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Oxford Events and Festivals
(Oxford, England)



Oxford has a number of lively festivals and events, which take place throughout the year, in and around central Oxford. The residents of Oxford like to party and the area's impressive calendar of festivals and events includes lively street fairs, carnivals, parades, Mardi Gras, and numerous sporting events in Oxford. Local Oxford newspapers and leading regional magazines in the area regularly publish the latest cultural events festivals, and also contain up-to-date listings of events nearby Oxford.

Oxford's helpful tourist information office is always a useful source for current events and festivals in Oxford. Many of the events and festivals in Oxford draw enormous crowds of both participants and spectators, and provide tourists with a wide range of things to see and do whilst staying in the exciting city of Oxford.

National Public Holidays

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• Good Friday / Easter Monday - late March or early April
• First and last Monday in May
• Last Monday in August
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Boxing Day

(If Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next weekday becomes a public holiday).




Oxford Calendar of Festivals and Events 2009 / 2010 - Oxford, England

Oxford Events and Festivals in January - Oxford, England

• New Years' Day - January 1st, general festivities throughout Oxford, celebrating the arrival of the New Year

Oxford Events and Festivals in February - Oxford, England

• Chinese New Year - early February, celebrations and festivities in the Chinese Community, Oxford, England

Oxford Events and Festivals in March - Oxford, England

• Torpids Rowing Race - early March, College rowing races on the river, Oxford, England
• Oxford Literary Festival - late March, with guest authors, readings and discussions in various venues in central Oxford, England
• Oxford v Cambridge University Boat Race - late March, on the River Thames, London, England

Oxford Events and Festivals in May - Oxford, England

• May Morning - early May, crowds gather as Magdalen School choir sing from Magdalen Tower, Oxford, England
• Oxfordshire Artweeks - mid-May / early June, a celebration of visual arts with open studio at around 300 sites throughout Oxford, England
• Eights Week - late May, the main event of inter-college rowing races, central Oxford, England
• Lord Mayor's Parade - late May, celebration marking the start of the new Mayor's one-year term of office, in central Oxford, England
• Blenheim Palace Exhibitions - late May, opening of exhibitions at Blenheim Palace, Oxford, England

Oxford Events and Festivals in June - Oxford, England

• Blenheim Palace Flower Show - mid-June, spectacular flower show at Blenheim Palace, Oxford, England
• Cowley Road Carnival - mid-June, Oxford's largest community event, with parades and musical stages in Cowley Road, central Oxford, England
• Encaenia - late June, colourful honorary degree ceremony held at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England
• Oxford Open Water Week - late June / early July, popular Oxford event with performances, art, music and walks at more than 50 waterside venues throughout Oxford, England
• Henley Royal Regatta - late June / early July, the most prestigious rowing event in the United Kingdom

Oxford Events and Festivals in July - Oxford, England

• CLA Game Fair - late July, a popular country sports event held at Blenheim Palace, Oxford, England

Oxford Events and Festivals in August - Oxford, England

• Classical Proms - late August, open-air classical concert with fireworks, at Blenheim Palace, Oxford, England

Oxford Events and Festivals in September - Oxford, England

• St. Giles Fair - early September, Oxford's traditional street fair, central Oxford, England
• Heritage Open Days - mid-September, free admission to many important places of historic interest in the Oxford area

Oxford Events and Festivals in October - Oxford, England

• Oxford Round Table Fireworks Display - late October, spectacular fireworks display, in central Oxford, England

Oxford Events and Festivals in November - Oxford, England

• Bonfire Night and Fireworks Displays - early November, held at various venues throughout Oxford, England
• Christmas Lights Switch-On - late November, marking the start of the festive period, in Oxford city centre, England

Oxford Events and Festivals in December - Oxford, England

• New Years' Eve - December 31st, various celebrations throughout Oxford, culminating in fireworks displays at midnight

 
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