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November 2025

Sun, 30 November 2025 · 19:30 - 21:30
Sunday Parlour Film Screening: Don't Look Down
Venue: Lynrace Spirit
A special Sunday Parlour screening of Nicolas Roeg’s film *Don’t Look Down*....
Sun, 30 November 2025 · 20:00 - 22:30
The Spin presents: Paul Jordanous and The Spin All Stars
Venue: OXTWO
An uplifting jazz evening featuring trumpet player Paul Jordanous alongside The Spin All Stars at OX...

December 2025

Mon, 1 December 2025 · 20:00 - 22:00
Songs by Starlight
Venue: Holywell Music Room
An enchanting evening of song at the historic Holywell Music Room, featuring a programme of vocal mu...
Mon, 1 December 2025 · 20:30 - 22:00
Christmas with the Oxford Gargoyles
Venue: The Queen’s College, Oxford
Celebrate the festive season with Oxford’s premier jazz a cappella group, The Oxford Gargoyles, in t...
Tue, 2 December 2025 · 17:30 - 18:30
Harriet Rix: The Genius of Trees
Venue: Blackwell's Bookshop
A captivating talk by Harriet Rix exploring the inventive and astonishing ways trees have shaped our...
Wed, 3 December 2025 · 17:30 - 18:30
Understanding Infectious Disease Transmission: Insights and Uncertainty
Venue: Mathematical Institute, Andrew Wiles Building (Lecture Theatre 1)(+online)
A lecture by Professor Christl Donnelly exploring how infectious diseases spread, the uncertainties ...
Wed, 3 December 2025 · 18:30 - 21:00
Post-modern Coding and Cryptography – Securing the Quantum Internet
Venue: Rewley House (+online)
Annual Christmas Lecture by Richard Pinch exploring coding theory, cryptography, and the challenges ...
Thu, 4 December 2025 · 17:00 - 18:15
In Trump's world, is there room for multilateralism?
Venue: Oxford Martin School & Online
A lecture by Lord Mark Malloch-Brown exploring the decline of multilateral cooperation in the age of...
Fri, 5 December 2025 · 17:00 - 18:30
Tolkien Seminar MT 2025 – Michael G. Tolkien
Venue: Magdalen College Auditorium
A keynote lecture by poet and critic Michael G. Tolkien exploring themes of Eden, Fall, and Exile in...
Fri, 5 December 2025 · 19:30 - 21:00
Festive Favourites: A Christmas Wine Tasting
Venue: The Jericho Wine Rooms
Celebrate the season with a festive wine tasting, featuring bubbles, whites, reds, and sherry paired...
Sat, 6 December 2025 · 10:00 - 18:00
Christmas Fair at Oxford Botanic Garden – Day 1
Venue: Oxford Botanic Garden
A festive Christmas Fair at Oxford Botanic Garden featuring local crafts, seasonal food, and family ...
Sat, 6 December 2025 · 19:30 - 21:45
The Velvet Tones: Christmas Swing
Venue: St Giles' Church
Celebrate the festive season with Oxford’s premier big band, The Velvet Tones, performing classic sw...
Sun, 7 December 2025 · 10:00 - 16:00
Christmas Fair at Oxford Botanic Garden – Day 2
Venue: Oxford Botanic Garden
A festive Christmas Fair at Oxford Botanic Garden featuring local crafts, seasonal food, and family ...
Sun, 7 December 2025 · 14:00 - 16:00
Oxford and Empire Walking Tour
Venue: Trinity College
A guided walking tour uncovering Oxford’s deep connections to 400 years of colonial history, led by ...
Sun, 7 December 2025 · 19:30 - 21:30
Sunday Parlour Film Screening: Eraserhead
Venue: Lynrace Spirit
A special Sunday Parlour screening of David Lynch’s surreal cult classic *Eraserhead*....
Sun, 7 December 2025 · 19:30 - 21:30
A Celtic Christmas
Venue: Mansfield College Chapel
An enchanting evening of Celtic music and festive traditions, celebrating the spirit of Christmas wi...
Wed, 10 December 2025 · 17:30 - 18:30
Marvel Age of Comics
Venue: Blackwell's Bookshop
A panel discussion exploring the Marvel Age of Comics with leading voices from the industry....
Sat, 13 December 2025 · 11:00 - 12:00
French Artist Communities Talk 2: The Pont Aven Painters
Venue: Ashmolean Museum
The second in a four-part lecture series with Juliet Heslewood, exploring the Pont Aven artists in B...
Sun, 14 December 2025 · 19:30 - 21:30
Sunday Parlour Film Screening: The Trouble with Harry
Venue: Lynrace Spirit
A special Sunday Parlour screening of Alfred Hitchcock’s dark comedy classic *The Trouble with Harry...
Wed, 17 December 2025 · 19:00 - 21:00
Christmas Sips with Woodthorpe Wines
Venue: Popina By Lynrace
Celebrate the festive season with Matthew Whitaker of Woodthorpe Wines, exploring bottles perfect fo...
Thu, 18 December 2025 · 19:00 - 21:00
Live Music Parlour: Jazz Does Christmas
Venue: Lynrace Spirit
A festive evening of jazz celebrating Christmas classics and seasonal favourites in the Parlour’s in...

January 2026

Sat, 24 January 2026 · 11:00 - 12:00
French Artist Communities Talk 3: Van Gogh & Gauguin
Venue: Ashmolean Museum
The third in a four-part lecture series with Juliet Heslewood, exploring the intense and short-lived...

February 2026

Sat, 21 February 2026 · 11:00 - 12:00
French Artist Communities Talk 4: The Fauves
Venue: Ashmolean Museum
The final talk in Juliet Heslewood’s four-part series, exploring the vibrant colours and expressive ...
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