SAT24OCT
Family & kidsAethelflaed Children’s Music Workshop (AlfredFest)Saturday 24 October · 13:00 to 15:00 · Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul, Church Street, Wantage OX12 8AQ
Free (booking required)What's on in Wantage, Grove & the villages
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Saturday 24 October
SAT24OCT
Family & kidsWallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers with Wantage BandSaturday 24 October · 13:30 · The Beacon · Wantage
£15; £12 concessions and childrenMonday 26 October
MON26OCT
Family & kidsElite Camps Wantage: October half-term holiday campMonday 26 to Friday 30 October · Wantage C of E Primary School, Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DJ
£39.95 day; £44.95 extended; £27.45 half…Wednesday 28 October
WED28OCT
Family & kidsThe Wind in the Willows Family DayWednesday 28 October · 10:00 to 15:00 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St · Wantage
FreeThursday 29 October
THU29OCT
£5 per child (one adult free);…Saturday 31 October
SAT31OCT
Family & kidsLight Party (Wantage Baptist Church)Saturday 31 October · 14:00 to 16:00 · Wantage Baptist Church, 6 Mill Street, Wantage OX12 9AQ
Free (registration required)SAT31OCT
Family & kidsLight Party 2026 (St John’s Grove)Saturday 31 October · 16:30 to 18:30 · St John the Baptist Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
Free (ticket required)SAT31OCT
Family & kidsChildren’s HalloweenSaturday 31 October · 17:30 to 18:30 · West Challow Village Hall, The Glebe
SAT31OCT
Family & kidsLight Party (Wantage Community Church)Saturday 31 October · 18:00 to 20:00 · Library, Wantage Primary Academy, Rutherford Road, Kingsgrove, Wantage OX12 7GQ
Free (donations welcome)Every week & every month
Regular sessions from local clubs, churches and venues. Times are set by each organiser.
Mondays
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- East Hendred Beavers, Cubs and Scouts19:00-21:00 · Scouts · Snells Hall · East Hendred
- GroW Bumps and Babies (Grove)12:45-14:15 · St John's Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
- GroW Stay and Play (St John’s Grove)10:00-11:30 · St John's Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
- Monkey Mayhem stay and play09:30-11:30 · The Beacon, Portway · Wantage
- Sweatbox Kingsgrove open night19:00-21:00 · Wantage Primary Academy, Rutherford Road, OX12 7GQ · Kingsgrove
- Toddler Tunes10:00-10:30 · Vale & Downland Museum · Wantage
- Trinity Tots09:00-11:00 · Holy Trinity Church, Charlton Village Road, Wantage OX12 7HW
Tuesdays
- 1861 (Wantage) Squadron Air Cadets parade nights19:00-21:30 · Cadet Forces Centre, Icknield Lane, Wantage OX12 8ES
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- East Hendred Beavers, Cubs and Scouts17:25-18:25 · Beavers · Snells Hall · East Hendred
- GroW Stay and Play (Grove Rugby Club)10:00-11:30 · Grove Rugby Club, Grove
- GroW Young Parents Group13:00-14:30 · Grove Rugby Club, Grove
- Grove Library Rhymetime10:45-11:15 · Grove Library, Millbrook, Grove OX12 7LB
- Hanney Toddlers09:15-11:00 · Hanney Chapel, Main Street · East Hanney
Wednesdays
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Be Free Young Carers Hangout15:00-17:30 · Letcombe Regis Village Hall
- Catholic mothers’ pray and play group09:45-11:00 · East Hendred
- GroW Outside!10:30-11:30 · Betjeman Millennium Park, Wantage
- GroW Stay and Play and Bumps & Babies (East Challow)10:00-11:30 · East Challow Village Hall
- GroW Stay and Play at Elmbrook Court10:30-11:30 · Elmbrook Court care home, Wantage
- Kingsgrove Bumps and Babies10:30-11:45 · Wantage Silver Band Hall, Reading Road, Wantage OX12 8HW
- St John’s Toddlers09:15-11:00 · St John's Church, Grove
- Toddler Sense at Snells HallEast Hendred
- Wantage Library: Rhymetime09:30, 10:30 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
Thursdays
- 1861 (Wantage) Squadron Air Cadets parade nights19:00-21:30 · Cadet Forces Centre, Icknield Lane, Wantage OX12 8ES
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Baby and Toddler Group (Wantage Baptist)09:30-11:30 · Wantage Baptist Church, 6 Mill Street, Wantage OX12 9AQ
- GroW Community Birth Group19:00-21:00 · Grove Day Centre, Grove
- GroW Stay and Play (The Beacon)10:00-11:30 · The Beacon, Portway, Wantage OX12 9BX
Fridays
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
- Forbes Theatre Arts Stage SchoolThe Beacon, Portway, Wantage
- Wantage Baby & Toddler Group09:15-11:15 · Wantage Methodist Church Hall, 20 Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DA
- Wantage Library: GroW Stay and Play10:00-11:30 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
Saturdays
- Dads Out10:00-11:30 · Wantage Methodist Church Hall, 20 Newbury Street, Wantage OX12 8DA
- Grove Library Family Lego Sessions10:00-12:00 · Grove Library, Millbrook, Grove OX12 7LB
- Grove Library Get Crafty10:00-12:00 · Grove Library, Millbrook, Grove OX12 7LB
