What's On in Oxfordshire

London Augmented Reality Trail

Venue: London Heritage Quarter

Website: www.london-hq.co.uk

Explore 10 London-themed sculptures that will encourage you to venture back in time to see London’s heritage through augmented reality.The trail takes you through the magnificent London Heritage Quarter,...

The Oxford Shakespeare Festival 2024

Venue: Oxford Castle and Prison

Website: www.oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk/the-oxford-shakespeare-festival

The Oxford Shakespeare Festival is back for its 14th year! Wild Goose Theatre, BMH Productions, and Siege Theatre are putting on marvellous performances of Shakespeare’s finest classics. The is an outdoor...

Marvellous Makers Summer Reading Challenge

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/library-zone

This year’s Challenge is called Marvellous Makers and it’s all about creativity! From dance to drawing, junk modelling to music, there’s something for everyone. Regional variations may apply, so...

Active Camps

Venue: Various Venues

Website: www.oxfordactive.co.uk

Activities include outdoor sports games and indoor activities including football, tag rugby, dodgeball, basketball, table tennis, creative arts, dancing, drama, and various team challenges! Camps are led...

Adventure Play at Blenheim Palace

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

The new Palace and Play Pass allows you to enjoy everything the 300-year-old Palace, Park, and Gardens has to offer, including unlimited access to Adventure Play. With something for everyone, from zipwires,...

Better Holiday Activities

Venue: Various locations in Oxfordshire

Website: www.better.org.uk

Better offer a range of term-time and holiday activities for kids that help them learn about fitness and develop key skills while having fun at the same time. From tots to teens, find activities to keep...

Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park

Venue: Billing Aquadrome

Website: www.meadowbay.com/billingaquadrome

Billing Aquadrome Holiday Park is an incredible holiday destination. It boasts an outdoor cinema, amphitheatre, splash pool, pump track and skate park, upgraded touring facilities, and so much more! Visit...

Cogges summer hay-cation

Venue: Cogges Manor Farm

Website: www.cogges.org.uk

Children’s summer holiday activities include crafts, scavenger hunts and more – join the teddy bears picnic 17 and 18 August, or get stuck in with Giant Junk Modelling for kids over August Bank Holiday...

Core Plus Tuition

Venue: Various venues/online

Website: www.coreplustuition.com

Core Plus Tuition work with students to help them to build their confidence in a range of subjects including GCSEs, 11+ and SATs exam technique plus for home educated children they can help to structure...

Cornerstone Children Activities

Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre

Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org/classes

Cornerstone Arts Centre in Didcot has an autumn season full of classes for young people.There’s Street Dance aimed at those with a love of dance, Mess Makers, Youth Theatre and LAMDA Theatre training...

Cranford School Personal Tours and Taster Days

Venue: Cranford School

Website: www.cranfordschool.co.uk/admissions/openevents

Cranford School believe it’s important for families to have the chance to visit the school and their tours take place during the course of a normal school day and visiting families must be accompanied...

Creation Home Delivery

Venue: Online

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk/creation-home-delivery

Live online drama classes for ages 5-16. The online sessions are designed to inspire a life-long love of stories and storytelling in young people as well as develop creativity, turbo-charge confidence...

Cygnets Art School Abingdon

Venue: Venues in Abingdon and Whitney

Website: www.cygnetsartschool.com/abingdonwitney

Offering a wide range of services, including after school and weekend classes, holiday workshops, private tuition, and creative birthday parties. Experienced artist-teachers cover a variety of mediums...

Discovery Days

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Travel back in time to the golden age of the Great Western Railway and savour the sights, sounds and smells of steam as you explore this 21-acre living museum with trains dating from Victorian times to...

Early Bird Climbing Sessions

Venue: The Light-Banbury

Address: Castle Quay Shopping Centre

Website: www.banbury.thelight.co.uk/climb

Visit every Saturday and Sunday at 10:10am for the early bird session for only £9.99. Perfect for those active early risers, the early bird sessions are a great way to start the day! With activities for...

Falconry Experiences

Venue: Millets Falconry Centre

Website: www.milletswildside.co.uk

Enjoy a hands-on experience, where you’ll handle and fly a variety of birds, including hawks, falcons, owls, vultures, buzzards and more under the guidance of one of the experienced falconers. You’ll...

