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.

The next big date in Witney is Oktoberfest at Cogges Manor Farm on Saturday 10 October. October then builds towards half term, when Cogges turns its Manor House into Dracula’s castle and Blenheim opens its Halloween trail, both from Thursday 22 October, and Crocodiles of the World opens after dark for three Fright Nights from 29 October. November opens with three firework displays in three nights, Friday 6 to Sunday 8 November, and Remembrance Sunday falls on the 8th as well.

Everything below was read from the organisers’ own pages on 28 September 2026 and rechecked on 2 and 4 October, and every entry links back to its source so you can check before you set off. Prices are shown only where the organiser publishes them. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in Witney.

This week

Updated 4 October: six new listings, including Crocodiles of the World’s Halloween Fright Nights (29 to 31 October, adult £16) and Down To Chance at The Theatre, Chipping Norton. Witney Lakes still has no general admission price for its fireworks.

Sunday 4 October.

  • The Bubble Show, Sunday 4 October, 11.30am and 2.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £15, under 16s £13. An hour of bubble tricks for ages three and over (The Theatre Chipping Norton).

Next week

Monday 5 to Sunday 11 October.

  • Daytime Cinema: The Penguin Lessons, Tuesday 6 October, 1.30pm, doors 1pm, Corn Exchange. £5, no booking fee. Steve Coogan in the 2025 film, certificate 12 (Corn Exchange).
  • Scummy Mummies: Hot Mess, Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 October, 7.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £27. A new show of songs, sketches and stand-up from Helen and Ellie, ages 18 and over (The Theatre Chipping Norton).
  • Waterways Day, Friday 9 October, Corn Exchange. Free. West Oxfordshire District Council’s day of talks and panels on development and water quality, pollution, flood risk and nature recovery, from 9am; places for the talks are booked free through Eventbrite. Stalls in the Gallery run from 10am to 6pm with no booking (Corn Exchange).
  • October Quiz Night, Friday 9 October, 8pm, doors 7.30pm, Corn Exchange. £6 a head, teams of six. This month’s quiz is entirely about the 1980s, with a £50 voucher for the winners (Corn Exchange).
  • Oktoberfest at Cogges, Saturday 10 October, 2pm to 9pm, Cogges Manor Farm, Church Lane, Witney, OX28 3LA. Adults £16, including a half stein of Tap Social beer or a glass of wine. The barns become a Bavarian beer hall, with the Brass Follies oompah band at 2pm and 3pm, Ducklington Morris Dancers at 2.30pm and live bands into the evening. No more under-18s are admitted after 6pm (Cogges).
  • 24K Magic: Danny Lee Grew, Saturday 10 October, 7.30pm, Corn Exchange. £17.50. A one-man show from the International Brotherhood of Magicians’ Stage Magician of the Year 2024 (Corn Exchange).
  • Dear Zoo, Saturday 10 October at 2pm and 4pm, Sunday 11 October at 11am and 2pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £16.50, concessions £14.50. Rod Campbell’s lift-the-flap book on stage with puppets, 55 minutes, ages one and over (The Theatre Chipping Norton).

