Schools & Colleges

Careers Fest

Each year, we run Careers Fest, Oxfordshire’s most exciting careers event.  

Organised by OxLEP Skills’ Oxfordshire Career Hub, Careers Fest returns for 2025 and is set to not only connect young people with some of Oxfordshire’s best employers – but highlight significant career pathways available in the county – with a separate session targeted at parents and carers.

Careers Fest 2025

Careers Fest will take place on 19 and 20 March 2025 at the Kassam Conference & Events Centre in Oxford (OX4 4XP). Students will be attending during the day with their school.

There will be a ‘twilight’ session for parents and carers on 19 March from 16:00-19:00. All families are welcome but we believe this will be most useful for students in Year 9 and above.

With thanks to our Careers Fest 2024 headline sponsors

Click on the logos to read about them.

Abbott logo
Howden Insurance logo
Blenheim Palace logo
Morgan Sindall Construction logo
STFC logo
Grundon logo
Persimmon logo

Careers Fest 2025 guide

Download student guide (coming soon)

Careers Fest highlights


Wondering what Careers Fest is like? See some of the highlights from 2024 in this short film.

Parent at Careers Fest

“I had no idea that so much was available in this area and it’s really incredible to know my four children who I brought with me will have all these opportunities surrounding them. It should almost be a compulsory thing for young teenagers to go to Careers Fest!” 

Parent
Careers Fest 2023

Oxfordshire Careers Hub

Oxfordshire Careers Hub, which is delivered in partnership by OxLEP and The Careers & Enterprise Company, supports schools and colleges to deliver high quality, meaningful careers education for students.