Free Heritage Bus Rides

Venue: Oxford Bus Museum

Website: www.oxfordbusmuseum.org/heritage-bus-rides

First and third Sundays from April until September. All events and bus rides are subject to last minute changes. Buses depart from Oxford Bus Museum.

Junior Modelling

Venue: Pendon Museum

Website: www.pendonmuseum.com/events

On Wednesdays in the half-term and summer holidays, from 11am-3pm, children aged 6-14 can participate in free drop-in junior modelling sessions, included with the price of admission. The session is run...

Junior Zookeeper Experience

Venue: Millets Falconry Centre

Website: www.milletswildside.co.uk

This experience is a real hands-on, behind-the-scenes venture into the world of the exotic animals. Learn about some weird and wonderful creatures such as meerkats, skunks, reptiles, birds of prey and...

Minecraft Church

Venue: Kidlington Methodist Church

Website: www.kidlingtonmethodists.org.uk

Minecraft Church is a creative style of church in which adults and children explore stories from the Bible together. Usually on the fourth Sunday of the month at 3pm, but do check before going, especially...

Oxford Swim School

Venue: Oxford High School for Girls

Website: caroline@oxfordswimschool.co.uk

The Swim School teach children to swim from ages 4-13 years old, using the private 25 metre pool at Oxford High School for Girls, Thursdays 4.30pm to 6.30pm, and Saturdays 9am to 1.30pm. For more information...

Oxfordshire County Council- Fostering services

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/residents/children-education-and-families/fostering/fostering-occ

When you choose to be a foster carer you’ll have support in pairing you with support groups and specialised training and 24/7 dedicated support. If you can provide a safe, supportive, stable home in...

Ride and Play Mega Parties

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.rideandplayparties.co.uk

A multi-activity birthday party suitable for boys and girls. With ride on ponies, football target game, Disco Dome bouncy castle, archery, basketball, tennis, badminton, Didi Cars and soft play - something...

Steam Days

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Steam trains will be operating on at least one of the Centre's two demonstration lines, allowing you to take unlimited rides. On many days, the second line will be running too and may feature a pioneering...

STEM Saturday Club

Venue: The Engineering Skills Academy

Website: www.satstemclub.org

Designed for 8-13 year olds who have an interest in STEM, the Saturday club courses run for 11 weeks during term time. Kids explore and complete fun STEM projects, with the aim to link what they do during...

Summer fun with Science Oxford

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Get ready for sizzling summer science! Go wild at Family Days at the Science Oxford Centre, open on Saturdays with hands-on exhibits in the Exploration Zone, woodland adventures and outdoor Water Lab....

TCC2 Thame Children's Choir

Venue: John Hampden School

Website: www.tcc2.org.uk

A choir for any child from Thame and the surrounding area who loves to sing. It provides a unique opportunity for children not only to sing together but also to challenge their minds and their voices,...

Trinity Oxford Netball

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.trinitynetball.com

Trinity have a very successful junior section running teams from u10s through to u19s. They are always open to new juniors and compete in the Oxfordshire Junior League across many divisions to cater for...

Ultimate Activity Camps

Venue: Various locations

Website: www.ultimateactivity.co.uk/locations

From sports and survival camps to art and tech adventures, there's something for every imagination.Adventures, challenges all with rigorous safety protocols in place. Ultimate Activity Camps go beyond...

Vale Walks

Venue: Pendon Museum

Website: www.pendonmuseum.com/events

These short walks in the Vale of White Horse provide an opportunity to explore the countryside modelled at Pendon.

Summer Camps in Farmour, Eynsham

Venue: Hill End Outdoor Centre, Famoor

Website: www.ultimateactivity.co.uk/oxfordshire-camps

Hill End Outdoor Centre is located in Farmoor just outside Oxford between the A40 and A34 and offers woodland and beautiful grounds in which to run the Ultimate Survival courses. Its surroundings are ideal...

A Summer with the collection

Venue: Upton House and Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/upton-house-and-gardens

Introduce your child to the pleasures and possibilities of great paintings this summer with indoor and outdoor trails exploring some of Upton's most distinguished collection items. From making wild art...

