What's On in Oxfordshire

Horrible Histories Terrible Thames

Venue: Tower Bridge Quay, London

Website: www.birminghamstage.com/shows

There are incredible stories, glorious views, exciting sea shanties and even the chance to sing yourself. Whether you love Horrible Histories or just want a sightseeing tour of the Thames, this is the...

Alice Anniversary Trail

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

The Story Museum are celebrating the 160th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with a special trail in the Enchanted Library in partnership with Macmillan Children's Books, the first publishers...

Maize Maze

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

A puzzling fun park with lots of games to play within 2 maize mazes, 3 woodlands and a fort maze... plus go-karts, family games and lots more to explore! Open daily 9.30am–5.30pm with last entry into...

Dinosaurium: Re-Imagined Creatures

Venue: Banbury Museum

Website: www.banburymuseum.org

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures explores our relationship with the history of dinosaur discoveries. From ancient fossil finds that inspired legends of dragons, iconic film franchises like Jurassic Park...

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures

Venue: Banbury Museum

Website: www.banburymuseum.org

This interactive, family-friendly experience explores how dinosaurs have been discovered, interpreted, and depicted—from early fossil finds and mythical dragons to blockbuster films and cutting-edge...

Lego Master Builders Club

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Calling all young engineers, architects and inventors! Build a story with LEGO! All you need to bring is your imagination and a desire to have fun. Ticket price includes child and free accompanying adult....

Adoption Packages at Milletts Falconry Centre

Venue: Milletts Falconry Centre

Website: www.milletswildside.co.uk/hire-us/birthday-parties

By adopting one of the Animals, you can help support the zoo as well as the Centre’s ongoing conservation and research programmes. You will receive an adoption pack welcoming you to the Millets Wildside...

Be Yourself Be Amazing at PQA

Venue: Venues in Headington, Abingdon, Bicester and Aylesbury

Website: www.pqacademy.com

From Screenplay writing to dance classes, singing lessons and the opportunity to delve into other creative aspects of the performing arts industry. Whether that be performing on-stage at His Majesty's...

Choristership in New College

Venue: Choir of New College Oxford, Holywell Street

Website: www.newcollegechoir.com/choristerships

New College Choir are looking for new recruits to join this exceptional musical journey. If your son loves singing, this is the chance of a lifetime. Choristers learn exceptional musical skills but also...

Creation Theatre Drama Club

Venue: Wolvercote and Headlington

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk

Creation Theatre introduce children to Shakespeare, classic stories, characters and texts in an imaginative and unique way. As well as developing their performance skills and confidence they seek to inspire...

Crocodiles of the World

Venue: Burford Road, Brize Norton

Website: www.crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk

Crocodiles of the World, just off the A40 between Witney and Burford, has just got even wilder! Not only can you come face-to-face with over 100 crocodiles, but now you can also enjoy a wild golfing adventure...

Dinosaur Tree Trail at Harcourt Arboretum

Venue: Harcourt Arboretum

Website: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/event/dinosaur-trail-at-harcourt-arboretum

Thankfully they don’t have roaming dinosaurs at the Arboretum, but they do have many of the plants which grew alongside them. From Ferns to Wollemi Pines, Giant Redwoods to Monkey Puzzle trees, there...

Family Days

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Visit the Science Oxford Centre, open every Saturday for a unique family experience. Explore, discover and play in the Exploration Zone, where children and grown-ups alike have fun experimenting with interactive...

Go-Kart Party Oxfordshire

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.gokart-party.co.uk

Electric Go-Karts - completely safe for children aged 4-11 with a party programme for each age group and 30 indoor venues across Oxfordshire. Equally suitable for boys and girls in a safe and secure environment...

Jemstones Performing Arts

Venue: Rotary Way, Banbury

Website: www.facebook.com/JemstonesPerformingArts/?locale=en_GB

Jemstones is all about the child and working on developing so many life skills. Skills that will be fantastic for reading out their work, working as a team, respecting others, being aware of continuous...

Kids' Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – Jiu Jitsu Republic Oxford

Venue: Saint Ebbe's Primary School

Website: www.oxfordbjj.com

Fun, structured martial arts classes for children aged 4 to 13. Split into age groups 4 to 6, 7 to 10 and 10 to 13. Build confidence, discipline and fitness. Year round training. Free trial available. 

Kumon Free Assessment

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.kumon.co.uk

Kumon does not follow any curriculum and work is set regardless of age, enabling children to revisit topics or advance far beyond school material without restriction. After an initial assessment, your...

Oxford Opera Youth Company

Venue: Old Fire Station

Website: www.oxfordopera.uk

Join Oxford Opera every Saturday during term time for the Oxford Opera Youth Company. Led by an expert team of facilitators the weekly sessions look at the wide range of skills that go into making opera...

