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Oxford with kids: days out, clubs and events
A quick way into Oxford with children: the free days out, places for a rainy day, clubs that meet every week and what’s coming up, all from the map.
On the map within about 20 km:
📅 What’s on in Oxford this weekend
Find by type
Free to get into
- Boundary Brook Wildlife Corridor Park & nature walk · Wood Farm · Free
- Shotover Country Park Park & nature walk · Horspath · Free
- Horspath Wildlife Conservation Area Park & nature walk · Horspath · Free
- Abingdon County Hall Museum Museum & attraction · Abingdon · Free
- Museum of Rural Life Museum & attraction · Waterperry · Free
- Oxfordshire Museum Museum & attraction · Woodstock · Free
For a rainy day
- Oxford Illusion Museum Museum & attraction · Oxford
- Museum of Oxford Museum & attraction · Oxford
- Story Museum Museum & attraction · Oxford
- Christ Church Picture Gallery Museum & attraction · Oxford
- Gallery Bouldering Museum & attraction · East Oxford
- Science Oxford Centre Museum & attraction · Wood Farm
Out in the fresh air
- Wells Farm Farm & animals · Little Milton
- Millets Farm Centre Farm & animals · Garford
- Millets Wildside Falconry and Wildlife Centre Zoo & wildlife park · Garford
- Church Farm Farm & animals · Dorchester-on-Thames
- Castle Garden Park & nature walk · Oxford
Clubs that meet every week
- Florence Park junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Oxford · Every Sunday at 9am
- Harcourt Hill junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Oxford · Every Sunday at 9am
- Rhymetime at Cowley Library Baby & toddler groups · Cowley · Wednesdays 10.30-11am (then Stay and Play) and Fridays 11-11.30am
- Headington Library Rhymetime Baby & toddler groups · Headington, Oxford · Thursdays 11-11.30am, term time (Nov-Dec 2026 dates listed)
- Park Hill Recreation Ground junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Oxon · Every Sunday at 9am
- Rhymetime at Abingdon Library Baby & toddler groups · Abingdon · Wednesdays 9.30-10am and 11-11.30am
- Southern Town junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Abingdon · Every Sunday at 9am
- Rhymetime at Wheatley Library Baby & toddler groups · Wheatley · Fridays 10.30-11am
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Oxford's Christmas Light Festival Festivals, fairs & gala days · City-wide · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 15 Nov
- Christmas at Blenheim Palace Santa & Christmas · Woodstock · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Blenheim Palace Christmas Market Santa & Christmas · Woodstock · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Sun 20 Dec
- The Christmas Grotto at Millets Farm Santa & Christmas · Frilford · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Snow White at Oxford Playhouse Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Fri 20 Nov – Sun 3 Jan
- Christmas at Cogges Santa & Christmas · Witney · 📅 Sat 5 Dec – Wed 23 Dec