Sheldonian Events

Jimmy Wales talks to William Hague

Chancellor’s Forum: The Seven Rules of Trust, from the Founder of Wikipedia
Sheldonian Theatre 6:00pm Wed 17 Wednesday, 17 March 2027 See this event
Jim Al-Khalili

On Time
Sheldonian Theatre 12:00pm Sun 21 Sunday, 21 March 2027 See this event
Max Hastings

Max Hastings: Plunder, The Last of the War in Europe, 1945
Sheldonian Theatre 2:00pm Sun 21 Sunday, 21 March 2027 See this event

Festival information:

The Oxford festival is the most elegant and atmospheric of literary festivals. It’s a pleasure to both attend and perform there.

The night in Oxford was the most beautiful event I have ever done. Not just the spectacular setting (of the Sheldonian), but an unforgettable evening.

I came away buzzing and reassured that we still have in this century a wide ranging community fascinated not just by famous authors but by challenging ideas and questions.

A stimulating and rewarding on-stage conversation . . . the best day I have enjoyed at any festival – anywhere.

I loved the whole atmosphere of the Oxford Literary Festival. I felt I had arrived in a kind of literary heaven.

The Oxford Literary Festival has in my mind become the leading literary festival of the year. The organisation, the roster of speakers, the ambience and the sheer quality of it all is superb.

The Oxford Literary Festival is intellectual Viagra.

Often as an author, I only occasionally get to meet the public who buy and read my books. The Oxford Literary Festival was a special opportunity for me and certainly one of the highlights of my career – it was an honour I will never forget.