May Events 2024
All of the arts and culture events happening in Oxfordshire in May.
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Ashmolean NOW: Pio Abad – shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2024
Wed 8 May - Sun 8 Sep, 10:00 - 17:00Ashmolean Museum, OxfordFree -
Kabuki Legends: Stencil Prints by Takahashi Hiromitsu
Wed 8 May - Sun 23 Feb, 10:00 - 17:00Ashmolean Museum, OxfordFree -
COVID: Stories from a Segregated Society
Wed 8 - Fri 31 May, 12:00 - 17:00History of Science Museum, OxfordFree -
Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness
Wed 8 - Sun 26 May, 10:00 - 17:00Modern Art Oxford, OxfordFree -
Guercino at Waddesdon: King David and the Wise Women
Wed 8 May - Sun 27 Oct, 11:00 - 16:00Waddesdon, Aylesbury, WaddesdonFree -
Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings
Wed 8 May - Sun 23 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Ashmolean Museum, OxfordFree – £15.30 -
Lightshadow: Sculpture by Johannes von Stumm
Wed 8 May - Tue 27 Aug, 10:00 - 17:00New College, Oxford£8 -
Apple Music classes for 2 year olds
Wed 8 May - Fri 12 Jul, 10:00 - 10:30Matrix Arts Centre, Sutton Courtenay£6 -
Li Jin with Roger Law: Simple Pleasures
Wed 8 May - Sun 17 Nov, 10:00 - 17:00Ashmolean Museum, OxfordFree -
Oxfordshire Artweeks: artists’ open studios and pop-up exhibitions
Wed 8 - Mon 27 May, 11:00 - 18:00Various venues across Oxfordshire, OxfordshireFree -
Duncan Montgomery & George Townsend Exhibition: Parson’s Pleasure and the Ponds
Wed 8 - Sat 25 May, 10:00 - 16:00North Wall Arts Centre, OxfordFree -
Old Spires New Dreams – A YouthLab photography project
Fri 10 - Fri 24 May, 06:00 - 12:00Leiden Square,Free -
National Treasures – The Wilton Diptych in Oxford
Fri 10 May - Sun 1 Sep, 10:00 - 17:00Ashmolean Museum, OxfordFree -
Exhibition Tour – Frieda Toranzo Jaeger: A future in the light of darkness
Fri 10 May, 13:00 - 13:30Modern Art Oxford, OxfordFree -
Introduction to Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom
Sat 11 May, 10:00 - 16:00The National Trust Heritage and Rural Skills Centre, Swindon£85 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 11 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Spring Festival
Sat 11 May, 10:00 - 13:00Earth Trust Farm, Earth Trust Centre, Little Wittenham, Abingdon£5 -
Weber® Barbecue School Cookery Courses 2024
Sat 11 - Sun 12 May, 11:00 - 14:00Webbs, Millets Farm, Frilford£65 -
Spring Festival
Sat 11 May, 13:00 - 16:00Earth Trust Farm, Earth Trust Centre, Little Wittenham, Abingdon£5 -
Villiers Quartet: Late Beethoven Series VI
Sat 11 May, 17:00 - 18:00JdP Music Building, St Hilda's College, Oxford£5 – £10 -
Land, Sea, and Sky – Paul Nash in Oxford
Sat 11 May - Sun 9 Jun, 18:30 - 21:00Pembroke Art Gallery, OxfordFree -
Wrestling Spectacular Swindon (20th Anniversary Mega Show)
Sat 11 May, 19:00 - 21:15The Deanery CE Academy School, Swindon£10 -
A FREE Dawn Chorus Walk at Farmoor Reservoir led by Peter Philp
Sun 12 May, 05:00 - 07:00Farmoor Reservoir, OxfordFree -
Spring Festival
Sun 12 May, 10:00 - 13:00Earth Trust Farm, Earth Trust Centre, Little Wittenham, Abingdon£5 -
Spring Festival
Sun 12 May, 13:00 - 16:00Earth Trust Farm, Earth Trust Centre, Little Wittenham, Abingdon£5 -
A historian’s take on school life in Oxford in 1500 – Nicholas Orme
Sun 12 May, 16:30 - 17:30Magdalen College,Free -
Inspired by Chastleton
Tue 14 May, 10:00 - 15:00Chastleton, National Trust, near Moreton-in-Marsh£5 -
How to See Wars? Artistic Interventions into the Landscapes of Power Aida Hozić
Wed 15 May, 06:30 - 19:30Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College,Free -
Lunchtime Talk: ‘Black Music: 40s, 80s, 00s, Now’ with Derek James
Wed 15 May, 13:00 - 14:00Museum of Oxford, Oxford£5 -
Gardens Tours of Trinity College
Wed 15 May, 15:30 - 16:30Trinity College Oxford, Broad Street, Oxford£10 -
Garden Seasons at Trinity College: Plants for wellbeing with Ashley Edwards
Wed 15 May, 17:00 - 18:15Trinity College Oxford, Broad Street, Oxford£5 – £10 -
“Pack of Lies” by Hugh Whitemore, Directed by BAFTA award-winning writer Laurence Marks
Wed 15 - Sat 18 May, 19:30 - 22:00Eynsham Village Hall, Eynsham£12 -
Monteverdi’s Venetian Legacy, Bellot Ensemble
Thu 16 May, 14:00 - 14:00The New Space, Oxford£8 – £18 -
‘I Sang In My Chains Like The Sea’: New settings of Dylan Thomas
Fri 17 May, 18:45 - 20:30Worcester College, Oxford£5 – £15 -
Museums Late Night: WATER WORLD
Fri 17 May, 19:00 - 22:00Oxford University Museum of Natural History, OxfordFree -
2-day Stained Glass Course (Leaded Method)
Sat 18 - Sun 19 May, 09:00 - 17:00The National Trust Heritage and Rural Skills Centre, Swindon£195 -
Foraging Day Workshop at Heath Farm
Sat 18 May, 10:00 - 23:30Heath Farm Holiday Cottages, Swerford, Chipping Norton£75 -
Nature Club – Celebrate Bee Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 18 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£10 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 18 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Willow Trug Making
Sat 18 May, 10:30 - 16:00The National Trust Heritage and Rural Skills Centre, Swindon£85 -
Wrestling Spectacular Oxford (20th Anniversary Mega Show)
Sat 18 May, 19:00 - 21:15The Oxford Academy, Oxford£10 -
Langtree Sinfonia concert on May 18th at St Mary le More in Wallingford
Sat 18 May, 19:00 - 21:00St Mary-le-More Church, WallingfordFree – £15 -
A musical tour of the British Isles | Oxford Pro Musica Singers | Mark Jordan (conductor)
Sat 18 May, 19:30 - 21:00SJE Arts, Oxford£5 – £25 -
Trinity Recitals: Rachel Podger (violin)
Sun 19 May, 14:30 - 16:10Trinity College Oxford, Broad Street, Oxford£5 – £25 -
