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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Other events
Seminar / Short course
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...
Seminar / Short course
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...
Seminar / Short course
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...
Conference/Workshop
CA Conference 2027
Submission Deadline: Friday 25 September 23:59 (BST) 2026 We are delighted to be heading to the University of Notre Dame’s London Campus, in the heart of the UK capital, from Friday 9 until Sunday...
Seminar / Short course
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...
Seminar / Short course
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...
Branch events
Cambridge & District branch event:...
Cambridge & District Classical Association Robert Harris in Conversation with Mary Beard and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill 22nd October 5pm, Faculty of Law Best-selling historical fiction author, Robert Harris talks to Mary Beard and Andrew Wallace-Hadrill about his new novel Agrippa. In particular they will discuss the unique challenge of bringing Agrippa to life on the page. Despite commanding... Read more »
Branch events
Cardiff & District branch autumn...
Cardiff & District Classical Association – Autumn Event Dr Jan Haywood (University of Leicester): ‘Xenophon’s Religious Outlook’ Thursday 22 October, 6.00 – 7.30pm Cardiff and Vale College See here for further information and to reserve a spot. Note: for queries about any events hosted by local CA branches, please contact the branch directly (details... Read more »
Branch events
Hadrian’s Wall CA Book Club
The newly-restarted Hadrian’s Wall CA is hosting its first online event on Monday 26 October at 7-8pm. We will be running an online book group, and this month we’ll be discussing Emma Southon’s Servus: How Slavery Made the Roman Empire. Please sign up at this link: Hadrian’s Wall Classical Association: Online Book Club – Fill... Read more »
Branch events
Camarthen & West Wales branch...
Carmarthen and West Wales Classical Association Alec Dawson (Swansea): ‘Reconstructing History in the Absence of Evidence: The Suevic Kingdom from the Fifth to the Sixth Century and The ‘Dark Age’ of Spain’ Thursday 29th October at 6pm (UK time) via MS Teams. Should you like to attend this talk, please email either: R.Parkes@uwtsd.ac.uk or m.cobb@uwtsd.ac.uk... Read more »
Branch events
Lytham St Annes branch talk...
Lytham St Annes Classical Association Thursday 29 October 2026, 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 for the Presidential Lecture which starts... Read more »
Branch events
Derbyshire branch book club: Plato’s...
Derbyshire Classical Association Book Club: Plato’s Symposium Tuesday 3 November, 2.00pm The Lion Hotel, Belper See links below: In Our Time: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b03mhyzk?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Natalie Haynes, Stand up to Classics: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0785rmr?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile Free pdf translation: https://web.education.wisc.edu/halverson/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2012/12/Symposium.pdf Free webpage translation: https://classics.mit.edu/Plato/symposium.html Derbyshire CA membership information: What’s included in my membership? free entry to three talks on classical... Read more »
Branch events
Cambridge & District branch event:...
Cambridge & District Classical Association ‘Greek Theatre Reimagined’ 6th November 4.30pm, Little Hall The Classics Faculty’s Classical Reception seminar is offering a public event in celebration of the Greek Play. Writer and director, Robert Icke – celebrated (amongst other things) for landmark adaptations of both the ‘Oresteia’ and ‘Oedipus’- will offer opening reflections before joining a panel discussion,... Read more »
Branch events
Southampton branch talk: Dr Carey...
Southampton Classical Association Dr Carey Fleiner (University of Winchester): “Zero to Hero: The Rise of Emperor Augustus” Wednesday 11 November, 2026 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... Read more »
Branch events
Camarthen & West Wales branch...
Carmarthen and West Wales Classical Association Steven Paul Turner: “Tracking the Mythological in Roman Britain” Thursday 12 November at 6pm (UK time) via MS Teams. Should you like to attend this talk, please email either: R.Parkes@uwtsd.ac.uk or m.cobb@uwtsd.ac.uk Note: for queries about any events hosted by local CA branches, please contact the branch directly... Read more »
Branch events
Southport & Birkdale branch lecture:...
Southport & Birkdale Classical Association Dr Ben Cartlidge (University of Liverpool): ‘Homer, Pasolini, Nolan – The Odyssey on Film’ Wednesday 18 November 2026, 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 »
Branch events
Camarthen & West Wales branch...
Carmarthen and West Wales Classical Association Stefano Briguglio (Turin): ‘Claudian’s tyrants, Statius’s tyrants: the case of the ‘De bello Gildonico” Thursday 19 November at 6pm (UK time) via MS Teams. Should you like to attend this talk, please email either: R.Parkes@uwtsd.ac.uk or m.cobb@uwtsd.ac.uk Note: for queries about any events hosted by local CA branches,... Read more »
Branch events
Lytham St Annes branch talk:...
Lytham St Annes Classical Association Dr Jess Venner: ‘Lost Voices of Pompeii’ Thursday 19 November 2026, 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
Manchester & District branch talk:...
