What's On in Oxfordshire

Alice Anniversary Trail

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

The Story Museum are celebrating the 160th anniversary of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland with a special trail in the Enchanted Library in partnership with Macmillan Children's Books, the first publishers...

Dinosaurium: Re-Imagined Creatures

Venue: Banbury Museum

Website: www.banburymuseum.org

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures explores our relationship with the history of dinosaur discoveries. From ancient fossil finds that inspired legends of dragons, iconic film franchises like Jurassic Park...

Dinosaurium: Reimagined Creatures

Venue: Banbury Museum

Website: www.banburymuseum.org

This interactive, family-friendly experience explores how dinosaurs have been discovered, interpreted, and depicted—from early fossil finds and mythical dragons to blockbuster films and cutting-edge...

Lego Master Builders Club

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Calling all young engineers, architects and inventors! Build a story with LEGO! All you need to bring is your imagination and a desire to have fun. Ticket price includes child and free accompanying adult....

Adoption Packages at Milletts Falconry Centre

Venue: Milletts Falconry Centre

Website: www.milletswildside.co.uk/hire-us/birthday-parties

By adopting one of the Animals, you can help support the zoo as well as the Centre’s ongoing conservation and research programmes. You will receive an adoption pack welcoming you to the Millets Wildside...

Be Yourself Be Amazing at PQA

Venue: Venues in Headington, Abingdon, Bicester and Aylesbury

Website: www.pqacademy.com

From Screenplay writing to dance classes, singing lessons and the opportunity to delve into other creative aspects of the performing arts industry. Whether that be performing on-stage at His Majesty's...

Choristership in New College

Venue: Choir of New College Oxford, Holywell Street

Website: www.newcollegechoir.com/choristerships

New College Choir are looking for new recruits to join this exceptional musical journey. If your son loves singing, this is the chance of a lifetime. Choristers learn exceptional musical skills but also...

Creation Theatre Drama Club

Venue: Wolvercote and Headlington

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk

Creation Theatre introduce children to Shakespeare, classic stories, characters and texts in an imaginative and unique way. As well as developing their performance skills and confidence they seek to inspire...

Crocodiles of the World

Venue: Burford Road, Brize Norton

Website: www.crocodilesoftheworld.co.uk

Crocodiles of the World, just off the A40 between Witney and Burford, has just got even wilder! Not only can you come face-to-face with over 100 crocodiles, but now you can also enjoy a wild golfing adventure...

Family Days

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Visit the Science Oxford Centre, open every Saturday for a unique family experience. Explore, discover and play in the Exploration Zone, where children and grown-ups alike have fun experimenting with interactive...

Go-Kart Party Oxfordshire

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.gokart-party.co.uk

Electric Go-Karts - completely safe for children aged 4-11 with a party programme for each age group and 30 indoor venues across Oxfordshire. Equally suitable for boys and girls in a safe and secure environment...

Jemstones Performing Arts

Venue: Rotary Way, Banbury

Website: www.facebook.com/JemstonesPerformingArts/?locale=en_GB

Jemstones is all about the child and working on developing so many life skills. Skills that will be fantastic for reading out their work, working as a team, respecting others, being aware of continuous...

Kids' Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – Jiu Jitsu Republic Oxford

Venue: Saint Ebbe's Primary School

Website: www.oxfordbjj.com

Fun, structured martial arts classes for children aged 4 to 13. Split into age groups 4 to 6, 7 to 10 and 10 to 13. Build confidence, discipline and fitness. Year round training. Free trial available. 

Kumon Free Assessment

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.kumon.co.uk

Kumon does not follow any curriculum and work is set regardless of age, enabling children to revisit topics or advance far beyond school material without restriction. After an initial assessment, your...

Oxford Opera Youth Company

Venue: Old Fire Station

Website: www.oxfordopera.uk

Join Oxford Opera every Saturday during term time for the Oxford Opera Youth Company. Led by an expert team of facilitators the weekly sessions look at the wide range of skills that go into making opera...

Oxford Swim School

Venue: Belbroughton Rd, Summertown

Website: www.oxford-swimschool.co.uk

Swimming lessons for children aged 4-13 years old. There are classes for all abilities, from non-swimmers to advanced swimmers. They use the private 25 metre pool at Oxford High School on Thursdays 4.30pm...

