






Things to do in Oxford today and this weekend
The classics
All the classics →Questions
What are the best things to do in Oxford?
See the Radcliffe Camera and the Bridge of Sighs, visit the Ashmolean and the Pitt Rivers Museum (both free), walk through the Botanic Garden and the Covered Market, and catch a concert at the Sheldonian or the Holywell Music Room. The page lists what is on at each next.
What is there to do in Oxford this weekend or tonight?
The page lists what is on today, tomorrow and this weekend, from shows at the New Theatre and the Playhouse to gigs on Cowley Road and concerts at the Sheldonian. Use the filters for free events or the evening.
What is there to do in Oxford when it rains?
Go indoors to the Ashmolean, the Pitt Rivers Museum, the Bodleian Libraries or the Covered Market. In the evening there are the theatres and the Ultimate Picture Palace. The rainy-day page lists them with what is on next.
Are there free things to do in Oxford?
General admission to the Ashmolean and entry to the Pitt Rivers Museum are free, the Bodleian has free exhibitions, and entry to the Christmas market on Broad Street is free. Oxford Open Doors is a free weekend in September. The free page lists the events of the next 30 days that cost nothing.
What is there to do in Oxford with kids?
The Ashmolean and the Pitt Rivers Museum are free, and the Ashmolean lists free things for families to see and do. There is also the Botanic Garden, St Giles' Fair in September and the Playhouse pantomime at Christmas.
Where can I see live music in Oxford?
Gigs are at the O2 Academy on Cowley Road. Concerts are at the Sheldonian Theatre, the Holywell Music Room and Oxford Town Hall, and the New Theatre has big touring acts.
When is the Christmas market in Oxford?
The Christmas in Oxford market is on Broad Street from late November to 31 December, open daily except 25 December, and entry is free. A Victorian Christmas Market opens on the same street in mid-November, for Oxford's Christmas Light Festival. The page's year strip shows the dates of the coming editions.
What is May Morning in Oxford and when is it?
It is always on 1 May, so the weekday changes from year to year. At 6 am the Magdalen College Choir sings from Magdalen Tower and crowds gather on the High Street and Magdalen Bridge, and the council closes the roads from 2 am to 9 am. The page's year strip shows the coming one.
Can you go inside the Radcliffe Camera?
It is a reading room of the Bodleian Library, so only readers use it. The Bodleian runs a walking tour of the Radcliffe Camera and the city that includes going inside.
When is the Oxford Literary Festival?
It runs for more than a week in March, with events at the Sheldonian Theatre. The page's year strip shows the dates of the coming edition.
Is Oxford worth visiting for a day or a weekend?
Yes: the college buildings, two free museums, the Botanic Garden and the Covered Market are close together, and the evenings have theatres, concerts and comedy. A weekend gives time for the Bodleian tour and a night on Cowley Road.
