Manchester & District Classical Association Dr Jingyi Jenny Zhao (Needham Research Institute/ Clare Hall, Cambridge): ‘Comparing Ancient Greek and Early Chinese Philosophy: the case of Aristotle and Xunzi’ Weds 25 November 12pm (Zoom) For further details and to book a slot, see here. Note: for queries about any events hosted by local CA branches,... Read more »
Branch events
Cambridge & District branch: Classics...
Cambridge & District Classical Association Classics at Christmas 2nd December, Faculty of Classics This celebratory event will involve Christmas treats and at least one festive themed talk- details and booking tbc. Note: for queries about any events hosted by local CA branches, please contact the branch directly (details are available on the Branches... Read more »
Branch events
Manchester & District branch talk:...
Manchester & District Classical Association Dr Emma Hawdale (Nottingham/ManMet): ‘A ‘Patroness of the Works of Women’? Athena Ergane Re-examined’ Weds 9 December 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 directly (details are available on... Read more »
Branch events
Southport & Birkdale branch lecture:...
Southport & Birkdale Classical Association Professor Carrie Vout (University of Cambridge) – title TBC Wednesday 9 December 2026 (TBC), 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... Read more »
Branch events
Southampton branch talk: Dr John...
Southampton Classical Association Dr John Pearce (King’s College London): “Deadly Games in Britannia? New evidence for spectacles, performers and victims in Roman Britain’s amphitheatres” Thursday 10 December 2026 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... Read more »
Branch events
Lytham St Annes branch: Presidential...
Lytham St Annes Classical Association Professor Michael Scott: Presidential Lecture Thursday 7 January 2027, 6.30pm 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 for the Presidential Lecture which... Read more »
Branch events
Southampton branch talk: Dr Matthew...
Southampton Classical Association Dr Matthew Ward (University of Cambridge): “Translating Affection in the Iliad” Tuesday 26 January 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) &... Read more »
Branch events
Southport & Birkdale branch lecture:...
Southport & Birkdale Classical Association Martin Charlesworth (former Director of the British Institute for Persian Studies in Iran): ‘Pasargad: Cyrus the Great’s Garden City’ Wednesday 3 February 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... Read more »
Branch events
Lytham St Annes branch talk:...
Lytham St Annes Classical Association Dr Paul Roberts: ‘Rome, Monarchs and Monuments’ Thursday 4 February 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 »
Miscellaneous
Ashmolean Museum: ‘Aphrodite – the...
‘Aphrodite – the Making of a Goddess’ Ashmolean Museum, Oxford 8 October 2026 – 11 April 2027 Step into the world of Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, and desire – later worshipped by the Romans as Venus. Today she is thought of as a symbol of passion and beauty, but her story is... 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
Donald Russell Memorial Lecture 2026:...
St John’s College, Oxford, is delighted to announce that Professor Anne Sheppard (Professor Emerita of Ancient Philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London) will deliver the fourth annual Donald Russell Memorial Lecture, on the theme of ‘Saying it in Style: Some Uses of Rhetoric by Platonist Philosophers in Late Antiquity’. The lecture will be held... Read more »
Miscellaneous
Classics for All: the Mock...
The Mock Trial Classics for All’s Lawyers’ Group Mock Trial is returning on Thursday 22 October from 6pm at the UK Supreme Court. The format is simple: a controversial figure from antiquity is selected and taken to court for their actions. The verdict will be presided over by Lord Briggs, but our audience members in... Read more »
Conference/Workshop
AI in teaching and learning...
AI in teaching and learning Classics Room G.19, Faculty of Classics, University of Cambridge, CB3 9DA Friday 23 October 2026, 10.00am – 6.00pm This is the third in the series of Ancient Languages Teaching Conferences, and follows last year’s successful conference on Comprehensible Input in Ancient Languages Teaching. Designed for teachers of ancient languages across both... Read more »
Miscellaneous
University Archaeology Day 2026
University Archaeology Day 2026 – the future of our past is in YOUR hands! Fascinated by the histories of people, cultures, places and things? Up for knowledge, travel and adventure? Looking for a degree that spans the humanities as well as the physical, natural and social sciences, equipping you with the skills for careers in... Read more »
Miscellaneous
Book launch: ‘Aristotle Beyond the...
BOOK LAUNCH Aristotle Beyond the Academy in Britain and Ireland, 1660–1922 Edith Hall • Arlene Holmes‑Henderson • Peter Swallow • Rory McInnes‑Gibbons Routledge Monday 26 October 2026, 6–8pm Museum of Classical Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DA An Evening of Scholarship & Celebration Join the authors for an evening of discussion and reflection... 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 / Public Lecture
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 »
Public Lecture
26th Annual Dorothy and Alan...
26th Annual Dorothy and Alan Buchan Memorial Lecture (University of Leicester) Professor Alex Mullen: ‘The Women of Roman Britain: recovering female voices from the writing tablets’ 4 November 2026, 5.00 – 6.00pm Sir Bob Burgess Building LT2, University of Leicester On behalf of the School of Heritage and Culture, we are delighted to invite you... 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 »