Sparks Film School

Venue: Sparks Film Media Arts Oxford

Website: www.sparksarts.co.uk

Sparks Film School is a youth film school for ages 5-18, with activities for young filmmakers based in Oxford. They welcome young filmmakers from all over Oxfordshire to supercharge their skills and realise...

STEM Clubs

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Science Oxford Centre run regular STEM Clubs on Saturdays at the Science Oxford Centre for young people aged 5-14. The monthly clubs include Science Club for ages 5-9 (also in Abingdon), Nature Club for...

Swim School of Oxfordshire

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.swimschoolofoxfordshire.co.uk

Swim School of Oxfordshire are a private swim school providing intensive swimming courses and weekly lessons to adults and children across Oxfordshire. They currently offer lessons at Oxford University...

TCC2 Thame Children's Choir

Venue: TCC2 Thame Children's Choir

Website: www.tcc2.org.uk

A choir for any child from Thame and the surrounding area who loves to sing. It provides a unique opportunity for children not only to sing together but also to challenge their minds and their voices,...

The Manor Prep School

Venue: The Manor Prep School

Address: Faringdon Road, Abingdon

Website: www.manorprep.org

The Manor Prep School in Abingdon is an outstanding independent co-educational day school that welcomes boys and girls aged 2-11. The Manor offers a happy and varied learning experience in a down-to-earth...

Wychwood Inspires Saturdays

Venue: Wychwood School

Address: 74 Banbury Road

Website: https://wychwoodschool.org/

Visit Wychwood Inspires Saturdays, a unique series of Saturday morning sessions designed to cultivate imagination and inspire learning. Saturdays 10-11.30am at Wychwood School, these sessions are completely...

Young Engineers

Venue: Summer Fields School

Website: www.oxfordactive.co.uk/young-engineers/summer-fields-school-2

Young Engineers Camps provide students with a captivating introduction to engineering concepts through fun and hands-on activities. With a blend of indoor and outdoor projects, children will engage in...

A Journey Through Autumn - Upton's Autumn Trail

Venue: Upton House and Gardens

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk

Complete the autumn trail and discover the history of harvest, make a leaf washing line and write a poem. Take a sensory walk through our woodland and find out how Upton's animals are preparing for autumn.

PYO Pumpkins

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

Open at weekends only from the 27th September and then daily from 18th – 31st October, our pumpkin patch features loads of Halloween themed props and photo opportunities. Take your own bags for life...

Celebrating Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie at Dinky Artist This October

Venue: Online

Website: www.dinkyartist.com

Do you have a child who loves Gabby’s Dollhouse and her adorable cat friends? Dinky Artist is excited to celebrate Gabby's first adventure on the big screen. Dive into The Creative Factory this October...

Discovery Days

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Explore this 21-acre living museum and unearth almost two centuries of railway history. Trains will not be running, meaning there's the chance to get up close and see them at close quarters.Children can...

RBC Race for the Kids at School

Venue: Nationwide

Website: www.gosh.org/get-involved

Take part in the annual school charity fun run between 6-10 October and help build the new Children's Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Get the whole class - or even the whole school...

Fright Fiesta

Venue: Gulliver's Land

Website: www.gulliverslandresort.co.uk/fright-fiesta

Enjoy a festival-style Halloween celebration that’s bursting with colour, costumes and music. Theme Park rides and attractions included. Experience a Gulliver’s Halloween event that’s all about families,...

Pinocchio

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

Steve Tiplady’s inventive Pinocchio uses puppetry, shadows, and carpentry tools to tell a witty, heartfelt tale of a puppet’s journey and a father’s hope. Pinocchio is carved on stage, brushes become...

Sensory Suitcase Stories: Goldilocks

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

A special relaxed sensory edition of Suitcase Stories designed specifically for audiences with access needs. The story has been adapted with specially designed sensory activities, a slower pace, partial...

Brightwell cum Sotwell Apple Day

Time: 12pm-4pm

Venue: Recreation Ground, Mackney Lane

Address: Brightwell cum Sotwell

Come along and celebrate all things apple at the biggest and best Apple Day in Oxfordshire. You will be amazed at the display of over 50 varieties of heritage apple varieties with a huge range that you...