Millets Maize Maze

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

This puzzling fun park includes 3 maize mazes, a fort maze and 3 woodlands, go-karts, an obstacle course and hay bales to climb on… Plus a courtyard full of games, activities, ride on tractors, puzzles,...

Creation School of Creativity Summer Masterclasses

Venue: St Andrew's Church

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk/school-of-creativity

Join the Creation team for a whole week of specialist masterclasses, plus a very exciting stage combat masterclass in August. From puppetry to Shakespeare, you’ll spend each day exploring, devising,...

Summer Camps in Faringdon

Venue: St. Hugh's School, Faringdon

Website: www.ultimateactivity.co.uk/oxfordshire-camps

Ultimate school holiday camps are running during Summer in Faringdon. Kids can enjoy a range of over 40 sports, games and craft activities each week, led by inspiring staff in superb facilities. Camps...

Summer Camps in Kennington

Venue: Chandlings Prep School

Website: www.ultimateactivity.co.uk/oxfordshire-camps

Ultimate school holiday camps are running during Summer in Kennington, Oxford. Kids can enjoy a range of over 40 sports, games and craft activities each week, led by inspiring staff in superb facilities....

Wychwood Inspires Summer School

Venue: Wychwood School

Website: www.wychwoodschool.org

Inspiring Summer Courses for 10–18 year olds. Practical Science and STEAM, Rugby, Rowing and Football, Musical Theatre and Oxford School of Drama: Shakespeare, Contemporary and Film. (Selected dates).

Treasure Island

Venue: Wycliffe Hall

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk/show/treasure-island-2024

Treasure Island will be performed on the beautiful lawn in front of Wycliffe Hall within Creation’s summer marquee, as well as on tour in Oxfordshire and beyond.

As You Like It

Venue: Wycliffe Hall

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk/show/as-you-like-it-2024

Take your friends, pack a picnic, and get ready to be transported to a world where romance and revelry reign supreme. As You Like It will be performed on the beautiful lawn in front of Wycliffe Hall, as...

Rosie and Hugh’s Great Big Adventure

Venue: The North Wall Arts Centre

Website: www.thenorthwall.com

Join Rosie and Hugh – and a Squirrel with a wobbly tooth, a Little Lizard, and one very Rusty Robot – on this great, big, heart-warming adventure. Jam packed with songs from Cbeebies Nick Cope, this...

Summer Garden Trail

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Orienteering family fun during the summer holiday! Enjoy exploring the ornamental gardens, using directions and clues to follow the sculpture trail. £4.50 per child with a prize (compass supplied), tickets...

Young Engineers Camps

Venue: Summer Fields and Sibford School

Website: www.oxfordactive.co.uk

Camps are designed to make learning about engineering fun and captivating, featuring hands-on activities like Lego building to illustrate key concepts. Plus, they've got a mix of indoor and outdoor adventures...

King Arthur: A Legendary Comedy

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

King Arthur knows that if he doesn’t turn things around, this civilisation will be forgotten, and be known as nothing more than a rather dull time in British history. But when three hapless squires approach...

Make-a-Zine! with Etain O’Carroll

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

Join talented local artist Etain O’Carroll to get stuck in and make your own zines and comics, from simple materials, with amazing results. Using collage materials inspired by the latest exhibition,...

Cillian O’Connor: My World Of Magic

Venue: The Kenton Theatre

Website: www.thekenton.org.uk

Cillian literally burst onto an unsuspecting world during Britain’s Got Talent in 2023 and immediately captivated the hearts of the entire nation, reaching the top three in the final. Cillian promises...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Eynsham

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

The Nutcracker

Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre

Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org/whats/nutcracker

The Downland Dance Performance Academy presents The Nutcracker. Escape the summer heat with this much-loved winter classic. A 2-act ballet spectacle, proudly presented by the students of Downland Dance...

Jemima Puddle-Duck

Venue: Upton House and Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/upton-house-and-gardens

Prevented from hatching her eggs at the farm, foolish Jemima goes in search of a nesting place in the forest and soon she meets a charming ‘gentleman’ who offers her the perfect nesting place in his...

