High Table Booking
This page is for current College Members who are eligible to attend High Table or Guest Night.
Alumni are invited to attend one complimentary High Table each academic year, which must be booked using the Alumni High Table Booking Form. Students are not eligible to attend unless invited as guests.
Current College Members – How to Book
College Members who are eligible to attend a High Table or Guest Night dinner should click the link for the relevant date below and complete the booking form. A separate form is required for each attendee. Booking typically opens at least two weeks before each term. Michaelmas Term bookings will be available from mid-September. You must have a University Single Sign-On (SSO) in order to make a booking for yourself and any guests.
Bookings close four working days ahead of each dinner and this deadline is strictly adhered to:
- For Monday Guest Night: book by 12 noon on the Wednesday of the week before
- For Tuesday High Table: book by 12 noon on the Thursday of the week before
- For Thursday High Table: book by 12 noon on the Monday of the same week
After the deadline, it is not possible to cancel or amend a booking. The dinner will be charged at the price listed on the booking form, even if you do not attend.
Dietary requirements
The default meal for all formal dinners is vegetarian. Diners wishing to have a non-vegetarian meal must indicate this clearly on the booking form.
Please also use the form to notify us of any specific dietary requirements (eg kosher, halal, gluten-free) or allergies.
Kosher/other specialist food
If you require a kosher meal or other specialist food which is pre-ordered by our kitchen team, please ensure to email hightable@sant.ox.ac.uk at least four working days before the event.
Prices 2025/26
- College Members = £57.50
- Guests (incl VAT) = £69.00
List of attendees
The name of each diner attending a dinner will appear on the list of attendees at this link: list of attendees (University Single Sign-On is required to view the list).
| Hilary Term 2025 | Guest Night (Monday) | High Table (Tuesday) | High Table (Thursday) |
| Week 1 | 19 January 2026 | 20 January 2026 | 22 January 2026 |
| Week 2 | 26 January 2026 | 27 January 2026 | 29 January 2026 |
| Week 3 | 2 February 2026 | 3 February 2026 | 5 February 2026 |
| Week 4 | 9 February 2026 | 10 February 2026 | 12 February 2026 |
| Week 5 | 16 February 2026 | 17 February 2026 | 19 February 2026 |
| Week 6 | 23 February 2026 | 24 February 2026 | 26 February 2026 |
| Week 7 | 2 March 2026 | 3 March 2026 | 5 March 2026 |
| Week 8 | 9 March 2026 | 10 March 2026 | 12 March 2026 |
Cancellations and Changes
Please note that Guest Nights and High Tables may be cancelled if fewer than six or eight people (respectively) sign up.
A £25 cancellation fee will apply to any booking cancelled after the sign-up deadline.
The full dinner fee will be charged for same-day cancellations and no-shows.
To make changes to a booking before the deadline, or if you have any questions, please contact: hightable@sant.ox.ac.uk
Formal dinner procedures
All formal dinners are served at 7.30pm. High Table takes place in the Dining Hall, while Guest Night dinners are served in the New Fellows’ Dining Room.
The normal dress code is jacket and tie or equivalent, and hosts are asked to inform their guest(s) of this.
The College grace is spoken at the start and end of the meal. At the beginning of the meal, the grace is “Benedictus benedicat” and at the end of the meal it is “Benedicto benedicatur”.
Guest Nights are slightly less formal than High Table. These consist of a formal three-course dinner and there is no second dessert.