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September 2026

Mon, 28 September 2026 · 17:45 - 19:20

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - Last Viewing

Venue: Ultimate Picture Palace

Final screening of Pedro Almodóvar's breakthrough comedy at the Ultimate Picture Palace...

Tue, 29 September 2026 · 20:00 - 21:00

Andrew Chamblin Memorial Concert 2026

Venue: Christ Church Cathedral

The 20th annual Andrew Chamblin Memorial Concert, given by David Halls FRCO in Christ Church Cathedr...

Wed, 30 September 2026 · 19:00 - 21:00

Wine Tasting - Château Montifaud: A Masterclass in Cognac

Venue: Popina By Lynrace

Join Olivier Condette of historic family-owned Cognac house Château Montifaud for an evening tasting...

October 2026

Sun, 4 October 2026 · 14:45 - 16:50

Volver - First Viewing

Venue: Ultimate Picture Palace

First screening of Pedro Almodóvar's magical realist drama starring Penélope Cruz at the Ultimate Pi...

Mon, 5 October 2026 · 17:45 - 19:50

Volver - Last Viewing

Venue: Ultimate Picture Palace

Final screening of Pedro Almodóvar's magical realist drama starring Penélope Cruz at the Ultimate Pi...

Wed, 7 October 2026 · 19:00 - 21:00

Wine Tasting - The Wines of the Paros Farming Community

Venue: Popina By Lynrace

Effi Tsournava DipWSET showcases the scintillating wines of the Paros Farming Community wine co-oper...

Thu, 8 October 2026 · 17:30 - 19:30

The D-Day Forecast: From Synoptic Charts to the Silver Screen

Venue: Grove Auditorium, Magdalen College

Catherine Ross of the Met Office tells the true story of the critical D-Day weather forecast — and h...

Fri, 9 October 2026 · 17:30 - 19:30

Before the Forecast: The Royal Society's Meteorological Archive as Prelude to the Met Office

Venue: Seminar Room 00.063, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities

Louisiane Ferlier of the Royal Society traces the prehistory of the Met Office through its meteorolo...

Fri, 9 October 2026 · 17:30 - 18:30

Jonn Elledge: 31 Inventions That Built Our World

Venue: Blackwell's Bookshop

From elevators to pedestrian crossings — New Statesman columnist Jonn Elledge reveals the surprising...

Mon, 12 October 2026 · 19:00 - 20:00

The Fight Against the Rhino Horn Trade in Vietnam

Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Media criminologist Dr Michael Smith discusses his enforcement and behaviour change research on the ...

Thu, 15 October 2026 · 17:00 - 18:00

Is the End in Sight for Theoretical Physics? with Graham Farmelo

Venue: Mathematical Institute (Lecture Theatre L1), University of Oxford

Biographer Graham Farmelo revisits the question Stephen Hawking posed in his 1980 Lucasian Inaugural...

Thu, 15 October 2026 · 17:00 - 18:30

James Martin Memorial Lecture: Is Europe Losing the Future? with Paul Krugman

Venue: Sheldonian Theatre (+online)

Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman delivers the James Martin Memorial Lecture, aski...

Thu, 15 October 2026 · 18:00 - 19:00

2026 Adams Lecture

Venue: Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College

Lord Hague of Richmond, Chancellor of the University of Oxford, delivers the 2026 Adams Lecture aski...

Sat, 17 October 2026 · 18:30 - 19:30

What Can We Learn from Vienna for Tackling the 21st Century Housing Question?

Venue: Rewley House

Free lecture from Dr Justin Kadi, Associate Professor in Planning and Housing at the University of C...

Sat, 17 October 2026 · 19:30 - 21:00

Tim Spector: The Science of Good Mood Food

Venue: The Sheldonian Theatre

World-leading scientist Tim Spector reveals the gut-brain connection and how your microbiome shapes ...

Sun, 18 October 2026 · 19:30 - 21:30

Sunday Parlour Film Screening – Blade Runner

Venue: Lynrace Spirit – The Parlour

A Sunday evening screening of Ridley Scott's sci-fi classic Blade Runner at Lynrace Spirit's Parlour...

Mon, 19 October 2026 · 17:00 - 18:30

Bjørn Lomborg: How to Make the World Better? Climate, Poverty & Solutions

Venue: Sheldonian Theatre

Political scientist Bjørn Lomborg opens the 2026 Oakeshott Lectures, making the case for evidence-ba...

Tue, 20 October 2026 · 18:30 - 19:30

Three Fingers of Lower Greensand near Oxford

Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History

Nigel Banks explains how rising early Cretaceous sea levels deposited the three isolated sand pocket...

Wed, 21 October 2026 · 17:30 - 19:30

Net Zero Without the End of Fossil Fuels?

Venue: de Jager Auditorium, Trinity College

Professor Myles Allen CBE FRS, Professor of Geosystem Science at the University of Oxford, explores ...

Thu, 22 October 2026 · 18:00 - 19:00

Eclipses, Stars and Relativity

Venue: History of Science Museum

Lee T. Macdonald draws on his book The Royal Observatory, Greenwich 1881-1939 to reveal how Greenwic...

Fri, 23 October 2026 · 17:00 - 19:00

The Marett Memorial Lecture 2026

Venue: Fitzhugh Auditorium, Cohen Quad, Exeter College

Professor Nils Bubandt of Aarhus University delivers the Marett Memorial Lecture, arguing that the r...

Sat, 24 October 2026 · 19:00 - 20:00

Music at Mansfield: Of Birds and Beasts

Venue: Mansfield College Chapel

Violinist Borislava Iltcheva and organist Jacob Benda perform The Lark Ascending and The Carnival of...

Sat, 24 October 2026 · 20:15 - 21:30

Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History

An immersive performance responding to John Ruskin's prophetic 1884 'Storm-Cloud' lecture, combining...

Sun, 25 October 2026 · 17:00 - 18:30

Alex Ho Trio: Standards & Monk

Venue: Leonard Wolfson Auditorium, Wolfson College

The Alex Ho Trio — piano, double bass and sax — play jazz standards from the Great American Songbook...

November 2026

Fri, 6 November 2026 · 15:30 - 17:30

The Oxford Wine Fair 2026 – Early Session

Venue: Oxford Town Hall

The Oxford Wine Company returns to Oxford Town Hall for its annual walkaround wine tasting fair, wit...

Fri, 6 November 2026 · 18:00 - 21:00

The Oxford Wine Fair 2026 – Evening Session

Venue: Oxford Town Hall

The Oxford Wine Company returns to Oxford Town Hall for its annual walkaround wine tasting fair, wit...

Fri, 6 November 2026 · 18:00 - 21:00

Annual Fireworks Display

Venue: Wolfson College (Harbour Lawn)

Wolfson College's free public bonfire and fireworks evening on Harbour Lawn, with food trucks servin...

Sun, 8 November 2026 · 19:30 - 21:30

Sunday Parlour Film Screening – The Devil's Advocate

Venue: Lynrace Spirit – The Parlour

A Sunday evening screening of the supernatural thriller The Devil's Advocate starring Keanu Reeves a...

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