What's on in Oxford May 2026
We've gathered 43 events happening in Oxford between 1 May – 31 May across 25 venues — led by music (23), theatre (13) and comedy (2), including 3 free-entry events. Click any event to see times, prices and book direct.
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Klub Kakofanney
Florence Park Community Centre, Oxford
Eric Rushton: Innkeeper
The Glee Club, Oxford
The Denotones
The Barn Gallery, Oxford
Beth Hart
New Theatre, Oxford
Indie Fridays
O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
Overpass
O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
Istanbul: City of Faith, Power and Beauty
Rewley House, Oxford
Ella Al-Shamahi: Becoming Human
The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford
Tribute to Max Richter by Candlelight
Holywell Music Room, Oxford
The Best of Tim Burton & Dark Fantasy by Moonlight
New Theatre, Oxford
Convergence Fest
The Jericho, Oxford
Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi, The Four Seasons
Holywell Music Room, Oxford
Reggaeton Party (Oxford)
The Bullingdon, Oxford
First Presbyterian Church of Charlotte Sanctuary Choir
Trinity College, Oxford
Star Dance Academy Show 2026 - Hard Knock Life
The Barn Gallery, Oxford
Seven Drunken Nights
New Theatre, Oxford
Iffley Music Society: Bute Wind Quintet
Iffley Church, Oxford
In conversation with Rachid Benzine
Maison Française D'Oxford, Oxford
A Summers Day @ the Isis River Farmhouse
Isis Farmhouse, Oxford
NW Inventors: Improvisation
The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford
YouthLab: Playwrights’ Workshop
The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford
Legally Blonde
New Theatre, Oxford
Kiefer Sutherland
O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
Printmakers Council: Green and Pleasant Land
The North Wall Arts Centre, Oxford
Jon Spencer
O2 Academy Oxford, Oxford
Creation Theatre's Stand-up Comedy Masterclass (11-16)
Wolvercote Primary School, Oxford
The Crucible by Arthur Miller
The Michael Pilch Studio, Oxford
Songs for a New World
Magdalen College, Oxford
Vigilantes
The Bullingdon, Oxford
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Curzon Oxford, Oxford
Creation Theatre's Dance and Musical Theatre Masterclass (11-16)
Wolvercote Primary School, Oxford
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford
Creation Theatre's Giggle Club Comedy Workshop (7-11)
Wolvercote Primary School, Oxford
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Vue Oxford, Oxford
The Seven Sins of Tango
Oxford Town Hall, Oxford
Creation Theatre's Big Puppets Masterclass (11-16)
Wolvercote Primary School, Oxford
Creation Theatre's Make a Shakespeare Play in a Day (7-11)
Wolvercote Primary School, Oxford
Comedy in the Quarry
The Masons Arms, Oxford
Arcadians at 50: Acis & Galatea
University Of Oxford, Oxford
The Noonan Trio
St John's College, Oxford
A Summers Day 2 @ the Isis River Farmhouse
Isis Farmhouse, Oxford
Taylormania
New Theatre, Oxford
Balls to Parkinson's Blooming Garden Party
Quarry Village Hall, Oxford
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