What’s on in Oxford and across Oxfordshire this October
Hello and welcome to your invaluable guide to what’s on in Oxford and across Oxfordshire this October.
Despite the recent rains, September gave us some spectacular sunny spells, and we hope you made the best of it with brunch (or dinner) at one of Oxfordshire’s finest restaurants with outdoor seating.
Now that the nights are getting darker and everything is taking on the sickly sweet taste of pumpkin spice, what lies ahead for October? Well, your guess is as good as ours. But we have a feeling brollies and wellies will come in handy.
And aside from resisting the urge to turn on that exorbitantly expensive central heating, what we can say for sure is that there’s plenty to do in Oxford and across shire this month.
It’s also worth pointing out that half term will be upon us from 28 October to 01 November, incorporating Halloween on Thursday, 31 October. We’re scouring the length and breadth of Oxfordshire to put together a list of the best October half-term and Halloween activities we can find. Take a look at our suggestions and get planning.
As always, be sure to visit our “What’s on section”, where you’ll find more events in Oxford and across Oxfordshire, as well as a limited number of unmissable events beyond the county that would make for a great day out.
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Henley Literary Festival 2024
Founded in 2007, the Henley Literary Festival has firmly established itself as one of the UK’s most-popular literary festivals, bringing together punters and pundits from far and wide in an annual meeting-of-minds set across its stunning riverside hometown.
Henley Literary Festival is established as one of the UK’s biggest book festivals. Previous speakers have included John Mortimer, Doreen Lawrence, John Major, Julia Donaldson, Richard E. Grant, Candace Bushnell, John Sentamu, Cressida Cowell and Graham Nash.
Festival lineup: TBC
IF Oxford Science + Ideas Festival 2024
IF Oxford returns in 2024 with events from 06 October to 03 November. It is a thought-provoking and interactive science and ideas festival that creates an opportunity to bring together hundreds of researchers with thousands of people every year – with science, ideas and creative activities for everyone to explore.
Bicester Heritage October 2024 Scramble
The closing Scramble of 2024, explore the historic motoring hub and take a glimpse behind the doors of industry-leading specialists, allowing behind-the-scenes access to their showrooms and workshops – a guaranteed fun day out for the whole family.
Abingdon Michaelmas Fair 2024
The Abingdon Michaelmas Fair is the longest street fair in Europe, running from Market Place, through the High Street, The Square and the entire length of Ock Street. It takes place annually on the Monday and Tuesday falling first before the 11 October from noon to 11.00pm on both days.
Tubular Bells Live in Concert
Continuing on from last year’s 50th-anniversary celebrations of Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells, the multi-million-selling and multi-award-winning album will be performed live in concert across the UK this Autumn on a 29-date tour. Tubular Bells is world-renowned as one of the most celebrated examples of music in film for its soundtracking of horror classic The Exorcist.
Discover more: Concerts & Gigs
Oxford International Song Festival 2024
Oxford International Song Festival (formerly Oxford Lieder) is the world’s largest festival of classical song, with over 70 events spread across a thrilling fortnight each October. Alongside a roster of world-renowned singers and pianists, you’ll find colour, fashion, musical manuscripts that are themselves artworks, artist-poets, artist-composers, programmes inspired by artworks, and much more…
Never: An Evening with Rick Astley
Sharing his newly released autobiography, Never, Rick will candidly talk about how working with legendary music producers Stock Aitken and Waterman to create the hit song “Never Gonna Give You Up” changed his life forever, and how he managed the tumultuous and glamorous world of pop on the back of his early success.
Oxford Half Marathon 2024
The Oxford Half Marathon is a flat and fast 13.1-mile race through historic Oxford. The route begins at Oxford’s iconic Broad Street in the city centre and passes through Old Marston village, the River Cherwell, Oxford University’s impressive Lady Margaret Hall, before finally finishing on Parks Road.
Discover more: Running events in Oxfordshire
The Pretenders
The 2024 theatre tour arrives in the wake of The Pretenders’ new album, Relentless, their highest-charting record in 23 years and 14th UK Top 40 release. The new songs have been met with high critical praise, described by MOJO as “persistently brilliant songwriting … surely how Chrissie Hynde always wanted The Pretenders to sound’.
Abingdon Runaway Fair 2024
The Abingdon Runaway Fair is a smaller funfair that takes place on the Monday, one week after the Abingdon Michaelmas Fair in October. This hiring fair was held specifically so those hired at the earlier Michaelmas Fair and had found their conditions intolerable could quite literally “run away”, i.e. return back for another try at finding suitable paid work before the winter set in.
Banbury Michaelmas Fair 2024
The Banbury Michaelmas fair has been a fixture of the life of the town for hundreds of years. The annual attraction will run as a four day event this year, thanks to a one year trial being agreed with the council following a request from the funfair organisers.
Comedy Ladder – Halloween Special
Are you looking for a night of laughter and good times? Look no further. Comedy Ladder features the best comedians in the UK and some you’ll even recognise off the telly. Each show offers a diverse range of comedy styles, from observational humour to surreal satire, from dry wit to physical comedy.
Halloween at Blenheim Palace
As Halloween creeps closer and the days shorten, there’s a chill in the air at Blenheim Palace, where ghosts, ghouls and witches get ready to deliver a whole host of tricks and treats along a spooktacular trail. Your very spookiest Halloween starts here…!
Henley Spooktacular Bonfire & Fireworks 2024
Billed as the UK’s biggest family-friendly Halloween-themed low-noise firework event, Henley Spooktacular Bonfire & Fireworks is a spectacular spooky night of spine tingling fireworks and thrilling entertainment for the whole family. Dress up and come and enjoy a fairground, hot food and drink, bonfire, light show and fireworks.
The Music of Zimmer Vs. Williams
The London Concert Orchestra performs the Music of Zimmer Vs. Williams – an epic concert celebrating the very best scores from two of the greatest film music composers of all time. The concert will feature music from Gladiator, Superman, Harry Potter, Inception, Jurassic Park, Star Wars, and many more.
Wantage Literary Festival 2024
Following the success of previous festivals, the 2024 festival will see the return of some great names, poetry events, history and fiction panels, along with more free family-friendly activities.
Mohammed Sami: ‘After the Storm’
Blenheim Art Foundation is pleased to announce a major solo exhibition by Mohammed Sami coming to Blenheim Palace. Through exploring retroactive memories, his paintings capture a world shaped not just by the weight of the past but also the present, creating scenarios that are often left to the viewer to interpret through the lens of their own experiences.
Guercino at Waddesdon: King David and the Wise Women
Over 350 years after they were painted, five paintings by renowned Bolognese painter Guercino are on display together for the first time at Waddesdon in a new exhibition. This historic exhibition spotlights one of the great painters of 17th-century Italy. See, close-up, Guercino’s brilliant use of paint to depict silk, flesh, ermine, paper, wood and stone. This is an opportunity to explore how King David relates to the sibyls.
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