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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Midweek Music
27 May 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.
I am a camera (but I’m lying): documentary realism, panoptic voyeurism and the art of hybrid fiction
2 Jun 2026Drawing on her early career as a documentary filmmaker, Professor Nikita Lalwani explores how watching as a camera serves as a foundational catalyst for her writing.
Midweek Music
3 Jun 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.
PLAY! Festival 2026
7 Jun 2026 - 12 Jun 2026PLAY! is our annual summer festival showcasing some of the best of our arts community at Royal Holloway, presented by the Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences.
PLAY! 2026: Danzón with Festival Orchestra
7 Jun 2026We are excited to welcome back our Festival Orchestra to launch PLAY! 2026 for a concert bursting with orchestral color and cross-cultural fire.
PLAY! 2026: From Franck to Fantasy
8 Jun 2026Join us for an intimate afternoon of chamber music as our musicians take you on a journey through two centuries of musical storytelling.
PLAY! 2026: Primary School Assembly Bangers
8 Jun 2026After James B Partridge's online revival took the nation by storm, our Chaplaincy Team is bringing the ultimate nostalgia trip to Royal Holloway.
PLAY! 2026: String Society's Summer Soirée
8 Jun 2026Come enjoy a short, sun-drenched concert performed by Royal Holloway Strings Society, filled with fun, popular classics and select chamber gems.
PLAY! 2026: The Raven Opera Cup 2026
8 Jun 2026Join us for the annual Raven Opera Cup, a showcase of the finest voices within The Raven Opera Company.
PLAY! 2026: Piano Music from Ireland
8 Jun 2026Join us for an intimate concert of piano music from Ireland with our very own Director of Music Performance, the acclaimed pianist, Prof. Mary Dullea.
PLAY! 2026: Inside the Orchestra with London Mozart Players
9 Jun 2026Join us for this special side-by-side orchestral event with London Mozart Players and our very own Orchestral Scholars.
PLAY! 2026: The Applied Colour Workshop
9 Jun 2026Join analogue installation artists Ben Caro and Kat Cutler-MacKenzie for a hands-on 35mm slide projection workshop that invites you to play with colour, texture, and light.
PLAY! 2026: Flutes en vacances
9 Jun 2026Escape with us for an afternoon of sun-drenched flute chamber music - Flute en vacances.
PLAY! 2026: Fiesta Andina
9 Jun 2026Join us for a vibrant, moving celebration as Fiesta Andina fills the campus with festive music and dance from the rural Andes. And yes, your participation is not just welcome, it's invited.
PLAY! 2026: KeySoc Plays...
9 Jun 2026The final KeySoc concert of the year: how many pianists can you fit around a piano? Quite a few, it turns out.
PLAY! 2026: The Sainte-Clotilde Tradition
9 Jun 2026Join Senior Organ Scholar Daniel Ayers for a lecture-recital rooted in the vibrant French organ tradition of Sainte-Clotilde.