Oxford Swim School

Venue: Belbroughton Rd, Summertown

Website: www.oxford-swimschool.co.uk

Swimming lessons for children aged 4-13 years old. There are classes for all abilities, from non-swimmers to advanced swimmers. They use the private 25 metre pool at Oxford High School on Thursdays 4.30pm...

Sparks Film School

Venue: Sparks Film Media Arts Oxford

Website: www.sparksarts.co.uk

Sparks Film School is a youth film school for ages 5-18, with activities for young filmmakers based in Oxford. They welcome young filmmakers from all over Oxfordshire to supercharge their skills and realise...

STEM Clubs

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Science Oxford Centre run regular STEM Clubs on Saturdays at the Science Oxford Centre for young people aged 5-14. The monthly clubs include Science Club for ages 5-9 (also in Abingdon), Nature Club for...

Swim School of Oxfordshire

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.swimschoolofoxfordshire.co.uk

Swim School of Oxfordshire are a private swim school providing intensive swimming courses and weekly lessons to adults and children across Oxfordshire. They currently offer lessons at Oxford University...

TCC2 Thame Children's Choir

Venue: TCC2 Thame Children's Choir

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,...

The Manor Prep School

Venue: The Manor Prep School

Address: Faringdon Road, Abingdon

Website: www.manorprep.org

The Manor Prep School in Abingdon is an outstanding independent co-educational day school that welcomes boys and girls aged 2-11. The Manor offers a happy and varied learning experience in a down-to-earth...

Wychwood Inspires Saturdays

Venue: Wychwood School

Address: 74 Banbury Road

Website: https://wychwoodschool.org/

Visit Wychwood Inspires Saturdays, a unique series of Saturday morning sessions designed to cultivate imagination and inspire learning. Saturdays 10-11.30am at Wychwood School, these sessions are completely...

Young Engineers

Venue: Summer Fields School

Website: www.oxfordactive.co.uk/young-engineers/summer-fields-school-2

Young Engineers Camps provide students with a captivating introduction to engineering concepts through fun and hands-on activities. With a blend of indoor and outdoor projects, children will engage in...

Autumn Steam Gala

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: https://didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Enjoy an exciting weekend and celebrate steam with this multi-engine event. See autotrain operations, freight trains, shunting demonstrations, plus tours of the workshop areas, usually closed to the public....

Lucas Jet presents Circus Extravaganza

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

Lucas Jet and Jony Juggler plus special guests are bringing their high energy family circus show to Millets. Expect big thrills and mad skills plus lots of audience participation! This is a family friendly...

Oxford Storytelling Festival

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

With contributors, workshops, activities and experiences over the weekend, Oxford Storytelling Festival provides a wonderful space for festival-goers to explore the theme of Earth and Connection and enter...

Evolution in Action

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: https://scienceoxford.com

Discover a world of survival at this bird-themed Science Club! Young explorers find out how birds adapt to and survive in their environment.Pecked with problem-solving bird-based fun, it’s a great chance...

The Wind in the Willows

Venue: The Old Vicarage

Website: www.illyria.co.uk/shows

Multiple award-winning Illyria celebrates Kenneth Grahame’s timeless tale of friendship, laughter, the longing for home and the lure of adventure. Enjoy it all summer across the UK where the story is...

Young Rangers

Venue: Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre

Website: www.bbowt.org.uk

Wildlife and seasonal themed activities for children ages 8-11 to explore and engage in the great outdoors.Sessions last for 2 hours and are packed full of fun games and activities to teach you all about...

Danny Lee Grew – 24K Magic

Venue: The Kenton

Website: www.thekenton.org.uk

Join top magician Danny Lee Grew in his brand new mind boggling one man show 24K Magic – no rabbits, no top hats and most importantly, no ‘magic tricks’… just miracles. Expect an evening of jaw...

Family Cushion Concerts

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.ticketsoxford.com/events/family-cushion-concerts-2

The Jacqueline du Pre Music Building's monthly cushion concerts will introduce different styles of music and different instruments to children and their families. Go along to all or just drop in for a...

Radley Keys Award Open Day

Venue: Radley College

Address: Kennington Rd

Website: www.radley.org.uk

The Radley Keys Award is an all-inclusive bursary for talented and ambitious boys from state schools to attend Radley College. Families apply when their son is in Year 6 - Radley College will help place...

Home Educators' Day: Habitats with Stream Dipping

Venue: Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre

Website: www.bbowt.org.uk

An immersive day of outdoor learning for the local home-educating community.Sign up for a stream dipping session when you arrive, led by one of our expert learning team. Take your wellies so you can wade...

A Journey Through Autumn - Upton's Autumn Trail

Venue: Upton House and Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Complete the autumn trail and discover the history of harvest, make a leaf washing line and write a poem. Take a sensory walk through our woodland and find out how Upton's animals are preparing for autumn.

