Almost too late to publicise these first two events:

Thursday 18 September 6:00 pm
Abingdon Library Author Talk – local author Eve Smith discusses her latest speculative thriller The Cure, recently named one of The Times’ best thrillers of 2025. Tickets £2 from Abingdon Library.

Thursday 18 September 7:45 pm
Architectural Talk – historian David Clark explores lesser-known historic buildings and features behind Abingdon’s everyday façades. Preceded by a short AGM of the Abingdon Area Archaeological and Historical Society at The Northcourt Centre. A donation from non-members is suggested.

Saturday 20 September 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Craft & Gift Market – browse a wide range of crafts and gifts while enjoying the historic setting of Abingdon Guildhall.

Saturday 20 September 10:30 am – 1:00 pm
Repair Café – bring your broken household, electrical or mechanical items, as well as knives, scissors and garden tools, to be repaired by volunteers at Unit 25, Bury Street.
Free Bike Checks are also available 10:30 am – 1:00 pm under the County Hall arches.

Saturday 20 September 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Biodiversity Walk at St Ethelwold’s House. Botanist John Killick (co-author of Flora of Oxfordshire) leads a walk exploring the rich plant life of St Ethelwold’s garden. Free, but donations to the St Ethelwold’s building appeal are welcome.

Saturday 20 September 7:30 pm
Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2025 at the Amey Theatre, Abingdon School – a curated selection of short films celebrating the ocean, featuring marine life, adventure and environmental themes.

Sunday 21 September 11:00 am – 3:00 pm
At One Planet Abingdon in the museum basement – a drop-in event for young people featuring crafting, painting, board games, baking and other creative activities.

Downton Abbey – The Grand Finale is showing all week at the Abbey Cinema and follows the Crawley family and their staff during the 1930s. See times and book at theabbey.ac.
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(The image above suggests a 1930s atmosphere – brought to life with a little help from ChatGPT’s image tools, complete with a tiny mistake only an AI could make.)