May Morning
News and stories about Oxford city’s May Morning celebrations, which mark the coming of spring and have taken place for over 500 years. The event typically attracts crowds of thousands of people – students and Oxford residents alike – who gather on Magdalen Bridge, and along the High Street, to hear choristers sing the Hymnus Eucharisticus from the top of Magdalen College’s Great Tower.
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The unmissable annual events in Oxford taking place in 2026
Oxford is packed with culture, creativity and community. From the Oxford Literary Festival in March to the vibrant May Morning celebrations and the Oxford Half Marathon later in the year, these are the can’t-miss events taking place across the city in 2026.
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Road closures and preparations for May Morning 2025 in Oxford
The City Council is working with partners to prepare the city for thousands of people to attend May Morning 2022 for the first time in-person since 2019.
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Road closures in place as thousands expected to attend May Morning 2022
The City Council is working with partners to prepare the city for thousands of people to attend May Morning 2022 for the first time in-person since 2019.
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City council launches May Morning public art Crowdfunder campaign
Artists from Oxford and its twinned cities will be commissioned, and competitions are being held in local communities to make artworks to be placed on Magdalen Bridge and surrounding areas.
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Oxford’s 2020 May Morning cancelled following coronavirus advice
Regrettably Oxford’s 2020 May Morning has been cancelled in line with Government advice on mass gatherings during the coronavirus crisis.