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He co-organises the Edinburgh Mayday Festival and re-founded the Edinburgh People's Festival, which aims to "advance education in the arts in Edinburgh and the Lothians" in 2002. He is also on the editorial board of the Scottish Left Review.
He was one of several SSP members who gave evidence in both the Sheridan defamation case and the subsequent trial for perjury.
In October 2008 Fox stood for Rector at St Andrews University. He came second, losing to Kevin Dunion. He was asked to run for the position by members of St Andrews based student run groups such as Stop The War, Lower Rents Now among others, this due to his previous experience with the pro-peace and social justice movements as well as attending debates at the university. Despite losing in 2008, he has remained active and keenly maintains his links with the university. He stood again in the 2011 election, this time finishing third behind Lord Michael Forsyth and successful candidate Alistair Moffat.
His involvement in the St Andrews University Debating Society in 2005 was commented on in Holyrood. Named in the program as "the Rt Hon Sir Colin Fox MSP", it was remarked the event had impacted on his approach to his parliamentary work, attending in more formal attire. He is quoted as having said of the event "Once a lord, always a lord. But for me, once a knight is quite enough."
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