Blenheim Palace International Horse Trails

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com/whats-on

Experience four days of exhilarating eventing, including Dressage, Cross Country, and Showjumping. Alongside world-class competition, families can enjoy a range of activities for all ages, including a...

Heritage Open Day 2025

Venue: Upton House and Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Visit Upton House and Gardens this Heritage Open Day and find out what makes this National Trust collection so special. Join their friendly and knowledgeable volunteers, who will be giving short introductory...

Wild Art

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Crafty kids get creative with woodland art this autumn! Experiment with natural materials, autumnal colours and cool techniques. Find your tree twin and sculpt a tree face with natural clay. Design and...

MAD (Marcham & District) 5K

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

The event invites people of all ages, abilities and experience.There are two events – a 1km kids route and a 5km route.The marshalled route laps around the Millets Farm picturesque fishing lake, down...

Cranford School Senior Experience Day

Venue: Cranford School

Address: Willow Court Lane

Website: www.cranfordschool.co.uk

Explore how specialist teachers craft a curriculum that sparks curiosity and keeps your child at the heart of their learning journey. Register your place in advance or contact the Director of Admissions...

Home Learners' Day at the Arboretum

Venue: Harcourt Arboretum

Website: www.obga.ox.ac.uk/event/home-learners-day-at-the-arboretum-1

Join the Education Team for a tour of some of the amazing plants and trees at the Arboretum. There will be activities to take part in aimed at all ages. Drop-in anytime during the session and stay as long...

Innocence

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.ticketsoxford.com/events/innocence

Four kinds of innocence: Ravel's gorgeous and moving celebration of childhood innocence, written for children to play, and based on tales such as Tom Thumb or Beauty and the Beast. Fun for children of...

Leighton Park Open Events and Taster Days

Venue: Leighton Park

Address: Shinfield Road, Reading

Website: www.leightonpark.com

Explore the whole school at this exciting event and enjoy a wide range of fun activities, meet the dedicated staff, enthusiastic students and get a real feel for life at Leighton Park. Weekday Open Mornings...

PYO Pumpkins

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

Open at weekends only from the 27th September and then daily from 18th – 31st October, our pumpkin patch features loads of Halloween themed props and photo opportunities. Take your own bags for life...

The Goose and Mrs. Frost

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

This live-action show includes whimsical puppetry and beautifully illustrated paper theatre to tell a heart-warming story about changes in the seasons and the transformative power of kindness.

The Time Seekers

Venue: The North Wall

Website: www.thenorthwall.com

Following on from the stellar success of The Star Seekers, comes a brand new mission: The Time Seekers is an inspiring, warm and audience driven children’s theatre show that journeys through history,...

Tiny Ideas Festival

Venue: The North Wall

Website: www.thenorthwall.com

This September, The North Wall in Summertown will be hosting some magical events in the theatre as part of Tiny Ideas Festival, Oxford’s early years arts festival. The festival takes place 27–28 September...

Woman Like Me: The Little Mix Show

Venue: The Beacon

Website: www.beaconwantage.co.uk

This show brings back-to-back chart-topping hits, incredible voices, and the electrifying energy of Little Mix to life on stage, captivating fans old and new in an unmissable celebration of their phenomenal...

Parents Power Hour

Venue: The North Wall

Website: www.thenorthwall.com

Parents Power Hour is like stay and play for grown-ups! Led by artist and mother Rachel Gildea, this is an inclusive and creative space for parents and carers to reconnect to themselves and their creativity....

Puffling Percy

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Percy is a young puffin who is too afraid to fly. He’d rather keep to his burrow, thank you very much. When his parents migrate south for the winter, Percy finds he is all alone and in grave danger!...

Roald Dahl Ramble: Fantastic Mr Fox

Venue: The Roald Dahl Museum

Website: www.roalddahlmuseum.org

Treat the family to a walk in the woods, with cake after! You’ll walk in Roald’s footsteps through the very wood he imagined Fantastic Mr Fox living in. Spot the signs of late summer and autumn and...

Tiny Ideas: Fam Jam

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Visit for an hour of creative movement activities and sensory play. For you and your little ones. There will be adventures, with bubbles, magic carpets, stormy seas and beautiful butterflies. All in a...

Celebrating Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie at Dinky Artist This October

Venue: Online

Website: www.dinkyartist.com

Do you have a child who loves Gabby’s Dollhouse and her adorable cat friends? Dinky Artist is excited to celebrate Gabby's first adventure on the big screen. Dive into The Creative Factory this October...

Access-friendly Day

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Enjoy a day of access to both the Galleries and Small Worlds with a single ticket and explore the Museum in whatever way best suits you and your family. Access-friendly days are suitable for all families...

Apple Weekend 2025

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

A great family day out where you will be able to sample and buy many different types of juices. Advice and information on growing, planting, apple identification and selecting trees and rootstock will...