Wonderland Afternoon Tea

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Enjoy a luxury Wonderland-themed tea in the cafe available for pre-booked groups only. Guests can enjoy exclusive access to the Alice-themed Room in which to enjoy a delicious menu of sandwiches and cakes....

A Choristership in New College

Venue: Choir of New College Oxford

Website: www.newcollegechoir.com

New College Choir are looking for new recruits to join this exceptional musical journey. If your son loves singing, this is the chance of a lifetime. All choristers win generous bursaries at New College...

Board Games Night

Venue: The Light Banbury

Website: www.banbury.thelight.co.uk/whatson

Visit every Monday at 4pm to play some of your favourite retro games incliding Jenga, Scrabble, Uno, Jumanji and lots more! Free to attend.

Family days at the Science Oxford Centre 

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: https://scienceoxford.com/whats-on/family-days

Young adventurers can get hands-on in the Exploration Zone and outdoors with nature trails and the Water Lab. Explore, discover and play with interactive exhibits, experiment with circuits and spinning...

Free Half Term Workshops

Venue: Oxfordshire Libraries

Website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-libraries

This October half term Wild Boor Ideas hosts a series of free story time, song and puppet making sessions for 2-7 year olds in partnership with Oxfordshire Libraries. Check with your local library for...

Kumon Free Assessment

Venue: Various venues

Website: www.kumon.co.uk

Kumon does not follow any curriculum and work is set regardless of age, enabling children to revisit topics or advance far beyond school material without restriction. After an initial assessment, your...

Sparks Film School

Venue: Sparks Film Media Arts Oxford

Website: www.sparksarts.co.uk

Sparks Film School is a youth film school for ages 5-18, with activities for young filmmakers based in Oxford. They welcome young filmmakers from all over Oxfordshire to supercharge their skills and realise...

Ultimate Activity Camps

Venue: Various locations

Website: https://www.ultimateactivity.co.uk/locations/bromley-eltham-college

Ultimate Activity Camps provide outstanding Ofsted regulated childcare for 4.5-14 year olds during the school holidays. This childcare is delivered through a fantastic range of exciting activities, whether...

Matilda Jr

Venue: The Kenton

Website: www.thekenton.org.uk

Following the stellar success of The Star Seekers, comes a brand new mission: The Time Seekers is an inspiring, warm and audience driven children’s theatre show that journeys through history, exploring...

Comedy Club For Kids

Venue: The Theatre Chipping Norton

Website: www.chippingnortontheatre.com

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups, sketch acts and cabaret stars from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children (aged 6+) and their families…...

Land of Lights Lantern Festival

Venue: Gulliver's Land

Website: https://miltonkeynes.landoflights.co.uk

The award-winning Land of Lights returns to Milton Keynes for a fourth season. Wander through dazzling portals into dreamworlds, explore larger-than-life lanterns, and discover why families return year...

Myth Monster

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

Myth Monster takes you on a playful journey from Earth’s deep past to a future shaped by stories. Part performance part headphone experience it’s accessible surprising and full of sound music and dance....

Pumpkin Festival 2025

Venue: Hadsham Farm

Website: www.hadshamfarm.co.uk/pumpkin-picking

Join Hadsham Farm this October where they're all about the pumpkin - growing it, picking it, eating and celebrating it! Entry price £6, under 2's free. All tickets must be pre-booked, except for under...

Spooktacular Halloween Hunt

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Visit Waterperry Gardens this October half term for the annual spooky Halloween Hunt around the gardens. Find the spooky characters hidden around the garden, mark that you’ve found them on the sheet...

Super Science Saturday

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Find your WOW! at Super Science Saturday and meet researchers and scientists with IF Oxford. See Sarah Bearchell’s ‘Amazing Air’ show, Richard Robinson’s ‘66 Impossible Things’, and try activities...

Super Science Saturday

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: www.scienceoxford.com

Spend a special family day at the Science Oxford Centre and meet researchers and scientists with IF Oxford. Experiment in the Exploration Zone, make a splash at the Water Lab and explore woodland nature...

