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Abingdon is a beautiful town known for hosting numerous fun-filled events each year. We have current information about everything that's going on in Abingdon, from championship football games to the annual Ock Street Michaelmas Fair. Our handy website even provides you with news about local concerts and parades, as well as occasions worthy of bun-throwing from the top of the Abingdon County Hall Museum. No matter what you're looking for, you're sure to find it here.
General Events
Huw  Rhys James Piano Recital
  • Sunday 14th September 3:00pm until 5:00pm
Please join us for an afternoon of exciting music performed by Huw Rhys James, Viennese conductor and concert pianist. Do bring your family and friends along to enjoy this programme of music by Haydn,... View event
Brass Extravaganza with Wantage Band
  • Sunday 14th September 4:00pm until 5:00pm
Wantage Band, the elite, championship selection band are joined by pupils from Abingdon School for some numbers to showcase the brass family in both its sonic majesty and subtlety in equal measure! View event
An Evening with Philippa Gregory
  • Tuesday 7th October 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Join Philippa Gregory, as she takes you on a journey through the history you thought you knew. View event
Simon Yates - Pleasure & Pain
  • Saturday 11th October 7:30pm until 9:30pm
Touching the Void’ mountaineer, Simon Yates, is a veteran of over eighty expeditions to high/remote mountains around the globe and shows no signs of slowing down. This is his story of the last decade,... View event
In Conversation with Clare Balding
  • Monday 3rd November 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Join Mostly Books in welcoming Clare Balding to Abingdon to discuss her debut novel Pastures New. View event
The Snowman Live with Wantage Band 2025
Listen to the Christmassy soundtrack of the 1982 popular short film played live along to a screening of the film itself! View event
RBO Live: La Traviata
  • Wednesday 14th January 6:45pm until 9:45pm
As intimate as it is sumptuous, La traviata features some of opera’s most famous melodies, and is a star vehicle for its leading soprano role sung by Ermonela Jaho. This event will be streamed from the... View event
NT Live: Hamlet
  • Thursday 22nd January 7:00pm until 10:00pm
Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one. View event
RBO Live: Woolf Works
  • Monday 9th February 7:15pm until 10:00pm
This Olivier-award winning Royal Ballet triptych captures the heart of Virginia Woolf’s uniquely artistic spirit. This event will be streamed from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. View event
Leo Houlding - Exposed
  • Saturday 28th February 7:30pm until 9:30pm
Join legendary climber Leo Houlding for his next new show, Exposed, a gripping live experience with stunning visuals, film, and storytelling from the world’s wildest places. View event
RBO Live: Giselle
  • Tuesday 3rd March 7:15pm until 9:30pm
Peter Wright's Giselle, set to Adolphe Adam's evocative score and with atmospheric designs by John Macfarlane will be streamed from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. View event
RBO Live: The Magic Flute
  • Tuesday 21st April 6:45pm until 10:00pm
Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night, tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. This event will be streamed from the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. View event
RBO Live: Eugene Onegine
  • Tuesday 5th May 6:00pm until 10:05pm
Following her acclaimed 2024 company debut in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, soprano Asmik Grigorian returns to the Met as Tatiana, the lovestruck young heroine in this ardent operatic adaptation of Pushkin. This... View event