The Knights of Middle England are ready to take you back to the exciting and colourful era of the Middle Ages with their action packed, high octane Jousting and Stunt Show at Blenheim Palace.
Discover more: What’s On at Blenheim Palace
Bringing together the celebrated art of Kurt Jackson with reflections from Oxford University researchers, this new exhibition explores biodiversity across British landscapes and considers the future of our country's habitats.
Discover more: Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Fresh air, bird song, silence. In 2020 we noticed our natural environment with renewed clarity. As our horizons narrowed in lockdown, the artist’s “Look Outside Project” called for brief written observations of the natural world at a time of limited freedom. Two hundred contributions from across the globe feature in this solo show.
Discover more: The North Wall Arts Centre
As Chosen by… is an exhibition of a series of botanical portraits by Kate Friend. The sitters are flowers, chosen by recognisable public figures. The result is a single flower and vessel chosen by the sitter and shot in natural light at their home, studio, or garden.
Discover more: Exhibitions & Displays
Oxfordshire Artweeks is the UK’s oldest and biggest artist open studios & pop-up exhibition event and will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year when you can feast your eyes on a huge range of creative activities by hundreds of artists, makers and designers.
It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying with Granny! From the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories comes the amazing story by David Walliams, the UK’s best-selling author for children.
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Oxford Town and Gown is the oldest run in the series. It started in 1982 by local runners as a fun run to raise funds for muscular dystrophy, and still to this day, all profits from the race go to Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK). What’s more, 2022 will see the celebration of the Town and Gown’s 40th anniversary!
Discover more: Running events in Oxfordshire
Oxford Eid Extravaganza 2022 is a family fun day packed with lots of activities and stalls for every community to join in and celebrate Eid in style in Oxford. Recognising the post-pandemic need for recovery, renewal and ‘building back fairer’, this year’s celebration is dedicated to promoting education and learning for individual and community renewal and wellbeing.
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Come and join Alasdair Malloy and the Oxford Phil for some Animal Antics featuring furry, feathered and finned friends. Bring a toy animal to join in the fun. Most suitable for ages 4 to 8.
Discover more: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
The biggest selling UK country act of all time, The Shires, first entered the history books in 2015 when their debut album Brave became the first-ever British country album to enter the UK Top Ten. With two gold-certified albums under their belt and 9 playlisted tracks across BBC Music, The Shires are back, and they’re raring to go.
Discover more: What’s On at New Theatre Oxford
The Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s season of great singers continues with the Oxford debut of Angela Gheorghiu, featuring arias from two of Verdi’s most inventive operas, and perhaps his best-loved overture, plus the world premiere of a work for cello and orchestra based on themes from Puccini’s operas, written and performed by Mats Lidström.
Discover more: Sheldonian Theatre
Every year, competitors and spectators are welcomed to the stunning surroundings of Blenheim Palace to take part in one of the most spectacular triathlons in Europe, set against the backdrop of a World Heritage Site.
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In this witty new monologue, grudgingly hopeful, occasionally funny, Olivier Award nominee Caroline Horton brings you an unapologetically dark show about dark things, unlocking an ancient myth to explore living with depression in our modern world.
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra Solo Cello Mats Lidström is joined by Sholto Kynoch to resume their series of Beethoven’s cello sonatas, beginning with a genuine rarity: the composer’s own cello arrangement of his perky Horn Sonata in F major.
Discover more: Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
The world’s number 1 celebration of David Bowie features songs including Space Oddity, Starman, Fashion, Life on Mars, China Girl, Rebel Rebel, Golden Years, Modern Love, All the Young Dudes, Lets Dance, Heroes. For the authentic Bowie Experience and with all the hits from A to Ziggy, this show is a must-see for all Bowie fans.
Diversity took the nation by storm when they won the third series of Britain’s Got Talent in 2009 and have so far sold out nine UK and Irish tours, sold over 600,000 tickets, with countless television and live performances. This new show centres around the world of social media, the internet, and the digital era we now live in, but more importantly, how this connects us all.
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