Events
Saturday
11
JUL
2026
Emmanuel Society Garden Party
2:30pm – Emmanuel College
The Emmanuel Society is delighted to welcome you back to the college’s beautiful gardens for this year’s summer garden party.
Expect an afternoon of activities for the whole family, including Pimm’s, afternoon tea, lawn tennis, croquet, live music, face painting, children's entertainment, arts and crafts, talks, a bouncy castle, and more – all in the relaxed setting of the Paddock and Fellows’ Garden.
The pool will be open for the afternoon, so bring your costume and towel!
We hope you will join us for this special occasion.
Tickets for the party are £35 for adults, £17.50 for those aged between 5 and 17, and free for under 5s.
Book your place. Booking closes on Monday 29 June.
We regret that parking in college is limited and as such can only be offered to guests with accessibility requirements. Arrangements must be made in advance.
If you have any questions about the Emmanuel Society Garden Party, please contact the Development Office.
Thursday
16
JUL
2026
Guided Visit and Lunch at Stowe House
11:00am – Stowe, Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, MK18 5EQ
The Emmanuel Society invites members to a private tour of Stowe House, one of England’s most iconic and architecturally significant buildings and estates. Located in North Buckinghamshire, near the Northamptonshire border, it boasts a rich heritage spanning over three centuries.
We'll gather for refreshments at 11.00am before embarking on a behind-the-scenes look at the State Rooms guided by those who know them best, including Andrew Fane, Chair of the Stowe House Preservation Trust and President of the Emmanuel Society. You'll enjoy a buffet lunch of the South Front Portico, overlooking the Capability Brown landscape gardens. After lunch, you'll visit rooms that aren't on the usual visitor route, including the Gothic Library, the only Gothic interior designed by the distinguished classicist Sir John Soane (1753–1837) and one of the earliest interiors of the Gothic Revival.
The formal tour will finish at around 3.00pm, after which you will have the opportunity to explore the museum and State Rooms further, or the landscape gardens, at your leisure.
Places on this special experience are £47. Guests are welcome to attend with one guest. Places are strictly limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
Book your place. Booking closes on Thursday 9 July or when all places have been filled.
Tuesday
15
SEP
2026
Guided tour of The Foundling Museum
2:00pm – The Foundling Museum, 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1N 1AZ
The Emmanuel Society invited members to a special guided tour of the Foundling Museum, one of London's most fascinating and unique museums and art collections.
You'll have the opportunity to explore more than 275 years of London's history through the Foundling's collection of paintings, sculptures, furniture and more. Explore everything from tokens left by mothers with their babies in the hospital's early years, to works of art by the likes of Hogarth, Reynolds and Gainsborough. The Museum is also home to the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, which boasts over 15,000 items relating to Handel and his contemporaries.
Once the visit concludes, why not come to the Emmanuel Society London Drinks Event, held at 6.00pm at Bunghole Cellars, Davy's at Holborn, just 15 minutes' walk away.
Places on the guided tour are £20. Guests are welcome to attend with one guest.
Book your place. Booking closes on Tuesday 8 September or when all places have been filled
Tuesday
15
SEP
2026
Emmanuel Society London Drinks (15 September 2026)
6:00pm – Bunghole Cellars, 57 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6DT
You are warmly invited to our next London Drinks event. This is a great opportunity for networking and a chance to catch up with fellow Emma members from across the subjects and years. As is tradition, there'll be the chance for all attendees to win a bottle of Emmanuel College port.
You don't need to book a place for this event but, to give us an idea of expected numbers, please do register.
Members may choose to sponsor this event, which helps us keep it free for all to attend and provide some drinks. There is an option to sponsor the event on registration. Any funds received will go towards this event and subsequent events for members.
Saturday
26
SEP
2026
Friday
6
NOV
2026
Emmanuel Society Dinner at Exeter College, Oxford
7:00pm – Exeter College, Turl Street, Oxford, OX1 3DP
You are warmly invited to a special joint formal dinner with our ‘sister’ college, Exeter College, Oxford.
Generously hosted by Exeter in its 400-year-old dining hall, this occasion offers a unique opportunity to spend an evening in good company, renewing friendships, recalling shared experiences, and meeting members of both Emmanuel and Exeter from across generations. The longstanding relationship between our two colleges makes this a fitting and convivial gathering celebrating 90 years of connection!
The evening will begin at 7.00pm with a drinks reception in the Rector’s Lodgings, followed by dinner in Hall. We are delighted that the Master of Emmanuel, Doug Chalmers, and the Rector of Exeter College, Andrew Roe, will be in attendance and will address the gathering.
The cost of the dinner is £67 per head or £45 for graduate students and postdoctoral researchers at the Univeristy of Oxford (any college).
The dress code is lounge suit or equivalent. Members are invited to attend with a guest. If you will attend with college friends, you will have the opportunity to let us know who you would like to sit with upon booking.
This event is now fully booked, please click here to join the waiting list.
Our cancellation policy can be viewed under our Member Events Terms and Conditions.
Supporting graduate students
Those who matriculated at Emmanuel and are now studying at the University of Oxford (any college) are invited to attend this dinner at a subsidised rate of £45.
The Emmanuel Society has a long-standing tradition of inviting students to events at a discounted rate.
The college and Society would very much appreciate the generosity of members willing to sponsor a recent graduate to attend the dinner. There is an option to do so on the booking form.