Public events
Royal Holloway is a University of Social Purpose with a long history of sharing knowledge, expertise and research with our wider community. We warmly welcome you to join us for public lectures, exhibitions, concerts and other events at the university.
If you are not able to make our events in person or want to watch an event you attended previously, you can view recordings of selected past events.
Royal Holloway operates a permit parking system on our campus. While we encourage the use of public transport where possible, parking is unrestricted for all guests attending events listed below in car park 4 or 12. Parking spaces are not guaranteed and availability can be especially limited between 8am and 5pm. There are Blue Badge designated spaces on campus. Please see information on parking for details.
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Ocean Plastics: Research and Action
24 Jun 2026 - 29 Nov 2026Ocean Plastics: Research and Action is a new exhibition from Royal Holloway, in partnership with SC Johnson.
Heritage Open Day 2026
13 Sept 2026Come and explore our spectacular Grade I listed Founder's Building, Picture Gallery, Chapel and extensive grounds. Join us for a day of free talks and tours including fun activities for children.
Midweek Music
23 Sept 2026Hear one of the finest university choirs in the UK perform varied programmes, with music from the 12th to the 21st centuries in the surroundings of the university's gilded chapel.
Friday Night is Music Night: Welcome Week 2026
25 Sept 2026Kickstart the new academic year with the Welcome Week Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Rebecca Miller, in an evening celebrating the breadth and energy of music-making at Royal Holloway.
Midweek Music
30 Sept 2026Hear one of the finest university choirs in the UK perform varied programmes, with music from the 12th to the 21st centuries in the surroundings of the university's gilded chapel.
Midweek Music
7 Oct 2026Hear one of the finest university choirs in the UK perform varied programmes, with music from the 12th to the 21st centuries in the surroundings of the university's gilded chapel.
YCAT presents... Ewan Miller (oboe)
8 Oct 2026YCAT presents rising oboist Ewan Miller in a programme that travels from the Baroque to the present day, bringing together music inspired by mythology, nature, movement and the human voice.
Steinway & Sons Hub Day
14 Oct 2026As an All-Steinway School, Royal Holloway is delighted to welcome Steinway & Sons to campus for a day of workshops and musical activities with students from the University and local schools.
Midweek Music
14 Oct 2026Hear one of the finest university choirs in the UK perform varied programmes, with music from the 12th to the 21st centuries in the surroundings of the university's gilded chapel.
From DNA to diversity: a tale of genes, genomes, mammals and moths
15 Oct 2026This year's Jack Pridham Memorial Lecture will be given by Professor Peter Holland FRS, Linacre Professor of Zoology in the Department of Biology and Fellow of Merton College, University of Oxford.
Midweek Music
21 Oct 2026Hear one of the finest university choirs in the UK perform varied programmes, with music from the 12th to the 21st centuries in the surroundings of the university's gilded chapel.
Brahms to Montgomery with Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson (clarinet)
22 Oct 2026British clarinettist Mebrakh Haughton-Johnson joins pianist Viktor Erik Emanuel for a programme that moves between classical tradition, jazz and contemporary music.
The globalisation of Sociology
28 Oct 2026The First Annual Sociology Lecture will be given by Professor Geoffrey Pleyers, President of the International Sociological Association.
Midweek Music
28 Oct 2026Hear one of the finest university choirs in the UK perform varied programmes, with music from the 12th to the 21st centuries in the surroundings of the university's gilded chapel.
Jazz Session with ISQ
29 Oct 2026Vocalist and songwriter Irene Serra brings ISQ to Royal Holloway, presenting an evening of contemporary jazz and alternative pop shaped by more than two decades of musical making.
Midweek Music
4 Nov 2026Hear one of the finest university choirs in the UK perform varied programmes, with music from the 12th to the 21st centuries in the surroundings of the university's gilded chapel.
