Events
February 2023
Frankenstein
Witness the original gothic horror in this brand new faithful adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Experience the tragic tale of Victor Frankenstein as he risks his life, his family, and his sanity to reanimate the dead, and suffers the unthinkable consequences. This thrilling, fast paced play features Shelley’s exquisite language and ever pertinent themes of...
Find out more »Oxford Gospel Choir Rehearsals
Looking for something fun and musical to join in the new year? If you love to sing the Oxford Gospel Choir is the place for you! You don’t need to have singing experience and they don’t hold auditions, have lots of fun building friendships and sharing the joy of music and performing.
Find out more »Fairytales for grown-ups: Strange Girls, Beautiful Monsters
Live performance storytelling presented by the Crick Crack Club. A girl enters the woods clutching a skull with burning eyes Another tumbles out of a barrel and falls in love A third erupts into the world riding a goat One more opens a forbidden door… Baba Yagas, bloodstained dolls, spoon-wielding sisters, lovestruck trolls, and lovers who hide monstrous secrets behind their charms – Sarah Liisa Wilkinson invites you to meet some very strange girls and some very beguiling monsters. Dark,…
Find out more »J.S. Bach: Concertos for Two Harpsichords
Instruments of Time and Truth are joined by harpsichordists Christopher Bucknall and Tom Foster at the Holywell Music Room for a celebration of Johann Sebastian Bach’s works for two harpsichords. Two of these concertos are more instantly recognised in their original forms as his double concertos for Oboe and violin and for two violins respectively. In these, their revised forms, Bach uses the resonance of two harpsichords side by side to create a wonderfully different sound world. Alongside these three…
Find out more »Beginner Brush Calligraphy Workshop
Modern calligraphy is about lettering that has energy and flow. Just like with a pointed nib, it involves the pressure and release of the brush to get the gorgeous contrast of thick and thin lines. As brush pens come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, this creative session gives you the opportunity to try out lots of different types and discover the ones that are just right for you. Modern Calligraphy Co workshops are carefully structured, building up your…
Find out more »Beam Me Up
Brand new music festival Beam Me Up has put together a mouthwatering line up of the hottest new bands around for its inaugural outing in Oxford (11 February 2023). Coach Party, Opus Kink, Prima Queen and Play Blue Eyes play the O2 Academy in Oxford on Saturday 11 February. With 12 acts across two stages, the team behind the new festival has brought their experience in events and knowledge of the two cities to bring some of the best new…
Find out more »Sow & Grow at Webbs, Millets Farm
Bring your budding gardeners along to Millet's Farm garden centre this February half term and sow some flowers... a fun and educational activity that children of all ages will love. Pass on your love of gardening to the kids and let them clear up the mess! Decorate your terracotta pot (as intricately as you like) with acrylic paint pens. We'll provide stencils or let your young artist's imaginations run free. Fill your pot with compost and plant your seeds, then…
Find out more »Run Logan Run
Run Logan Run + support by Zahra Haji Fath Ali Tehrani Annie Gardiner At the forefront of Bristol’s contribution to the pulsing new UK jazz scene come Run Logan Run, an alchemical fusion of surging, polyrhythmic alt-breakbeats and screaming guttural saxophone. Since forming in 2016 the duo (Andrew Neil Hayes, saxophones and Matt Brown, drums) have earned a reputation for explosive live performances, full of raw power and visceral energy. 2022’s Nature Will Take Care Of You saw RLR team…
Find out more »Brigitte Beraha @ Frank and Mark’s
Brigitte is recognized as one of the most versatile and exciting vocalists on the UK jazz scene. As well as performing and recording with many jazz legends, including Kenny Wheeler, Chris Laurence, Paul Clarvis, Stuart Hall, Martin France, John Parricelli, Bobby Wellins and Henry Lowther she is closely involved in the work of the new generation of jazz musicians. Drawing comparisons with such luminaries as Norma Winstone, Flora Purim and Tania Maria, she has forged her own, very individual voice.…
Find out more »Active Poetry at Kidlington Library!
A FREE poetry and play session for 5-10 year olds, featuring games, dancing, balloons, stickers and BEING LOUD IN A LIBRARY! Children’s poet Juli Frances Taylor brings her Poetry Play session to Kidlington library during half term. Games include Run&Rhyme, Silly Sentences, Build-a-Poem and more! Children are encouraged to join in with the poems and use their rhyming skills to become a Little Poet. Drop-in, no booking required.
