# Festivals in Banbury 2026 | Culture & Street Fairs

- **Subtitle**: Your guide to festivals in Banbury 2026 — cultural celebrations, street fairs and food festivals. Find dates, locations and what to expect.
- **Category**: Festivals
- **Type**: category

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- **Event Name**: Area 1-51 Fest (FREE EVENT)
  - **Description**: Its our 1ST BIRTHDAY! Come join the celebrations with Vendors, giveaways and special Guests including Aimee Richardson from Game Of Thrones!Event starts at 10am till 5pm!Store open all day offering Pokémon, Lego, Funko, Marvel, Disney and
  - **Date**: Sun, 30 Aug at 10:00 am – Sun, 30 Aug at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
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  - **Venue**: Area1-51
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## Festivals Events in Banbury

- **Event Name**: Banbury Festival of Motoring 2026
  - **Description**: Returning for its 3rd year, Banbury Festival of Motoring is a celebration of everything automotive in the area! From motorsport teams, manufacturers, and other organisations, through to enthusiasts clubs vehicle owners and local self builders, with Trade
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Sun Aug 23 2026 at 10:00 am – Sun Aug 23 2026 at 03:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banbury/banbury-festival-of-motoring-2026/200029794963215
  - **Venue**: Market place, Banbury, OX16 5LJ
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  - **Categories**: festivals, charities
- **Event Name**: All Or Nothing Experience The Story of the Small Faces by Carol Harrison
  - **Description**: Celebrating 10 years of Carol Harrison's  The All or Nothing Experience ,The Story of the Small Faces returns in 2026 with iconic hits, dazzling costumes, and energy. Relive a generation’s soundtrack live - it’s a  unforgettable rocking night out!

After
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  - **Date**: Thu Sep 10 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banbury/all-or-nothing-experience-the-story-of-the-small-faces-by-carol-harrison/200030250539955
  - **Venue**: The Mill Arts Centre
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, art, concerts, performances, literary-art, kids, live-music
- **Event Name**: TOCstock: The Revenge
  - **Description**: Join us on Friday 9 October 2026 for TOCstock: The Revenge in aid of Music Minds Matter — supporting mental health in music.

Our biggest shindig yet brings together Chaos Reigns, Shoot to K*ll, MSRY, Severed Tongues, In Absentia and Soldiers of Rage for
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 10
  - **Date**: Fri Oct 09 2026 at 05:30 pm – Fri Oct 09 2026 at 11:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banbury/tocstock-the-revenge/200030399733250
  - **Venue**: Also Known As
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  - **Categories**: music, live-music, health-wellness, entertainment, mental-health
- **Event Name**: STRUMMERFEST '26
  - **Description**: We are proud to announce our second charity fundraiser of the year!

STRUMMERFEST ’26 takes place over three days across the Bank Holiday weekend, 28–30 August 2026.

As always, we’ll be raising much-needed funds for our friends at BARKS, a volunteer-led
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 18
  - **Date**: Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Aug 30 2026 at 07:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banbury/strummerfest-26/200030522978129
  - **Venue**: The Apothecary Tap, 10/11 Butchers Row, OX16 5JH Banbury, United Kingdom
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  - **Categories**: Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Cartwheels & Sunflowers
  - **Description**: Cartwheels & Sunflowers is a free community festival bringing people together for a day of live local music, great food, crafts, games and family fun at the The Elephant & Castle.

Created in tribute to our friend Jonathan Ruffle, the event celebr
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 125
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 01:00 pm – Sat Aug 22 2026 at 11:00 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banbury/cartwheels-and-sunflowers/200030103145830
  - **Venue**: The Elephant & Castle, Bloxham
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- **Event Name**: ASHES OF THE CROWN - Summer Gathering Day Festival
  - **Description**: Stoner Rock & Doom Metal all day at THE WHEATSHEAF in Banbury!

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  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Aug 23 2026 at 12:00 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banbury/ashes-of-the-crown-summer-gathering-day-festival/3600030540546152
  - **Venue**: The Wheatsheaf
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  - **Categories**: Festivals, Art, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Banbury Canal Festival
  - **Description**: Peter Webster is playing a 45 minute solo acoustic set at Banbury Canal Festival, starting at 1:25 pm on Sunday 4th October 2026.
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 17
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 01:25 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/banbury/banbury-canal-festival/200030371806755
  - **Venue**: Banbury Canal
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## Trending Events in Banbury

- **Event Name**: Banbury Festival of Motoring 2026
  - **Description**: Returning for its 3rd year, Banbury Festival of Motoring is a celebration of everything automotive in the area! From motorsport teams, manufacturers, and other organisations, through to enthusiasts clubs vehicle owners and local self builders, with Trade
  - **Venue**: Market place, Banbury, OX16 5LJ
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- **Event Name**: Baga Chipz - Bagz to Riches
  - **Description**: Ru Paul's Drag Race star Baga Chipz returns with her latest tour - Bagz to Riches
A jam-packed night of outrageous stand-up comedy, untold stories
  - **Venue**: The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury
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- **Event Name**: Meet and Greet with Rubble
  - **Description**: Rubble is coming to Castle Quay
At intervals from 11am he will be at Castle Quay for Meet & Greets and Storytelling sessions.About this EventRubble is coming to Castle QuayAt intervals from 11am he
  - **Venue**: Lock29
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- **Event Name**: The Rolling Clones - Banbury - The Mill
  - **Description**: A thrilling live tribute celebrating the music, swagger and attitude of The Rolling Stones.

