Events
View a calendar of upcoming events on classical subjects, from competition deadlines to public lectures and summer schools. Use the three main tabs to browse events hosted by the CA, by our local branches and by external organisers, and then filter using the tabs below. If you would like us to add an event to our calendar, please send details to canews@classicalassociation.org.
Please note that, unless listed under CA Events, any enquiries about the activities featured below should be directed to the organisers of the event and not to the CA itself.
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Branch events
Manchester & District talk: Dr...
Manchester & District Classical Association Dr Jamie Wood (Oxford Centre for LifeLong Learning): ‘What difference does a name make? Studying the nameless in antiquity’ Weds 10 March 1pm (Zoom) For further details and to book a slot, see here. Note: for queries about any events hosted by local CA branches, please contact the branch... Read more »
Branch events
Lytham St Annes branch talk:...
Lytham St Annes Classical Association Helen Dorey: ‘Sir John Soane’s Grand Tour’ Thursday 11 March 2027, 7pm (doors open at 6.15pm) Our monthly lectures are held on Thursday evenings at AKS Lytham, Clifton Drive, Lancashire, FY8 1DT. Doors open at 6.15pm for refreshments and a chance to meet the lecturer, and talks begin at 7pm... Read more »
Branch events
Southampton branch talk: Dr Polly...
Southampton Classical Association Dr Polly Stoker (University of Winchester): “Remembering Homer with Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey” Tuesday 23 March 2027 All lectures are held at King Edward VI School, with refreshments from 7pm, followed by the talk at 7.30pm*. * (note earlier start of 7.15pm on Wednesday 5 May, due to AGM) Subscription £15... Read more »
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Southport & Birkdale branch lecture:...
Southport & Birkdale Classical Association Joan Smith (author & journalist) – title TBC Wednesday 24 March 2027, 6.15pm for 7.00pm start The Theatre at KGV College, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport PR8 6LR (parking on site) Membership £12 per year / £5 for students. Membership forms available on our social media pages, or you can email... Read more »
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Southport & Birkdale branch lecture:...
Southport & Birkdale Classical Association Dr Julia Clayton (historian, writer, and former Head of Classics at KGV College Southport) Wednesday 14 April 2027, 6.15pm for 7.00pm start The Theatre at KGV College, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport PR8 6LR (parking on site) Membership £12 per year / £5 for students. Membership forms available on our social... Read more »
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Lytham St Annes branch talk:...
Lytham St Annes Classical Association Amanda Hart: ‘Reimagining the Roman Baths’ Thursday 15 April 2027, 7pm (doors open at 6.15pm) Our monthly lectures are held on Thursday evenings at AKS Lytham, Clifton Drive, Lancashire, FY8 1DT. Doors open at 6.15pm for refreshments and a chance to meet the lecturer, and talks begin at 7pm (except... Read more »
Branch events
Manchester & District branch talk:...
Manchester & District Classical Association Carole Raddato (Independent Researcher and Creator of Following Hadrian): ‘Following Hadrian: Ten Years in the Footsteps of a Roman Emperor’ Sat 17 April 12pm In-person – Friends Meeting House, Manchester M2 5NS For further details and to book a slot, see here. To join via Zoom, see here. Note:... Read more »
Branch events
Southport & Birkdale branch lecture:...
Southport & Birkdale Classical Association Professor Paul Cartledge (former Professor of Greek Culture, University of Cambridge) Wednesday 5 May 2027, 6.15pm for 7.00pm start The Theatre at KGV College, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport PR8 6LR (parking on site) Membership £12 per year / £5 for students. Membership forms available on our social media pages, or... Read more »
Branch events
Southampton branch talk: Dr Andrew...
Southampton Classical Association Dr Andrew Shapland (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford): “Troy: Myth and Reality” Wednesday 5 May 2027* All lectures are held at King Edward VI School, with refreshments from 7pm, followed by the talk at 7.30pm*. * (note earlier start of 7.15pm on Wednesday 5 May, due to AGM) Subscription £15 (individual) & £25... Read more »
Public Lecture / Seminar
The Betty Behrens Seminar: Professor...
