Civic engagements calendar

Civic engagement calendar for our Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor and Sheriff.

Wednesday 23 April 2025

Shakespeare's Birthday Parade & Toast

• Venue: St George’s Tower, Oxford Castle & Prison. Then onto the Painted Room, 3 Cornmarket St, OX1 3EX
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 11am till 12.30pm

Wednesday 23 April 2025

25th Tower Poetry Competition Prizegiving

• Venue: McKenna Room, Christ Church, Oxford. OX1 1DP
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 12.30pm till 2.30pm

Wednesday 23 April 2025

Hospice of Hope Charity Shop Opening

• Venue: Hospices of Hope Charity Shop, 104 London Road, Headington, Oxford. OX3 9AJ
• Civic Officeholder: Deputy Lord Mayor
• Times: 7pm till 8.30pm

Wednesday 23 April 2025

Yom HaShoah - a Holocaust Commemoration

• Venue: Oxford Jewish Community, 21 Richmond Road, Oxford. OX1 2JL
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 7.30pm till 8.45pm

Thursday 24 April 2025

Greyfriars Catholic School Community Awards

• Venue: Greyfriars Catholic School, Oxford. OX4 3DR
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 6pm till 8.30pm

Friday 25 April 2025

ANZAC Day Service of Commemoration

• Venue: University Church of St Mary the Virgin, High Street, Oxford
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 5.45pm till 7.30pm

Sunday 27 April 2025

St. George's Civic Service and 80th Anniversary of Victory in Europe

• Venue: SMNG Church, Cornmarket, Oxford, OX1 3EY
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 10.30am till 11.30am

Friday 02 May 2025

Rainbow House 40th Birthday

• Venue: Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall Street
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 10.30am till 12.30am

Thursday 8 May 2025

VE Day 80th Anniversary Beacon Lighting

• Venue: Blenheim Palace Woodstock OX20 1PS
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 8.30pm till 9.30pm

Monday 12 May 2025

Peregrine Prize for Young Writers

• Venue: Oxford Town Hall, St Aldates OX1 1BX
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 5pm till 7pm

Thursday 16 May 2025

Annual Council

• Venue: Council Chamber, Oxford Town Hall.
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 5pm till 6pm

Thursday 16 May 2025

Mayor Making Ceremony & Reception

• Venue: Assembly Room, followed by reception in the Main Hall
• Civic Officeholder: Lord Mayor
• Times: 6pm till 8pm

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