Super Science Saturday

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: https://scienceoxford.com/whats-on/super-science-saturday

Meet researchers and scientists with IF Oxford science and ideas Festival: see Dr Sarah Bearchell’s ‘Amazing Air’ show, marvel at Richard Robinson’s ‘66 Impossible Things’, and get hands-on...

Harry Potter Family Quiz

Venue: The Story Museum

Website: www.storymuseum.org.uk

Witches and Wizards are invited to celebrate Harry Potter Book Day in the marvelous Magic Common Room.Dust down your robes and brush up on your wizarding world knowledge for this special quiz. Children...

The Witch's House

Venue: Cogges Manor Farm

Website: www.cogges.org.uk

Take a journey through the house and step into the movies. From Frankenstein, Ghostbusters, ET, Harry Potter, Gremlins, Shrek and many more. There’s also fun Halloween craft activities (full details...

Halloween at Blenheim Palace

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

Get ready to venture into an all-new Halloween trail where towering skeletons loom, glowing eyes watch from the shadows, and ghostly lights flicker through the darkness. With immersive experiences throughout,...

Depot discovery tours

Venue: Museum Depot, Acton

Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk

Discover the story of London’s public transport from its horse-drawn beginnings, taking in rare and unusual vehicles along the way, as well as pioneering engineering equipment, and a glimpse into the...

Wizard of Oz

Venue: Millets Farm Centre

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

Follow Dorothy and her new friends along the yellow brick road as they help the wonderful Wizard of Oz defeat the Wicked Witch of the West. This is a fast-paced, highly entertaining feast of family fun...

1 Click Away

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: www.pegasustheatre.org.uk

1 Click Away is an interactive dance performance for children and families that creatively tackles the growing problem of waste and excess packaging in our everyday lives. Set in a world made entirely...

1 Click Away

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: https://pegasustheatre.ticketsolve.com

1 Click Away is an interactive dance performance for children that creatively tackles the growing problem of waste and excess packaging in our everyday lives. Through movement, music, and storytelling,...

Halloween at the Castle

Venue: Sudeley Castle and Gardens

Website: www.sudeleycastle.co.uk

Embark on an epic pumpkin trail across the castle grounds—a seasonal adventure filled with mystery, discovery, and delight. On All Hallow's Eve journey back in time and uncover the darker side of history...

Spot's Birthday Party

Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre

Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org

Based on the beloved Eric Hill classic Happy Birthday Spot, this playful and engaging production brings the nostalgia of Spot to life on stage, capturing imaginations and creating lasting memories for...

Steam Days

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Travel back in time to the golden age of the Great Western Railway and savour the sights, sounds and smells of steam as you explore this 21-acre living museum with trains dating from Victorian times to...

The Paper Dolls

Venue: The North Wall

Website: www.thenorthwall.com

When a little girl cuts out a string of paper dolls she takes them by the hand and together they go on a fantastical adventure whirling through their home and garden. Ticky, Tacky, Jackie the Backie, Jim...

Transport Explorers: A Live Show

Venue: London Transport Museum

Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk

Packed with comedy, science demos, and audience interaction, this 60-minute show takes kids on a journey through amazing moments in London’s transport history, from world-changing innovation in the 1800s...

Unlock the Past!

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

FREE family fun day celebrating MOX’S birthday! Step back into Oxford’s past and meet amazing characters including the legendary St Frideswide and Civil War soldiers. Become an archaeologist with Dr...

Creation Theatre's Half-Term Masterclasses for ages 7-16

Venue: St Andrew's Church

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk/school-of-creativity

Creation Theatre's one-day marvellous masterclasses include puppets and puppetry, theatre design, creative writing, stop motion animation, physical theatre and devising, stage combat and make a play in...

Exploring Sound with Science Oxford

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

A fun-filled interactive session exploring how we make, hear and use sound… and most importantly how we can enjoy it! Learn all about the different elements of sound, listen to familiar and unfamiliar...

NW Inventors: Musical Theatre – Sing, Dance, Act!

