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April 2025
Reading Food Festival Returns with a Global Feast of Flavour25-04-2025
Reading’s most mouthwatering weekend is back! Reading Food Festival, previously known as Eat Reading, is set to take over the heart of the…
Reading Festival Announce 28 More Names for 202525-04-2025
Rockstar Energy presents Reading and Leeds, reveals the second wave of names set to define the UK’s ultimate festival weekend…
Limited Edition Reading Walks Festival T-Shirt on sale24-04-2025
Reading Walks Festival has commissioned local Reading artist Cath Baldwin to create a unique, limited-edition t-shirt for this year’s festival…
Reading Station Celebrates 185 Years of Service14-04-2025
Reading Station celebrated an impressive milestone this spring, 185 years in service. On March 28th, the station marked nearly
Experience the flavours of Reading’s French Market11-04-2025
This Easter weekend, Broad Street will transform into a bustling French market, bringing the flavours, sights, and sounds of France to the heart of…
March 2025
Your What's On Reading Cultural Champions for 2024 are...27-03-2025
The first What's On Reading Cultural Champions event was a massive success! Eleven certificates were awarded followed by a fantastic…
Reading Museum Marks 60th Anniversary of Town’s Digital Revolution19-03-2025
Reading’s transformation from a town known for beer, bulbs and biscuits, to one famous for digital industries is being marked at a new…
Join the Egg-citing Easter Trail in Reading this April!18-03-2025
Get ready for a cracking good time this Easter holiday as the Reading Easter Trail returns to the town centre! Organised by Reading BID and…
Reading Walks Festival 2025 programme announced14-03-2025
Reading Walks Festival | 10-18 May 2025
REDA is excited to announce the programme for the 2025 Reading Walks Festival. This year’s…
February 2025
Discover Reading with our New Visitor Guide 202507-02-2025
We're pleased to unveil our brand-new Reading Visitor Guide 2025, offering a treasure trove of inspiration and insider tips for…
Explore the Special Events Programme for Jane Austen 25007-02-2025
Bookings are open for exclusive access to Jane Austen's school and a special events programme in Reading for Jane Austen 250 in 2025
A rare…
Join the Flipping Fun: Reading’s Pancake Race is Back!07-02-2025
Reading’s high street is about to be taken over by pancakes, fancy dress, and a whole lot of laughter! On Shrove Tuesday, 4 March,…
Broad Street Mall is Celebrating the love this Valentine's04-02-2025
Broad Street Mall is inviting visitors along this February to celebrate the season of love.
Between 10th and 23rd February, Broad Street…
January 2025
Reading's Jane Austen 250 showcases at Excursions 202523-01-2025
Visit Reading will be attending the Excursions Group Travel Show at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 1 February to showcase Reading’s 2025/26 offer…
Join us for Reading's Lantern Parade this Valentine's!20-01-2025
Reading Lantern Parade, GLOW, is bringing the love to Reading this Valentine’s weekend!
Reading’s much-loved Lantern Parade, GLOW,…
Rosa's Thai comes to Reading09-01-2025
Rosa's Thai to open on Jackson's Corner, Reading
Historic Jackson’s Corner in Reading will soon be home to Rosa’s Thai…
A New Dimension of Fun has arrived at Broad Street Mall07-01-2025
Broad Street Mall is excited to announce the arrival of leisure operator Urban Fun, which opened at the scheme on Friday 20th December in…
November 2024
Broad Street Mall's Magical Christmas Celebration12-11-2024
Visit Broad Street Mall for a Magical Christmas Celebration
This Christmas, Broad Street Mall is the place to be for festive fun! Santa has been…
October 2024
However you Christmas, wrap it up in Reading!31-10-2024
However you choose to celebrate Christmas, the festive season in Reading will offer everyone a way to make the most of the holiday period…
A rare chance to turn the clocks back to Jane Austen’s school days 16-10-2024
Global celebrations marking a major milestone for one of the world’s most famous authors will include a rare chance to turn the clocks back to…
Studiocanal Unveils Bear-y Special Statue in Reading as Part of Paddington Visits09-10-2024
Everyone’s favourite bear has taken a seat in Reading as part of Paddington Visits, a far-reaching trail spanning the UK and Ireland.
Today,…
Join Broad Street Mall on Their Spook-tacular Potion Quest08-10-2024
This Halloween, Broad Street Mall is inviting families to join in with a magical day of potion making adventures!
On Saturday 26th October,…
September 2024
Studiocanal announces Paddington Visits Reading16-09-2024
Statues of everyone’s favourite bear will be taking a seat in locations across the UK and Ireland in early October!
