{"id":34874,"date":"2026-01-15T15:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=34874"},"modified":"2026-01-15T15:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T15:53:00","slug":"whats-on-in-abingdon-on-thames-15-24-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/?p=34874","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s On in Abingdon-on-Thames (15\u201324 January 2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The town is beginning to emerge from the New Year hibernation and there are a few events being advertised on notice boards in Abingdon next week, and even more coming in the following week, which I will return to.
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\nThursday 15 January –\u00a07.00pm
\nConversations with Martin Wackernier
\nVenue: Garden Room, St Ethelwold\u2019s House<\/p>\n

The third in a series of conversations hosted by Duncan Brown. This free evening features Martin Wackernier, a Belgian rock guitarist turned photographer, whose work has taken him around Abingdon and beyond. Martin will reflect on his journey and creative life. Cost: Free. Places are limited. You can try reserving a seat by calling the number but it may be too late. Donations welcome.<\/p>\n


\nThe Snow Queen \u2013 by Ron Nicol (based on Hans Christian Andersen)
\nDates & Times: (see poster)
\nVenue: Unicorn Theatre, Checker Walk, Abingdon OX14 3JB<\/p>\n

Abingdon Drama Club presents a stage adaptation of the classic fairy tale. Cost: \u00a315 (\u00a312 concessions). Tickets are available from The Bookstore, 15 Bury Street, or online via the Abingdon Drama Club website.<\/p>\n


\nThursday 22 January – 7.30pm
\nGetting Abingdon Moving: Cycling & Walking Route Improvements
\nVenue: Abingdon Baptist Church<\/p>\n

A talk on proposed cycling and walking improvements in and around Abingdon over the next five years. The speaker is Robin Tucker, Abingdon co-chair of COHSAT and the Coalition for Healthy Streets & Active Travel in Oxfordshire. Hosted by Abingdon Carbon Cutters, Abingdon Liveable Streets, and One Planet Abingdon. Cost: Free. All welcome. Limited parking; disabled parking only.<\/p>\n


\nFriday 23 January (Doors open 6.30pm; quiz starts 7.00pm)
\nMayor\u2019s Quiz Night
\nVenue: The Crown and Thistle, Abingdon<\/p>\n

A fundraising quiz hosted by the Mayor of Abingdon in support of The Mayor’s Charities. Cost: \u00a38 per person (maximum of 8 per team).<\/p>\n

This is also the night of the annual Church in Abingdon quiz at Abingdon Baptist Church, where each church may enter one team, and two teams if there is room.<\/em><\/p>\n


\nSaturday 24 January – 6 pm arrival
\nAbbey Lodge Burns\u2019 Night
\nVenue: Hilton Garden Inn, Abingdon<\/p>\n

An evening celebrating the life and work of Robert Burns, featuring traditional piping, recitals of Burns\u2019 poetry, and live music from a blues band. Proceeds will be donated to Against Breast Cancer. Cost \u00a338 per person<\/p>\n

Here is the final verse of To a Louse by Robert Burns …<\/p>\n

O wad some Pow\u2019r the giftie gie us<\/em>
\nTo see oursels as ithers see us!<\/em>
\nIt wad frae mony a blunder free us,<\/em>
\nAn\u2019 foolish notion…<\/em><\/p>\n

(Would some power give us the gift
\nto see ourselves as others see us.
\nIt would free us from many mistakes
\nand foolish ideas.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The town is beginning to emerge from the New Year hibernation and there are a few events being advertised on notice boards in Abingdon next week, and even more coming in the following week, which I will return to. Thursday 15 January –\u00a07.00pm Conversations with Martin Wackernier Venue: Garden Room, St Ethelwold\u2019s House The third […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abingdonblog.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}