2026 open day dates

The UCAS deadline is 15 October 2026, which means most medical schools will have their open day during the summer months to give potential students plenty of time to consider their options. 

In this article, we provide medical school dates and useful links to help you get organised and booked in with your chosen open days before the UCAS deadline.

Feel free to scroll through the list or use Control + F (Windows) or Command + F (Mac) to find the medical school of interest to you. You can click on the open days link for further information and registration.

If you’ve missed an event, you can still contact the medical school directly for more information. Some universities may also hold more open days later in the year.

Key questions to ask when attending a medical school open day

• What type of medical degree is it? Some medical schools throw students straight into the practical side of learning medicine via hospital work placements in the first year while others make students wait until much later on into the degree. Which would you prefer?

• Would you live on-campus or off-campus? Try to make a point of checking out the standards of the accommodation while you’re there and find out the different levels of cost.

• Are there any lectures happening while you’re there that you could attend?

• Some medical schools put on special discussion sessions for their open day, are there any that interest you? Do you need to book it in advance?

• Does the medical school have any societies and sports clubs that interest you? 

Aberdeen

• Undergraduate medicine in-person open day on 06/06/26.

• Open days on 25/08/26 and 03/10/26 will also include medicine as a subject.

Find out more about open days at Aberdeen

Anglia Ruskin

• Undergraduate open day on 06/06/26 in Chelmsford.

Find out more about open days at Anglia Ruskin

Aston

• Undergraduate open days on 04/07/26, 03/10/26 and 28/11/26.

Find out more about open days at Aston

Barts and The London

• Undergraduate open days on 12/06/26 and 13/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Barts and The London

Birmingham

• Undergraduate open days on 26/06/26, 27/06/26, 10/10/26 and 14/11/26.

Find out more about open days at Birmingham

Brighton and Sussex

• In-person open day on 06/06/26.

• Virtual open day on 07/05/26 and 16/07/26.

Find out more about open days at Brighton and Sussex

Bristol

• Undergraduate open days on 12/06/26, 13/06/26 and 31/10/26.

Find out more about open days at Bristol

Brunel

• Undergraduate open day on 21/03/26 and 13/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Brunel

Buckingham

• In-person open day on 25/04/26.

Find out more about open days at Buckingham

Cambridge

• Undergraduate open days on 09/07/26 and 10/07/26.

• Colleges open day on 11/09/26.

Find out more about open days at Cambridge

‍Cardiff

• Undergraduate open days on 27/06/25, 28/06/25, 13/09/25 and 18/10/25.

• No dates have been announced yet for Autumn Open Days.

Find out more about open days at Cardiff

Dundee

• Undergraduate open days on 08/06/26 to 12/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Dundee

Edge Hill

• Undergraduate open days on 19/06/26, 20/06/26, 15/08/26, 17/10/26 and 21/11/26.

Find out more about open days at Edge Hill

Edinburgh

• Undergraduate open days on 22/06/26, 26/09/26 and 24/10/26.

Find out more about open days at Edinburgh

Exeter

• Undergraduate open days on 27/05/26 (Penryn campus), 29/05/26 and 30/05/26 (Exeter campuses).

Find out more about open days at Exeter

Glasgow

• Undergraduate open days on 18/06/26, 02/09/26, 03/10/26 and 24/10/25.

Find out more about open days at Glasgow

Hull York

• University of Hull open days on 11/07/26, 10/10/26 and 28/11/26.

• University of York open days on 20/06/26 and 21/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Hull York

Imperial

• Undergraduate open days on 24/06/26, 25/06/26 and 12/09/26.

• Medicine Virtual Open Day on-demand is available.

Find out more about open days at Imperial

Keele

• Undergraduate open days on 26/06/26, 27/06/26, 15/08/26, 11/10/26 and 21/11/26.

Find out more about open days at Keele

Kent and Medway

• Medical school virtual open days on 26/03/26 and 16/05/26.

• Medical school open days on 21/03/26, 11/07/26 (University of Kent) and 07/06/26 (Canterbury Christ Church University).

Find out more about open days at Kent and Medway

King's College

• Undergraduate open days for Health & Life Sciences on 13/06/26 and 11/07/26.

• Virtual open day on-demand is available.

Find out more about about open days at King's College

Lancaster

• Undergraduate open days on 27/06/26, 11/07/26, 12/09/26 and 17/10/26.

Find out more about about open days at Lancaster

Leeds

• Undergraduate open days on 12/06/26 and 13/06/26.

Find out more about about open days at Leeds

Leicester

• Undergraduate open days on 04/07/26, 12/09/26, 03/10/26, and 07/11/26.

Find out more about about open days at Leicester

Lincoln

• Undergraduate open days on 04/07/26 and 26/09/26.

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Liverpool

• On-campus open days on 19/06/26, 20/06/26, 26/09/26 and 10/10/26.

• Open day on-demand is available.

Find out more about open days at Liverpool

Manchester

• On-campus open days on 27/06/26, 04/07/26, 03/10/26 and 10/10/26.

• Online open days on 20/04/26 to 24/04/26, 06/07/26 to 10/07/26 and 16/11/26 to 20/11/26.

Find out more about open days at Manchester

Newcastle

• Undergraduate open days on 26/06/26, 27/06/26, 03/10/26 and 21/11/26.

Find out more about open days at Newcastle

Norwich

• Undergraduate open days on 04/07/26, 26/09/26, 24/10/26 and 28/11/26.

• Virtual Open Day is available on-demand.

Find out more about open days at Norwich

Nottingham

• Undergraduate open days on 26/06/26, 27/06/26, 12/09/26 and 10/10/26.

• Medicine virtual open day on 30/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Nottingham

Oxford

• Undergraduate open days on 01/07/26, 02/07/26 and 18/09/26.

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Pears Cumbria

• Graduate Entry Medicine virtual open days on 14/07/26.

• On-campus open day on 20/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Pears Cumbria

Plymouth

• Undergraduate on-campus open days on 25/04/26 and 20/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Plymouth

Queen's

• Undergraduate open days on 06/06/26 and 03/10/26.

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Sheffield

• Undergraduate open days on 20/06/26, 04/07/26, 05/09/26, 17/10/26 and 21/11/26.

Find out more about open days at Sheffield

Southampton

• Undergraduate open days on 27/06/26, 28/06/26, 27/09/26, 11/10/26 and 07/11/26.

• Virtual open days on 15/07/26 and 21/11/26.

Find out more about open days at Southampton

St Andrew's

• Undergraduate in-person visiting day on 15/04/26 (fully booked).

• Online visiting days on 22/04/26, 20/05/26 and 24/06/26.

• ScotGEM virtual events on 15/04/26, 24/06/26, 29/07/26 and 29/07/26

Find out more about open days at St Andrew's

St George's

• Undergraduate open day on 27/06/26 (Tooting Campus and Clerkenwell Campus).

Find out more about open days at St George's

Sunderland

• Undergraduate open day (City Campus) on 06/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Sunderland

Swansea

• Undergraduate on-campus open day on 28/03/26.

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UCLan

• On-campus open days (Preston campus) on 20/06/26 and 16/08/26.‍

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UCL

• Undergraduate in-person open days on 26/06/26 and 27/06/26.

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Warwick

• Medicine open days on 20/06/26 and 27/06/26.

Find out more about open days at Warwick‍