Knight School

Venue: Oxford Castle and Prison

Website: www.oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk

The wildly popular Knight School returns this summer! Don your armour, sharpen your sword and prepare to set out on a quest. Visit the Castleyard for medieval weapons training, jousting and archery –...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: RAF Brize Norton/ Carterton

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

The Comedy of Errors

Venue: Wooton Village Green

Website: www.threeinchfools.com/upcomingperformances

The Three Inch Fools are back with Shakespeare’s shortest – and wildest – comedy. The clock is ticking, as the Fools rush to untangle one almighty mess in this farcical tale of long-lost twins, hysterical...

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck

Venue: Upton House and Gardens

Website: www.quantumtheatre.co.uk

Poor Jemima wants to hatch her own eggs, but when she meets a charming 'whiskered gentleman', will he turn out to be as nice as he seems? Find out in Quantum Theatre's charming new adaptation of the much-loved...

The Wind in the Willows - Outdoor Theatre

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Join Boxtree Productions this summer in the wonderful setting of the out-door Amphitheatre at Waterperry Gardens. Pack up your hampers, unroll your picnic blankets, stretch out your legs and enjoy an...

Awesome Archaeology Family Day

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

Ever wondered what an archaeologist does? Unearth the past with MOX at this awesome Archaeology Family Day and have a go at the skills real-life archaeologists use everyday. This is a free, drop-in event...

Creation School of Creativity Summer Workshops

Venue: Wolvercote Primary School

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk/school-of-creativity

Join the School of Creativity this summer as they host 4 weeks of their celebrated ‘play in a week’ workshops.Over 5 days you’ll devise, explore and rehearse a play, ready for a small showing to...

Nature-based play for little adventurers

Venue: Earth Lab, Earth Trust Centre

Website: www.earthtrust.org.uk/events/little-acorns-summer/

Earth Trust have three special themed Little Acorn events for the summer holidays, all set in our beautiful Earth Lab gardens where they’ll be investigating the season, connecting with nature through...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Bicester Elmsbrook

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

Summer Holiday Activities

Venue: Banbury Museum and Gallery

Website: www.banburymuseum.org

Take part in craft activities over the summer holidays including 3D Animal Art, Sock Puppets, Fabric Painting, Bird Mobiles, Clay Bracelets, Animal Keyrings, Parrot Puppets and much more. All materials...

Teddy Bears Picnic

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

Children enjoy a workshop building their very own Teddy Bear in the fabulous new Tipi before heading to the more cosy bell tent where they share a picnic with their new cuddly buddy followed by a story...

Teddy Bears’ Picnic

Venue: Earth Lab, Earth Trust Centre

Website: www.earthtrust.org.uk/events/little-acorns-summer

Take a favourite teddy bear to join in the fun as you build a shelter, make a mud pie and serve up some summertime herbal drinks. At the end enjoy a special story with an elderflower lollipop made from...

Brick Madness

Venue: Banbury Museum and Gallery

Website: www.banburymuseum.org

Banbury Museum and Gallery are running a bumper summer of Brick Madness! They throw together their WHOLE Lego collection for a massive free-play session this summer holiday. £3 per child. Booking essential.

'Here Comes the Sun' Family Day

Venue: Harcourt Arboretum

Website: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/visit-arboretum

Join this day of seasonal activities and find out about what the trees, plants and animals are doing in summer. There will be trails, tours, and nature crafts for all ages. The Sylva Wood School will be...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Banbury Peoples Park

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Whitney

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Faringdon

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

The Importance of Being Earnest

Venue: Sulgrave Manor

Website: www.thepantaloons.co.uk/ernest

Wilde’s comic masterpiece gets The Pantaloons treatment in their anarchic take on the classic comedy of manners. This energetic and musical production infuses Wilde’s witty words with snappy new songs...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Heyford Park

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

Stagecoach Holiday Workshops - We Will Rock You

Venue: Abingdon School

Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk/abingdon#workshops

Featuring chart-topping Queen songs including “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Killer Queen,” “We Will Rock You,” “Somebody To Love,” “We Are the Champions,”...

Family Object Handling

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

Get hands on with the Museum of Oxford’s handling collection and learn about the stories behind some of their favourite objects. Meet a member of the MOX team in Gallery One to have a chance to look...

Stagcoach Holiday Workshop - Olaf's Adventures

Venue: The Swan School

Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk/summertown

Join Stagecoach this summer for an action packed week based around the wonderful world of Arundel and Olaf! Together we will create stories, learn songs and dances and create a wonderful show for friends...

