Family-Friendly Festivals in Oxfordshire 2026
Family Friendly Festivals in Oxfordshire | Fun for All Ages - The 2026 Guide!
Looking for the best family friendly festivals in Oxfordshire? From large music and food festivals to the smaller community-led countryside celebrations packed with children’s entertainment, Oxfordshire offers a fantastic range of events designed for families. Whether you’re planning a summer day out with toddlers or searching for festivals with activities for older children, this guide highlights the top kid‑friendly festivals in Oxfordshire that parents love just as much as the kids:
Oxford Foodies Festival
Date: Saturday 29th August - 31st August
Location: South Parks, OX3 0EB
Join us at Oxford Foodies Festival 2026 for our biggest celebration yet of top chefs, tasty food, delicious drinks and live music. See headliners performing live. Purchase Pit Tickets as an extra to get in the viewing area within metres of the stage.
Watch MasterChef Champions, Michelin-starred and top local chefs cooking their signature summer recipes in the La Española Chefs Theatre. Learn on our Fire Stage featuring barbecue and firepit cooking and compete in our new Hot Wings Challenge.
Learn how to make show-stopping cakes in the Cake & Bake Theatre with expert bakers and Great British Bake Off stars.
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Witney Music Festival
Date: 12th - 13th June 2026
Location: The Leys, Witney
Witney Music Festival 2026 is a fantastic two-day open-air music festival for all the family in Witney, Oxfordshire. Witney Music Festival is delivered in partnership with Witney Town Council. For the first time ever, Witney Music Festival is bringing live comedy to The Leys! We’ve teamed up with Lone Wolf Comedy Club to host an incredible night of stand-up on our dance stage, featuring four fantastic acts guaranteed to have you in stitches. This is something completely new for WMF, and we couldn’t be more excited about it.
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Charlbury Beer Festival
Date: Saturday, 27th June 2026
Location: Charlbury Cricket Club, Oxfordshire
Our day of fun, festivity and fundraising for all the family is taking place at Charlbury Cricket Club, Oxfordshire. Charlbury Beer Festival is one of the Cotswolds’ best-loved summer events — a celebration of great beer, live music, food, and fun for the whole family. Run entirely by volunteers, we raise money for good causes locally and beyond. The Children's Tent is always one of the highlights of the day for families. Join Kevin's Community Circus for all sorts of entertainment, and Charlbury Pre-School and Little Wild Things for fun, engaging activities throughout the afternoon — face painting, crafts, and much more.
FloFest - GloFest Oxford
Date: 20th June 2026
Location: Florence Park, Oxford
We are pleased to be back this year. Delighted to be joined by all the wonderful people, groups, organisations, bands, stalls, attractions, caterers and volunteers that we have involved! What can you find at FloFest: Community groups, Dance zone, Sport field activities, Food, Attractions, Markets, Main Stage music, The V stage. GloFest in back for 2026!! An evening festival event of live music, dj sets and concluding with GloFest's now legendary epic laser filled closing DJ set from James Ussher. Once again we have some of the top acts that the legendary Oxford local music scene has to offer
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Planning your next family adventure? Bookmark this page and check back regularly for updated listings of the best family friendly festivals in Oxfordshire throughout the year.