Venue: The North Wall Arts Centre

Website: www.thenorthwall.com

Join the North Wall Arts Centre to explore fun-filled storytelling and characters as you combine acting with singing and movement for an upbeat, musical workshop that’s a ‘triple-threat’! There will...

NW Inventors: Stage Combat

Venue: The North Wall Arts Centre

Website: www.thenorthwall.com

Dramatic combat is all about angles – find out how to create effective combat moves at a completely safe distance for scenes that pack a punch! There will be a sharing of work on the final day. For ages...

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

Peppa Pig and friends are back in their brand new live stage show! With a new arrival on the way the whole family are busy getting ready. With building and decorating work to be done, it’s an oinktastic...

Depot family tours

Venue: Museum Depot, Acton

Website: www.ltmuseum.co.uk

You will be taken around part of the Depot by one of the knowledgeable and engaging Learning Facilitators, discovering some favourite vehicles and the stories of the people behind them. Family tours are...

Spooky Supermarket Scrooge

Venue: Blackbird Leys, Headington, Oxford Westgate and Kidlington Library

Website: www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-libraries/find-library

October half term free puppet making and story workshops. Book with your individual libraries. Adults stay with children during these sessions. They are designed for 2-8 year olds and their families.

Spook-tacular Sculptures: Make Your Own Gargoyle!

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

Be inspired by the grotesque guardians of Oxford’s buildings and make your own clay monster to take home! Wings or scales, lizard tongues or pointy teeth… what will your gargoyle look like?! Suitable...

The Spooktastic Halloween Show

Venue: The Kenton

Website: https://thekenton.org.uk

Join Dantastic and his spooky sidekicks on a magical adventure to find the most epic Halloween party in town! Get ready for a fast paced, action-packed show full of catchy songs, toe-tapping dances, magical...

FAM JAM

Venue: Museum of Oxford

Website: www.museumofoxford.org

It's Halloween, and time for a fun fancy dress Fam Jam! Go dressed as your favourite spooky character for Halloween themed games, creative activities and dancing for you and your little ones in a Halloween...

Phantoms and Fireworks

Venue: Sudeley Castle and Gardens

Website: www.sudeleycastle.co.uk

As dusk falls, the castle will come alive with a mischievous Halloween funfair, and a trail leading you towards the heart of the evening—the Hop Field, with its panoramic views of an illuminated Sudeley...

Bicester Fireworks Display 2025

Venue: Pingle Field Football Complex and Recreation

Website: www.ticketsource.com

Bichester are celebrating their 50th Fireworks Display and will be opening the gates earlier at 4pm! Bonfire lighting at 7pm, fireworks start at 7.30pm. Under 5s go free, but please still purchase ​a...

Nick Sharratt’s Picture Book Drawalong

Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre

Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org

Join much-loved children's writer and illustrator Nick Sharratt in a family-friendly, fun-filled drawalong for all ages. He’ll be sharing his favourite books, introducing you to brand new ones and showing...

October half term Saturday Family Days

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: https://scienceoxford.com

The autumnal fun continues at the Science Oxford centre with a Family Day woodland pumpkin trail – spooky outfits encouraged! Sessions at 10am, 12pm, 3pm - includes Exploration Zone, outdoor Water Lab...

Science Club: Light Fantastic!

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: https://scienceoxford.com

An illuminating workshop experimenting with the laws of light and colour. Bend light around corners, add a touch of fluorescence using UV and see what’s hot and what’s not with a thermal imaging camera.

Adventures in Science

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: https://pegasustheatre.ticketsolve.com

Join ‘The Magical Mr West’ on an incredible adventure into the world of science! Aided by his corvid companion Crowbert and a collection of curious contraptions, Mr West demonstrates the fundamental...

Bicester Hotel Golf and Spa Fireworks Spectacular

Venue: Bicester Hotel Golf and Spa

Website: www.bicesterhotelgolfandspa.com

Get ready for a fantastic family night out at Bicester Hotel Golf and Spa’s Fireworks Spectacular. Take the whole family and enjoy an evening full of colourful explosions, sparkling skies, and plenty...

Firework Night

Venue: Minster Mill, Minster Lovell

Website: www.minstermill.co.uk/events-diary

With delicious hot food and a cosy atmosphere, this Firework Night promises to be an unforgettable experience for all. As the evening chill sets in, prepare for a spectacular fireworks display celebrating...

