Events Around Oxford

10 November 2018 7.30pm Tickets Full Price: £16 Concessions: £14 Members: 15% off Book tickets The consummate lutenist John Dowland was also a brilliant songwriter and polyphonist and had a mighty influence on his contemporaries.

George Clarke is an architect, TV presenter and Creative Director of architectural practice George Clarke + Partners. He is best known for presenting ‘The Home Show’, ‘The Restoration Man’ and ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’. George has also written several books to accompany his shows.

Charlie Luxton is an architectural designer who combines his design work with writing and presenting TV programmes. He is best known for ‘Treehouses’, ‘Our Homes and Property’ and ‘Build a New Life in the Country’. He is also a regular designer on ‘DIY: SOS’, and wrote ‘Restored to Glory’ back in 2005.

Sarah Wiseman Gallery is proud to present FLUX, a solo exhibition by acclaimed artist Clare Bonnet. Clare is best known for her figurative paintings, semi-abstract female forms with mostly broad, simplified brushstrokes, placing the figure in ambiguous, sparse interiors and juxtaposing fine details with strong,...

For the 2018 festive season, Sarah Wiseman Gallery has focussed their annual Christmas exhibition on smaller scale art-works.

Carve a pumpkin with your friends or your children. We provide the pumpkin, some carving tools and a tealight to put inside. The entry price includes an entry into @The best designed pumpkin’ for which there will be a small prize. And the real bonus - we do all the cleaning up afterwards.

Music, entertainment, glow sticks and entertainers between 6 pm and 7.30 pm. Fireworks will start soon after 7.30 pm.

Traditional pub quiz , max team size 6. Why not make a night of it and have a meal beforehand.

2 hours of live family entertainment with wrestlers from all over the world taking on the very best of Great Britain Come see live what the rest of the world see on TV

2 halls of small antiques, especially silver, jewellery, china and glass. Vintage. Coins (Ancient Greek & Roman through to hammered and modern, tokens, foreign, medals, banknotes, junk boxes, sets), artefacts,, picture postcards, second hand books (including a book-room), some stamps, a church stall, refreshments,...

Mahwe is a personal development group that meets twice a month. We have great speakers and thought provoking discussions over food, shared with wonderful people. We have a speaker once a month and a discussion evening once per month. We meet in Witney, Banbury, Abingdon and Oxford.

Ev’ry child in Ankh-Morpork likes Hogswatch a lot. But the creatures who audit the Discworld do not. This tale is set around Discworld’s version of Christmas. It’s the night before Hogswatch - stockings are hung by the chimney with care... but where is the Hogfather?

Come along to our open morning to see how great our school is! Judged Good by Ofsted Committed to developing the whole child Forest School for all age groups Inspiring curriculum which fosters a love of learning Excellent outcomes for all learners

We’re excited to be running our first Autumn courses in the beautiful grounds of Blenheim Palace. We expect to find plenty of foraging treats from the well established flora here.

Join The Great Pumpkin Hunt throughout the October half term from 20th October to 4th November. Find the decorated pumpkins hidden around the gardens and collect a prize at the end! £2 per child (children must be accompanied by an adult for whom the garden entrance fee applies).

5 September 2018 — 1 February 2019 The Medieval Mosaic is a re-recreation of the Bayeux Tapestry handcrafted from 3 million pieces of spring steel. The mosaic, created by Michael A. Linton, is 64 metres long, weighs 350kg and took 33 years to complete.

Celebrate Double Ninth day with us! ALL WELCOME! Your children and/or you will be able to make your own red card with beautiful Chinese calligraphy of blessing words to give as a gift and show respect to your parents or grandparents on the very important day of the Far East. ALL welcome!

5 September 2018 — 1 February 2019 The Medieval Mosaic is a re-recreation of the Bayeux Tapestry handcrafted from 3 million pieces of spring steel. The mosaic, created by Michael A. Linton, is 64 metres long, weighs 350kg and took 33 years to complete.

Combe Mill Steaming Days offer visitors a unique and special day out for all the family. Interactive, fun and educational for the kids and adults alike.

Welcome to The Big Ball Kirtlington! An amazing night of food, drink and a fantastic live band. All proceeds go towards a new outdoor play area for Early Years at Kirtlington School. The ticket price includes arrival drink, canapés, two course meal, wine with the meal and live act. Dancing shoes are a must!

Get creative and become a nature artist this autumn! Come discover the natural art all around us and make your own masterpieces - from spider web dreamcatchers and bashed leaf flags to blackberry paint and woodland monsters.

The ever popular Apple Day at Cogges returns this year with even more delicious apple treats from the orchard and walled garden. You can taste a range of different varieties to find your favourites, or bring in your own apples and find out what they are!

Join us for a celebration of autumn throughout half-term. Wrap up warm, grab your wellies and get outdoors to enjoy clambering over logs in the woods, defending the Cogges castle and chatting with the goats. With daily activities 10-2, just drop in and let your imagination go wild.

Join Bill Spectre whose multi award winning Oxford Ghost Trail has been named by TripAdvisor as one of 10 best in the World, for an evening of two classic Victorian Ghost Stories.: - The Judges House by Bram Stoker, who brought us Dracula. ‘Not there! she said, and grew pale as she spoke….

Join us for a magical autumnal afternoon at Cogges. Take up the challenge for the best-carved lantern, and guess the weight of our ’big-daddy’ pumpkin from the walled garden to be in with a chance of winning Cogges panto tickets. A small number of pumpkins will be available to purchase on the day.