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November 2025

Tue, 11 November 2025 · 17:30 - 18:30

David Spiegelhalter: Living in an Age of Uncertainty

Venue: de Jager Auditorium, Trinity College

A talk by eminent statistician Professor Sir David Spiegelhalter exploring how to navigate profound ...

Wed, 12 November 2025 · 14:30 - 16:00

Cities for Everyone

Venue: Manor Road Building, INET Oxford (+online)

A talk by Dr Rafael Prieto-Curiel exploring the dual challenges of urban expansion and contraction, ...

Wed, 12 November 2025 · 17:30 - 18:30

Passions, Preferences, and the Politics of Self-Binding

Venue: Examination Schools, University of Oxford

A lecture by Professor Jon Elster exploring the concept of self-binding in politics and personal dec...

Wed, 12 November 2025 · 19:00 - 21:00

An Evening with Earth Ale

Venue: Popina By Lynrace

Join Oxfordshire brewery founder and Michelin-trained chef Alex Lewis for a unique evening celebrati...

Wed, 12 November 2025 · 19:30 - 22:30

The Spin Presents: The Alexandra Ridout New York Band

Venue: Tap Social Movement

The Spin Jazz Club hosts BBC Young Jazz Musician of the Year Alexandra Ridout and her New York-based...

Thu, 13 November 2025 · 17:00 - 18:30

James Martin Memorial Lecture: Environment, Health, Society and Economics in the New Era of Geopolitics

Venue: Sheldonian Theatre (+online)

Lord Hague delivers the James Martin Memorial Lecture on the occasion of the Oxford Martin School’s ...

Thu, 13 November 2025 · 19:30 - 21:00

Andy Letcher: What Do We Now Know About the History of the Magic Mushroom?

Venue: New College, Christopher Cox Room

A lecture by Dr Andy Letcher exploring the cultural, historical, and scientific perspectives on the ...

Fri, 14 November 2025 · 15:30 - 17:30

Oxford Wine Fair 2025 – Afternoon Session

Venue: Oxford Town Hall

A walk-around wine tasting event featuring over 20 wineries and 100+ wines, hosted at Oxford Town Ha...

Fri, 14 November 2025 · 18:00 - 21:00

Oxford Wine Fair 2025 – Evening Session

Venue: Oxford Town Hall

An energetic evening of wine tasting at Oxford Town Hall, featuring over 20 wineries and 100+ wines,...

Sat, 15 November 2025 · 11:00 - 12:00

French Artist Communities Talk 1: The Barbizon School

Venue: Ashmolean Museum

The first in a four-part lecture series with author and art historian Juliet Heslewood, exploring th...

Mon, 17 November 2025 · 17:30 - 18:30

Leadership in the Era of Quantum and AI

Venue: Jesus College Ship Street Centre

A lecture with Muhtar Kent, former Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, exploring how leadersh...

Wed, 19 November 2025 · 19:30 - 21:15

OUP Orchestra Autumn Concert 2025

Venue: St Barnabas Church, Jericho

Join the OUP Orchestra at St Barnabas Church in Jericho for an evening of operatic passion and symph...

Thu, 20 November 2025 · 19:30 - 21:00

Masterclass with Quinta de la Rosa

Venue: The Jericho Wine Rooms

An immersive tasting showcasing the wines and ports of Quinta de la Rosa, guided by Kit Weaver, expl...

Thu, 20 November 2025 · 19:30 - 21:30

Parlour Jazz: 20th November

Venue: Lynrace Spirit

An intimate evening of live jazz at Lynrace Spirit’s Parlour, featuring saxophonist Ollie Weston and...

Fri, 21 November 2025 · 17:15 - 18:30

Keble Debate MT 2025: Sir Rufus Norris

Venue: O'Reilly Theatre, Keble College

Sir Rufus Norris, Artistic Director of the National Theatre (2015–2025), returns to Keble College fo...

Mon, 24 November 2025 · 16:00 - 17:30

Marie Curie and Public Histories of Science

Venue: Maison Française d’Oxford

Author Sarah Dry presents the revised edition of her work on Marie Curie, reframing our understandin...

Mon, 24 November 2025 · 19:00 - 21:30

OUBB Oxmas Concert

Venue: St Peter’s College Chapel

Celebrate Oxmas with festive brass music performed by the Oxford University Brass Band at St Peter’s...

Wed, 26 November 2025 · 19:00 - 21:00

Scandals of the Wine World

Venue: Popina By Lynrace

An evening uncovering infamous and little-known wine frauds, hoaxes, and controversies, paired with ...

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...

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 · 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...

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...

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...

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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