The College is open to visitors throughout the year. To find out more about the College, you can watch the virtual tour of Balliol below and you can find out more about studying at Balliol in our Meet the Tutors video, also below. See also our undergraduate admissions video.
University of Oxford Open Days
The next Open Days will take place on Wednesday 1 July and Thursday 2 July 2026. The final open day will take place on Friday 18 September 2026.
When attending our Open Days, students and parents are invited to join tours of the College. These will depart half-hourly from the globe sundial in the Garden Quad.
During the afternoon, our tutors will be providing talks or drop-in sessions for prospective applicants. These tutor talks are for prospective applicants only. To find out about the courses offered by Balliol College.
We will update this page next year when we have details of the Open Days in July, in the meantime you can see a typical timetable below.
Timetable for Friday 19 September 2025.
More information about the University Open Days is available on the University website.
Open Days are the perfect opportunity for prospective undergraduate students to get a feel for Balliol and to meet our tutors and students. They are designed to give you information about the College and the wider University, helping you to make a choice of where to study and which course to choose.
At the Open Days, Balliol undergraduates will be available to answer general questions about student life. The Undergraduate Tutor for Admissions will be available to answer general admissions questions. Subject tutors will be available for Q&A sessions.
You can find out more about the upcoming Open Days and other admissions information by signing up to the Oxford University Newsletter.
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Prospective graduate students
All Open Day events, including subject talks, are focused on undergraduate admissions, not graduate study: there is no formal opportunity for prospective graduate students to meet tutors or discuss admissions. Whilst graduate students are welcome to attend to look around the College main site on Open Days, Holywell Manor (our graduate centre) will be closed. If you are a prospective graduate student there is comprehensive information on life at Balliol (including a virtual tour of Holywell Manor) available here and if you have any queries we recommend you contact the Graduate Administrator.