Civic engagement calendar for our Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor and Sheriff.
Thursday 8 October 2026
OHM CEO Sleepout
- Venue: University Parks, South Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3RF
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
- Times: 10am until 2pm
Saturday 10 October 2026
Verdi Requiem Twinning Concert
- Venue: Oxford Town Hall
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 7.30pm until 9pm
Sunday 11 October 2026
Oxford Half Marathon
- Venue: University Parks, South Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3RF
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
- Times: TBC
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Court Sermon and Glove Ceremony
- Venue: Christ Church Cathedral
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 6pm until 7.30pm
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Commonwealth Heads of Government Reception
- Venue: St James's Palace, London
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 4.30pm until 7.30pm
Thursday 15 October 2026
Helen & Douglas House Symposium
- Venue: Lady Margaret Hall, Norham Gardens, OX2 6QA
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 6pm until 8.30pm
Friday 16 October 2026
People's Emergency Briefing
- Venue: All Saints Church, Lime Walk, Headington
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 7.30pm until 9.15pm
Sunday 18 October 2026
Oxford Gospel Music Festival
- Venue: University Parks, South Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3RF
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
- Times: TBC
Monday 19 October 2026
Meeting with Clint Arthur - Celebrity Entrepreneurs
- Venue: Lord Mayor's Parlour, Oxford Town Hall
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 2pm until 2.30pm
Thursday 22 October 2026
Oxford City Poppy Appeal Launch
- Venue: Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 11am until Noon
Thursday 22 October 2026
Victorian Festival
- Venue: Cheney School, Cheney Lane, Oxford, OX3 7QH
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 3.30pm until 5.30pm
Thursday 22 October 2026
Black Excellence Festival
- Venue: Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington Campus, OX3 0BP
- Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor and Lady Mayorress
- Times: 5.30pm until 8.30pm
Wednesday 28 October 2026
The Peregrine Prize for Young Writers
- Venue: Oxford Town Hall
- Civic Officeholder: Deputy Lord Mayor
- Times: 5pm until 6.30pm
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