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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PLAY! 2026: The Octonotes
9 Jun 2026We are The Octonotes, an a cappella group singing the songs we love. All of us are in our first year studying music, and our repertoire stretches from the 1960s to the 2000s.
PLAY! 2026: Five Days in 1842
9 Jun 2026Five days of furious sketching. Five players. One blazing Romantic classic. Join us for a performance of Robert Schumann's Piano Quintet in E flat.
PLAY! 2026: Theatricalising the Classroom
10 Jun 2026Presented across two screens at The Boilerhouse Theatre, this installation follows a teacher as he prepares to teach a class on 'The Oath of the Horatii' by French revolutionary Jacques Louis David.
PLAY! 2026: New Sounds Workshop with Lauren Martin
10 Jun 2026Hear the bassoon like you have never heard it before. To mark the start of a three-month collaboration, bassoonist Lauren Martin invites you into her sonic laboratory.
PLAY! 2026: Midweeek Music
10 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! 2026: Folk Songs from Singapore to Wales
10 Jun 2026Two musical worlds meet across continents. A piano quartet brings a contemporary spin to traditional folk songs from Singapore and Wales, reimagining familiar melodies through fresh arrangements.
PLAY! 2026: Conductors’ Collective Summer Showcase
10 Jun 2026From score to stage, from screen to songs, our Conductors' Collective takes the podium for a programme as varied as their talents.
PLAY! 2026: The Villy Peas
10 Jun 2026Join this upbeat performance of pop classics with a New Orleans-style jazz twist, performed by a sextet of brass, percussion, and reed instruments.
PLAY! 2026: A Night at the Theatre with Royal Holloway Brass Band
10 Jun 2026Calling one and all, grab a drink, take your seats, and get ready for a night at the theatre with Royal Holloway Brass Band.
PLAY! 2026: Dan Elphick sings Bob Dylan II: More Bob, More Dylan
10 Jun 2026Dr Daniel Elphick is back to sing more songs by Bob Dylan, after the successful debut of the Bob roadshow at last year's PLAY! Festival.
PLAY! 2026: Inside the Orchestra with Rachmaninoff
11 Jun 2026Join us for an extraordinary open rehearsal as the PLAY! Festival Orchestra welcomes back Royal Holloway alum and pianist Elisabeth Egel.
PLAY! 2026: An Afternoon with Gamelan Puloganti
11 Jun 2026We are delighted to welcome back Gamelan Ensemble Puloganti for an afternoon of transcendental sounds, playful rhythms and shimmering textures.
PLAY! 2026: New Sounds Workshop with Amalia Young
11 Jun 2026Fresh strings, wild ideas, and a whole lot of curiosity. Join us for a hands-on new music workshop where student composers get to work directly with violinist and new music specialist Amalia Young.
PLAY! 2026: INTONARU - 'Mud, Oil, Water'
11 Jun 2026Experimental electronic music duo INTONARU brings their latest set to the south of England, evaluating time, culture and memory in a three-part performance.
PLAY! 2026: On Their Shoulders
11 Jun 2026Join us for a special screening of On Their Shoulders, a short film written, directed and produced by Ansh Bindroo.
PLAY! 2026: Festival Choral Evensong
11 Jun 2026Join the Choir of Royal Holloway for this special festival Choral Evensong in the wonderful setting of our gilded Chapel.