Later in October

  • The Upbeat Beatles, Friday 16 October, 7.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £26. A Beatles tribute show that has toured for more than 25 years (The Theatre Chipping Norton).
  • Down To Chance, Wednesday 14 October, 7.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £18, concessions £15, under 26s £9.50. A comedy about the 1964 Great Alaskan Earthquake and the part-time radio reporter at the centre of the relief effort, from the company Maybe You Like It; ages 12 and over (The Theatre Chipping Norton).
  • Shadowing Hank, Saturday 17 October, 7.30pm, doors 7pm, Corn Exchange. £19.31. Justin Daish plays the music of Hank Marvin and The Shadows (Corn Exchange).
  • Black Is The Color Of My Voice, Saturday 17 October, 4pm and 7.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £28. Apphia Campbell’s play inspired by the life of Nina Simone, with her songs performed live, 1 hour 15 minutes, ages 12 and over (The Theatre Chipping Norton).
  • Bell History Tour, Sunday 18 October, 1.30pm to 3pm, St Mary’s Church, Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AW. £10. A museum tour of the 15th century bell tower, with a chance to ring a bell. Booking is essential, on 01993 775915 (Witney and District Museum).
  • Hansel and Gretel: A Playground Opera, Sunday 18 October, 2.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £14, under 16s £12. Humperdinck’s opera retold through a video game, 45 minutes. Primary-age children can join a free workshop from noon and take part in the show; add it when booking (The Theatre Chipping Norton).
  • Of Mice and Men, Tuesday 20 October, 7.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £19.50, concessions £16.50. Steinbeck’s story of George and Lennie in a 65-minute staging, ages 12 and over (The Theatre Chipping Norton).
  • Daytime Cinema: The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, Tuesday 20 October, 1.30pm, doors 1pm, Corn Exchange. £5. Certificate 12A (Corn Exchange).
  • Dracula Spooktacular, Thursday 22 October to Sunday 1 November, 10am to 5pm daily, Cogges Manor Farm, Church Lane, Witney, OX28 3LA. Adult £16, child £12, family of five £61.20, under twos free. The Manor House becomes Dracula’s castle, with a Halloween disco and crafts in the barns. The bouncy castle runs from Saturday 24 October (Cogges).
  • Halloween at Blenheim Palace, Thursday 22 October to Sunday 1 November, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock. An after-dark trail through the grounds. It is ticketed separately, and dogs are not allowed (Blenheim Palace).
  • Sounds of the 80s, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £23. The Zoots, five singers and multi-instrumentalists, play the decade’s pop and power ballads (The Theatre Chipping Norton).
  • Hans Theessink solo blues show, Friday 23 October, 7.30pm, doors 7pm, Corn Exchange. £21.68. The Dutch acoustic blues guitarist, brought to Witney by Music Box Events (Corn Exchange).
  • Witney Fine Food & Craft Market, Saturday 24 October, Marriotts Walk, Witney. Food and craft stalls, and the last of the operator’s published dates for 2026. No opening times are given (Cotswold Markets).
  • Mark Steel: Work in Progress, Saturday 24 October, 7.30pm, The Theatre, Chipping Norton. £19.50. The Radio 4 comedian tries out new material, ages 14 and over (The Theatre Chipping Norton).
  • Haunted Half Term at Blenheim Palace, Saturday 24 October to Sunday 1 November, Walled Garden, Blenheim Palace, Woodstock. ZooLab animal handling shows, storytelling and circus workshops run daily from 11am, and are included with an Annual Pass (Blenheim Palace).
  • Jackie Moggridge: the trailblazing pilot who helped deliver victory, Wednesday 28 October, 6pm to 8pm, Witney and District Museum, 75 High Street, OX28 6JA. Free. Candy Adkins talks about her mother, who trained at Witney Aeronautical College in 1938 and flew 83 types of warplane for the Air Transport Auxiliary (Witney and District Museum).
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles, Thursday 29 to Saturday 31 October, 7.30pm, doors 7pm, Corn Exchange. £15. Witney Dramatic Society stages the spoof by Steven Canny and John Nicholson (Witney Dramatic Society).
  • Fright Nights at Crocodiles of the World, Thursday 29, Friday 30 and Saturday 31 October, 7pm to 9.30pm, Burford Road, Brize Norton, OX18 3NX. Adult £16, child (3 to 15) £12.50, concession £14.50, family of four £51, under-3s free; parking free. The zoo reopens after dark: meet a snake and a baby alligator from 7pm, the Nile crocodiles are fed at 7.45pm and the saltwater crocodile at 8.30pm (Crocodiles of the World).
  • Mynt Image Craft and Gift Market, Saturday 31 October, 10am to 4pm, Corn Exchange. Free entry. Handmade jewellery, woodwork, candles and artwork from a changing line-up of stallholders (Mynt Image).
  • Witney Secrets: a Halloween tour, Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November, 6.30pm to 8pm, starting at Witney and District Museum, 75 High Street. £10. A 90-minute evening walk through the town’s ghost stories. Booking is essential (Witney and District Museum, 31 October; 1 November).

Oxfordshire schools break up for the week of 26 to 30 October. Our October half term page has the family days out in more detail.

