Ongoing

• Christmas at Blenheim Palace - 15th November 2024 - 1st January 2025 - Everyday 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM. Activities include outdoor lights, ice skating, afternnon tea and a Christmas Market. The market is set up with traditional wooden chalets on the grounds of the palace, just a 30 minute bus ride on the S3 from the WEPO complex. More information here.

• Christmas in Oxford - November 23, 2024, 10:00 AM – January 5, 2025, 6:00 PM - Experience the magic of the season at Oxford’s Christmas Market with festive gifts, seasonal foods, and entertainment in the heart of the city! Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BS

• Oxford Gloucester Green Market. Open Wednesdays and Thursdays 9 AM - 4 PM, Fridays and Saturdays 9 AM - 5 PM. Lots of little trinkets, clothes, food, and more! Located in the centre of the city, right off George Street and near the bus station.

• For more lectures not listed below, check out this Oxford Talks list.

Sunday, 8 Dec.

• 10:30 AM - 8:30 PM: Blenheim Palace Christmas Market. The palace's court is turned into a market with food, drink, and retail. The palace is twenty minutes away by bus from 145 Banbury. More information here.

• 10 AM - 4 PM: Oxford Botanic Garden Christmas Fair! The second (and last) day of the fair. Sunday's special is a community band, Horns of Plenty, that plays festive carnival music. There will be traditional fair offerings like vintage homewares, themed food and drink, and handmade clothes. Tickets are £7 with student card. More information here.

Monday, 9 Dec.

• 7:30 PM - Art of Andalucia | FLAMENCO DANCE - Immerse yourself in this vibrant celebration of Andalucian culture and let the spirit of flamenco dance envelop you in a unique and unforgettable experience. - At the Sheldonian Theatre

Tuesday, 10 Dec.

• 7:30 - 8:30PM: Summertown Salsa Class - Salsa classes for Beginners with Rosa Great for fitness, any level is welcome 7:30pm - only £9.00

• 8PM: Quiz Night at the Cape of Good Hope. Pub trivia every Tuesday night. Tickets are £1 per person.

Wednesday, 11 Dec.

• 2-3PM - ART FOR EVERYDAY LIFE TALK 3 - Pre- and Post-War 20th-Century Artists Taking Art Outside the Gallery - "Brightening Postwar Britian" - At the Ashmolean Museum. 

Thursday, 12 Dec.

• 8 PM: Karaoke @ The Cape of Good Hope, Oxford. Free Karaoke every Thursday Night.

Friday, 13 Dec.

• Salsa y Bachata Latin Christmas Party - Dance the night away on Friday 13th December with Christmas salsa and bachata sessions and a live DJ - @ the Oxford Golf Club - £12. More information here 

Saturday, 14 Dec.

• 10 AM - 1 PM: East Oxford Farmers' & Community Market at the East Oxford Primary School. Small local market with food staples like bread, eggs, milk, vegetables, and cheese as well as jewelry, clothing, and secondhand books. The market also has a cafe that sells breakfasts, lunches, cakes, and coffees. More information here.

• 11 AM - 12 PM: AFTER THE IMPRESSIONISTS TALK 3: GAUGUIN - The Post-Impressionists as Change Makers series of talks. At the Ashmolean Museum