Find out more »Oxford Brookes Science Bazaar Beyond 2023
The Oxford Brookes Science Bazaar Beyond will be back on Saturday 18th February 2023! This FREE event is open to all. Fun for all the family and most suitable for 5-12 years. Join Oxford Brookes at their Headington campus (Gipsy Lane, Headington, OX3 0BP) to meet staff and students, explore interactive stands, learn something new, and to get stuck into many activities! Following the British Science Week (10-19 March 2023) theme of “Connections”. Where you can explore topics such as;…
Find out more »Brahms Violin Sonatas
Brahms Violin Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 Brahms Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Fiona Khuong-Huu violin Hina Khuong-Huu violin Marios Papadopoulos piano The beauteous violin playing of Joseph Joachim and the radiant personality of Clara Schuman lie behind Brahms’s Violin Sonatas − works in which his first priority was to make the violin sing. The three sonatas chart a journey from lyrical intimacy to stormy, grand expressions, No. 3’s…
Find out more »FUNomusic Family Concert: Mission Earth
Alasdair Malloy presenter Come and join the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra and Mission Earth Tour Guide Alasdair Malloy. They join a school trip from another galaxy to approach and orbit the Earth, with the mission to discover what the four colours which can be seen from space represent. We hear fantastic music which reveals what the blue, red, white, and green areas are on the planet, as well as discovering amazing wonders of nature such as animal and insect life, weather and…
Find out more »Peacock: A New Play
When Seamus came out as bi, he thought he’d finally worked everything out. But when he starts experimenting with makeup and falling in love, he finds himself propelled into a messy journey of discovery about what it means to be a man who sometimes wants to be both masculine and pretty. With a heart-warming core, and a soundtrack of pop anthems, Peacock is an uplifting, hilarious and authentic look at the taboo surrounding men wearing makeup. Written by Douglas Murdoch…
Find out more »Funhouse Comedy Club – Comedy Night in Towcester February 2023
Funhouse Comedy returns to Towcester Mill Brewery on Thursday February 23rd for a great night of laughter. Topping the bill is comedian, actor, writer, BBC Radio presenter and juggler Steve Royle, who came 3rd in the final of Britain's Got Talent 2020 and previously performed as a warm-up act on the Royal Variety performance. He spent many years as the court jester at Camelot theme park and has supported Peter Kay and Dave Spikey on tour. His TV appearances include…
Find out more »March 2023
A Winter Lecture with Dave Goulson: ‘Silent Earth: Saving our Insects’
Third in Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum's Winter Lecture 2023 series is best-selling author, leading ecologist and founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Professor Dave Goulson. The talk will be held in person at the Maths Institute, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter and tickets include a complimentary drink after the event. Doors open at 6.40pm, with the talk starting promptly at 7.00pm. Dave's talk will explore the world of insects, showcasing how vital, fascinating and weirdly wonderful they are. He'll explore their…
Find out more »A Winter Lecture with Naoko Abe: ‘Saving the Blossom: ‘Cherry’ Ingram and his rich legacy’
The final talk of this year's Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum Winter Lectures comes from international journalist and author, Naoko Abe. Join Naoko to learn about the story of Collingwood 'Cherry' Ingram, the Englishman who saved Japan's blossoms. The talk will be held in person at the Maths Institute, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter and tickets include a complimentary drink after the event. Doors open at 6.40pm, with the talk starting promptly at 7.00pm. Naoko's talk will explore the symbolism of cherry…
Find out more »Fairytales for grown-ups: Atalanta – Greek Myth’s Unleashed
Live performance storytelling by Ben Haggarty, presented by the Crick Crack Club. A girl raised by a bear, Centaurs intent on rape, maniacal kings, troublesome boars and bitterly feuding deities contrive the bloodiest race to ever stain the soil of Arcady. Audaciously reshuffling epic Greek Mythology, Ben Haggarty brings to the stage a fierce tale of a remarkable virgin hunter and devotee of Artemis who sure as hell doesn’t want to have anything to do with men. Here the veneers…
Find out more »Mammy’s Boys Dinner show – Towcester
Mammy's Boys are back in town..."THATS NICE"! Get ready for an uproarious night on the lash with the mother of all comedy-Mrs Agnes Brown. Agnes and Winnie are spending a quiet night in Foley's bar, waiting for Agnes' children to return from a trip to Spain. When Dermot, Rory, Mark and Cathy arrive, they come with surprising news about their late father. An outrageous evening full of surprises and belly laughs, featuring all your favourite characters from the hit sitcom,…
