Armed Forces Day Garden Party

Saturday 22 June 2024

12pm - 8.30pm

Join us to mark Armed Forces Day and celebrate 10 years of Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum!

Winston, Monty and Bradley in the garden alongside our display from Standing with Giants

On Saturday 22 June we'll be holding a Garden Party in the beautiful gardens of The Oxfordshire Museum, just outside our front door!

Our museum galleries, including our recently updated permanent galleries and our trio of brand new temporary exhibitions, Oxfordshire to the Orne: The 80th Anniversary of D-Day, the 10 Year Anniversary Showcase and John Noott's The Art of The Great War, will all be open FREE on the day.

Get tickets for our charity raffle, support the museum, and WIN great prizes including tickets for two to the Battle Proms at Blenheim Palace and more.

We'll be joined by Second World War living history displays from Ham & Jam and Winstan plus a range of fun family activities, including making Horsa Gliders and object handling sessions.

We'll also be running our 'Behind the Scenes' archive tours, offering an opportunity to access all areas of the museum and see a few of the thousands of objects tucked away in our archives.

The renowned, historic Hook Norton Brewery will be providing a pop-up bar for much-needed refreshments throughout the day, your chance to grab our limited edition 10th anniversary ale, Horsa Hop, on draught!

You'll also be able to grab a bite to eat from the Vintage Street Food Van.

From 5.30pm - 8pm, The Waterloo Band and Bugles of the Rifles will perform live for everyone to enjoy.

Local cadets, Oxford University Officer Training Corps and the Grenadier Guards will also be here with Armed Forces Day stalls and displays, so drop in and show your support!