A Little Look at… Forest Friends
Mon 20 May, 10:15 - 11:30Oxford University Museum of Natural History, OxfordFree -
Bread, Wine, and Genes
Mon 20 May, 18:00 - 19:00Oxford University Museum of Natural History, OxfordFree -
Trinity Talks: Charlotte Williams – Plastics: future options to improve sustainability
Wed 22 May, 17:00 - 18:00Trinity College Oxford, Broad Street, OxfordFree -
Pegasus Bridge: In Their Own Words – Talk featuring archival interviews with D-Day veterans
Thu 23 May, 07:00 - 20:30The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, Park St, Woodstock£15 -
An Evening With Jacqui Dankworth – In Concert
Thu 23 May, 19:30 - 21:20Oxford Playhouse, Oxford£28 -
Through Fire and Water: Cantatas by Jacquet de la Guerre and Planyavsky
Thu 23 May, 20:00 - 21:00Christ Church, Oxford£5 – £15 -
Oxford Africa Conference 2024
Fri 24 - Sat 25 May, 09:00 - 17:30Rhodes House, South Parks ROad, Oxford£20 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 25 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Blenheim Palace Food Festival 2024
Sat 25 - Mon 27 May, 10:00 - 16:00Blenheim Palace, Woodstock£38 -
Chris Ferebee: Toward the Call of the Owl
Sat 25 May, 19:30 - 21:00JdP Music Building, St Hilda's College, Oxford£5 – £20 -
Family Cushion Concerts – May
Sun 26 May, 10:00 - 12:45JdP Music Building, St Hilda's College, Oxford£6 – £20 -
Freshwater Friends
Tue 28 - Wed 29 May, 13:00 - 16:00Oxford University Museum of Natural History, OxfordFree -
Lecture: Navigating the Tightrope of a UN Independent Mandate
Tue 28 May, 16:30 - 18:00Oxford,Free -
Marvellous Meadows Family Day
Wed 29 May, 11:00 - 15:00Harcourt Arboretum, Nuneham Courtenay£3 – £7.20 -
Evolution Revolution
Thu 30 May, 14:00 - 15:30Oxford University Museum of Natural History, OxfordFree -
Matilda Leyser in conversation with Elizabeth Garner
Thu 30 May, 19:00 - 20:00Daunt Books, Oxford£5 -
Funhouse Comedy Club – Comedy Night in Towcester May 2024
Thu 30 May, 20:00 - 23:00Towcester Mill Brewery, Towcester£15 -
Autism-Friendly Opening
Fri 31 May, 09:00 - 10:00Oxford University Museum of Natural History, OxfordFree -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 1 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 8 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 15 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 22 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 29 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 6 Jul, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 13 Jul, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 20 Jul, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 27 Jul, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 3 Aug, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 10 Aug, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 17 Aug, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 24 Aug, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 31 Aug, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 7 Sep, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 14 Sep, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 21 Sep, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 28 Sep, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 5 Oct, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 12 Oct, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 19 Oct, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 26 Oct, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 2 Nov, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 9 Nov, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 16 Nov, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 23 Nov, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 30 Nov, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 7 Dec, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 14 Dec, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 21 Dec, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 28 Dec, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 4 Jan, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 11 Jan, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 18 Jan, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 25 Jan, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 1 Feb, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 8 Feb, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 15 Feb, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 22 Feb, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 1 Mar, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 8 Mar, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 15 Mar, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 22 Mar, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 29 Mar, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 5 Apr, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 12 Apr, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 19 Apr, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 26 Apr, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 3 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 10 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 17 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 24 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 31 May, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 7 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 14 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 21 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50 -
Family Day at the Science Oxford Centre
Sat 28 Jun, 10:00 - 17:00Science Oxford Centre, Oxford£7.50