Celebrate Christmas Light Festival by visiting the Museum of Oxford during the fun filled weekend where there will be lots fun, free family events to enjoy.

The fun starts on Friday 22 November where there are three events to enjoy. From 5pm to 8pm you can follow the fantastical creatures family trail in the Town Hall and discover what life was like for children during the Second World war. You will be able to handle toys and artefacts as well as make some wartime Christmas decorations. Donations of £1 are welcome.

OVADA proudly presents an off-site exhibition of contemporary artwork for Christmas Light Night in the Town Hall Court Areas. Artists from across the South East Region have been selected to respond to the building, allowing visitors to explore intriguing spaces and see the Town Hall in a new light. The event is free and runs from 5pm until 10pm.

In the Gallery, there will be a Christmas exhibition under development. This organic exhibition will grow and change between now and Christmas, celebrating local Christmas past and present, featuring lanterns from the Christmas Light Night parade, installations created by local artists and residents drawings, photographs, and film of them being designed and created. The exhibition is free to visit and will be open from 5pm to 8pm.

If you are looking for unique and special gifts for loved ones then visit the Museum of Oxford shop in St Giles during the Christmas Light Festival (Friday 22 to Sunday 24 November). The stand will be situated within the Information Stall in St Giles Market.

It is open Friday from midday until 10pm, Saturday from 10am until 10pm, and Sunday from 10am until 6pm.

You will be able to buy from the full range of Oxford’s Christmas merchandise including limited edition map prints, canvas tote bags, Christmas cards and other beautiful heritage gifts.

The fun continues on Saturday at the Museum of Oxford where you can find out the history of Morris Motors.

Listen to the Morris in Oxford Jukebox from 10am until 3pm in the Gallery. Created by Stand + Stare, the Jukebox is an arcade-style cabinet that tells stories from the Museum of Oxford in a unique way. In celebration of 100 years of car making in Oxford, enjoy the story of ‘How a Car Factory Changed a City’. Find out about how William Morris – Lord Nuffield – changed Oxford and its people by building a car plant in Cowley.

You can also watch fascinating footage from the 1930s of Morris Motors and the car manufacturing industry in Oxford. The free event runs from 10am until 4pm in the Old Museum. If you’d like to watch the film all the way through, screenings start at 10am and 1pm. Snacks and drinks will be available from the Vintage Barge bar in the Old Museum.

In the Heritage Learning Centre, you can take part in a range of art activities including making a mini MINI, creating some car artwork and creating a giant Christmas Pudding and a giant Coconut Pyramid for our Christmas exhibition!

The free sessions, from 10.30am until 3.30pm, are aimed at families working together, so we need grandparents, parents, and children alike! Please bring your children or grandchildren along to this fun, arty and creative day. Drop into the Heritage Learning Centre at any time and stay as long as you like.

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Oxford Festival of Nature will take place on Botley Park on 12-13 July 2013.

This event will have a wide range of activities run by locally-based wildlife experts, including birds of prey, bat walks, tree trails, crayfish traps, worm charming and a walk through moth tent!

And all this will contribute to a 24 hour BioBlitz, identifying all the living species that we can within the park. In the 2012 BioBlitz we found 777 species. Can we do better this year? There’s only one way to find out!

Oxford Festival of Nature is run by Science Oxford and West Oxford Community Association.