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ORFC 2026

Conference Venues

A brief guide to the various spaces at ORFC and what you will find going on there.

All venues are located just off the High Street in the centre of Oxford and within a 5-minute walk of each other. 

Oxford Town Hall, St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1BX

Join us in the Main Hall for our opening and closing plenaries. It will also be the main social hub, with lunches, refreshments and uplifting workshops during the day, and food, the bar and music in the evenings. 

You’ll find answers to many of your practical questions in sessions across the Town Hall, including the Assembly Room, Council Chamber, Court Room, and St Aldate’s Room. In the Old Library, we’ll be hearing from the Landworkers’ Alliance, La Via Campesina, and the Justice Strand on key issues for the movement for agroecology in the UK and internationally.

Museum of Oxford, St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1BX

The Museum of Oxford is attached to the Oxford Town Hall and the entrance is through the Oxford Town Hall Foyer. Head downstairs to find the Museum Makers Space, where we will be hosting a variety of workshops and discussions.

Catholic Chaplaincy, Oxford, OX1 1RD

The Oxford University Catholic Chaplaincy is one of our new venues for 2026. This will be where all conference registration will take place. It is conveniently located off St Aldate’s on Rose Place. The Newman Room will include sessions from movement leaders taking on the most urgent challenges facing farming communities today. It will host an array of exhibitors as well as two exhibitions throughout the conference.

Blue Boar House, 5 Blue Boar St, Oxford OX1 4EE

The Inter-Varsity Room is just around the corner from the Museum of Oxford and the Oxford Town Hall, for dynamic workshops throughout the conference.

St Columba’s United Reformed Church, Alfred Street, Oxford OX1 4EH 

A two minute walk from the Oxford Town Hall on Alfred Street, you’ll find St Columba’s United Reformed Church. This is where you will find the Sanctuary and the Hall, where we’ll be hosting a variety of workshops, discussions, and book talks.

St Aldates Tavern, 108 St Aldate’s, Oxford OX1 1BU

Head over the road from the Oxford Town Hall to the Merton Room on the first floor of the St Aldate’s Tavern for a rich selection of sessions in a less formal setting, plus the ORFC media drinks and the landscape-scale changemakers gathering on Thursday night.

Cheng Building, located in Jesus College on the corner of Cornmarket and Market Street

You’ll find critical policy discussions happening in the Digital Hub downstairs at the Cheng Building and in the Seminar Room.

Ship Street Centre, Jesus College, Oxford, OX1 3DW

Head to the Ship Street Centre, Lecture Theatre where you will find stimulating panel discussions on everything from farmer-led research to the pollution and health crises, and the Workshop Room where you’ll be able to join small focused workshops on transforming your food and farming business and more.

Story Museum, 42 Pembroke St, Oxford OX1 1BP

We’re back at the Story Museum. Head to the Woodshed, for discussions and performances all afternoon. In the Magic Common Room and the Link Room, you’ll find practical hands-on workshops, including those programmed by the Justice Strand. This year we will be entering an enchanting new space in the evening: head to the Whispering Woods for music and speed dating!

ORFC 2026 Venue Map