November

  • Daytime Cinema: The Great Escaper, Tuesday 3 November, 1.30pm, doors 1pm, Corn Exchange. £5. Michael Caine and Glenda Jackson, certificate 12A (Corn Exchange).
  • Witney Lakes Fireworks Night, Friday 6 November, 6pm to 10pm, display at 8pm, Witney Lakes Resort, Downs Road, OX29 0SY. Parking is £6 a car and must be booked. The resort has published VIP prices only, at £85 a couple and £109 a family, and said general admission would go on sale in September; on 2 October no general price was on its page (Witney Lakes Resort).
  • The Jazz Club at Witney: Greg Abate Quartet, Friday 6 November, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, doors 7pm, Corn Exchange. £21.68. The American saxophonist with Paul Jefferies on bass, Alex Steele on piano and Gaz Hughes on drums (Corn Exchange).
  • Break the Rules Status Quo, Saturday 7 November, 7.30pm, doors 7pm, Corn Exchange. £22.38. A Status Quo tribute joined by the band’s original drummer, John Coghlan. This is a standing show (Corn Exchange).
  • Ducklington Showground Fireworks Spectacular, Sunday 8 November, gates and funfair 4pm, Ducklington Showground, OX29 7YH. Adult £12, child £6, under fives free, parking free. Tickets are on sale now. The low-noise children’s display is at 6pm, the bonfire at 7pm and the main display at 7.30pm (Ducklington Fireworks).
  • Fireworks at Old Swan & Minster Mill, Sunday 8 November, gates 5pm, display 6.30pm, Minster Lovell, OX29 0RN. £12.50 a person, under threes free, parking £5 a car. Gates close at 7.30pm (Old Swan & Minster Mill).
  • Witney Remembrance Sunday service, Sunday 8 November, war memorial, Church Green, Witney. The town council has confirmed the date and has not yet published this year’s timings (Witney Town Council). Our Remembrance Sunday page has last year’s running order.
  • Commonwealth War Graves Guided Walk, Sunday 8 November, 1.30pm to 3pm, Tower Hill Cemetery, Witney. £10. A museum volunteer tells the stories of the twelve men buried in Commonwealth War Graves at the cemetery, about 90 minutes at an easy pace. Book on 01993 775915 or admin@witneymuseum.org.uk (Witney and District Museum).
  • Rock & Roll Dance Party, Friday 13 November, 2.30pm to 4pm, Corn Exchange. Free, everyone welcome. Hosted by Penhurst Gardens Care Home (Corn Exchange).
  • November Quiz Night, Friday 13 November, 8pm, doors 7.30pm, Corn Exchange. £6 a head, teams of six, £50 voucher for the winners (Corn Exchange).
  • A Night at the Musicals, Saturday 14 November, 7pm, doors 6.30pm, Corn Exchange. £16. Buttercross Theatre Productions’ community show of songs from Hamilton, Les Miserables, Wicked and more (Corn Exchange).

Witney town has no display of its own, and two of the three nearby fall on the same night. Our fireworks page compares them.

Regular events

  • Witney Charter Market, every Thursday and Saturday, 9am to 3pm, Market Place, Witney, OX28 6AG. The next is Thursday 8 October (Cotswold Markets).
  • Witney parkrun, every Saturday at 9am, West Witney Sports & Social Club, Burford Road, OX29 0NB. Free. A timed 5k to walk, jog or run. Register once before your first visit. The next is Saturday 10 October (parkrun).
  • Witney Farmers’ Market, the fourth Friday of every month, which makes the next one Friday 23 October. It is run by the Thames Valley Farmers’ Market Co-operative. The district council’s listing gives the day and no opening times (West Oxfordshire District Council).

Getting there

The Corn Exchange, the museum and the Market Place are all within a few minutes’ walk of each other. The district council’s car parks in Witney are free, with maximum stays, and our parking in Witney page lists them. Cogges is a short walk from the town centre over the Windrush.

Driving to Woodstock in the first week of October needs a check first. Woodstock Town Council has published the county’s road closure order for the annual Woodstock Street Fair, which applies from 10am on Sunday 4 October to 3am on Wednesday 7 October (Woodstock Town Council). Our roadworks and travel page tracks closures across the district.

For half term, everything Halloween is gathered on our Witney Halloween page. Further ahead, we keep separate pages for the Christmas lights switch-on, the Christmas markets and the pantomimes. This page is rewritten as organisers confirm new dates. Dates can still change, so use the links before you travel. More in our What’s On section.

Send us your event

Running an event in Witney, Carterton, Woodstock, Chipping Norton or the villages between? Email hello@witneynews.co.uk with the date, time, venue, price and a photo. Listings are free of charge. Yours will go on this page and in the diary on our What’s On section.

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