Stagcoach Holiday Workshop -Frozen Jr

Venue: The Swan School

Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk/summertown

Students will be in for an action packed week in the land of Arundel. Monday auditions, Tuesday - Thursday rehearse and Friday perform for friends and family! With a cast of beloved characters and loaded...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Berinsfield

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

As You Like It

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

This wonderful Shakespearian comedy about life, love, betrayal, faith and death is filled with Folksy’s touch of live music, bold characters, audience interaction and plenty of laughs. Take along your...

Folksy Theatre – Angelica Sprocket’s Pockets

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

Angelica Sprocket lives next door. Her overcoat has pockets galore! And you’ll never guess what’s in them…. Filled with Folksy’s touch of live music, puppetry, audience interaction and madness!...

Stories and Songs! An introduction to Opera with Oxford Opera Company

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

MOX are celebrating the month of May by learning about special Oxford traditions of May Day and beyond. Make your own leafy garland headband to take home, inspired by the mythical folk-figure of the Green...

Sports for All at The Orchard Centre

Venue: The Orchard Centre

Website: www.orchardcentre.co.uk

Free family fun will take place in the amphitheatre, whether it’s playing a game or getting crafty, each will have a sports theme. Either challenge family and friends… and yourself… or just take...

Big Family Day Out

Venue: Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre

Website: www.bbowt.org.uk/events

Get your wellies on and try stream dipping, meet the pond creatures up close, play the giant pond game, explore the sensory play ponds and much more! Plus Teddy Bear Picnics for toddlers, Day Camps for...

Poster Printing with Sally-Anne Stewart

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

Ink, lino and paper – turn these three materials into a cool and creative poster to take home! In this workshop with Sally-Anne Stewart, you will learn to carve your very own stamps, print with ink and...

Stagecoach Holiday Workshop - Happily Ever After

Venue: The Swan School

Website: www.stagecoach.co.uk/summertown

This action packed 5 day workshop will be the talk of the Summer Holidays! On the final day friends and family can come and watch an incredible demonstration style performance. This years will be based...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Henley

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

OPA Play and Activity Days

Venue: Banbury Princess Diana Park

Website: www.oxonplay.org.uk/opa-play-activity-days-2024

Oxfordshire Play Association promotes and develops play opportunities for children and young people aged 0-19 years across Oxfordshire. All events offer both free entrance and free activities. No Childcare...

The Tiger Who Came To Tea

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? What they certainly don’t expect to see at the door is a big, stripy tiger! Join the tea-guzzling tiger...

Science Oxford: Planet Power!

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

Get eco-friendly and make your own renewable energy with Science Oxford! Learn about the different ways we can power our planet and conduct your very own scientific experiments with your family.This workshop...

As You Like It

Venue: Tudor Hall

Website: www.thedukestheatrecompany.co.uk

The ancient Forest of Arden serves as the backdrop for Shakespeare’s most famous and quotable comedy. When Rosalind is banished from Duke Ferdinand’s court, new identities are explored with hilarious...

Summer Pond Dipping

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Work with the experienced club leaders to catch and identify newts, water beetles, pond-snails, dragonfly larvae or water boatmen and get up close with trays, magnifiers and microscopes. Suitable for ages...

How grim were the Grimms?: An Opera-in-a-day workshop

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

Take a fantastical journey through the timeless, magical and often very grim tales of the Brothers’ Grimm! Explore the characters they created, who have also appeared in operas, through a series of creative...

Netball Academy

Venue: Headington School

Website: www.ultimateactivity.co.uk/oxfordshire-camps

Headington School is also home to one of the netball summer camps. The netball camp is designed for children aged 7–14, and they’ll be involved in a range of netball-themed activities. They’ll learn...

Musical Theatre Workshop

Venue: New Theatre Oxford

Website: www.atgtickets.com

Join the incredible Jasmine Rodhouse who will lead this incredibly fun and high energy musical theatre workshop where you will learn a musical theatre number (all singing all dancing) with the end goal...

WhatNot Theatre presents Boxes

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

WhatNot Theatre’s BOXES is a Sensory show exploring what our imaginations conjure when we look inside a simple cardboard box. Discover the magic when we lift the lid…encounter hidden lands and enchanting...

