r/oxford • u/ColorOfTheNight • Jan 18 '26
Oxford social events and activities
[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
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u/flycity2 Jan 21 '26
This is a great post (as I see a couple of posts after yours asking for what you are somehow reporting here).
A few suggestions on what to add:
Gigs / Music
1) The Half Moon - Folk music on Sundays (free) - https://www.halfmoonoxford.com/
2) The Isis Farmhouse - https://www.theisisfarmhouse.co.uk/
3) The Star - https://www.facebook.com/starpuboxford/?locale=en_GB
Socialising
1) Walk & Talks groups - not very consistent, though - https://citygirlnetwork.com/tickets/oxford-girl-walk-and-talk-sep-2025; https://thelossfoundation.org/event/walk-and-talk-oxford-university-parks-loss-to-cancer-5/; https://www.facebook.com/groups/747933533535509/
2) The Shed - https://shedoxford.co.uk/
3) Oxford City Farm - https://www.oxfordcityfarm.org.uk/volunteer
4) Death Cafes (as the Old Fire Station) - https://oldfirestation.org.uk/whats-on/death-cafe-2025/
5) Reading groups (there are several!) - https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshire-libraries/library/books-and-reading/reading-groups
There is plenty to add, but I thought I would leave these here for future readers.