@readingprideuk.bsky.social are still looking for some amazing volunteers to help make this year’s Reading Pride on 5 Sept unforgettable! 🏳️‍🌈✨ If you’d like to get involved and support them on the day, head over to our website and submit your interest buff.ly/V4INqcX

Soca Slay arrives in Reading on Sat 8 August! Join them at CultureMix Arts for a night of the very best Soca, Dancehall and Reggae, bringing Caribbean vibes to the heart of Reading. With FREE rum punch during the first hour! Look & book via whatsonreading.com/venues/cultu...

SOCA SLAY

🔥 SOCA SLAY has arrived in Reading! Join us for a night of the very best Soca, Dancehall and Reggae, bringing Caribbean vibes to the heart of Reading. 🌴 Rep your flag 🍹 FREE rum punch during the first...

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Tomorrow, it's another "Bring Your Own Vinyl" session at Double-Barrelled - and this week the theme is folk! Take turns sharing the music you love in a relaxed, welcoming environment. It’s all about great sound, good people, and the joy of listening. And beer. whatsonreading.com/venues/doubl...

The UK Escape Room Awards exist to celebrate and recognise the best escape rooms across the United Kingdom. The mission is straightforward: to highlight the best games in the UK and allow them to shine. And lots of Reading's Escape Rooms are finalists this year! 🧵

Saddle Up for the Ultimate Girls' Night Out with the UK Pleasure Boys' Wet & Wild western-style strip show – where cowboy boots meet bare chests and the saloon doors swing open to pure, unfiltered entertainment! Coming to Sub89 on 15 August, 4-6:30pm buff.ly/DfzYRmJ

Fancy taking the kids Under The Sea? Not literally, obvs. But ZenStrokes by Farrah are hosting a special themed Paint, