Special Events

& FREE HERITAGE BUS RIDES

AT OXFORD BUS MUSEUM

Free Heritage Bus Rides operate on the first and third Sundays from April until September inclusive. 

             All events and bus rides are subject to last-minute changes.
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March 2026

✨ Sunday 15th March - MOTHER'S DAY - Free entry and a cream tea for mothers accompanied by their children under 16 with Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 29th March - SCOOTER SUNDAY

April 2026

✨ Sunday 5th April - EASTER CHICK HUNT & Find Easter Bunny with Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Bank Holiday Monday 6th April - EASTER CHICK HUNT & Find Easter Bunny with Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 19th April - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 26th April - DRIVE IT DAY Partially at museum

May 2026

✨ Sunday 3rd May - MODEL RAILWAY DISPLAYS Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Bank Holiday Monday 4th May - MODEL RAILWAY DISPLAYS Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 17th May - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 24th May - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Bank Holiday Monday 25th May - MORRIS DAY

June 2026

✨ Sunday 7th June - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 21st June - FATHER'S DAY Free entry and a bacon butty for dads, accompanied by children under 16 with Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

July 2026

✨ Sunday 5th July - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 19th July - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

August 2026

✨ Sunday 2nd August - A GRAND DAY OUT: a recreation at the museum of the golden age of coach travel from Oxford's Gloucester Green with regular Bus Rides

✨ Sunday 16th August - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 30th August - SCALEXTRIC DISPLAYS

✨ Bank Holiday Monday 31st August - SCALEXTRIC DISPLAYS

September 2026

✨ Sunday 6th September - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 12th September - OPEN DOORS, not at the museum

✨ Sunday 20th September - Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

October 2026

✨ Sunday 25th October - HALLOW-E'EN & HALF TERM SPOOKY TRAIL & Regular Bus Rides from 11.30am

✨ Wednesday 28th October - HALLOW-E'EN & HALF TERM SPOOKY TRAIL & Regular Bus Rides from 11.30am and NIGHT RIDE at 6pm

December 2026

✨ Sunday 13th December - FATHER CHRISTMAS & Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

✨ Sunday 20th December - FATHER CHRISTMAS & Bus Rides at 12.15 & 2.15pm

January 2027

✨ Friday 1st January - NEW YEAR'S DAY XMAS JUMPER COMPETITION Regular bus rides from 11am