Oxford Lindy Exchange

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Five parties, four bands, three days: swing dancing in the City of Dreaming Spires

ℹ️ About

- Four of the UK’s top dance bands
- State-of-the-art venue with great acoustics, wooden floor and air conditioning
- Live late-night Blues party
- Culture Talk with Trisha Sewell
- “Journey through Jazz Music”
- Dance tasters, picnic, games and cake!

📅 Dates & Registration

  • 📅 Dates: June 12 – 14, 2026
  • 🎟️ Registration opens: February 21, 2026
  • 🔗 Registration URL: https://oxfordlindyexchange.com/
  • 🎫 Pass types:
    • Full Pass
    • Other
    • Single day tickets, parent passes and group discounts available

📍 What & Where

💃 Dance Styles

  • Lindy Hop
  • Blues
  • Collegiate Shag
  • Balboa
  • Solo Jazz
  • Oxford Lindy Exchange welcomes all swing dance styles. Our bands will play music suitable for lindy hoppers, shag and balboa dancers, and blues.

🎉 Activities & Highlights

  • Social Dancing
  • Live Music
  • Parties
  • Outdoor Activities
  • Tasters
  • Other
  • Culture talk with Trisha Sewell

As well as four live bands we're excited to have some amazing tasters planned including a culture talk by Trisha Sewell and a guided stroll through the history of jazz with Duncan Hemstock. We'll have our usual OLX picnic where you can make new friends and reconnect with old ones, plus late-night blues and a DJed funk & soul afterparty.

🎷 Live Music / DJs

Corina Kwami & the Swing Selection
Fleeting Paradise Orchestra
Ma Bessie's Speakeasy
Duncan Hemstock & His All Stars

✨ Festival Vibe

OLX is a fun, relaxed and friendly exchange which welcomes dancers from all over Europe, with some of the UK's top bands.

❤️ Why You Should Come

Oxford is a top bucket-list destination with good reason! History and impressive architecture rub shoulders with beautiful scenery and walks, great food and hidden treasures down every alley-way. OLX is a long-running exchange celebrating lindy hop and all things swing in the City of Dreaming Spires. This year our Saturday and Sunday dances are in a new venue - a purpose-built concert hall with great acoustics, air conditioning and a great floor for dancing. Oxford has a thriving swing dance scene where we regularly teach lindy hop, balboa and shag, and we love to meet dancers from other scenes. Come with friends for a group discount!

🧾 Quick Overview

  • 📅 Dates: June 12 – 14, 2026
  • 📍 Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
  • 💃 Styles:
    • Lindy Hop
    • Blues
    • Collegiate Shag
    • Balboa
    • Solo Jazz
    • Oxford Lindy Exchange welcomes all swing dance styles. Our bands will play music suitable for lindy hoppers, shag and balboa dancers, and blues.
  • 🎟️ Passes:
    • Full Pass
    • Other
    • Single day tickets, parent passes and group discounts available
  • 🏕️ Type:
    • Exchange
  • 🎉 Activities:
    • Social Dancing
    • Live Music
    • Parties
    • Outdoor Activities
    • Tasters
    • Other
    • Culture talk with Trisha Sewell