{"id":2474,"date":"2026-09-20T08:14:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/?p=2474"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:10:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T22:10:27","slug":"thursday-3-dec-2026-book-now-for-our-festive-ousl-christmas-gala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/2026\/09\/20\/thursday-3-dec-2026-book-now-for-our-festive-ousl-christmas-gala\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday 3 Dec 2026: It&#8217;s time for our very own Annual Christmas Black-Tie Gala Dinner at Cercle M\u00fcnster"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are absolutely delighted to invite you to our <strong>third OUSL Christmas Gala<\/strong> <strong>Dinner<\/strong> in the cozy and Christmassy setting of Cercle  M\u00fcnster. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"632\" src=\"http:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oxford-Christmas-dec-blue-square.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2670\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oxford-Christmas-dec-blue-square.jpeg 634w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oxford-Christmas-dec-blue-square-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Oxford-Christmas-dec-blue-square-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The OUSL Christmas Gala Dinner has become one of the highlights of our year and it is a wonderfully festive occasion to celebrate our own lively and engaged Society \u2013 and, above all, to enjoy a festive evening together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have a cornucopia of delights in the offing:&nbsp;Cr\u00e9mant and <em>feuillet\u00e9s<\/em>, followed by a delicious three-course dinner with Cercle\u2019s excellent wines (or soft drinks if preferred) &amp; coffee,&nbsp;music, Christmas carols and, yes, a little&nbsp;<em>surprise<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And to cap it all,&nbsp;<\/em>we are honoured and delighted that&nbsp;H.E. Ambassador Joanne Olivier, the British Ambassador to Luxembourg,&nbsp;&nbsp;will make a short speech during dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"921\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HE-Joanne-Olivier.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HE-Joanne-Olivier.jpg 921w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HE-Joanne-Olivier-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/HE-Joanne-Olivier-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-gray-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f5e57255272fb54d1f4ca25f47017552\"><em>H.E. Joanna Olivier, British Ambassador to Luxembourg<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venue: Cercle Munster<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Timing: <\/strong>Thursday 3 December 2026 <strong>at 19h<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dress Code: <\/strong>Black tie preferred for gents, festive attire for ladies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tickets<\/strong>: \u20ac120 per person incl. wine; \u20ac110 no alcohol; \u20ac65 students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sign up<\/strong>: please sign up with Mette on <a href=\"mailto:Chair@Oxford.lu\">Chair@Oxford.lu<\/a> and inform us: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you prefer the vegetarian menu<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a teetotaller and do NOT wish to have cr\u00e9mant\/wine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The full name of your guest(s)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Payment:&nbsp;<\/strong>When you have registered, kindly proceed to make your payment to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OUSL (Oxford University Society Luxembourg)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BCEELULL IBAN LU21 0019 1755 3010 3000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kindly mark your payment:&nbsp;<strong>Christmas Gala 2026<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RSVP<\/strong>: before 25 November 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spouses\/plus-1s are welcome<\/strong>, and\/or limited number of members\u2019 guests, subject to availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"327\" src=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cercle-Munster-snow-detail-1024x327.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cercle-Munster-snow-detail-1024x327.png 1024w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cercle-Munster-snow-detail-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cercle-Munster-snow-detail-768x245.png 768w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cercle-Munster-snow-detail-1536x490.png 1536w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cercle-Munster-snow-detail-1200x383.png 1200w, https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Cercle-Munster-snow-detail.png 1548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are absolutely delighted to invite you to our third OUSL Christmas Gala Dinner in the cozy and Christmassy setting of Cercle M\u00fcnster. The OUSL Christmas Gala Dinner has become one of the highlights of our year and it is a wonderfully festive occasion to celebrate our own lively and engaged Society \u2013 and, above &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/2026\/09\/20\/thursday-3-dec-2026-book-now-for-our-festive-ousl-christmas-gala\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Thursday 3 Dec 2026: It&#8217;s time for our very own Annual Christmas Black-Tie Gala Dinner at Cercle M\u00fcnster&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2475,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-future"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-11-at-10.51.48.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2731,"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474\/revisions\/2731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxford.lu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}