The Betty Behrens Seminar Katherine Clarke (Professor of Greek and Roman History, University of Oxford): Germania (98 AD), by Publius Cornelius Tacitus Friday 30 October 2026, 2.15 – 4.00pm West Court, Richard Eden Suite, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge To book click here To read the selected pages (and for more information about the seminar series)... Read more »
Competition
Ovid in the West Country...
Ovid in the West Country 2026 The aim of the competition is to get KS3 students excited about storytelling and the ancient world by listening to a handful of stories from Ovid’s Metamorphoses available via the Classic Tales website. During the autumn term, students listen to recordings of these stories with their teachers in the... Read more »
Public Lecture
Aberdeen CAS talk: Matthew Robinson...
Classical Association of Scotland – Aberdeen & North of Scotland branch Matthew Robinson: ‘“Since you can’t be my wife…”: Daphne, Apollo, Ovid and Pindar’ 3 November 2026 All talks begin at 5.30pm (UK time; NB: clocks go back on 25th October this year in the UK). You are very welcome to join us online for any... Read more »
Miscellaneous
The Odyssey Live! (The London...
The Odyssey Live! – a live literary event from The London Literary Salon – is returning for two London dates this autumn following a full-house performance in July. Salon founder Toby Brothers, joined by Alexis Cambanis, Susanna Taggart and Jane Wymark, will bring key passages from Homer’s epic to life through live readings and discussion,... Read more »
Miscellaneous
Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis (Oxford...
Oxford Classical Drama Society’s 2026 Triennial Greek Play: Euripides’s Iphigenia at Aulis Oxford Playhouse 4 – 7 November 2026 The infamous “thousand ships” lie in the bay of waveless Aulis, a port town on the Euboean Gulf—they wait for the winds to blow Troy-wards. Day after day passes of unfavourable weather: it comes to light that Artemis,... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
The Ancient World Students Annual...
Ancient World Student Annual Meeting (AWSAM) 2026 Wednesday 4th November 2026, 9.15am-2.30pm University of Leicester By popular demand, AWSAM is back for a third year! School groups are warmly invited to the University of Leicester’s FREE programme of workshops on topics from the KS5 Classical Civilization curriculum and sessions on Classics-related skills and employability,... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Myth in Motion: Embodying Ancient...
Myth in Motion: Embodying Ancient Greece in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey 5 -6 November University of Bristol This symposium will welcome actors Melissanthi Mahut and Michael Antonakos, the iconic voices of Ancient Greek siblings Kassandra and Alexios from Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft, 2018) to Bristol. This event looks at the work between game developers and actors as a... Read more »
Miscellaneous
Greek Theatre Reimagined: In Conversation...
Greek Theatre Reimagined: In Conversation with Robert Icke When: Friday 6th November 2026, 4:30pm Where: Little Hall Lecture Theatre, Sidgwick Site (Sidgwick Avenue), Cambridge, CB3 9DA In celebration of the Cambridge Greek Play 2026, the Cambridge Classical Reception Seminar series is organising an event exploring ‘Greek Theatre Reimagined’. We are delighted to be welcoming writer... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Call for Papers: ‘Connecting with...
‘Connecting with the Past: Cultural Survivals and Ethnographic Comparison in the Study of Ancient Societies’ Interdisciplinary Workshop, University of Birmingham (UK) 12-13 November 2026 Survivals and analogies provide a thought-provoking and creative framework for interpreting ancient societies, but their use often remains uncritical and undertheorised. When the anthropologist E. B. Tylor introduced the concept... Read more »
Miscellaneous
Ancient Peace Studies Network/NMT Automatics:...
Long After the Labyrinth A new play which draws on ancient myth to explore post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding today. The Ancient Peace Studies Network at the University of St Andrews has teamed up with theatre company NMT Automatics to create Long After the Labyrinth, an epic new play inspired by the myth of the Minotaur and the... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Call for Papers: British Epigraphy...
British Epigraphy Society – Autumn Colloquium Institute of Classical Studies, Senate House, London 14 November 2026 The BES Autumn Colloquium is an annual gathering of the Society, open to members and non-members alike, which brings together researchers from the UK and beyond for a day of discussion and exchange on –especially but by no means... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Call for Contributions: ‘Reconnecting Roman...
