March
Friday 12th & Saturday 13th March
French Market
The Marché de France will return to Abingdon Market Place from 9am- 4pm on both Friday and Saturday.The market will offer a wide selection of high quality and fresh produce for sale from all regions of France, including bread, cheeses, charcuterie, homemade biscuits, crepes, mustards and sauces...and of course an opportunity to practise your French!
April
Sunday, 11th April
10am-3pm - Free Wheeling
There will be friendly, supported cycle rides of around 4, 10 and 27 miles leaving at 30 minute intervals between 10am and 12 noon to welcome people from beginners to keenies to come out and sample the pleasures of cycling around Abingdon. The idea is to have an event that is fun, builds the local community and inspires people to get on a bike going into the summer. There will be a free cake stop on every ride and music to bring a smile to all.
At the Market Place there will be an opportunity to get your bike mended or spruced up or to borrow a bike for free. There will also be information, inspiration and support from local cycling groups and enthusiasts.
The event is free to enter and suitable for all the family, although under 16s should be accompanied by an adult.
www.abingdonfreewheeling.org.uk (Currently a work in progress, but that will all change!)
Contact Emily on: http://uk.mc255.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=florarina@yahoo.co.uk / 07866720200
Saturday, 24th April
10.30am- 12.30pm
Abbey Brass Band
May
Saturday, 1st May
International Dance Day
Come along to Abingdon Market Place between 11am-2pm on Saturday, 1st May, for Abingdon's International Dance Day - enjoy dances from around the world, including Irish, Hip Hop, Balkan, Belly, Ceroc, Scottish and Morris dancing...
Saturday, 8th May
12pm onwards - Mr Hemmings Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers
Cecil Sharpe Centenary Day of Dance
Saturday, 15th May
12 - 1.30pm - Drumming workshop
Abingdon Drum Family - Community Drum Circle
Saturday, 22nd May & Sunday, 23rd May
Pentecost Weekend Party
The Church in Abingdon is celebrating the birthday of the church with a weekend of celebrations on the Market Place.
On Saturday 22nd May from 10.30am to 1pm there will be a host of activities for children: face painting, craft, storytelling, puppets, balloon modelling, bouncy castle and much more.
Abbey Sax will also be playing between 11am-1pm.
On Sunday 23rd May there will be a special open air Pentecost celebration for all the family.
Saturday, 29th May
11am - 12.30pm
Abingdon College Performing Arts Department
June
Friday 4th & Saturday 5th June
Mamma Mia Italian Market
Saturday, 12th June
11am-2pm
Environmental Awareness Day
Saturday, 19th June
Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers - Election of the Mayor of Ock Street
Saturday, 26th June
Abingdon's Got Talent (auditions)
July
Saturday, 10th July
'Yeah Baby' live music fundraising event
Saturday, 17th July
Abingdon's Got Talent (final)
Saturday, 24th July
11am-1pm
Abbey Sax
August
Saturday, 7th August
11am-1pm
Abbey Sax
September
Saturday, 11th September
Heritage Day
Saturday, 18th September
11am-1pm
Abbey Sax
Saturday, 25th September
Abbey Brass Band
October
Saturday, 10th October
'Abingdon in Pink', Against Breast Cancer fundraising event
December
Saturday, 4th December
Abingdon Christmas Craft Fair