Tortoise Fair 2024

The Tortoise Fair 2024 celebrated its 50th anniversary of this Oxford tradition, raising over £4.5k for the charity Papyrus. We thank all the participants of the main attraction, the tortoise race and congratulate Kale from Nuffield College on her victory! This year, we also hosted a human tortoise race after the rain in the garden which was tremendous fun. Families enjoyed a delightful barbecue with refreshments and an assortment of stalls such as face painting, sponge the JCR and a betting stand as well as fantastic live music performed by our student bands. Alice in Wonderland themed merchandise was sold at the fair along with a limited edition 50th anniversary shirt which was very popular among the attendees. Despite the rain towards the end, the event was overall a great success with loads of fond memories made and money raised.

Photos from the event can be found on Facebook

—Anna Wu
Custos Testudinum. 2023/24