Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival returns with more communities taking part than ever
Published: Friday, 28th October 2022Building on the popularity of Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival of the last few years, 2022 brings even more events created by artists and residents to locations across the city. From 18th to 20th Nov
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New funding available for community events in Broad Street
Published: Monday, 10th October 2022Oxford’s event organisers are being encouraged to pitch for £10,000 to stage two community events in Broad Street, following the Council’s successful bid to the Great Western Railway Community Fund.
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Council adds Mount Place in Jericho to its event spaces
Published: Friday, 23rd September 2022Oxford City Council has added a new outdoor city location to its list of event spaces for hire.
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12,500 people attend Oxford’s May Morning celebrations
Published: Sunday, 1st May 2022About 12,500 people turned out to see in May Morning in person today (May 1), for the first time since 2019.
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One Day: online service of reflection to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Published: Thursday, 20th January 2022Oxford will mark Holocaust Memorial Day with a virtual service of reflection hosted by the Lord Mayor, councillor Mark Lygo.
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Oxford Christmas Light Festival celebrates photo competition winners
Published: Friday, 26th November 2021Three aspiring photographers have each won a prize for the superb photos they took over the Oxford Christmas Light Festival weekend.
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Get involved in Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival community celebrations
Published: Monday, 8th November 2021Oxford residents are encouraged to get involved with the Christmas Lights Festival, by making a Christmas light display, enjoying the neighbourhood light trails and entering the photo competition.
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Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival is back for 2021 with creative pop-ups in community hubs
Published: Wednesday, 27th October 2021In 2020, Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival shifted its focus from the city centre to become an event based in our local communities.
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St Giles’ Fair is back in town
Published: Tuesday, 31st August 2021The famous St Giles' Fair is back in Oxford this September after it had to miss 2020 due to Covid restrictions.
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BLOG: What's on in Refugee Week
Published: Friday, 11th June 2021Refugee Week events show why 'We cannot walk alone.'
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May Morning plans for online only-event announced
Published: Tuesday, 23rd March 2021Oxford’s traditional May Morning ceremony will be celebrated online again this year, due to pandemic restrictions.
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Call for event submissions for Oxford’s South Park 2021 events
Published: Wednesday, 4th November 2020Oxford City Council is calling for event submissions from organisers who would like to host a large-scale event at South Park in 2021.
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Call for event submissions for Oxford’s South Park 2020 events
Published: Friday, 18th October 2019Oxford City Council is calling for event submissions from organisers who would like to host a large-scale event at South Park in 2020.
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Working hard to have a fun fair
Published: Friday, 6th September 2019St. Giles’ Fair might be one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country - but there is much work that goes unseen which brings the tradition to life for Oxford.
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St Giles’ Fair is back in town
Published: Wednesday, 4th September 2019On Monday 9 and Tuesday 10 September, St. Giles’ Fair will be back in town, with thousands expected to enjoy the rides, sights and sounds of the famous funfair.
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Oxford EV Show to showcase the world’s fastest electric production supercar
Published: Wednesday, 12th June 2019Come and see the world’s fastest production electric car – the NIO EP9 -, and a range of other electric cars, vans, and eBikes at the Oxford EV Show.
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Oxford to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War
Published: Friday, 2nd November 2018This year’s Remembrance Service and Parade will mark one hundred years since the armistice treaty was signed, the First World War ended, and a new world began.
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Opportunity to host large-scale event at South Park in 2019
Published: Friday, 17th August 2018Oxford City Council is calling for event submissions from organisers who would like to host a large-scale event at South Park in 2019.
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Explore Green Oxford at the Big Green Treasure Hunt
Published: Thursday, 31st May 2018Oxford’s Big Green Treasure Hunt is back with three exciting new activities and opportunities to get involved and celebrate green initiatives and sustainability in Oxford.
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Oxford’s Big Green Day Out and Oxford Green Week to return
Published: Wednesday, 16th May 2018Oxford is to see the return of Oxford Green Week and Oxford’s Big Green Day Out.
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Lord Mayor of Oxford’s charity tea dance
Published: Monday, 25th September 2017Are you up for an afternoon of tea, cake and dancing in aid of the Lord Mayor’s chosen charities? Then gather your friends and sashay on down to Oxford Town Hall on Saturday 14 October. Whether you are the next Fred Astaire or have two left feet, please join us from 1pm to 4pm.
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Thousands expected to see in May Morning
Published: Tuesday, 18th April 2017Thousands of people are expected to see in May Morning together on Magdalen Bridge.
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