IF Oxford

IF Oxford is the science and ideas festival with live, digital and hybrid events in October

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Trust & truth, adult events

💔 Breakup Monologues: AI heartbreat
📢 Weapons of Mass Persuasion: wartime propaganda, Bullingdon 26 Oct

👻 Ghost In the Machine + Director Q&A, UPP, 20 Oct

☕ Spilling Tea: hidden history of your cuppa, Fantastea, 21 Oct

https://t.co/nbSIhhqIYL

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Hands-on science events
✨ EXPLORAZONE, a full day of science, 17 Oct
🔬 Grind rock, make copper & silver at Rose Hill, 20 Oct
🎨 Draw wildlife with award-winning artist Alicia Hayden, 26 Oct
🚀 Meet scientists & engineers at BLAST!, 27 Oct
👉 https://t.co/9zcsnZUQmQ 🔭
#IFOx2026

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Colour & chemistry events for you
🔬 Grind rock for copper & make real silver at Rose Hill; 20 Oct
🎨 Examine glass chemistry at Modern Art Oxford; 22 Oct
✨ EXPLORAZONE's day of science; 17 Oct
🔥 Enamel a pendant at Lucia Goldsmiths; 19 & 26 Oct
tickets: https://t.co/nbSIhhqb9d

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Pick from a hundred events and activities this October in Oxford and beyond: from 🐝🐟🐆 amazing animals to a zombie pandemic 🧟🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️, at your Festival, for a fortnight, and then some more…

Get your tickets now 
👉 https://t.co/9zcsnZUQmQ 🔭
#IFOx2026

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Hole or Othello disk

[IF Oxford @Oxford_IF]

Cultural science and ideas events for you, on whole range of topics.

Filter by theme or search by name.

Book tickets for your Festival, for a fortnight, and then some more…

Get your tickets for this October, now 
👉 https://t.co/9zcsnZUQmQ 🔭
#IFOx2026

[IF Oxford @Oxford_IF]

Pick from a hundred events and activities this October in Oxford and beyond: from colour and chemistry to propaganda and AI, at your Festival, for a fortnight, and then some more…

Get your tickets now 
👉 https://t.co/9zcsnZUQmQ 🔭
#IFOx2026

[IF Oxford @Oxford_IF]

35 years of evolution, through pandemics, resource pressures & massive technological change

Different venues, questions & audiences, but a continued belief that science & creativity are worth sharing

Come together at IF Oxford, this October, to explore as a community
#IFOx2026

[IF Oxford @Oxford_IF]

The wait is over 💫 IF Oxford 2026 Programme is live and booking is open for a fortnight of science and ideas, 17–31 October, plus a few extra events either side.

Get your tickets now
👉 https://t.co/9zcsnZUQmQ 🔭 #IFOx2026

[IF Oxford @Oxford_IF]

Watching the solar eclipse, safely, is easy, 6.15–8pm, Wed 12 August:
1. find a paper bag, cereal box, or similar
2. make a pinhole
3. see the projection of the solar eclipse through your quick pinhole camera

The 2026 IF Oxford Programme is coming this bank holiday weekend 👀

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Expressions of interest for IF Oxford 2026 open until Fri 1 May ⏰

Help create a STEM Festival where 100s of collaborations connect ideas with real lives, places & questions

Content submission deadline: Tue 2 June
👉 https://t.co/E8xze4A4Zu

#community #STEM #creative #festival

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Write a terrific poem on any scientific topic #prizes

Be inspired by previous winners & enter: https://t.co/31sOFMWJeV

Closing date 1 May 2026

competition
free to enter
ages 5-16

#prizes from
@swiftpress
@quartobooksuk
@ValleyPress
@nosycrow
@theweekjunior
@JohnAdams_Toys

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Help IF Oxford create new ways to be active in STEM & creative culture. Hundreds of collabs connect ideas with real lives, real places and real questions

Participation drives curiosity, curiosity drives change

April deadline

Reach beyond the usual 
👉 https://t.co/BwIDP9haSr

[IF Oxford @Oxford_IF]

Ages 5-16 with curious minds…?

Poetry of Science competition

Closing date 1 May 2026

If you know someone who enjoys writing and wondering, share:
👉 https://t.co/31sOFMWJeV

#prizes thanks to:
@_SwiftPress @ValleyPress @QuartoKids @NosyCrow @JohnAdams_Toys @theweekjunior

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Together for good: thanks to supporters in 2025
🔊 SOUND ON 🔊 for why be involved
⁉️ Are you in for 2026?
👉 https://t.co/BwIDP9haSr
“We’ve been involved with IF Oxford for many years..."
“Being a woman, showing other little girls it is a woman’s place is very meaningful to me.”

[IF Oxford @Oxford_IF]

Continuity compounds interest! Hundreds of brilliant teams contribute STEM, arts & social themes, invigorating discussion, building skills & expanding educational leisure-time learning. This works when academics, businesses and creative teams #GetInvolved👉https://t.co/E8xze4A4Zu

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35 years of ideas and impact ✨
IF Oxford is your grassroots regional platform for curiosity, creativity & STEM culture — connecting research, business, arts and neighbourhoods through discovery 💭 Do you have science or bold ideas to share? #GetInvolved
https://t.co/BwIDP9haSr

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@AnnelieseDodds Always good bringing people together to explore science and ideas 🤩 …even better when universities and companies support small charities to do this well: https://t.co/l21wooKCPc

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Read all about IF Oxford and the brilliant partnership with @oxnorth @creationtheatre and scientific and creative organisations across the city and region, with more to come in the coming weeks and years… ✨

More events to come, with Oxford’s Light Festival 14-16 Nov 2025💡💡💡

[IF Oxford @Oxford_IF]

Ready for a zombie outbreak this Halloween night? One chance to prevent catastrophe in a brilliant game 🧟🧟‍♀️🧟‍♂️

https://t.co/bgkZvGYsa6

Modelling the Undead: What can zombies teach us about public health?

£ FREE, Fri 31 Oct, 7.30pm

📌 Wellington Square, Oxford, OX1 2JA