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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The Platform: Student Showcase
19 Feb 2026From solo performances to University music groups, baroque to contemporary, we are pleased to continue our platform for the community at the Department of Music to share their world-class talents.
Pocket Concert
20 Feb 2026Join us for our weekly Friday Pocket Concert as we showcase the very best of our second and third-year special study music students and ensembles at the Department of Music.
Picture Gallery public opening
24 Feb 2026Enjoy the splendour of the Victorian Picture Gallery and its collection, and discover new items in our latest exhibition
The Song Detectorists: unearthing England’s lost soundtrack
24 Feb 2026This talk will show how music was woven into the lives of English communities in past centuries. Royal Holloway students will perform music discovered by the project.
Research Spotlight: Dr Catherine Kontz (Royal College of Music)
24 Feb 2026Join us for our recent Department of Music Research Seminar, featuring some of the world's leading researchers in music.
Midweek Music
25 Feb 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.
Picture Gallery collections talk
25 Feb 2026Explore the creative impulse behind Thomas Holloway’s purchase of the art collection. Discover how the pictures he chose engaged with Victorian debates about art.
Symphonic MixTape with London Mozart Players
26 Feb 2026Join us for this evening concert as we delve inside the orchestra with our partners, the London Mozart Players.
Pocket Concert
27 Feb 2026Join us for our weekly Friday Pocket Concert as we showcase the very best of our second and third-year special study music students and ensembles at the Department of Music.
Live Sessions at The Packhorse
1 Mar 2026The Department of Music and The Packhorse join forces to host a regular Live Session featuring some of the University's finest acoustic and jazz acts.
The Unfinished Revolution: America at 250
2 Mar 2026Hayes-Robinson Lecture by Professor Sarah Churchwell, School of Advanced Study, University of London.
Picture Gallery public opening
3 Mar 2026Enjoy the splendour of the Victorian Picture Gallery and its collection, and discover new items in our latest exhibition
Midweek Music
4 Mar 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.
Picture Gallery collections talk
4 Mar 2026Explore the creative impulse behind Thomas Holloway’s purchase of the art collection. Discover how the pictures he chose engaged with Victorian debates about art.
From Purpose to Impact: Leadership in an Age of Uncertainty
4 Mar 2026For What Matters Lecture by Adirupa Sengupta, Group Chief Executive of Common Purpose
Crossing Borders Festival 2026
5 Mar 2026For 2026, we are excited to bring you our Crossing Borders Mini-Festival to showcase the wide ranging performance and research specialists in music from around the globe at Royal Holloway.
