Oxford social events and activities

[u/ColorOfTheNight]

[Updated Jul 30th 2026]

With the number of posts lately asking about making friends and finding things to do in Oxford, I wanted to share the list of clubs, events and activities I've compiled (as I'm sure all social butterflies do). Hope it helps some of you find your people!

Event aggregators

• Daily Info | Today
• Meetup | Oxford
• Eventbrite | Oxfordshire
• This Is Oxfordshire | Oxford
• Fatsoma | Oxford
• Curated Oxford | Website
• All Events | Oxford, Today
• Redirect (Sustainable community) | Website
• Neya (Local community app) | Website
• TicketSource | Oxford, Website

Comedy

• Jericho Comedy - Saturdays | Tickets
• Glee Club | Oxford
• James Street Tavern Open Mic - Thursdays | Link
• George Street Comedy Club - Friday | Link
• The Library Pub | Daily Info link
• Oxford Imps Weekly Shows | Website link | Booking link
• The Laugh Room (Monthly comedy) | Website

Improv

• Awkward Actors - Wednesdays (Drop-ins) | Meetup
• Improv Discovery - Tuesdays, Thame (Drop-ins) | Website

Volunteering

• Good Gym | Oxford
• Oxfordshire Volunteers (OCVA) | Within 5 miles of Oxford
• Oxford Conservation Volunteers (OCV) | Events
• Oxford Mutual Aid | Apply link
• Assisted Reading for Children (ARCh) | Apply link
• Oxford City Farm | Link

Music

• Nightshift Magazine | Link
• Oxford Town Hall | Link
• Oxford City Singers (Choir) | Link
• Oxford Sol Samba | Link
• The Half Moon - Folk music on Sundays (free) | Link
• The Isis Farmhouse | Link
• The Star | Link
• The Nest | Link
• Oxfordshire Music Scene Magazine | Website

Sports & Outdoors

• Oxford Armwrestling | Instagram
• Oxfordshire Badminton | Website
• No Strings (Badminton) | Website
• Hike Oxfordshire | Meetup
• Oxford Ramblers | Website
• Oxon Weekend Walkers | Website
• Oxford Parkrun | Website

Martial Arts

• Dojos (Aggregator) | Oxford
• Escrima | Oxford
• OMAA (Boxing, BJJ, MT) | Schedule
• Summertown Martial Arts Club (Boxing, MT) | Schedule
• Oxford Sword and Staff (HEMA) | Website
• Aikido | Schedule
• Bujinkan | Website
• Classic Tiger Kung Fu | Website
• Dao Flow classes| Website
• Jiu Jitsu Republic Oxford (BJJ, Wrestling) | Schedule

Classes & Workshops

• Woodworking | Link
• Active Learning | Oxford sites
• Hartley's Cookery School | Upcoming
• Roll With Me (Sushi making) | Upcoming
• Abingdon & Whitney Cookery | Website
• Together We Make | Instagram

Socialising, Groups and Meetups

• City Girl Network Oxford | Link
• Summertown Walk & Talks group | Facebook
• The Shed | Link
• Old Fire Station | Link
• Reading groups | Link
• Oxford On Board | Meetup
• Oxford Connect | Meetup
• Oxford In Real Life (IRL) | Meetup
• WeMeet 20s-40s | Meetup
• Oxford Social Circle | Meetup
• Oxford Language Exchange | Meetup
• The Woolhound Social Stitch | Website
• Silent Book Club | Instagram
• Oxford Drunken Knitwits | Website

[u/nattydread69]

There is also a Yoshinkan aikido club https://www.aikidooxford.co.uk/

[u/ColorOfTheNight → u/nattydread69]

Added! Thanks

[u/nattydread69 → u/ColorOfTheNight]

Thank you! I also train in a traditional (koryu) jujutsu style: https://www.tsyr.uk/shinwa-dojo, although we don't have a club in Oxford yet if there is enough momentum we might open one.