Louis recently posted a useful summary list of local Oxford sessions, but it is also useful to check on Folk in Oxford, particularly their calendar which often includes gigs as well as sessions. If you know a session that I’ve haven’t listed, please do let me know by emailing oxfordslowsession2014@gmail.com

List of regular folk sessions happening in Oxford city

Last updated December 2025

Every Sunday 8pm: Irish at Half Moon, St Clements

Each month:

1st Sunday 4pm: Slow Session at The Slow and Steady, Abingdon Road.

1st Sunday 8pm: Old Time/American at The Up In Arms, Marston.

1st Sunday 8pm: Sea Shanty session at the White Hart, Wolvercote

1st Monday 6.30pm: Auntie Shanty session at the Jolly Farmers, Paradise St

2nd Friday 8pm: Bastard English Session at the Isis.

2nd Saturday 12noon: Queer Open Friendly Folk Session at The Jolly Farmers, Paradise St

2nd Sunday 1pm: Engl-ish session Upstairs at Gulp Fiction, Covered Market

2nd Monday 8pm: Singaround at the Half Moon, sometimes turns into a tunes session if things get too loud

3rd Sunday 4:30pm: Open session at The Lamb and Flag, St Giles

3rd Monday 8pm: Old Time and Bluegrass Session, The Star, Rectory Road (off Cowley Road)

3rd Wednesday 8.30pm, Eurosession at The Plough, The Green, Wolvercote

4th Monday 8pm: English(ish) at the Half Moon

4th Friday 8pm: Scottish Session at The White Hart, Wolvercote

5th Sunday 4pm: Oxford Slow Celtic Session at The Slow and Steady, Abingdon Road

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