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Visit our Events Diary and City Events pages to find out what's on in Oxford and even add your own event to our online events calendar.
Oxford Inspires is the cultural development agency for Oxford and Oxfordshire. Visit the Oxford Inspires website for more details of entertainment and events in the region.
Daily Info Oxford also has a good weekly events calendar. Visit the What's On pages of the Daily Info website for a full list of events, shows and activities.
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Visit the Oxford Odeon Cinema and Oxford Vue Cinema websites for all the latest show times for your favourite movie block busters. There are two Odeon Cinema sites in Oxford city centre. The first is on George Street and the second on Magdalen Street. The Vue Cinema can be found in the Ozone Leisure Complex in Blackbird Leys.
Visit the Oxford Phoenix Picturehouse website for the best in art house cinema and all those lesser known foreign movies. This cinema is located on Walton Street in Jericho.
Visit the Ultimate Picture Palace website for screenings of a variety of international, classic and cult cinema. This cinema can be found on Jeune Street, just off Cowley Road.
Visit the New Theatre and Oxford Playhouse websites for the latest shows and upcoming events at Oxford's two most prestigious theatrical venues.
Visit the Pegasus Theatre, Burton Taylor Theatre and Old Fire Station websites for upcoming shows at these more intimate, lesser known venues.
If you're looking for a unique night out at the theatre, visit the Creation Theatre Company and Oxford Shakespeare Company websites to find out what they are performing at the moment.
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The Ashmolean Museum is one of the greatest museums in the world. It was the first museum in the world to open its doors to the public when it officially opened in 1683. Visit the Ashmolean Museum website to find out about the art and archaeology exhibitions on display.
The Museum of Oxford is an essential starting point to discover the fascinating history of the City and University. The story of Oxford is brought to life through original artefacts, college treasures and period room settings from pre-historic times up to the 20th Century. Visit the Museum of Oxford website for full details of upcoming exhibitions and events.
Oxford Castle Unlocked gives you the chance to find out the secrets of Oxford Castle revealing episodes of violence, executions, great escapes, betrayal and even romance. Walk through these ancient buildings and experience the stories that connect the real people to these extraordinary events. Visit the Oxford Castle Unlocked website for full details.
The Pitt Rivers Museum displays anthropological, archaeological and ethnographic objects from all parts of the world. Visit the Pitt Rivers Museum website for full details.
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History houses the University's scientific collections of zoological, entomological and geological specimens. Among its most famous features are the Oxfordshire dinosaurs, the dodo, and the swifts in the tower. Visit the Oxford University Museum of Natural History website for more information.
Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of historic scientific instruments. Visit the Oxford Museum of the History of Science website for more details.
For all the information you need to know about restaurants and cafes in Oxford, visit the comprehensive Daily Info Restaurant and Cafe Guide.
For a full list of pubs and clubs in Oxford City centre and East Oxford, visit the A Great Night Out pages of the Nightsafe website and use the links provided.
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The Oxford Castle Complex is home to numerous up-market restaurants and bars, the old prison which is now a stylish hotel, the Oxford Castle Unlocked museum and even an art gallery. It also hosts outdoor theatre from the Creation Theatre Company in the summer. Visit the Oxford Castle website for full details of what's on offer at one of Oxford's most vibrant entertainment areas.
Oxford is one of the best places in the country for live music. Have a look who's playing in Oxford and the surrounding area on the TCT Music website.
The Oxford Academy on Cowley Road hosts live music from both international and home-grown bands. Visit the Oxford Academy website to see who is playing in the coming months.
Visit the Ents 24 website for a full list of gigs going on across the entire country.
Oxford also has a thriving local bands music scene. The following venues are well renowned for their live music nights:
Oxford always comes up with something to suit all tastes. You can see all the concerts being performed in Oxford this month on the In Oxford Magazine website.
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Modern Art Oxford is one the best spaces in Britain for seeing new developments in contemporary art. Visit the Modern Art Oxford website to see details of all the latest events and exhibitions.
The Gallery at Oxford Town Hall regularly has fantastic exhibitions on display. The Gallery is a versatile multi-functional space suitable for art displays, exhibitions, product launches and small trade fairs. Visit our Gallery pages for full details of upcoming exhibitions, events and room hire.
Visit our Visiting Oxford page for full details of shopping opportunities in Oxford.
We welcome most street entertainers and feel they add a lot to the street scene in Oxford. To help buskers and entertainers and to avoid complaints we have introduced a permit scheme and produced a code of practice for busking. We have also designated street entertainment areas. Following the code of practice below will help you stay on the right side of the law:
| Busking Code of Practice (65kB PDF) |
Visit the Oxford United Football Club website to find out how the U's are doing and to buy tickets for upcoming fixtures. Oxford United play at the Kassam stadium, located in Blackbird Leys in the south of the city.
Visit the Oxford Stars Ice Hockey website for details of their results and fixtures. The Stars play their home games at the Oxford Ice Rink in Oxpens.
Visit our Tourism, Culture and Sport Links page for useful links to other websites relating to entertainment.
For information about licensing, visit our Licensing pages.
Page last reviewed 7 Nov 2008