Covered Market is the place to be this week – day and night! From crafty mornings at The Market Tap with the Oxford Girl Craft Club to lively evenings with live music this week from The Kirals and Short Notice Jazz, cocktails at Gulp Fiction, craft beers at Market Tap and Il Corno's tasty Neapolian cuisine (Thursday to Saturday, open until 10pm). This Friday don’t miss Gulp Fiction's monthly Book Club where they will be diving into Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico.

Welcome to our events page. We have all sorts of activities happening in the market from live music, quiz nights, crafting, book talks, activities for kids and more!

Covered Market is the place to be this week – day and night! From crafty mornings at The Market Tap with the Oxford Girl Craft Club to lively evenings with live music this week from The Kirals and Short Notice Jazz, cocktails at Gulp Fiction, craft beers at Market Tap and Il Corno's tasty Neapolian cuisine (Thursday to Saturday, open until 10pm). This Friday don’t miss Gulp Fiction's monthly Book Club where they will be diving into Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico.

What’s on in the Market this week

Plenty happening in the Covered Market this week – from book clubs to quizzes to live music and stitching socials. It’s a packed week.

Scroll down for a full run down of events in the market and a little look further ahead…

Thurs 24 April
5:30pm – Woolhound Social Stitch – Gulp Fiction

Fri 25 April
7:30pm – The Kirals LIVE – Central Sq w/Market Tap

Sat 26 April
10am – Woolhound Social Stitch – Gulp Fiction
10:30am – Oxford Girl Craft Club – Market Tap

Coming up …
1 May – 6am, May Morning in the Market see who’s open
8 May – 6:30pm, Conversations Around Naples “The Romance of Naples for the French Romantics” – Il Corno

REGULAR FIXTURES

Every Thursday – The Woolhound Social Stitch – 5:30pm @ Gulp Fiction
Free
Bring your project and join us for a chat, snacks, and knitting/crochet support if you need it!
The Woolhound event page

Every Saturday – The Woolhound Social Stitch – 10am @ Gulp Fiction
Free
Bring your project and join us for a chat, snacks, and knitting/crochet support if you need it!
The Woolhound event page

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Three different images. Three people playing instruments, one chess board, three people sitting on stools discussing a book

Most Thurs – Simpletons’ quiz’  – 8pm – Gulp Fiction
£1 per person
Bring a team, your game faces and maybe you’ll win! Quizzing you across a multitude of topics.
Gulp Fiction event page

1st Fri of the month – A Night of Music: Open Mic – 7pm Central Sq with The Market Tap & Nash’s Tune Trove
Free
Come and simply enjoy a huge range of music, everyone and every music style welcome. Performers sign up on the night.
For Info head to Nash’s Tune Trove Instagram

3rd Fri of the Month – Market Tap Live – 7:30pm Central Square w/Market Tap
Free
Each month enjoy carefully selected live music programmed by Nash of Nash’s Tune Trove.
For Info head to Nash’s Tune Trove Instagram

 

A bold graphic promoting Covered Market Nights in Oxford, surrounded by lively snapshots of evening fun – think craft beer, tasty street food, live music, hot drinks, late-night shopping, and creative socials. Open until 10pm Thursday to Saturday, it’s your new favourite after-work hangout.

More events and market experiences…

There’s so much happening every week in the market. As well as one off events some traders also offer other experiences you can treat a friend or that special someone to.  Here’s how to keep on top of what’s on and when:

The Market Tap events diary – for gigs, tastings, chess nights, and all kinds of other activities.

The Woolhound events diary – for wool and crochet bases workshops, craft classes and warm friendly socials

Gulp Fiction events diary – for book talks, quiz nights, comedy and live music

Y.O.U Underwear events diary – for workshops, talks and more all shaped to help us live a more sustainable lifestyle

The Oxford Soap Company – for soap-making workshops

The Space Store – for virtual reality moonwalks, half term Space Camps and more