Making the Modern Mind

Join us this December for a series of Festive events taking place across the shop. We have weekend daytime talks with Great British Bake-Off ex-contestants, Kaleb from Diddly Squat farm and the Countdown Queen herself, Susie Dent alongside many more.

To mark the beginning of the new term in Oxford, we have a very special month of live events. We hope there is something in our extensive list of talks and signings to entice a visit to Oxford's oldest and newly refurbished bookshop.

We'll be welcoming new and returning students to Oxford this October with a diverse programme of academic events. This will include a collection of free and paid for events and take place both in the shop and at some of Oxford's most prestigious venues.

Blackwell's Oxford is hosting it's first International book festival with some of the most celebrated authors in literary fiction.

Join us in our Oxford Bookshops for a series of FREE Children's Activities that will keep children of all ages busy over the School Holidays. From Egg Hunts to workshops and, of course, story-time we'll be having lots of fun and hope you can join us

In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Week, we'll be hosting a series of events in the shop on different aspects of the mind and on how we can learn to look after our own mental health.

Philosophy in the Bookshop is our free series of events taking place throughout the year with host Nigel Warburton. The series started in 2013 and sees Nigel interview a different author/philosopher each month on their book and subject.

Join us for a series of special events to celebrate Pride month at Blackwell's.

Half Term events at Blackwell's on Broad Street

To coincide with this year's Oxford Literary Festival, We'll be hosting a week of free events in the OUP Very Short Introduction Series. The talks last for around 20 minutes and will take place on our 3rd floor.

A series of events throughout 2025 focusing on Women at the forefront of modern thinking.