Christmas Light Night
On one magical night every year, Oxford's museums and galleries stay open late to celebrate the arrival of the Christmas season.
Christmas in The Story Museum courtyard
The Story Museum joined in for the first time on Friday December 2011, with storytelling, songs and music around the Christmas tree in our courtyard. Performance storyteller Katy Cawkwell
wove pictures that lingered in the mind and St. Ebbes School choir and Oxford Harmony, a band of local singers, sang Christmas favourites and well-known carols.
about Christmas Light Night
Oxford’s museums, Castle, Town Hall, theatres and galleries throw open their doors to the public for one-off late night viewings of their exhibitions and displays enhanced by special performances. Christmas markets, festive food and drink stalls and children’s rides add extra seasonal sparkle to the evening’s proceedings. All activities are free unless otherwise stated. Full programme
some Christmas fairy dust...
A big thank you to builder Shaun Bradford, who donated the large Christmas tree and lights in our dilapidated courtyard and his wife Diane, who stayed up 'til 3am to make the Christmas boxes round it.
and here's what you said...
"We stayed for the full 1½ hours – it was great." Liz and Izzy Mackinnon
"What a fantastic event you held for the Christmas Light Night! It left us wanting more!" Elli Preghenella
"Brilliant! Looking forward to 2014. My 10 year old son said 'Why do you need to raise 6 million? It’s already complete!' ” Zita Hajdu
These venues all took part in Christmas Light Night:
Modern Art Oxford
O3 Gallery
Oxford Playhouse
Oxford Castle
Oxford Town Hall
St Michael at the North Gate
The Pitt Rivers Museum
The Ashmolean Museum
The Bodleian Library
The Museum of the History of Science
The Museum of Oxford and Town Hall
The Old Fire Station
The Story Museum