Expect all the iconic hits, raw guitar riffs and sing-along moments that defined a generation — performed live with energy, authenticity and huge respect for the
  - **Venue**: Banbury, Oxfordshire
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- **Event Name**: STAND UP COMEDY – 23RD AUGUST – PAUL PIRIE, PAUL THORNE & ANDY GLEEKS
  - **Description**: 𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐘 𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐁 - 𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝟏𝟏𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐘!
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A comedy onslaught packed with physical & sharp, rapid-fire jokes!

“A hilarious rubber faced clown” – THE SCOTSMAN

“Uncompromising
  - **Venue**: The Apothecary Tap
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- **Event Name**: A Lumos Candlelight Experience In Banbury🕯️Saturday 19th September
  - **Description**: Lumos brings you enchanting concert experiences paying homage to world famous artists. We've partnered with spectacular locations & churches across the UK to deliver a concert experience that is nothing short of magical ✨🌍A donation is made to a d
  - **Venue**: Saint Mary's Church, Banbury
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- **Event Name**: MooMoo Reunion Banbury
  - **Description**: 🎉🕺 MOO MOO'S REUNION – BANBURY 💃🎉
📅 Saturday 22nd August⏰ Day Party | 3PM – 8PM🔞 Over 30's Day Party🎶 The ultimate throwback daytime reunion
Get ready Banbury... because we're taking it all the way back! ⏰✨
The school run can wait, the bedtime alarms are
  - **Venue**: ARIA'S Banbury
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- **Event Name**: Heritage Open Day 2026
  - **Description**: Discover the world-class art collection at Upton House and Gardens, with free entry this weekend only, for Heritage Open Day.

Come to Upton House and Gardens this Heritage Open Day and find out what makes this National Trust collection so special. Visito
  - **Venue**: Upton House & Gardens, OX15 6HT Banbury, United Kingdom
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- **Event Name**: Heaven Can Wait - Banbury
  - **Description**: Carlton Entertainment brings you their brand-new production featuring Meat Loaf’s greatest hits – Heaven Can Wait.  
Following a SOLD OUT tour of Spain in 2024, This show stopping concert launches across Europe in 2025. 

Featuring the incredible vocals o
  - **Venue**: The Mill Arts Centre
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Festivals events in Banbury?
  - **A:** Banbury Festival of Motoring 2026 (Sun Aug 23 2026 at 10:00 am at Market place, Banbury, OX16 5LJ), All Or Nothing Experience The Story of the Small Faces by Carol Harrison (Thu Sep 10 2026 at 07:30 pm at The Mill Arts Centre), TOCstock: The Revenge (Fri Oct 09 2026 at 05:30 pm at Also Known As), STRUMMERFEST '26 (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Apothecary Tap, 10/11 Butchers Row, OX16 5JH Banbury, United Kingdom), Cartwheels & Sunflowers (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 01:00 pm at The Elephant & Castle, Bloxham).
- **Q**: What are the top free Festivals events in Banbury?
  - **A:** Area 1-51 Fest (FREE EVENT) (Sun, 30 Aug at 10:00 am at Area1-51).
- **Q**: What Festivals events are happening in Banbury in August 2026?
  - **A:** Banbury Festival of Motoring 2026 (Sun Aug 23 2026 at 10:00 am at Market place, Banbury, OX16 5LJ), STRUMMERFEST '26 (Fri Aug 28 2026 at 07:00 pm at The Apothecary Tap, 10/11 Butchers Row, OX16 5JH Banbury, United Kingdom), Cartwheels & Sunflowers (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 01:00 pm at The Elephant & Castle, Bloxham), ASHES OF THE CROWN - Summer Gathering Day Festival (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 02:00 pm at The Wheatsheaf), Area 1-51 Fest (FREE EVENT) (Sun, 30 Aug at 10:00 am at Area1-51).
- **Q**: How can I find Festivals events in Banbury?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Festivals events in Banbury on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Festivals events in Banbury?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Festivals events in Banbury?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Festivals events in Banbury include Market place, Banbury, OX16 5LJ, The Mill Arts Centre, Also Known As.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Festivals events in Banbury?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Festivals events in Banbury include Banbury Festival of Motoring, The All or Nothing Experience, TEN OF CLUBS.
- **Q**: Are there any online Festivals events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Festivals events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Festivals events in Banbury?
  - **A:** Follow the Festivals category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Festivals events are listed in Banbury.

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