Call for Contributions: ‘Reconnecting Roman Britain’ Colchester, Friday 13th & Saturday 14th November 2026 Following the continued success of Reconnecting Roman Britain, the Archaeology Committee of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies and Colchester Archaeological Trust are pleased to present an in-person conference showcasing the latest research, discoveries, and projects relating to Roman Britain.... Read more »
Seminar / Short course
Neurodiversity and Classics
Neurodiversity and Classics Designed specifically for Classics educators, this online CPD series, led by Emily Rushton, provides practical, evidence-based strategies to create neuroinclusive Classical Subjects classrooms. Across six targeted sessions, you will explore how to adapt Key Stage curricula, design accessible educational trips, and tailor instruction for students with ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and working memory... Read more »
Public Lecture
Aberdeen CAS talk: Julia Hejduk...
Classical Association of Scotland – Aberdeen & North of Scotland branch Julia Hejduk: ‘Dare Hard Things: Acrostic Encouragement for Phaethon’s Epic Journey in the Metamorphoses’ 17 November 2026 All talks begin at 5.30pm (UK time; NB: clocks go back on 25th October this year in the UK). You are very welcome to join us online... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
Call for Papers: ‘The Modular...
We are pleased to announce the call for papers for our international conference ‘The Modular Text in Antiquity’. The event will take place on 18th-19th November at Newcastle University, England. Many of antiquity’s professional and technical traditions transmitted their knowledge as collections of discrete, bounded textual units: mathematical problems, pharmaceutical or gastronomic recipes, astrological or... Read more »
Miscellaneous
The IGRCT Donors Annual Celebration:...
Institute of Greece, Rome, and the Classical Tradition (IGRCT), University of Bristol The IGRCT Donors Annual Celebration ‘The Poetry of Phoebe Giannisi: A Performance with Poet-Translator Brian Sneeden’ In collaboration with the Bristol Poetry Institute 19 November, 6pm The Great Hall Wills Memorial Building University of Bristol Book here Note: this is not a... Read more »
Miscellaneous
Hadrian’s Wall Live – KS2...
Join the Great North Museum: Hancock as they host their annual virtual event focusing on Hadrian’s Wall. Hadrian’s Wall Live 24 – 27 November 2026 9.30am – 1.45pm Take part in as many virtual sessions as you wish over the course of the week. Sessions are delivered from organisations part of the Hadrian’s Wall Learning & Engagement... Read more »
Miscellaneous
Ancient Peace Studies Network/NMT Automatics:...
Long After the Labyrinth A new play which draws on ancient myth to explore post-conflict recovery and peacebuilding today. The Ancient Peace Studies Network at the University of St Andrews has teamed up with theatre company NMT Automatics to create Long After the Labyrinth, an epic new play inspired by the myth of the Minotaur and the... Read more »
Public Lecture
Aberdeen CAS talk: Lilah Grace...
Classical Association of Scotland – Aberdeen & North of Scotland branch Lilah Grace Canevaro: ‘Theocritus and Things: Stories of Stone’ 1 December 2026 All talks begin at 5.30pm (UK time; NB: clocks go back on 25th October this year in the UK). You are very welcome to join us online for any or all of... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
‘Archaeometallurgy in a Mediterranean Perspective:...
We are pleased to share with you the programme for the upcoming online workshop, “Archaeometallurgy in a Mediterranean Perspective: New Approaches to Ancient Metal Technologies,” which will take place from 7 to 8 December (time zone: GMT). If you would like to register, please contact Maylla Bisson at e.m.bisson@sms.ed.ac.uk> Monday 7th December 9:15 Introduction... Read more »
Public Lecture
Aberdeen CAS talk: John Colley...
Classical Association of Scotland – Aberdeen & North of Scotland branch John Colley: ‘Muteness, Roman Comedy, and the Early Modern University Stage’ (in person at King’s Campus, and online) 15 December 2026 All talks begin at 5.30pm (UK time; NB: clocks go back on 25th October this year in the UK). You are very welcome to... Read more »
