What's On in Witney
Things to do in and around Witney: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Witney Halloween: Dracula at Cogges from 22 Oct, adults £16
Cogges turns into Dracula's castle 22 October to 1 November, adults £16. Crocodile Fright Nights 29 to 31 October; the museum ghost walk is sold out.
Dates for the diary
- Wed 14 Oct Down To Chance
- 16 to 30 Oct Pumpkins by Night at Millets Farm
- Fri 16 Oct The Upbeat Beatles
- Sat 17 Oct Black Is The Color Of My Voice
- Sat 17 Oct Shadowing Hank: a tribute to Hank Marvin
- Sun 18 Oct Bell History Tour, St Mary's Church
- Sun 18 Oct Hansel and Gretel: A Playground Opera
- Tue 20 Oct Daytime Cinema: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
- Tue 20 Oct Of Mice and Men
- 22 Oct to 1 Nov Halloween at Blenheim Palace
- 22 Oct to 1 Nov Dracula Spooktacular, Halloween at Cogges
- Thu 22 Oct Met Opera: Macbeth (12A)
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Carterton
Carterton Christmas Lights On at 6pm, Saturday 28 November
Carterton's Christmas Fayre runs 2pm to 7pm on Saturday 28 November in Market Square. The lantern parade sets off at 5.45pm and the lights go on at 6pm.
Woodstock
Woodstock Christmas Lights: Festive Fayre 27 to 28 November
Woodstock Festive Fayre is Friday 27 November, 5pm to 8pm, and Saturday 28, 10am to 6pm. The Night of a Thousand Candles switch-on has no 2026 date yet.
Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton Christmas Lights: 2026 Date Not Yet Set
Chipping Norton has not yet set its 2026 switch-on. Last year's Big Chippy Switch-On ran 4pm to 8pm on Thursday 27 November, with the lights on at 6pm.
Events
What's On in Witney: Oktoberfest at Cogges, Then Three Firework Nights
Cogges Oktoberfest is Saturday 10 October, adults £16. Then Dracula at Cogges and Halloween at Blenheim from 22 October, and fireworks 6 to 8 November.
Christmas
Blenheim Palace Christmas 2026: trail opens 13 November
Christmas at Blenheim runs 13 November to 3 January: light trail, Cinderella in the Palace, ice rink and a free market. Dates, parking at £10, dog nights.
Remembrance
Witney Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 November, Church Green
Witney's Remembrance service is on Sunday 8 November at the Church Green war memorial. Last year's timings, 10.50am service, road closures and parking.
Pantomime
Witney pantomime 2026: Sleeping Beauty and The Snow Queen
Witney's panto is Sleeping Beauty at the Corn Exchange, 18 to 31 December, £16. Chipping Norton's Snow Queen runs 18 November to 17 January, from £18.
Christmas
Witney Christmas markets 2026: Cogges, Blenheim and Santa
Cogges Christmas Market is 28 and 29 November, £3 entry. Blenheim's market is free until 20 December, and the Advent Fayre's Santa visit is on 29 November.
Witney
Witney Feast 2026 was 13 to 15 Sept; 2027 due 12 to 14 Sept
Witney Feast 2026 ran 13 to 15 September on the Leys. The council lists the next one for September 2027; past dates point to Sunday 12 to Tuesday 14 Sept.
Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton Mop Fair 2026 Was 17 to 19 September; 2027 Likely 16 to 18
The Chipping Norton Mop Fair ran 17 to 19 September 2026; 2027 looks likely for 16 to 18 September. No date is confirmed yet: here is what to watch for.
Witney
Witney Fireworks: No Town Show, Ducklington £12 on 8 Nov
Witney town has no bonfire night display. Ducklington tickets are on sale at £12 for Sunday 8 November; Witney Lakes fires at 8pm on Friday 6 November.
Witney
Witney Christmas Lights On at 6pm, Friday 27 November
Witney Rotary's diary sets the switch-on for Friday 27 November, 5.30pm to 7.30pm, lights on at 6pm, with a grotto, funfair and stalls. No road closure ordered.
Heritage
Heritage Open Days Witney 2026: 16 free sites, 10 on one day
Sixteen West Oxfordshire places open free from 11 to 20 September, and ten of them fall on Saturday 12. Full list with dates, times and booking.