Fun at the Fair: Family Crafting

Step right up and get creative together! Families are invited to be inspired by the sights, sounds, and long‑standing traditions of Oxford’s St Giles Fair by making your own colourful creations.

The session runs from 11.00-12.30 and 13.30-15.00. Drop in between these times but make sure you leave enough time to complete the activities. The activities will close for lunch between 12.30-13.30.

This workshop is suitable for ages 5-11. Children must be supervised at all times.

Tickets cost £2 per child and can be purchased online via our website or at the Museum Shop. Each child ticket includes free entry for one accompanying adult. This event ticket includes access to the Galleries for one child and one adult.

Each child ticket includes free entry for one accompanying adult. This event ticket includes access to the Galleries for one child and one adult.

We recommend booking in advance to secure your place. Sales from tickets help support our work to deliver fun and accessible family activities, community engagement projects, schools’ workshops, exhibitions and special events for Oxford’s people in our Museum spaces.

Further information

Access

There is step-free, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum, Museum Makers is accessible via a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement.

Accessible toilets are available in the Museum (close to Museum Makers) and in the Town Hall on the ground floor, before entering the Museum. Please contact the Museum team if you’d like to talk to a member of staff about your access requirements. Further access information can be found on our page dedicated to access at the museum.

Photo consent

Please be aware that photographs will be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know during the event.