David Gibb's Family Jukebox

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Join musician, David Gibb, for a morning of brilliant live music that everyone in the family will enjoy! With lots of audience interaction and joining in, David’s songwriting draws on a wide range of...

Fun Palace

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

Join Oxford Playhouse for a perfect family day out! Drop in for free arts and science activities with crafts and ideas to take home and share with your wider friends and community.The theme is codebreaking,...

Michaelmas Term Open Morning

Venue: Cokethorpe School

Website: www.cokethorpe.org

Join the Michaelmas Term Open Morning. An opportunity to tour the School, hear from the Head, meet the Head of Prep School, the pupils and students and get a flavour of the exceptional breadth and individual...

New College School Open Morning

Venue: New College School

Address: Savile Road

Website: www.newcollegeschool.org/open-days

View the school, chat to the Headmaster, staff, and current parents and find out more about an NCS education. Book your place via the online booking form, if you have any queries about admissions email...

RBC Race for the Kids at School

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.gosh.org/get-involved

Take part in the annual school charity fun run between 6-10 October and help build the new Children's Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Get the whole class - or even the whole school...

Pinocchio

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

Steve Tiplady’s inventive Pinocchio uses puppetry, shadows, and carpentry tools to tell a witty, heartfelt tale of a puppet’s journey and a father’s hope. Pinocchio is carved on stage, brushes become...

Sensory Suitcase Stories: Goldilocks

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

A special relaxed sensory edition of Suitcase Stories designed specifically for audiences with access needs. The story has been adapted with specially designed sensory activities, a slower pace, partial...

Wonderland Afternoon Tea

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Enjoy a luxury Wonderland-themed tea in the cafe available for pre-booked groups only. Guests can enjoy exclusive access to the Alice-themed Room in which to enjoy a delicious menu of sandwiches and cakes....

Matilda Jr

Venue: The Kenton

Website: www.thekenton.org.uk

Following the stellar success of The Star Seekers, comes a brand new mission: The Time Seekers is an inspiring, warm and audience driven children’s theatre show that journeys through history, exploring...

Comedy Club For Kids

Venue: The Theatre Chipping Norton

Website: www.chippingnortontheatre.com

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families…...

Myth Monster

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Myth Monster takes you on a playful journey from Earth’s deep past to a future shaped by stories. Part performance part headphone experience it’s accessible surprising and full of sound music and dance....

Spooktacular Halloween Hunt

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Visit Waterperry Gardens this October half term for the annual spooky Halloween Hunt around the gardens. Find the spooky characters hidden around the garden, mark that you’ve found them on the sheet...

Super Science Saturday

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Find your WOW! at Super Science Saturday and meet researchers and scientists with IF Oxford. See Sarah Bearchell’s ‘Amazing Air’ show, Richard Robinson’s ‘66 Impossible Things’, and try activities...

Harry Potter Family Quiz

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Witches and Wizards are invited to celebrate Harry Potter Book Day in the marvelous Magic Common Room.Dust down your robes and brush up on your wizarding world knowledge for this special quiz. Children...

1 Click Away

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

1 Click Away is an interactive dance performance for children and families that creatively tackles the growing problem of waste and excess packaging in our everyday lives. Set in a world made entirely...

The Paper Dolls

Venue: The North Wall

Website: www.thenorthwall.com

When a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and together they go on a fantastical adventure whirling through their home and garden. Ticky, Tacky, Jackie the Backie, Jim...

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

Peppa Pig and friends are back in their brand new live stage show! With a new arrival on the way the whole family are busy getting ready. With building and decorating work to be done, it’s an oinktastic...

Beauty and the Beast

Venue: The Theatre Chipping Norton

Website: www.chippingnortontheatre.com

Discover the mysterious Beast in the spooky chateau and encounter scientists, evil enchantresses and the utterly brilliant Dame Fifi Fromage! Will the Beast find love and discover his true self? All will...

Steam Into Christmas

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Search for the reindeer stations as you explore the 21-acre museum, home to Great Western Railway steam locomotives, carriages, wagons, buildings, and artefacts, all set around the original 1932 engine...

Beauty and The Beast

Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre

Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org

Expect dazzling scenery, glittering costumes, magical special effects, toe-tapping musical numbers and real live panto pooches. With plenty of laughs and audience participation, this is pantomime at its...

The Snowman and The Gruffalo in Concert

Venue: Cadogan Hall

Website: www.cadoganhall.com

A regular highlight of Christmas in Chelsea, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra returns to Cadogan Hall for its annual performance of the timeless classic, The Snowman, for which the film is shown on the big...

The Snowman and The Gruffalo in concert

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.ticketsoxford.com

For one day only, direct from London, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra comes to Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre.Tickets are available from the Ticketsoxford.com or call 01865 305305. There will be two performances...