RARE Productions: High School Musical

Venue: The Kenton

Website: https://thekenton.org.uk

Troy Bolton, falls for nerdy beauty Gabriella Montez  at a holiday karaoke party. When they return to campus, Troy and Gabriella audition for the upcoming school musical. The two must make it to auditions...

Witney Lakes Fireworks 2025

Venue: Witney Lakes Resort

Website: www.witneylakes.com

Take the whole family for an unforgettable evening of entertainment, delicious food, and festive fun. Enjoy tasty treats from local vendors, warm up with a hot drink from the bar, and soak in the magic...

Christmas at Blenheim Palace

Venue: Blenheim Palace

Website: www.blenheimpalace.com

Spend the whole day at Christmas at Blenheim Palace – buy a combined ticket to enjoy the illuminated after-dark trail and The Palace of Oz. To make the most of this exceptional place, you can also book...

Hunters of the Night

Venue: Millets Wildside

Website: www.milletsfarmcentre.com

Join Millets Wildside for this all new Owl only flying display with handling opportunities in their Midnight Arena where it is always night time. With special lighting, fun and informative commentary learn...

Nature Club – Owl Detectives 

Venue: Science Oxford Centre

Website: https://scienceoxford.com

Pellets and prey! Investigate these amazing creatures of the night, dissect their pellets to see Oxfordshire owls have been eating and make an owl mobile to take home. Woo-hoo!  

Grounddog Day

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Because of the high standards of horticulture Waterperry don’t normally allow dogs in the ornamental gardens, however, for just one day this year dogs are allowed into the formal gardens to see what...

Beauty and the Beast

Venue: Chipping Norton Theatre

Website: www.chippingnortontheatre.com

Meet Marie and follow her journey to see who will win her heart. Discover the mysterious Beast in the spooky chateau and encounter scientists, evil enchantresses and the utterly brilliant Dame Fifi Fromage!...

Beauty and the Beast

Venue: The Theatre Chipping Norton

Website: www.chippingnortontheatre.com

Discover the mysterious Beast in the spooky chateau and encounter scientists, evil enchantresses and the utterly brilliant Dame Fifi Fromage! Will the Beast find love and discover his true self? All will...

Aladdin

Venue: Mill Arts Centre

Website: www.themillartscentre.co.uk

Join Aladdin and his brother Nigel as they search for missing treasure and along the way meet a feisty princess, the trainee Genie of the Ring, the hilarious Royal police force and many more weird,...

Coram Shakespeare Schools Festival

Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre

Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org

Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at the Cornerstone. See Shakespeare’s timeless stories brought to life, and support young people...

Dick Whittington

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

All aboard for London Town – the panto adventure of the year awaits! There’s a charming adventure on the way with Dick Whittington, full of laughter, mischief, magic and plenty of panto sparkle. Brought...

Spectacle of Light 2025

Venue: Sudeley Castle and Gardens

Website: www.sudeleycastle.co.uk

Discover the Court of King Arthur and the Magic of Merlin as you experience this wondrous after-dark adventure around Sudeley's magical castle grounds. Meet mythical characters from the Arthurian legend...

Find Santa’s Reindeer

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Help Santa find his missing Reindeer who are lost all around the gardens! £4.50 per child with a prize.Children must be accompanied by an adult for whom the normal garden entrance fee applies. Open 10am...

November Christmas Market

Venue: Waterperry Gardens

Website: www.waterperrygardens.co.uk

Get into the Christmas spirit at Waterperry Gardens. They’ll have a number of Art and Craft Stalls with gorgeous handmade gift ideas, festive food and drink all nestled under cover in our plant area,...

Under the Frozen Moon

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: https://pegasustheatre.ticketsolve.com

Award-winning Half a String presents a tender folk story of love, friendship, and adventure. Beautiful songs, rhythmic poetry, astonishing puppets, and breath-taking sets complete this stunning performance.

Cranford School Open Week

Venue: Cranford School

Website: www.cranfordschool.co.uk

Cranford is an established, fully co-educational independent school where pupils thrive.To discover first-hand what a Cranford education can offer your child have a look at the school in action during...

