Saturday 17th October
🔎IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival: Explorazone
Our favourite day of the whole festival. Curious minds can discover how to turn heat into electricity, explore the science of diamonds, try out knee surgery skills, investigate how food fuels our bodies and watch objects levitate using super-cold technology. Loads of hands-on experiments and brilliant scientists to meet! It really is fascinating!
📅 Saturday 17th October ⏰ 11am – 5pm (last entry 3.30pm) 💴 Free or PWYD 🎫 Booking required ℹ️ See IF website for more info and booking. The Festival runs throughout half term too.
🎃Bunkers Hill: Pumpkin Hunt
They are back with their iconic Halloween shenanigans – with all proceeds going to charity. There’s the pumpkin hunt, quirkiest creation in the Ugly Mug Pumpkin Parade and guess the weight of Big Bertha for a chance to win! A lovely autumn adventure with little ones going away with a certificate and prize. Don’t forget to stop in for a treat in the honesty tea shed. Closed Tuesdays.
📅 Until the 2nd November ⏰ 9.30am – 5pm (last entry 3.30pm) 💴 £4 per child 🎫 Booking required at weekends and half term ℹ️ See Bunkers Hill website for more info and booking.
🔬 Museum of Natural History: Science Saturday
Meet scientists to investigate real natural history specimens from the collection. Hands-on science-based activities where families can explore a range of topics including insects, fossils, skeletons and microscopes. Touch real specimens and try investigating like a scientist.
📅Saturday 17th October ⏰ 2pm – 4pm 💴 Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See Museum of Natural History page for more info.
🪵 Oxford Wood Recycling Open Day
We love this place – so interesting and we have bought so many things from here, a lot of them very random 😂. Lots of hidden gems. They will reveal their Christmas products, play some games and look behind the scenes. Plus, tea, coffee and cake!
📅Saturday 17th October ⏰ 10am – 4pm 💴 Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See Oxford Wood Recycling Facebook page for more details.
Sunday 18th October
🐦Weston Library: Wonder of Birds day
Er hello, there is STACKS on this weekend at Wonder of Birds day! 🐦 Expect creative crafts, magical storytelling, bird-inspired dancing and loads of fascinating feathered facts. Best bit? It’s FREE! 🙌 If you haven’t visited the Wonder of Birds exhibition, you have until January. It’s a lovely experience.
📅 Sunday 18th October ⏰ 3pm 💴 Free 🎫 Booking essential ℹ️ See Weston Library for info and events which need booking.
🚂Didcot Railway Centre: Early opening for The Flying Scotsman
A BIG one for train fans this Sunday as the legendary Flying Scotsman departs from Didcot Parkway! Didcot Railway Centre is opening at 8am so you can explore the historic locomotives, railway heritage and 22 acres of steam-filled fun. Breakfast and hot drinks? we’ll need it! 😴
📅 Sunday 18th October ⏰ 8am – 4pm (last admission 2.30pm) 💴 Adult: £13.50, Child: £8.50, Under 3: Free 🎫 Booking recommended ℹ️ See the Didcot Railway Centre Facebook page for more info.
🎶 Funmusica Family Concert: Halloween Spooktacular
Get into the Halloween spirit with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra! Expect spooky tunes, creepy characters, a little Danse Macabre magic and Halloween arts & crafts before the show. Costumes encouraged! 👻
📅 Sunday 18th October ⏰ 3pm 💴 Adult: £10, Under 16: Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See Oxford Philharmonic website for more info.
🍂Combe Mill: Wood crafts and autumn market
Steam engines, autumn market and Morris dancing? Head to Combe Mill for the last Steaming Day of the season, with wood crafts, a blacksmith’s forge, little ones’ activities and plenty of autumnal browsing. Don’t miss it!
📅 Sunday 18th October ⏰ 10.30am – 4.30pm 💴 Adult: £9.50, Children under 16: Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See Combe Mill website for more info.
🐍 Waterperry Gardens: Snake Hunt
This is a new one! Find all the snakes around the garden, mark them off on the map then claim your prize at the end. Free play area by the café and short pushchair-friendly walk nearby. Love Waterperry, been annual pass holders for years, highly recommend!
📅 On until November 1st ⏰ 10am – 2pm 💴 Adult: £12.95, Children under 16: Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See Waterperry website for more info.
🚂Cutteslowe Miniature Railway
On the bucket list for little ones! Its not just about the railways: numerous playgrounds, huge sandpit, free splash park, crazy golf, tennis courts, wildlife area, duck pond, beach volleyball court, café and more! The next opening after this will be Cutteslowe Light Festival on the 14th November.
📅 Sunday 18th October ⏰ 1pm – 4.30pm 💴 £2 per ticket, £3.50 combined ticket, under 2’s free with fare paying adult🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See the Cutteslowe Miniature Railway website for more details.
