SUN11OCT
Talks & heritageNational Emergency Briefing film and discussionSunday 11 October · 15:00 · St John the Baptist Church, Main Street, Grove OX12 7LQ
Free (register via Eventbrite)Talks & heritage in Wantage & the villages
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The Wantage Weekly lands every Thursday with what's on.
Please check before you go. Dates and times can change, and while we work to keep this accurate, our information can sometimes be wrong. Confirm with the organiser before making a trip.
Coming up
Sunday 11 October
Thursday 15 October
THU15OCT
Talks & heritageFriends of VDM talk: The City of Oxford in the Civil Wars 1642-6Thursday 15 October · 19:30 to 21:00 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St, Wantage OX12 8BL
£7 visitors; £5 Friends membersThursday 22 October
THU22OCT
Talks & heritageAn Evening with Lee Child and Andrew ChildThursday 22 October · 19:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£15; £27 with book (sold out)THU22OCT
Talks & heritageIn Praise of Apples: talk by Charlotte PopescuThursday 22 October · 19:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£12Sunday 25 October
SUN25OCT
Talks & heritageAlfredFest Procession and PrayersSunday 25 October · 12:00 · King Alfred's Statue, Market Place, Wantage
FreeSUN25OCT
Talks & heritageAlfredfest talks: the Alfred Jewel, and writing Saxon historical fictionSunday 25 October · 13:30 · St Peter & St Paul Parish Church, Church Street, OX12 8AQ · Wantage
FreeTuesday 27 October
TUE27OCT
Talks & heritageWantage Literary Festival: Victoria Hislop, The Wine-Dark SeaTuesday 27 October · 14:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£15 adult; £8 studentTUE27OCT
Wednesday 28 October
WED28OCT
Talks & heritageThe Bodleian Library: a talk by Helen O’NeillWednesday 28 October · 19:30 to 21:15 · Grove Village Hall, Main Street. OX12 7JY
£2.50 members, £5 visitors, cash on…Sunday 1 November
SUN1NOV
Talks & heritageAnglo-Saxon Wantage walking tour with James MitchellSunday 1 November · 11:00 · Wantage
Wednesday 4 November
WED4NOV
Talks & heritageWantage, Old Berkshire and the Boer War – afternoon talkWednesday 4 November · 13:30 to 14:30 · Vale & Downland Museum, 19 Church St, Wantage OX12 8BL
£7.50Saturday 7 November
SAT7NOV
Talks & heritageWantage Literary Festival: Janina Ramirez, LegendaSaturday 7 November · 14:00 · The Beacon · Wantage
£15 adult; £8 studentSunday 8 November
SUN8NOV
Every week & every month
Regular sessions from local clubs, churches and venues. Times are set by each organiser.
Mondays
- Hanney History Group talk20:00 · East Hanney
- Wilts & Berks Canal Trust East Vale branch meeting20:00 · Charlton
Tuesdays
- Wantage & Grove u3a talks14:00 · Grove
- Wantage Library: Family History Research10:00-11:30 · Wantage Library, Stirlings Road, OX12 7BB
Wednesdays
- Grove Garden and Local History Club19:00 · Grove Village Hall
- Letcombes Gardening Club monthly meeting19:30 · Letcombe Regis
Thursdays
Fridays
Saturdays
- Hendred Museum open afternoons14:30-16:30 · Champs Chapel · East Hendred
Sundays
- Hendred Museum open afternoons14:30-16:30 · Champs Chapel · East Hendred
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 FireworksSaturday 7 November · 18:30
- 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