Find out more »Mammy’s Boys Dinner show -St Patricks Day 17/03/2023
Mammy's Boys are back in town..."THATS NICE"! Get ready for an uproarious night on the lash with the mother of all comedy-Mrs Agnes Brown. Agnes and Winnie are spending a quiet night in Foley's bar, waiting for Agnes' children to return from a trip to Spain. When Dermot, Rory, Mark and Cathy arrive, they come with surprising news about their late father. An outrageous evening full of surprises and belly laughs, featuring all your favourite characters from the hit sitcom,…
Find out more »FT Weekend Oxford Literary Festival
Oxford Literary Festival hosts more than 200 events over ten days featuring leading writers and thinkers. This year's event includes novelists Colm Toibin, John Banville and Eleanor Catton: standup comedian and historian Al Murray, scientists Martin Rees and Adam Rutherford; actors Greta Scacchi and Paterson Joseph; former Manchester City footballer Nedum Onuoha; and children's authors including Anthony Horowitz, Robin Stevens and Cressida Cowell. There will also be debates involving public figures about topical issues such as climate change, trust in…
Find out more »Martha Archerich & Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Mendelssohn The Hebrides, Op. 26 Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 Mozart Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551, ‘Jupiter’ Martha Argerich piano Marios Papadopoulos conductor Mozart may not have known the ‘Jupiter’ symphony would become his last, but it’s hard to imagine how he could have followed it. Mozart’s last symphony is a work of majestic intensity and liberation but also a continuous stream of musical joy that wears its brilliance lightly. Before it, titan of the piano Martha…
Find out more »April 2023
vOx Chamber Choir – Music for Easter by Gesualdo and Victoria
A poignant programme of Easter Music including Gesualdo's Tenebrae Responsories and Victoria's Missa 'O Quam Gloriosum Est Regnum'. Conducted by David Crown. St Michael at the North Gate, Cornmarket Street, Oxford OX1 3EY Tickets available from WeGotTickets: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/568342
Find out more »9th Lechlade Annual Vintage Rally & Country Show
Enjoy the 9th Lechlade Annual Vintage Rally & Country Show. This year include, Classic Cars, Classic Motor Cycles, Commercial Vehicles, Collections, Miniature Steam, Tractors, Model Tent, Classic Caravans, Craft Tent. for the children Fun Fair, Bouncy Castle, Face Painting, Animal Sanctuary, Bees and much more. This year’s Ring events, SAT:- Food Fairies for Street Dogs & Cats. Fun Dog Show SUN :- Fun Dog Show, Britannia Majorettes MON:-, Food Fairies for Street Dogs & Cats. Fun Dog Show, Highworth Silver…
Find out more »May 2023
Death and the Maiden | Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
Schubert String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810, ‘Death and the Maiden’ Schubert Piano Quintet in A major, D. 667, ‘Trout’ Soloists of the Oxford Philharmonic Marios Papadopoulos piano Franz Schubert was unusually aware of his own mortality. But even Schubert was at a low ebb in March 1824 – sick, tired and unable to find peace. Then one day, he reached for one of his own songs, in which Death asks a young maiden innocently for her hand, offering eternal…
Find out more »FUNomusica Family Concert: Pirates Ahoy!
Alasdair Malloy presenter Calling all pirates! Dress up in your sea-faring finery and hurry aboard our Pirate ship, the Barnacle Bill, for an action-packed adventure on the Seven Seas with nautical nonsense and amazing maritime music. With Cap’n Alasdair ‘Awesome Al’ Malloy at the helm and the fearless crew of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, we’ll be setting sail Over the Waves into uncharted waters in search of a treasure trove of music including a Pirate March, a Pirate Song or two,…
Find out more »June 2023
Beginners Pointed Nib Calligraphy Workshop
Come and join the Modern Calligraphy Co in Oxford at The West Oxford Community Centre and learn how to create beautiful lettering in this relaxed and informal workshop. Modern calligraphy is about lettering that is dynamic and has energy, so if you have always wanted to try modern calligraphy but you’re concerned you don't have nice handwriting or you can’t draw, don’t worry, that really doesn’t matter! Creating your own style and enjoying the process is what it’s all about.…
Find out more »Big Fish Little Fish OXFORD Piratey Father’s Day Family Rave – dnb special!
Argh, you ready Oxford? Set sail to the family-only, bubble-filled, dancefloor and shake a peg leg or two at this drum and bass special with DJ Raks. Big Fish Little Fish will be blasting the bangers at a safe level for little ears along with bursts of bubbles, balloons, confetti cannons, smoke rings and snow foam! Plus, they'll have a grande giant parachute finale! This ultra-quirky event is held inside a fully-functioning brewery with a large open-air area so expect…
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