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Plan your next holiday around one of these local events/festivals.
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Events in Charlbury
Some of the best events are on our doorstep in Charlbury. Experience Wilderness Festival which is a four-day party like no other, visit the annual beer festival that draws enthusiasts from far and wide, or enjoy Charlbury’s very own Riverside Festival—a free celebration of music and community.
Wilderness Festival
Cornbury Park
31st July - 3rd August 2025
A four-day party like no other. Wilderness presented by Audi is a weekend of escapism, high jinks, and wholesome hedonism, all beautifully designed just for you. This is the place where you can be who you want to be. Step in, explore and indulge your wild side.
Charlbury Beer Festival
Charlbury Cricket Club
Saturday 28th June 2025
In 1997, 13 Charlburians put on a beer festival to raise money for the local primary school. Back then they sold 1,000 pints in a venue limited to 180 visitors. In 2024, two an a half decades later, Charlbury Beer Festival celebrated our 26th festival. Welcoming over 2,000 people through their gates. Serving over 6,000 pints of ale, craft beer, and cider (that's one every 5 seconds!). It is an unmissable day, for all the family.
Riverside Festival
Charlbury
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Live music, a beer or two, great tasting festival food, and the brilliant Riverside Festival crowds!! Charlbury’s music festival has grown to be the largest free festival in Oxfordshire. With over 30 bands playing across the three stages; from rock, indie, folk and blues there is something for everyone to enjoy. We have an amazing variety of food, craft and children’s entertainment stalls, making, in our opinion, this the best family event Oxfordshire has to offer. The Riverside Festival in Charlbury is entirely free to enter, and that is down to the astonishing community effort that goes into staging the festival.
Cornbury Park, Charlbury
7 min (2.7 miles)
10th - 14th September 2025
Cornbury Horse Trials
Welcome to this eventing experience set amongst the beautiful woodland of the Cotswolds’ most prestigious estate. Cornbury House Horse Trials is the ideal setting to see some of the the finest young horses and riders in the country competing in dressage, cross country and show jumping across five days in September.
Blending local, sustainable food and drink from our neighboring farms, premium hospitality, along with interactive kids activities alongside the superb competition, Cornbury House Horse Trials promises a fantastic day out for the whole family.
Best of the rest
Here are just a few of the standout events happening near Charlbury.
Nocturne
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
15 min (9.0 miles)
18th – 22nd June 2025
One of the world's most beautiful venues Each year we transform Blenheim Palace’s Great Court into a spectacular open-air concert venue. Nocturne Live is a truly unique live music experience in heart of a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a night with the stars in the picturesque surroundings of one of Britain’s most beautiful palaces.
The Battle Proms
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
15 min (9.0 miles)
Saturday 5 July 2025
The Battle Proms takes place overlooking the iconic Column of Victory in the stunning Palace grounds, which include 2100 acres of formal gardens and ‘Capability’ Brown landscaped parkland. Blenheim Palace is situated in Woodstock, Oxfordshire and it was the birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, where his family lived for 300 years. Today, it is now a World Heritage Site.
Kingham
19 min (9.6 miles)
22 - 24 August 2025
Big Feastival
The clue is in the name. The Big Feastival accordingly combines some of the biggest names in the music industry, along with award-winning, Michelin-starred chefs and incredible street food. The brainchild of Alex James, Blur bassist-turned-cheesemaker. The Big Feastival is set on his undeniably beautiful farm in the heart of the Cotswolds.
Blenheim Palace
International Horse Trials
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
15 min (9.0 miles)
18 to 21 September 2025
Set against the most glorious backdrop of UNESCO World Heritage-listed Blenheim Palace, the Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials promises to be an unforgettable experience for all. Four days of world-class eventing action takes place in this most beautiful and historic venue. Home to the Duke of Marlborough.
Blenheim Palace
Christmas Lights
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
15 min (9.0 miles)
December
Christmas at Blenheim Palace: the magical light trail returns. Christmas at Blenheim Palace is bigger and better than ever before, so make sure you have enough time to enjoy everything it has to offer, from Neverland in the Palace and the Illuminated Light Trail and ice skating under-cover at The Great Skate.
