Events in Oxfordshire

This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events. In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
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January

Oxfolk Ceilidhs, Kennington Village Hall, Oxford, 2nd Saturday of the month

February

Oxfolk Ceilidhs, Kennington Village Hall, Oxford

March

Abingdon Arts Festival, Abingdon
Mother's Day Lunch, Lakeview Restaurant, Frilford, Mothering Sunday
Notorious Night Runs - Horseplay, Hambledon Estate, Henley On Thames
Oxfolk Ceilidhs, Kennington Village Hall, Oxford
Sunday Times Oxford Literary Festival, Oxford
World Pooh Sticks Championships, Days Lock, Little Wittenham, Late March

April

Artists and Makers Fair, Thame Town Hall, Thame
Dorchester Festival, In and around Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester on Thames, Late April/Early May
Easter Egg Rolling, Oxford
Folk Weekend Oxford, Various locations, Oxford
Henley International Film Festival, Mill Meadows (Henley Riverbank), Henley on Thames, Late April

May

Abingdon Air & Country Show, Abingdon Airfield, Dalton Barracks, Abingdon
Abingdon Charity Air & Country Show, Abingdon airfield, Abingdon
Abingdon Mayor Making, Guildhall, Abingdon
Beating the Bounds, Oxford, Ascension Day
Classic Oxfordshire Ride for Against Breast Cancer, Harwell Science & Innovation Campus, Didcot
Dorchester Festival, In and around Dorchester Abbey, Dorchester on Thames

Henley Arts Trail , Various locations, Henley On Thames
Lord and Lady Mayor's Parade, Oxford
May Fair, Wantage
May Morning Ceremony, Oxford, May 1
Oxfolk Ceilidhs, Kennington Village Hall, Oxford
Oxford May Day , Oxford, 1st of May
Oxfordshire Artweeks, Oxford
Oxfordshire Country Show, Hill Farm, Steventon, Late May
Oxfordshire Craft Fair, Woodstock
Rokefest, The Home Sweet Home, Roke, Spring Bank Holiday Weekend
Scots Guards Parade & Fun in the Park, Manor Road Memorial Park, Wantage, Late May

June

Abingdon Morris Dancers Mock Mayor Elections, Abingdon
Art's Kool Festival, Shipton Under Wychwood, Early June
Burford Festival, Burford
English Music Festival, Dorchester on Thames, Early June
Foxbury Farm Open Day, Brize Norton
Henley Women's Regatta, Henley on Thames
Midsummer Steamings, Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Late June
Oxford Canal Festival, Oxford
Oxfordshire Young Farmers County Show, Ducklington, Witney

Tinderbox Festival, The Old Wharf, Cropredy
Wantage Children's Day, Manor Park, Manor Road, Wantage
Wantage Summer Festival, Various locations, Wantage, Throughout June

July

Battle Proms at Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
Blenheim Palace Country Fair, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Mid July
Blewbury Festival, Blewbury Village, Didcot
Cornbury Music Festival, Great Tew Park, Cornbury, Early July
Cowley Road Carnival, Oxford
Henley Festival, Stewards' Enclosure of Henley Royal Regatta, Henley on Thames, Early July
Henley Royal Regatta, River Thames, Henley on Thames, 1st week in July
Oxford Pride, Oxford
Strawberry Fields Festival, Southcombe Farm, Chipping Norton, Late July
Sutton Courtenay Primary School Summer Fete, Sutton Courtenay Primary School, Sutton Courtenay
Swan Upping, River Thames
The Start Enclosure @ Remenham Farm, Remenham Farm, Henley on Thames, Early July
Wantage Craft Fayre, Wantage

August

August Annual Jazz Festival, Lains Barn, Wantage
Bike Blenheim Palace, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Mid-August
Blenheim Horse Trials, Woodstock
Brompton World Championship , Blenheim Palace, Woodstock

Chilterns Craft Fair, Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, 24th
Cropredy Festival, Cropredy
Jazz in the Park, Oxford
Late Summer Holiday Victorian Steamings, Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Late August
Living Heritage Oxfordshire Craft Show, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Late August
Minster Lovell Beer Festival and Village Day, Wash Meadow, Minster Lovell, 27th 2017
Minster Lovell Beer Festival and Village Day, Wash Meadow, Minster Lovell, 27th 2017
Oxford Castle - Unlocked, 44-46 Oxford Castle, Oxford
Party in the Park, Oxford
Uffington White Horse Show, Uffington, Bank Holiday weekend
White Horse Folk Festival, Various venues around Grove, Grove
Wilderness Festival, Cornbury Park Estate, Charlbury , Mid-August

September

Blenheim Horse Trials, Woodstock
CHIPPYJAZZ, Chipping Norton, Late September
Cholsey Family Beer Festival, Wallingford
Edgcote Tournament, Banbury
Heritage Open Days, Various locations
RAI Ethnographic Film Festival, Oxford
St. Giles Fair, Town Centre, Oxford, 1st full week in September
Stonor Flower Festival, Stonor Park, Henley-on-Thames, 21st - 23rd

Thame & Oxfordshire County Show, The Showground, Thame, Late September
Tracks & Turf Show, Faringdon
Wallingford Bunkfest, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, Wallingford, Early September
Watlington Art Annual Exhibition, Watlington
Witney Music Festival, Cokethorpe School, Witney

October

Artists and Makers Fair, Thame Town Hall, Thame
Banbury Folk Festival, Banbury
Craft Show, Abingdon
Michaelmas Fair, Abingdon
October Fair, Wantage
Oxfolk Ceilidhs, Kennington Village Hall, Oxford, Second Saturday of the month
Oxsrad Craft and Gift Fair, Court Place Farm, Oxford, Late October
Runaway Fair, Abingdon

November

Artists and Makers Fair, Thame Town Hall, Thame
Charity Book Sale, Foxbury Farm, Brize Norton
Christmas at Blenheim Palace, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Mid Nov - Mid Dec
Christmas Extravaganza, Abingdon
Christmas Shopping Weekend, Foxbury Farm, Brize Norton
Exhibition, The Studios Potato Town, Chipping Norton
Oxfolk Ceilidhs, Kennington Village Hall, Oxford, Second Saturday of the month

Oxford Christmas Market, Oxford Castle, Oxford, Late November to early December
Traditional Christmas Fair, Potting Shed Nurseries, Longworth, Late November
Wantage Beer Festival, Masonic Hall, Wantage

December

Christmas Carol Concert, Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
Dickensian Evening, Market Place, Wantage
Oxfolk Ceilidhs, Kennington Village Hall, Oxford, Second Saturday of the month
Oxford Christmas Market, Oxford Castle, Oxford, Late November to early December
Santa Specials, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, Wallingford
Santas on the Run!, Oxford
Thomas and Father Christmas, Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot