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October 2026
Giant Illuminated Puppets, Bollywood Brass and Dazzling Lotus Flowers to Light Up Reading for Diwali16-10-2026
PLEASE NOTE - THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO ADVERSE WEATHER FORECAST AND WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY 7 NOVEMBER
A free celebration of South…
Broad Street Beats Returns for a Frightfully Fun October15-10-2026
Broad Street Mall is inviting the local community to celebrate together as Broad Street Beats returns with a special Halloween-themed edition on…
Fierce, funny and unapologetically chaotic: Dance Nation comes to Progress Theatre this October02-10-2026
A fierce, funny, and explosive coming-of-age battle cry as a troupe of competitive dancers fight for glory and identity.
‘Dance…
September 2026
Reading Cocktail Week Is Back! Save the Date for 202721-09-2026
After a debut year that had Reading reaching for the cocktail shakers, Reading Cocktail Week is officially returning for 10 days of celebration,…
Celebrate 125 Years of Reading Buses this October21-09-2026
Reading Buses 125th Anniversary – Sunday 4 October 2026
A one-off spectacular collaboration to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Reading…
Reading’s Autumn Adventure Trail returns this October17-09-2026
Get ready for some autumnal family fun in Reading town centre this half term, as the Reading Autumn Adventure Trail returns from 24 October – 1…
More tours announced for Britain’s Bayeux Tapestry10-09-2026
With tickets sold out for the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry exhibition this autumn, Britain’s Bayeux Tapestry at Reading Museum is…
Heritage Open Days starts next week02-09-2026
Heritage Open Days, the annual celebration of the nation’s heritage, gets underway on 11 September. In Reading, over the following nine days,…
August 2026
Reading Festival - Road Closures, Parking & More Details19-08-2026
Reading Festival rolls into town again next week with young people attending the three-day event being asked to look out for each…
Broad Street Beats Returns to Celebrate Pride 202617-08-2026
Broad Street Mall is inviting the local community to celebrate together as Broad Street Beats returns with a special Pride-themed edition…
Access to Britain’s Bayeux Tapestry this autumn06-08-2026
With tickets sold out this autumn for the British Museum’s Bayeux Tapestry exhibition, you can still get your tapestry experience this autumn…
July 2026
Flight Club Is Turning Brunch Into A Festival, But Only For One Weekend29-07-2026
Bottomless pizza, buckets of White Claw and a Limbo showdown, this is brunch with the volume turned all the way up.
Forget the wellies and the…
Heritage Open Days, 11-20 September 29-07-2026
REDA is delighted to publish the programme for this year’s Heritage Open Days celebrations in Reading.
The annual free heritage…
Reading Dino Trail Launches This Weekend with FREE Family Fun and Exclusive Giveaways21-07-2026
The wait is over... the dinosaurs are coming and they’re bringing freebies!
Reading Dino Trail launches this Saturday 25 July, bringing 19…
Reading Rathayātrā Returns to town centre with Chariot Procession, Free Meals and Family Festival17-07-2026
Reading's annual Rathayātrā festival will return to the town centre on Saturday 25 July, bringing a colourful chariot procession, live cultural…
Celebrating 5 years of Reading Welcome Ambassadors17-07-2026
Reading Welcome Ambassadors and REDA celebrated five years of a special volunteering scheme with tea and cake with the Mayor of Reading on Thursday…
June 2026
Watch Wimbledon live in Reading Town Centre with Free Outdoor Screen 30-06-2026
From 6–12 July, Forbury Square will be transformed into Sutton's Court, a FREE relaxed open-air viewing area, where residents,…
Reading's Young Business Showcase: Browse Crafts, Bakes and More26-06-2026
Young entrepreneurs from across Reading and the surrounding area will be showcasing their businesses at the Young Business Showcase on Broad Street…
Spectacular Carnival of the World Returns to Reading this August! 17-06-2026
Get ready for a vibrant celebration of culture, music and movement – Carnival of the World returns to Reading on Saturday 15 August with a…
Reading’s rich Victorian architecture celebrated in a new self-guided walk01-06-2026
A new self-guided walking tour of Victorian Reading has been published, following this year’s Reading Walks Festival…
May 2026
Get walking this June28-05-2026
Reading Walks Festival may be over for another year but there's lots of reasons to keep walking this June.
Hundreds of people signed up…
Huge Brick Dinosaurs to Take Over Reading Town Centre This Summer26-05-2026
Visit Reading’s summer campaign returns with exciting new family adventure
Reading town centre is preparing for a ROAR-some invasion this…
Mayor joins Reading Welcome Ambassadors22-05-2026
Mayor of Reading, Councillor Alice Mpofu-Coles, joined Reading's volunteer Welcome Ambassadors for a shift at Reading Station this month.
The…
Reading’s rich Victorian architecture celebrated in a new self-guided walk20-05-2026
A new self-guided walking tour of Victorian Reading has been published, following this year’s Reading Walks Festival.
The Victorian…
Gordon Ramsay Street Burger Reading To Reopen Its Doors18-05-2026
The reopening marks an exciting return for burger fans in Reading, combining familiar favourites with standout seasonal highlights in one of the…
April 2026
Flight Club Opening Its Doors This Weekend & Giving Away 400 FREE Cocktails29-04-2026
Reading has a lot to celebrate this weekend. Not only is it a bank holiday, but Flight Club – the globally renowned Social Darts and…
Taste the World on Broad Street as Reading Food Festival Returns this May24-04-2026
Reading town centre is set to come alive with sizzling street food, feel-good music and flavours from around the globe as Reading Food Festival kicks…
Reading Guild of Artists Brings Monthly Exhibitions to Honesty Café24-04-2026
The Reading Guild of Artists is delighted to announce a new partnership with Honesty Café in Reading’s Thames Quarter.
Each month, a…
Flight Club Hits the Streets of Reading to Give Away Hundreds of Exciting Prizes 16-04-2026
There are loads of prizes up for grabs ahead of the highly anticipated Station Hill opening, including a £250 bar tab
Nationally acclaimed production set to return to Reading01-04-2026
Glitch – The True Story of the Post Office Scandal
Written by Zannah Kearns
Directed by Gareth Taylor
Created in association…
Walk the Spanish Way comes to Broad Street01-04-2026
A taste of outdoor Spain is coming to Reading’s Broad Street on Saturday 25 April with the ‘Walk the Spanish Way / Primavera no…
March 2026
Joe & The Juice Coming to The Oracle this March17-03-2026
Danish Juice Bar favourite to open its first location in England’s largest town this March, with 100 free juices on offer to…
Reading Cocktail Week Arrives This July – Early Tickets Now Available 12-03-2026
Get ready to shake, stir and sip your way through Reading’s first Cocktail Week, bringing fantastic…
Hop into a magical Easter at Broad Street Mall!12-03-2026
Broad Street Mall is thrilled to announce their upcoming Easter event, as they invite families to ‘hop into a magical Easter’ at the…
Full Programme Announced for Reading Walks Festival 202606-03-2026
Tickets for this year’s Reading Walks Festival are now on sale from Friday 6 March and can be booked online here.
The fourth Reading…
Find the Flock Shortlisted for Event of the Year – Vote Now! 05-03-2026
Did you spot Shaun popping up all over Reading last summer?
From Broad Street to Forbury Gardens, 12 giant Shaun the Sheep sculptures…
French Food Market Returns to Reading This April03-03-2026
A little slice of France is heading to Reading this spring as the much-loved French Market returns to Broad Street from 11 –…
February 2026
Free Family Fun this Spring: The Reading Easter Trail is BACK!27-02-2026
Get ready, the ultimate game of hide and seek has hopped into Reading! The FREE Reading Easter Trail is back, turning your school holidays into a…
New Stars to Lead Reading Rep’s Educating Rita04-02-2026
Reading Rep are delighted to announce that Madelyn Smedley and Julius D’Silva will make their Reading Rep Theatre…
Glow Lantern Parade to Light Up Reading This Valentine’s Day02-02-2026
This Valentine’s Day (Saturday 14 February), Reading’s town centre will be transformed into a glowing river of light for the Glow…
Reading to Welcome the Year of the Horse with Chinese New Year Gala02-02-2026
Reading Town Centre will host a vibrant Chinese New Year Gala on Sunday 1 March, celebrating the Year of the Horse with a day of culture…
Celebrate Lunar New Year in Reading with Food, Dance and Festivities02-02-2026
Reading is set to welcome the Lunar New Year in style as Broad Street transforms into a lively celebration of food, culture and live entertainment on…
January 2026
Discover More of Reading with the New Visitor Guide27-01-2026
The new and updated Reading Visitor Guide is here – and it’s packed with inspiration to help you make the most of time in our town,…
Broad Street Beats Returns to Celebrate Valentine's15-01-2026
Broad Street Mall is inviting the local community to celebrate love, music and togetherness as Broad Street Beats returns with a special…
Reading’s Tourism Stars Shine Bright at Awards08-01-2026
Three of Reading's best-known tourism businesses have been recognised in the Beautiful South Awards.
Congratulations go to the Roseate…
December 2025
Read the Award-Winning Stories from our Christmas Writing Competition17-12-2025
From frosty walks along the Thames to the quiet magic of Christmas lights in town, this winter’s writing competition invited writers of…
Discover the Winning Poems from our Christmas Writing Competition17-12-2025
Drawing on winter memories both big and small, this year’s writing competition invited writers of all ages to explore the meaning of the season…
November 2025
Festive Magic returns to Broad Street Mall!20-11-2025
Santa’s sleigh is on its way, and he can’t wait to meet lots of little shoppers in Central Square. From Saturday 22nd November to…
Reading welcomes Spanish delegation to unveil ‘camino’ milestone marker19-11-2025
A delegation from the Galician government and the Provincial Council of A Coruña in north-west Spain visited Reading this week to unveil a…
1650 Coffee Co Opens at Station Hill07-11-2025
A brand-new independent coffee house, 1650 Coffee Co, is set to open at Station Hill on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, bringing artisan coffee and a…
