Regular events in the Headington area
| March/April | Easter Egg Rolling on Shotover See City Council Events Calendar near the time for details (did not take place in 2011, and may be fading away) |
| May/June | Oxford Art Week Exhibitions in May/June, many in Headington. See ArtWeeks near the time for details |
| Headington Festival Usually the first weekend in June in and around Bury Knowle Park. Organised by Headington Action (HCDA) |
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| The Friends of Old Headington Gardens Open Day Usually held in June: see Friends of Old Headington website |
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| July/August | Headington FunDay in Bury Knowle Park Organized by Churches Together in Headington |
| Holy Trinity Church open days Holy Trinity Church in Headington Quarry is usually open at weekends during the summer months |
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| All Saints Summer Music Festival A series of concerts is held at All Saints Church during the summer (dates vary, but between June to September) |
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| September | Headington Beer Festival at the Mason’s Arms in Quarry |
| Heritage Open Days (“Open Doors”) Check HODS website to see what is open in Headington |
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| Streets for People Day Always on 22 September across Europe, but events in Headington are usually held at a weekend near the date |
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| Oxford Half Marathon Likely to be held in September each year, passing through Headington |
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| October/November | Apple Day Warneford Meadow in October Fireworks in South Park Giant Firework Display normally takes place in South Park on the nearest Saturday to 5 November (can be end October): check in local press |
| November/December | Christmas events Held in the Headington shopping centre |
| Schools Advent Pageant Organized by Churches Together in Headington Gathers with a donkey at St Andrew’s Primary School then walks through Headington to All Saints Church knocking on inn doors. Followed by stable scene |
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| Boxing Day Morris Men Headington Quarry Morris Dancers and Mummers normally perform outside Quarry pubs from midday on Boxing Day (or a day later if Boxing Day falls on a Sunday) See the HQMD website for details |
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| Boxing Day walk on Shotover Organized by Oxford City Council and Get Oxfordshire Active |
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| Throughout the year |
Farmers’ Market Top of Kennett Road, fourth Friday of the month (but can vary in December), 8am–12.30pm |
| Oxford Brookes University Public Lectures Monthly free lectures usually Wednesdays 6pm at Brookes’ Gipsy Lane Campus. See public lectures website |
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| Headington Theatre Performances See theatre website. For programme email or tel. 01865 759138 |
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| Headington Singers Three concerts a year – Christmas, Easter and July – usually held at All Saints Church, Lime Walk. Choral classics and much else besides, including carols at Christmas. See Headington Singers website for details. |
Walk and Cycle maps from Oxfordshire County Council:
Shotover from Thornhill Park & Ride
Brasenose Woods (PDF)
