Events 2026

Wallingford's Agatha Christie Mystery Weekend
Friday 22nd May - Sunday 24th May

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Dame Agatha Christie's death

Wallingford Museum – open throughout the weekend, including:

Queen of Crime exhibition and Agatha Christie’s Wallingford exhibition

Friday 22 May: 2.00pm – 5.00pm

Saturday 23 May: 10.30am – 5.00pm

Sunday 24 May: 10.30 – 4.00pm

£6.00 for adults, accompanied children free.

Other Special events at Wallingford Museum:

Friday 22 May 6.30 – 9.30pm

Drop in Murder Mystery Night – solve the clues hidden throughout the museum exhibits to find the murderer! (Last entry 8.30pm)

Adults £10 – get event entry plus a 2026 Season Ticket
Already have a 2026 ticket? £4 entry
Children FREE

Saturday 24 May and Sunday 25 May

Guided ‘Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murder’ town walks at 11am

Each starting from Wallingford Museum (max. 20 people)

£5.00

Telephone 01491 835065 to secure place, or just turn up!

FULL PROGRAMME - PLEASE DOWNLOAD HERE

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 Oxfordshire Geology Trust Family Fun Activity: Handle fossils from Oxfordshire and around the world with the Oxfordshire Geology Trust
Drop-In 11 - 1pm or 2 - 4pm

Make your own Dino-Mask and colour dinosaur pictures
Handle dinosaur teeth, claws and bones
£2 ‘Lucky dip’ for a 60 to 300 million year old fossil!
Bring along your own fossils for our experts to identify
See and handle fossils from Oxfordshire Geology Trust
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.