- Wantage Library Lego Challenge10:00-12:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, Wantage OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library Saturday Craft Club10:30-12:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, Wantage OX12 7BB
- Wantage Library: Storytime14:30-15:00 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
Sundays
- American Dance School classesClasses · King Alfred's Academy West Site, Challow Road, Wantage OX12 9DU
Annual events, fêtes and festivals
- Alfredfest 2026Saturday 24 to Sunday 25 October
- Bassett Michaelmas FayreLate September, Saturday 2-5pm (27 September 2025)
- Cancer Research UK charity sale (Hanney bazaar)Saturday 14 November
- Carols round the CribThursday 24 December · 17:30
- Childrey Christmas Festival WeekendUsually the first weekend of December: blessing of the village tree (Friday), Christmas Lights Festival in St Mary's (Saturday afternoon) and Carols round the Tree with the Silver Band outside the village hall (Sunday morning)
- Childrey Village Carol ServiceSaturday 19 December · 18:00
- ChildreyFestEarly July (Saturday 4 July 2026, 1pm-11pm)
- Christmas services at St James the Great, HanneyThursday 24 December · 23:30
- Christmas tree lighting and carol concertBeginning of December (date on posters)
- East Challow scarecrow displaysSummer (2026 theme was the World Cup)
- East Hendred Open GardensEvery year, usually June
- East Hendred Village Classic Car ShowSummer
- Forest Church (Wantage Parish)Summer holiday Mondays 14:00 (2026: 3, 10, 17, 24 August)
- Great British Spring Clean litter pickUsually a weekend in late March
- Grove Feast Fun FairUsually the second week of July (Tuesday to Sunday)
- Grove Garden & Local History Club Plant SaleUsually a Saturday in May, 10am-12pm
- Grove Garden & Local History Club Spring ShowUsually an early April Saturday, 2pm
- Grove Garden & Local History Club Summer ShowUsually an early September Saturday, 2pm
- Grove RFC Fireworks Display 2026Friday 6 November · 18:00
- Guy Fawkes Evening, ChildreySaturday 7 November · 18:00
- Hanney annual litter pickUsually a Saturday morning in spring (27 June in 2026)
- Hanney Drama Group annual productionEvery year, usually February
- Hanney Hidden Gardens open dayUsually a Sunday in early June, 1pm to 5pm
- Hanney Michaelmas FayreEvery year, usually September
- HanneyFest at the Black HorseEarly August (Sat 1 Aug in 2026)
- Harvest Supper, ChildreySeptember, the Saturday before Harvest Festival (20 September 2025)
- Hendred Sports Club Fun RunMay (Sunday 10 May in 2026)
- It’s A Christmas Carol concert at Holy RoodDecember (Sunday 14 December 2025, 6.30pm)
- Letcombe Bassett Open GardensEarly June, Sunday 1.30-5.30pm (Sunday 7 June 2026)
- Letcombe Regis Bonfire and FireworksEarly November, Sunday evening (2 November 2025: bar and BBQ from 5pm, bonfire about 6.30pm, fireworks about 7pm)
- Letcombe Regis Village FeteLate June, Sunday afternoon (Sunday 28 June 2026, 2-5pm)
- Letcombe Valley Nature Discovery EventSummer, Saturday afternoon (Saturday 1 August 2026, 1-4pm)
- Lockinge Estate Archive ExhibitionUsually a weekend in March, 2pm to 5pm (21 to 22 March in 2026)
- Macmillan Coffee Morning, West ChallowLate September (25 Sep in 2026)
- Music on a Summer’s EveningUsually a Wednesday evening in mid-June (17 June 2026, bar from 6.30pm)
- OBH Point-to-Point at LockingeMonday 29 March 2027
- Picnic on the PitchSummer Sunday afternoon (19 Jul 2026, 1pm-3pm)
- PloughFestLate August bank holiday weekend (Sun 30 Aug in 2026), 12 noon to 11pm
- Remembrance Sunday at Hendred MuseumSunday 8 November
- Spirit of the Vale Christmas FairMid-November, one weekday, 10am-7pm (Wednesday 19 November 2025)
- St John’s Church Summer Fete, GroveEvery year, usually July
- The Old Rectory, Farnborough: National Garden Scheme open daysSeveral afternoon openings each year, usually April to July, 2pm-5pm (2026: 12 April, 10 May, 24 June, 29 July)
- Wantage & Grove ExtravaganzaUsually a Saturday in June
- Wantage and Grove Scout Christmas PostEvery year, usually Late November to mid December
- Wantage Children’s Books FestivalEvery year, usually May
- Wantage Christmas Artisan MarketSunday 29 November · 11:00 to 15:00
- Wantage Dickensian EveningFriday 4 December · 16:00 to 21:00
- Wantage Festival of Remembrance 2026Sunday 8 November · 14:30 to 15:45
- Wantage Food & Drink FestivalEvery year, usually July (early)
- Wantage Literary Festival 2026Monday 26 October to Saturday 7 November
- Wantage Mummers Boxing Day playSaturday 26 December · 12:00 to 12:30
- Wantage Mummers Boxing Day play (Childrey)Saturday 26 December · 13:15 to 13:45
- West Hendred Beer FestivalUsually a Friday and Saturday in June (19 to 20 June in 2026)
- West Hendred Summer Garden PartyUsually July (Sunday 12 July in 2026)
- White Horse Folk FestivalFriday 13 to Sunday 15 August 2027
- White Horse Half MarathonSunday 4 April 2027 · 09:30
- White Horse ShowEvery year, usually August (bank holiday weekend)
- WSB Annual Festival (five concerts)Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October