Henley Country Craft Show

Venue: Stonor Park

Address: Henley-on-Thames

Website: www.craftshows.co.uk

This event is an all-encompassing bank holiday experience where people of all ages, from kids to adults, can engage in a wide range of engaging activities and entertainment options. From live music performances,...

Oxford Storytelling Festival

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

The forth year of this intimate weekend festival, weaving magic with stories, spoken word, poetry and song.They have created a beautiful space where a community of people can come together and connect...

Foodies Festival

Venue: South Parks

Website: www.foodiesfestival.com

Sample new wines, champagnes and cocktails in The Drinks Theatre. Eat delicious street food from around the world. Taste new flavours. Meet artisan producers. Have fun all day with chilli eating competitions...

Henley Summerfest

Venue: Henley Showground

Address: Marlow Road

Website: www.xplosiveevents.com

Experience daring Parkour Demonstrations, Jump Dogs Parachute Team, Bolddog FMX Team, ATV and Stannage International Stunts. Includes a mega fairground, magic shows and tribute bands as well as the Symphonic...

Romeo and Juliet by Illyria

Venue: Upton House and Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/warwickshire/upton-house-and-gardens

From a secret rendezvous to a fateful duel, Shakespeare masterfully explores the enduring power of love, revenge and fate. But the surprising thing about this iconic tale is that it’s extremely funny...

Paddington at Didcot

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Buy a Railway Centre ticket for the 26th August and see Paddington™ who will meet and greet fans at intervals throughout the day. Steam trains will be operating on both of the Centre's two demonstration...

'Fairies and Folklore' Family Day

Venue: Harcourt Arboretum

Website: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/visit-arboretum

Find out about the traditions surrounding trees and plants. Find out about folklore and fairy tales and join in with some nature-based crafts and trails.£3 per child (under-2s free, adults will need to...

Abingdon Fireworks Festival

Venue: Abingdon Airfield

Website: www.xplosiveevents.com

This festival is perfect for families, couples, and groups of friends looking for a fun and exciting day out. Offering plenty of activities and entertainment for all ages. There is an enormous fairground...

Birds of Prey

Venue: Oxford Castle and Prison

Website: www.oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk

Experience the thrill of being a medieval falconer this summer and get up close and personal with magnificent birds of prey! You’ll witness these magnificent owls, falcons and hawks soaring through the...

Pinocchio

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

Stuff and Nonsense are leaders in family theatre. Their adaptation of Pinocchio combines classic elements of the story with their hallmark hilarity, skilled puppetry, original music, fantastic staging,...

The Little Mermaid presented by IK Productions

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Escape into the open air this summer with IK Productions summer show, The Little Mermaid, taking place in the wonderful setting of the Amphitheatre. IKP’s unmistakable brand of “delightfully daft”...

Ironstone Festival

Venue: St. Etheldreda's Church

Website: www.ironstonechambermusic.com

From the brand new children's morning concert, to exceptional world class performers, this three day festival is a feast for all music lovers. Boasting acoustics that transcend it's size, you are certain...

The Gondoliers

Venue: Cogges Manor Farm

Website: www.cogges.org.uk

Expect enchanting rendition that promises an evening of laughter, music, and pure entertainment. Set in picturesque Venice, this lighthearted operetta whisks audiences away to a world of romance, mistaken...

Cogges Harvest Fayre

Venue: Cogges Manor Farm

Website: www.cogges.org.uk

Celebrate the season and join the Cogges Harvest Fayre for family fun, games, face-painting, flower-crowns, crafts and activities 11am-4pm. Enjoy delicious food at the BBQ, and refresh your palate at the...

Summer Fields Pre-prep and Prep Open Mornings

Venue: Summer Fields Pre-prep and Prep

Website: www.summerfields.com

Register now for open mornings for 2025 entry: Pre-prep Thursday 26 September, 10.30am-12 noon and Prep Saturday 21 September,10.15am - 12.45pm. Email admissions@summerfields.com or call 01865 459 204....

d'Overbroeck's Open Day (Years 7-11 and Sixth Form)

Venue: d’Overbroeck’s

Website: www.doverbroecks.com/admissions/open-days

d’Overbroeck’s run a series of virtual and in-person open events throughout the year. Find out more about life at d’Overbroeck’s, their curriculum and meet some of the teachers. Register on their...