Paddington Visits is…
We're hiring - Social Media & Content Assistant 03-09-2024
Reading's Economy and Destination Agency (REDA), management company of Visit Reading, is hiring for an exciting new role: Social Media…
August 2024
Welcome to Reading Festival 202415-08-2024
Welcome to Reading Festival goers
The UK’s longest running rock festival returns from 23 – 25 August. Reading will welcome over…
Heritage Open Days in Reading01-08-2024
6-15 September 2024
Many of Reading’s historic buildings will be opening their doors as part of the largest free heritage festival in the…
July 2024
Broad Street Mall is taking to the stage this August! 25-07-2024
This August, Broad Street Mall will be launching Broad Street Beats! A celebration of music that aims to bring the community together and shine a…
Volunteers celebrate welcoming visitors to Reading for three years18-07-2024
A team of a dozen local volunteers are celebrating welcoming visitors to Reading for three years. Giving up their free time to make sure…
A medieval fantasy quest comes to Reading town this summer 16-07-2024
This summer, visitors to Reading town centre will have the chance to get up close and personal with medieval fantasy models built from hundreds of…
June 2024
AR tour of Reading Abbey Ruins26-06-2024
A new Augmented Reality tour of Reading Abbey Ruins is available to everyone with a smart phone exploring the medieval ruins in the centre of Reading…
New St Frideswide’s Way Pilgrimage Walk from Oxford to Reading launches26-06-2024
A new walking pilgrimage route from Oxford to Reading along the Thames Path, named after Oxford’s patron saint, St Frideswide, has been…
Visit Reading News - what's new summer roundup21-06-2024
This summer, there are lots of new reasons to Visit Reading.
On stage
The story of the Post Office scandal is being brought to the stage by…
May 2024
Oscar Wilde month in Reading – Augmented Reality, Live Theatre and more14-05-2024
Reading celebrates Oscar Wilde and his links to the town as we near the anniversaries of his incarceration and subsequent release from Reading prison…
Reading Walks Festival - late availability10-05-2024
Reading Walks Festival 2024 has 49 walks between 11 and 19 May. You can still find tickets on the following walks (as of 14:00 on 10 May):-
13…
April 2024
A new way to tackle the St James’ Way, from Reading26-04-2024
Tackling the English leg of the world-famous Camino de Santiago has just got a lot easier, with the launch of a new baggage and accommodation service…
The Importance of Being Oscar18-04-2024
Reading Rep Theatre and Original Theatre have announced that they will bring Micheál Mac Liammóir’s renowned play, The Importance…
March 2024
Reading Walks Festival 2024 programme announced06-03-2024
REDA, Reading’s Economy and Destination Agency, has announced the programme for the Reading Walks Festival 2024. Following on from last…
February 2024
A vibrant Chinese New Year celebration in Reading22-02-2024
Gang Zhang, the Head Teacher of Reading Chinese School, took the lead alongside Lucy Daniels and Zsuzsi Lindsay from Reading Borough Council and…
January 2024
Reading Walks Festival dates announced18-01-2024
REDA is delighted to announce the dates for the second Reading Walks Festival. Following on from last year's inaugural guided walks festival in…
Tourism worth nearly £400 million a year to Reading03-01-2024
Tourism contributes almost £400 million a year to the Reading economy, according to a new report published by REDA, Reading’s Destination…
November 2023
Reading set to glow with its very own lantern parade15-11-2023
A highlight of Reading’s Christmas programme this December is set to be ‘Glow’, Reading’s Lantern Parade, on Saturday 2…
‘However you Christmas’, Reading has your festive plans covered03-11-2023
The Christmas season in Reading gets underway on Saturday 18 November with the turning on of the town centre’s 400,000 Christmas lights.…
October 2023
St James' Way shortlisted for major travel award18-10-2023
The St James’ Way, a new long-distance walking route from Reading to Southampton, has been shortlisted for the Best UK and Ireland Tourism…
August 2023
Heritage Open Days 202331-08-2023
Reading’s historic buildings open their doors as part of England’s heritage celebration
From 8-17 September, Reading will be…
July 2023
Station Ambassadors celebrate two years of welcoming visitors to Reading 19-07-2023
A team of dedicated volunteers have been welcoming people arriving in Reading since summer 2021 and this month, we celebrate the second anniversary…
June 2023
Reading named the Number One British Sunshine Destination for 202322-06-2023
As Britain approaches the summer holiday period, research conducted by Compare the Market found that Reading was the sunniest summer holiday…
Roarsome free fun comes to town this summer! 16-06-2023
This summer, visitors to Reading town centre will have the chance to get up close and personal with dinosaur models built from hundreds of thousands…
May 2023
New 'Camino' mural for Reading31-05-2023
'Las Estrellas del Camino': the world’s largest art gallery curated by Estrella Galicia chooses Reading for its first UK…
Green Park Station opens on 27 May25-05-2023
Reading Green Park station opens to passengers on Saturday 27 May.
The new station will provide improved sustainable travel options for local…
April 2023
Ray Mears to deliver unique talk in Reading27-04-2023
Global nature authority Ray Mears will deliver a unique talk in Reading this summer against the stunning backdrop of the world-famous earth artwork…