Christmas at Gulliver’s

Venue: Gulliver's Land

Website: www.gulliverslandresort.co.uk/christmas-at-gullivers

From Festive Breakfast Tickets to Santa Sleepovers, all Christmas theme park packages include a visit to Santa's Grotto with the opportunity for children to choose their own gift. If you want to extend...

Family Dance Party

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: https://pegasustheatre.ticketsolve.com

With a magical mix of music played live a live DJ, the funkiest lighting, and bubbles and games galore, you’ll see why these sessions have been entertaining Oxford for over 9 years. Put on your dancing...

Let's All Dance's The Nutcracker

Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre

Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org

The Nutcracker is perfect for children of all ages, whether this is their first trip to the theatre or they are regular visitors. Join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince as they journey to the magical land...

The Nutcracker

Venue: The North Wall Arts Centre

Website: www.creationtheatre.co.uk

Step into a world of twinkling lights, ticking clocks, and toys that might just come to life… Follow young Marie as she’s swept from her family’s festive parlour into an enchanting adventure, where...

Where's Father Christmas?

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.oxfordplayhouse.com

It’s never too early to introduce your little ones to the magic of theatre! With more presents than ever to deliver, the elves are wrapping as fast as they can. They’re nearly ready for the big day,...

Steam Into Christmas

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Search for the reindeer stations as you explore the 21-acre museum, home to Great Western Railway steam locomotives, carriages, wagons, buildings, and artefacts, all set around the original 1932 engine...

Stick Man

Venue: Mill Arts Centre

Website: www.themillartscentre.co.uk

What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How will Stick Man ever...

Supermarket Scrooge

Venue: Pegasus Theatre

Website: https://pegasustheatre.ticketsolve.com

A warm-hearted, wacky tale about the true meaning of Christmas and the challenge of the last-minute seasonal food shop. Sing along with a feast of Christmas Dinner puppets and fill up your Nectar Card...

Lap of Lights at Silverstone

Venue: Silverstone

Website: www.silverstone.co.uk

Drive your own car around the famous Silverstone circuit, home of the Formula 1 British Grand Prix, at the unique Lap of Lights Christmas experience. With amazing light displays and interactive illuminations...

A Christmas Carol - performed by Gerald Dickens

Venue: Didcot Railway Centre

Website: www.didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk

Gerald is an actor, author director and producer and is the great great grandson of the author Charles Dickens. In 1993 he created his first one-man show, a theatrical performance of A Christmas Carol...

The Nutcracker

Venue: Mill Arts Centre

Website: www.themillartscentre.co.uk

The Nutcracker is perfect for children of all ages whether this is their first trip to the theatre or they are regular visitors. Join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince as they journey to the magical land...

Beauty and The Beast

Venue: Cornerstone Arts Centre

Website: www.cornerstone-arts.org

Expect dazzling scenery, glittering costumes, magical special effects, toe-tapping musical numbers and real live panto pooches. With plenty of laughs and audience participation, this is pantomime at its...

Santa Cruises

Venue: Hobbs of Henley

Website: www.hobbsofhenley.com

Step aboard and enjoy a festive family adventure packed with sparkle and cheer. The much-loved Bertie Slippers returns to enchant the children with fun, laughter and magic before the highlight of the day,...

The Snowman and The Gruffalo in Concert

Venue: Cadogan Hall

Website: www.cadoganhall.com

A regular highlight of Christmas in Chelsea, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra returns to Cadogan Hall for its annual performance of the timeless classic, The Snowman, for which the film is shown on the big...

The Snowman and The Gruffalo in concert

Venue: Oxford Playhouse

Website: www.ticketsoxford.com

For one day only, direct from London, the Mozart Symphony Orchestra comes to Oxford’s Sheldonian Theatre.Tickets are available from the Ticketsoxford.com or call 01865 305305. There will be two performances...

There’s A Monster in Your Christmas Show

Venue: Bicester Leisure Centre

Website: www.themillartscentre.co.uk

A high-energy 55-minute adventure featuring lively original music, this show is the perfect introduction to live theatre. Expect plenty of playful fun for your littlest ones as their favourite characters...