Oxford Weekend Family Guide

Oxford Weekend Family Guide

Sep 28, 2026

Saturday 3rd October

 

🐏 Oxford City Farm Autumn Festival 

Love this autumn festival with so many lovely, wholesome activities taking place: apple pressing, arts & crafts, meeting the animals, hot chocolate at the fire pit and more! There’s also lots of delicious food vendors lined up.

📅 Saturday 3rd October  ⏰ 12pm and 4pm 💴 Free 🎫 Booking essential ℹ️ Book via Eventbrite. Never been to the farm? Check out our visit here.

 

🥽 Big Open Weekend

Get ready for a weekend packed with FREE activities at Oxford’s pools and leisure centres! Free swimming, free taster swimming lessons, free soft play, free Tag X, free bounce & play inflatables, free slime workshop and more.

📅 Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October  ⏰ 8am – 5pm 💴 Free 🎫 Booking essential ℹ️ Book via each leisure centre (toggle to switch centres in top left)

 

💦 Banbury Canal Fest

 A lovely family-friendly festival celebrating Banbury’s canals, heritage and community! Expect lots to see and explore along the canal, with boats, entertainment, activities and plenty of things to keep children busy.

📅 Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October  ⏰ 11am – 5pm 💴 Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info on Banbury Town Council website

 

🍎 Waterperry Gardens Autumn Festival Weekend 

Orchard tours, horse & cart rides, autumn produce, craft and food stalls, juice tasting and traditional dancing. The Snake Hunt trail starts too (£), you can always rely on Waterperry to for a great trail and the prizes are always amazing!

📅 Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October  ⏰ 10am – 5.30pm 💴 Adult:£12.95 , Under 16: Free  💷 No booking required ℹ️ More info on Waterperry website. 

 

Sunday 5th October

 

Cutteslowe Miniature Railway

Only four sessions left this year! A lovely miniature railway experience with the choice of two tracks – so exciting for little ones!  There’s lots to do at Cutteslowe park: playgrounds, huge sandpit, crazy golf, Cutteslowe Greenhouse, tennis courts, wildlife area, duck pond, beach volleyball court, café and more! It’s easily a whole day adventure!

📅 Sunday 5th October ⏰ 1pm – 4.30pm 💴 £2 per ticket, Under 2’s free with fare paying adult 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ See Cutteslowe Miniature Website for more info.

 

🥽 Big Open Weekend

Get ready for a weekend packed with FREE activities at Oxford’s pools and leisure centres! Free swimming, free taster swimming lessons, free soft play, free Tag X, free bounce & play inflatables, free slime workshop and more.

📅 Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October  ⏰ 8am – 5pm 💴 Free 🎫 Booking essential ℹ️ Book via each leisure centre (toggle to switch centres in top left).

 

🍎 Waterperry Gardens Autumn Festival Weekend 

Orchard tours, horse & cart rides, autumn produce, craft and food stalls, juice tasting and traditional dancing. The Snake Hunt trail starts too (£), you can always rely on Waterperry to for a great trail and the prizes are always amazing!

📅 Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October  ⏰ 10am – 5.30pm 💴 Adult:£12.95 , Under 16: Free  💷 No booking required ℹ️ More info on Waterperry website. 

 

💦 Banbury Canal Fest

 A lovely family-friendly festival celebrating Banbury’s canals, heritage and community! Expect lots to see and explore along the canal, with boats, entertainment, activities and plenty of things to keep children busy.

📅 Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th October  ⏰ 11am – 5pm 💴 Free 🎫 No booking required ℹ️ More info on Banbury Town Council website

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