Local, Banbury, Chipping Norton, Cotswolds, North Oxfordshire - What's On & Where to Go !!
Social & Sporting events to keep you entertained all year round. Events are verified before being listed on our Monastery Barn website.
May - August |
September - December
January 2024
- 01 Racing Fixture, Cheltenham – New Years Day Racing
- 01-31 Compton Verney & Coventry Biennial Exhibition & Residency, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 11 Feb)
- 01-31 Jo Gane: Liquid Silver, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 11 Feb)
- 01-31 History In The Making: Stories of Makers & Materials from 2000 BC to now Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 11 Feb)
- 01-31 Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (until 18 Feb)
- 01-31 Fang Lijun: Portraits And Porcelain, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (until 14 Apr)
- 01-31 Wellbeing Walks, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 31 Dec)
- 01-31 Chila Kumari Singh Burman Exhibition, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 01 Mar 2025)
- 04-31 Restoration & Conservation Tours, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 09 Feb)
- 08-31 Ripley: The Household Cavalry Exhibition, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 29 Feb)
- 12-31 Money in Renaissance Germany, Ashmolean Museum (until 10 Nov)
- 13 Racing Fixture, Warwick - Wigley Group Classic Chase Day
- 20 Tatty Devine Jewellery Workshop, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 20 Archaeology Talks & Finds Handling With Hilary Carlow, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 21 Cocklebarrow Races – Heythrop Point to Point & much more
- 22 Racing Fixture, Warwick – Afternoon At The Races
- 23-24 An Introduction to Stone Carving, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 25 Racing Fixture, Warwick – Members Day
- 25 Robbie Burns Night
- 26-31 Spectacle of Light, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 18 Feb)
- 27 Racing Fixture, Cheltenham - Festival Trials Day
February 2024
- 01-09 Restoration & Conservation Tours, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
- 01-11 Compton Verney & Coventry Biennial Exhibition & Residency, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 01-11 Jo Gane: Liquid Silver, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 01-11 History In The Making: Stories of Makers & Materials from 2000 BC to now Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 01-18 Spectacle of Light, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 01-18 Colour Revolution: Victorian Art, Fashion & Design, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
- 01-29 Ripley: The Household Cavalry Exhibition, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
- 01-29 Fang Lijun: Portraits And Porcelain, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (until 14 Apr)
- 01-29 Money in Renaissance Germany, Ashmolean Museum (until 10 Nov)
- 01-29 Wellbeing Walks, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 31 Dec)
- 01-29 Chila Kumari Singh Burman Exhibition, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 01 Mar 2025)
- 10 Chinese New Year - Year of the Dragon
- 10 Racing Fixture, Warwick – Kingmaker Chase Day
- 10 Rugby Six Nations
- 10-18 Half Term Fun: Let Your Imagination Run Wild, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
- 10-29 Ashmolean Now: Pio Abad, To Those Sitting In Darkness, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (until 08 Sep)
- 11 Meet the Makers Weekend, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 14 Valentines Day
- 23 Racing Fixture, Warwick – Fabulous Fiver Friday
- 24 Silver Jewellery Workshop, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 24 Rugby Six Nations
March 2024
- 01-31 Fang Lijun: Portaits And Porcelain, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (until 14 Apr)
- 01-31 Ashmolean Now: Pio Abad, To Those Sitting In Darkness, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (until 08 Sep)
- 01-31 Money in Renaissance Germany, Ashmolean Museum (until 10 Nov)
- 01-31 Wellbeing Walks, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 31 Dec)
- 01-31 Chila Kumari Singh Burman Exhibition, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 01 Mar 2025)
- 09-10 Rugby Six Nations
- 10 Mothers Day
- 10 Racing Fixture, Warwick – Four Legged Friend Race Day
- 11-12 An Introduction To Stone Carving, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 12-15 Racing Fixture, Cheltenham Festival
- 13 Racing Fixture, Stratford on Avon Racecourse – Race Meeting
- 16 Rugby Six Nations
- 16-24 Oxford Literary Festival
- 17 St Patrick's Day
- 19-31 Sculpture In The Park, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 02 May 2027)
- 21-31 Sensing Vesuvius, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 30 Apr)
- 21-31 Landscape & Imagination: From Gardens to Land Art, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 06 Jun)
- 21-31 A Spirit Inside, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 01 Sep)
- 21-31 Reunited: The Lamentation Altarpiece, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 02 Feb 2026)
- 21-31 The Taotie, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 31 Mar 2026)
- 22 Racing Fixture, Warwick – Afternoon At the Races
- 23 Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (until 23 Jun)
- 23-31 Icons of British Fashion, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 30 Jun)
- 24 OX5 Run In Aid of Oxford Children's Hospital, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
- 29 Easter Eggstravaganza, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 01 Apr)
- 29-31 Easter – Good Friday to Easter Sunday (01 April Easter Monday Bank Holiday)
- 30 Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race
- 31 British Summertime begins (BST)
April 2024
- 01 Easter Monday
- 01 Easter Eggstravaganza, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
- 01 Point-to-Point Paxford, North Cotswolds
- 01-14 Fang Lijun: Portraits And Porcelain, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
- 01-30 Sensing Vesuvius, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park
- 01-30 Landscape & Imagination: From Gardens to Land Art, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 06 Jun)
- 01-30 Bruegel to Rubens: Great Flemish Drawings, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, (until 23 Jun)
- 01-30 Icons of British Fashion, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 30 June)
- 01-30 A Spirit Inside, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 01 Sep)
- 01-30 Ashmolean Now: Pio Abad, To Those Sitting In Darkness, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (until 08 Sep)
- 01-30 Money in Renaissance Germany, Ashmolean Museum (until 10 Nov)
- 01-30 Wellbeing Walks, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock (until 31 Dec)
- 01-30 Chila Kumari Singh Burman Exhibition, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 01 Mar 2025)
- 01-30 Reunited: The Lamentation Altarpiece, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 02 Feb 2026)
- 01-30 The Taotie, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 31 Mar 2026)
- 01-30 Sculpture In The Park, Compton Verney Art Gallery & Park (until 02 May 2027)
- 04 Racing Fixture, Warwick – Easter Raceday
- 06 Racing Fixture, Stratford on Avon
- 11 Racing Fixture, The Grand National, Aintree
- 14-30 Pick Your Own - Rectory Farm, nr Kidlington - Asparagus, Strawberries, Raspberries, Blackberries, Flowers, Pumpkins ++
- 17-18 Racing Fixture, Cheltenham – The April Meeting
- 21 Racing Fixture, Stratford on Avon
- 21 London Marathon
- 23 Queen Elizabeth II Birthday
- 25 Racing Fixture, Warwick – Molly Ollys Race Day
- 28 Broughton Grange Gardens, nr Banbury (Open: Charitable National Gardens Scheme)
May - August |
September - December
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