The Council has access to the following three flagpoles or masts:

  1. Above the main entrance of the Town Hall - exclusively used to fly the City flag
  2. Carfax Tower - used to fly the Union flag on set occasions and Cross of St George on St George’s Day
  3. Above 1930s extension of the Town Hall - used to fly flags for all other occasions
Table showing annual flag flying commitments on Oxford City Council buildings

Date

Event

Town Hall

1930s extension

Carfax Tower

At all times

At all times

City flag

 

 

9 January

Birthday of HRH Princess of Wales

City flag

Union Flag

Union Flag

27 January

Holocaust Memorial Day

City flag

Holocaust Memorial Day flag

 

The month of February

LGBT History Month

City flag

Pride flag

 

8 March

International Women’s Day

City flag

Suffrage flag

 

11 March Commonwealth Day City flag Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations Union flag
31 March International Transgender Day of Visibility City flag Transgender flag  

1-7 April

First week of the new financial year when the latest rate of the Oxford Living Wage takes effect

City flag

Oxford Living Wage flag

 

9 April

Wedding Day of His Majesty The King

City flag

Union Flag

Union Flag

22 April

Earth Day

City flag

Earth Day flag

 

23 April

St George’s Day

City flag

Cross of St George

Cross of St George

3 May

Polish Constitution Day

City flag

Polish flag

 

6 May

Coronation Day

City flag

Union flag

Union flag

8 May

VE day

City flag

Union flag

 

9 May

Europe Day

City flag

European flag

Union Flag

16 May

Election of new Lord Mayor

City flag

 

 

1 June

Oxford Pride

City flag

Pride flag

 

15 June

Official Birthday of His Majesty the King

City flag

Union Flag

Union Flag

20 June

World Refugee Day

City flag

City of Sanctuary flag

 

21 June

Birthday of HRH Prince of Wales

City flag

Union flag

Union flag

29 June Armed Forces Day City flag Armed Forces Day flag  

17 July

Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen

City flag

Union flag

Union flag

15 August

VJ day

City flag

Union flag

 

8 September

Accession of His Majesty The King

City flag

Union flag

Union flag

24 October

United Nations Day

City flag

UN flag

 

Week leading to 11 November

Week leading to Remembrance Day

City flag

Royal British Legion flag

 

10 November (date changes from year-to-year) Remembrance Sunday City flag Union flag Union flag

11 November

Armistice Day

City flag

Royal British Legion flag

Union flag

14 November

Birthday of His Majesty The King

City flag

Union flag

Union flag

20 November

Transgender Day of Remembrance

City flag

Transgender flag

 

1 December

West Papua Independence Day

City flag

Flag of West Papua

 

3 December

International Day of Persons with Disabilities

City flag

Purple flag

 

14 December

Anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918

City flag

Suffrage flag

 

18 December

International Migrants’ Day

City flag

City of Sanctuary flag

 

 

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