Events 2026
2026 Programme of Events
Saturday 4th April 2026
Explore what remains of Wallingford Castle with an expert guide, journey into the heart of Wallingford's castle, into the barbican, across a moat and into the inner bailey. Imagine the hubbub of daily life over six hundred years ago!
Meet at Wallingford Museum for 1430 departure. £5 PP. No booking required.
Saturday 11th April 2026
‘Meet the Anglo-Saxons! An event for all the family. This is a drop in event running from 11am to 4pm.
Please note that normal museum admission fee applies £6 and accompanied children free.
Come and discover more about the day to day lives of the people who lived and worked within the Anglo-Saxon burh of Wallingford. Weaving to writing, wheels to warfare, how would you manage without electricity, plastic materials or modern transport?
Friday 22nd May - Sunday 24th May 2026
Agatha Christie weekend marking the 50th year since died.. Watch this space.
Saturday 25 July - 2026 Family Archaeology Day
Wallingford Museum's annual family archaeology day offers the opportunity for all of the family to meet our local archaeologists, find out more about digging in Wallingford and the local area as well as getting hands- n with archaeological processes. This is a drop in event running from 11am to 4 pm. Please note normal admission charges apply.
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th September 2026 - special offers for Bunkfest
Saturday 19th September - 2026 Fabulous Fossils with Ox. Geology Trust
Saturday 19th September 2026
by the Oxford Geology Trust Family Fun Activity: Handle fossils from Oxfordshire and around the world with the Oxfordshire Geology Trust
Saturday 23rd September 11 - 1pm or 2 - 4pm
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Make your own Dino-Mask and colour dinosaur pictures
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Handle dinosaur teeth, claws and bones
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£2 ‘Lucky dip’ for a 60 to 300 million year old fossil!
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Bring along your own fossils for our experts to identify
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See and handle fossils from Oxfordshire Geology Trust
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Please note normal admission prices apply £6pp and children free
Saturday 26th September - 2026 Castle History Walk
Explore what remains of Wallingford Castle with an expert guide, journey into the heart of Wallingford's castle, into the barbican, across a moat and into the inner bailey. Imagine the hubbub of daily life over six hundred years ago!
Meet at Wallingford Museum for 1430 departure. £5 PP. No booking required.