The Council has access to the following two flagpoles or masts:
- Carfax Tower - used to fly the Union flag on set occasions and Cross of St George on St George’s Day
- Above 1930s extension of the Town Hall - used to fly flags for all other occasions
|
Date |
Event |
1930s extension |
Carfax Tower |
|---|---|---|---|
|
9 January |
Birthday of HRH Princess of Wales |
Union Flag |
Union Flag |
|
27 January |
Holocaust Memorial Day |
Holocaust Memorial Day flag |
n/a |
|
The month of February |
LGBT History Month |
Pride flag |
n/a |
|
8 March |
International Women’s Day |
Suffrage flag |
n/a |
| 10 March | Commonwealth Day | Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations | Union flag |
| 31 March | International Transgender Day of Visibility | Transgender flag | n/a |
|
1-7 April |
First week of the new financial year when the latest rate of the Oxford Living Wage takes effect |
Oxford Living Wage flag |
n/a |
|
9 April |
Wedding Day of His Majesty The King |
Union Flag |
Union Flag |
|
22 April |
Earth Day |
Earth Day flag |
n/a |
|
23 April |
St George’s Day |
Cross of St George |
Cross of St George |
|
3 May |
Polish Constitution Day |
Polish flag |
n/a |
|
6 May |
Coronation Day |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
8 May |
VE day |
Union flag |
n/a |
|
9 May |
Europe Day |
European flag |
Union Flag |
|
16 May |
Election of new Lord Mayor |
|
|
|
1 June |
Oxford Pride |
Pride flag |
n/a |
|
15 June |
Official Birthday of His Majesty the King |
Union Flag |
Union Flag |
|
20 June |
World Refugee Day |
City of Sanctuary flag |
n/a |
|
21 June |
Birthday of HRH Prince of Wales |
Union flag |
Union flag |
| 29 June | Armed Forces Day | Armed Forces Day flag | n/a |
|
17 July |
Birthday of Her Majesty The Queen |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
15 August |
VJ day |
Union flag |
n/a |
|
8 September |
Accession of His Majesty The King |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
24 October |
United Nations Day |
UN flag |
n/a |
|
Week leading to 11 November |
Week leading to Remembrance Day |
Royal British Legion flag |
n/a |
| 10 November (date changes from year-to-year) | Remembrance Sunday | Union flag | Union flag |
|
11 November |
Armistice Day |
Royal British Legion flag |
Union flag |
|
14 November |
Birthday of His Majesty The King |
Union flag |
Union flag |
|
20 November |
Transgender Day of Remembrance |
Transgender flag |
n/a |
|
1 December |
West Papua Independence Day |
Flag of West Papua |
n/a |
|
3 December |
International Day of Persons with Disabilities |
Purple flag |
n/a |
|
14 December |
Anniversary of the passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918 |
Suffrage flag |
n/a |
|
18 December |
International Migrants’ Day |
City of Sanctuary flag |
n/a |
