What's On in Abingdon
Things to do in and around Abingdon: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Christmas in the Sky Abingdon: 11-12 Dec, £69 a Car
A 400-drone Christmas show at Abingdon Airfield on 11 and 12 December, drive-in only. Gates 4pm, show 6.30pm, tickets £69 to £99 a vehicle, backup 13 Dec.
Dates for the diary
- On now to 31 Oct Pick Your Own Pumpkins at Millets Farm
- On now to 31 Oct Midnight Moon Mystery Trail and Pumpkin Patch, High Lodge Farm
- On now to 31 Oct Halloween at High Lodge Farm: Midnight Moon Mystery trail and pumpkin patch
- On now to 30 Oct Pumpkins by Night at Millets Farm
- Wed 21 Oct Rhymetime at Abingdon Library
- Wed 21 Oct Digital Safety Workshop
- Wed 21 Oct Talk: Eating Well for the Planet
- 23 to 25 Oct Abingdon Craft Fair
- Sat 24 Oct Abingdon parkrun
- 24 Oct to 1 Nov The Pumpkin Express at Didcot Railway Centre
- Sat 24 Oct Talk: early occupation of the Upper Thames basin and new discoveries at the A34 Lodge Hill interchange
- Sat 24 Oct Paramore UK, Halloweekend Mayhem
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Christmas
Blenheim Christmas Light Trail: 13 Nov to 3 Jan, Ice Rink
Blenheim's light trail and Great Skate ice rink run 13 November to 3 January; the trail shuts 16 and 17 Nov and Christmas Day. Dog nights, parking, skate rules.
Abingdon
Abingdon Christmas Markets: Bath St 28 Nov, Craft 5 Dec
Abingdon's Christmas market is on Bath Street from 9am on Saturday 28 November, then a craft market on 5 December. Plus Millets, Wantage and Oxford dates.
Christmas
Abingdon Pantomime 2026: None in Town, Didcot's Is 18 Dec
No Abingdon panto this Christmas. Didcot's Jack and the Beanstalk runs 18 to 30 December from £22; Oxford's Snow White opens 20 November. Times inside.
Halloween
Abingdon Halloween 2026: Pumpkin Patches, Trails, Steam
Halloween near Abingdon: High Lodge Farm's trail is open, Millets pumpkins from £4, Spooktacular Discos 27 to 29 Oct, and Faringdon fireworks on the 31st.
Events
What's On in Abingdon: Half Term, Fireworks 7 and 14 Nov
Half term brings discos, a circus and steam trains, two fireworks nights follow on 7 and 14 November, and the lights go on 28 November. 56 dated events.
Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday Abingdon 2026: Sunday 8 November
Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Last year Abingdon's service began at St Helen's at 10am, with the silence at the Ock Street war memorial at 11am.
Christmas
Father Christmas Near Abingdon 2026: Grottos and Santa Trains
Millets Farm's grotto opens 14 November from £29.50 for two. Santa trains run at Didcot and Wallingford, and Wantage has a £6 Santa visit on 4 December.
Abingdon
Abingdon Fair 2026 Is Over: Next One Mon 4 Oct 2027
Both 2026 fairs are over: the Michaelmas Fair ran 4 to 6 October and the Runaway Fair was listed for 12 October. 2027 dates: Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 October.
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Abingdon Marathon 18 Oct: Roads Shut to 3pm, Bus 6 Cut
Roads close 8.30am to 3pm on Sunday 18 October for the Abingdon Marathon. Bus 6 skips Abingdon until 10am, the X15 diverts. Every closure, with times.
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Abingdon Fireworks 2026: Airfield 14 Nov, Scouts 7 Nov
Abingdon Airfield's fireworks are Saturday 14 November, display 7.30pm, roads shut from midday. The Scouts' display is Saturday 7 November, £7 in advance.
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Abingdon Christmas Lights: Sat 28 Nov, on at 6pm
The Christmas Extravaganza runs from 9am on Saturday 28 November, the parade sets off at noon and the lights come on at 6pm. Plus Wantage's Dickensian date.