Especially for Children

Let the children take part in South Oxfordshire

When it comes to music, dance, sports and drama, South Oxfordshire has a range of festivals specifically tailored for children, which allows them to participate in a wide variety of activities, and gives them a chance to be a star.

Over 1500 children take part in the week long Henley Youth Festival. There are hotly contested inter-schools sports competitions, competitions for individuals and workshops for drama, dance, music, photography, poetry, rugby and rowing to name a few.

The first ever Children's Food Festival will take place in South Oxfordshire in the summer. Celebrity chefs such as Raymond Blanc, Sophie Grigson, Prue Leith and Nora Sands, the 'dinner lady' from Jamie's School Dinners, will give children the chance to learn and develop their passion for food.

Or there are the special visits that Thomas the Tank Engine and his friends the Great Western engines make to Didcot's Railway centre. The Fat Controller will be supervising Rev. W. Awdry's classic children's favourite tank engine.

There are rides behind 'Thomas' and lots of other entertainment for children including Punch & Judy shows, magic shows, circus workshops, bouncy castles, story reading, clowns, Happy Monkey barrel organ and games.