Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Oxford, Verenigd Koninkrijk

Druk — Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 6 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Port Meadow under water (1 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — February half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Port Meadow under water (1 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Torpids, Oxford Literary Festival

• Festival

  Torpids

  4–7 mrtSportevenementDruk

  Four-day college bumps-rowing races on the Isis during Hilary term's seventh week; crews chase the boat ahead in single file, watchable free from the towpath. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Oxford Literary Festival

  21–29 mrtKunstenfestivalBoek vroegDruk

  Nine-day festival of author talks and panels across the Bodleian, Sheldonian Theatre and colleges, affiliated with the Sunday Times; headline events sell out weeks ahead. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Easter bank holidays

  3–6 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  Good Friday is a bank holiday across the UK and Easter Monday everywhere but Scotland. The long weekend opens the domestic touring season: popular towns, coasts and parks get busy, rooms cost more, and rail engineering works often cut or replace train services. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Easter bank holidays, Easter / spring holiday in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Sluiting

  Colleges shut for exam term

  20 apr – 20 jun · meestal

  Through Trinity term most colleges close their quads to visitors or cut the hours hard, and the ones that stay open charge. Christ Church and Magdalen publish their own days; check before you queue. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Easter bank holidays (3–6 apr)

Topdrukte — May Morning, Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Festival

  May Morning

  1 meiGroot festivalDruk

  Magdalen choir sings from the top of the tower at six in the morning on 1 May and several thousand people stand on the High to hear it. Pubs open early; the bridge is closed to jumpers. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Summer Eights

  27–30 meiSportevenement

  Four days of bumps racing on the Isis at the end of May, watched from the college barges and boathouses. Crews chase each other rather than race in lanes, which is why it is worth an afternoon. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Colleges shut for exam term (20 apr – 20 jun (meestal))

Druk — Late-May half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Colleges shut for exam term (20 apr – 20 jun (meestal)), Summer Eights (27–30 mei)

Topdrukte — Language schools and coach season, Summer holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Feestdag

  Language schools and coach season

  1 jul – 31 augSchoolvakantiesDruk

  Summer schools take the empty colleges and the coach tours take the centre, so Broad Street and the Bodleian queue are at their worst exactly when the colleges are most open. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Language schools and coach season

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Language schools and coach season (1 jul – 31 aug)

Druk — St Giles' Fair, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  St Giles' Fair

  7–8 sepGroot festivalDrukSluitingen

  Two-day traditional funfair of rides and stalls filling the wide St Giles' street, run by the city council with the Showmen's Guild since the 17th century; the road closes to traffic. Bron ↗

Druk — October half-term in Verenigd Koninkrijk, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In oktober begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Oxford Christmas Market, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Oxford Christmas Market

  21 nov – 31 decKerst & nieuwjaarDruk

  Wooden huts down Broad Street from late November to the new year, with the Sheldonian behind them. It is one street, so it is congested rather than large. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Oxford Christmas Market, Christmas holidays in Verenigd Koninkrijk

• Risico

  Port Meadow under water

  1 dec – 28 feb · meestalOverstromingsseizoen

  The Thames spreads across Port Meadow most winters and the towpath north of Walton Well goes under. It freezes some years, which is the only time Oxford skates. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Oxford Christmas Market (21 nov – 31 dec)