr Boakye-Yiadom: Modular Merger
Developed 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.
Free
The Oxford Shakespeare Festival 2026
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Oxford Castle & Prison
44-46 Oxford Castle, Oxford
This 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.
£18.00 – £20.00
Cally Trench and Tineke Bruijnzeels: Day after day after day
Daily drawings by the two artists Cally Trench and Tineke Bruijnzeels reveal the passage the most important measure of time in our lives.
Free
Oxford Comedy Festival 2026
The Oxford Festival Fringe Preview Comedy Festival (Oxford Comedy Festival) is a month-long comedy festival that takes places in Oxford throughout July.
Story Time Adventure
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Exchange Street, AylesburyJoin Story Time Adventure around the theatre space for interactive storytelling session for ages 2 to 4 and their parent/carer!
£8.00
Gardens In Bloom: Tours of Trinity College
Trinity College Gardens, Oxford Broad Street, OxfordGardens In Bloom: Tours of Trinity College offers visitors an informal walk through Trinity College Oxford gardens, highlighting restoration work, sustainable planting and recent developments led by Head Gardener Kate Burtonwood.
From £10.00
Gigspanner Big Band in Concert
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Oxford Playhouse
Beaumont Street, Oxford
The Gigspanner Big Band bring together some of the biggest names in British folk music for an evening of high-energy performance rooted in tradition yet boldly experimental in spirit.
£34.00