Literary-art Events in Oxford

Check out happening literary-art events all around Oxford, EN

Aisling Bea Live in Oxford

Thu, 26 Mar at 08:00 pm New Theatre Oxford

Julia Donaldson and Catherine Rayner book signing

Fri, 27 Mar at 03:30 pm Waterstones Oxford GBP 13

Suzanne Simard WHEN THE FOREST BREATHES

Fri, 17 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 8 to 25

Jackie Morris & Robert Macfarlane THE BOOK OF BIRDS

Thu, 07 May at 06:00 pm The Sheldonian Theatre GBP 10 to 40

Francis Fukuyama IN THE REALM OF THE LAST MAN

Fri, 04 Sep at 07:00 pm Examination Schools, University of Oxford GBP 12 to 30

Smart Ageing Summit 2026- Diet & Longevity

Sat, 09 May at 09:00 am Rhodes House GBP 108 to 201

Patrick Ness PIPER AT THE GATES OF DUSK with Katherine Webber

Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 17

Katherine Priddy | Holywell Music Room, Oxford | 28.4.26

Tue, 28 Apr at 07:00 pm Holywell Music Room

Maria Semple GO GENTLE with Viv Groskop

Tue, 26 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 20

Rowan Williams with Philip Goff WHY?

Mon, 07 Sep at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 8

Frank Cottrell-Boyce A BRITISH CHILDHOOD

Wed, 10 Jun The Sheldonian Theatre GBP 10 to 22

Divine Schism: Lande Hekt

Sat, 25 Apr at 02:00 pm The Bullingdon

Sara Wheeler JAN MORRIS : A LIFE

Wed, 15 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 25

15th International Conference on Restructuring of the Global Economy (ROGE)

Mon, 10 Aug at 08:30 am Saïd Business School (Park End Street) (University of Oxford) GBP 250 to 430

HööF + Sleep Room + Dilemma

Fri, 27 Mar at 08:00 pm Common Ground, Little Clarendon St, Oxford

Nicola Kelly ANYWHERE BUT HERE

Thu, 16 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Sonya Walger WIFEHOUSE

Mon, 20 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 17

CPM Annual Lecture 2026

Tue, 28 Apr at 05:30 pm Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford Free

The Oxford Quartet: Women Philosophers Against the Tide

Fri, 17 Apr at 06:30 pm Oxford Friends Meeting House Free

Claire Fuller HUNGER AND THIRST with Lucy Atkins

Mon, 11 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 19

Charles Foster THE EDGES OF THE WORLD

Mon, 01 Jun at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 22

Sophia Smith Galer HOW TO K*ll A LANGUAGE

Mon, 18 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 22

Gwyneth Lewis NIGHTSHADE MOTHER with Kate Kennedy

Wed, 29 Jul at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 11

Christie Watson KILLING ME SOFTLY with Rachel Clarke

Wed, 01 Jul at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 20

The Mighty Goddess by Sally Pomme Clayton

Thu, 26 Mar at 07:30 pm The Story Museum

Alison Light RED, RED ROBIN with Lyndal Roper

Fri, 15 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 22

Alyn Shipton - “Gerry Mulligan” quartet

Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm St Giles' Church, Oxford GBP 12 to 25

Peter Jones SELF HELP FROM THE MIDDLE AGES with Helen Carr

Tue, 23 Jun at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 20

Film 'The Metamorphosis' (based on Kafka's novella)

Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm The Ultimate Picture Palace GBP 6

2026

Thu, 10 Sep at 09:00 am Mansfield College GBP 30 to 100

The Beating Heart: The Art & Science of Our Most Vital Organ

Thu, 14 May at 05:30 pm Broad Street, OX1 3AZ Oxford, United Kingdom

Tom Lutz 1925 : A LITERARY ENCYCLOPEDIA

Fri, 10 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Reading the signs: Conference at Kellogg college

Fri, 29 May at 09:30 am The hub, Kellogg College GBP 33

Amber Husain TELL ME HOW YOU EAT with Eleanor Penny

Tue, 02 Jun at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 19

Michael Robb and Evan Friss BOOK MAKERS AND BOOKSELLERS

Thu, 21 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Divine Schism: The Leaf Library + Fuzzy Lights

Wed, 01 Apr at 07:45 pm Common Ground, 37-38 Little Clarendon St, Oxford, OX1 2HU

TEACH THE WORD 2026

Sat, 27 Jun at 10:00 am The King's Centre GBP 0 to 28

Sacred Arts 2026: Exploring the Spiritual Dimensions of Artistic Expression

Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am St Anne's College GBP 109 to 196

Managing Behaviour and Workload with Sue Cowley

Fri, 03 Jul at 09:00 am Unipart conference centre GBP 70 to 100

Literary Escape Festival - `Oxford

Sat, 12 Sep at 10:00 am West Oxford Community Centre GBP 0 to 12

Summer School Oxford- GreenEconomics & Green Finance in the Current Age

Sun, 23 Aug at 09:00 am The H B Allen Centre GBP 11 to 120

Francesca Wade and James Bailey ON SPARK AND STEIN

Mon, 27 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Book at Lunchtime: How To Talk About Love

Wed, 29 Apr at 12:30 pm Seminar Room 63, Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities Free

Unravelling History & The Material of Living

Sat, 23 May at 07:00 pm The Community Works GBP 3 to 12

WHITE MOSS A Panel Discussion

Fri, 08 May at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6

Naples in the Novels of Elena Ferrante

Thu, 28 May at 06:00 pm Il Corno - Panuozzo Bar Free

Amanda Golden THE POEMS OF SYLVIA PLATH with Erica McAlpine

Mon, 06 Jul at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 40

Urmila Seshagiri THE LIFE OF VIOLET with David James

Tue, 30 Jun at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 6 to 17

Rebel Book Club Oxford x AFRICA

Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm The Oxford Cinema & Cafe GBP 17

The History of Treasure Hunting

Thu, 16 Apr at 01:00 pm Museum of Oxford Free

Entering the Loophole: Surveying American Slavery in an English Village

Thu, 16 Apr at 06:30 pm Old Fire Station Free

Charlotte Cross THE BRIDES

Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm Blackwell's Bookshop GBP 3

The Art of Storytelling: Archetypes in Focus

Sat, 30 May at 09:30 am St Anne's College GBP 25 to 196

Book Launch: What is Political Theology?

Thu, 21 May at 04:00 pm Sir Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, Christ Church Free

Improv in 6 Acts June - July 2026

Mon, 01 Jun at 07:00 pm The Oak Room, The Old Schoolhouse GBP 90 to 180

Major Parish Churches - place, people, building?

Tue, 26 May at 10:30 am St John the Evangelist Church Free

Write Space

Fri, 17 Jan at 01:30 pm The Community Works Free

Stories of Oxford tours

Thu, 05 Dec at 01:00 pm Museum of Oxford GBP 3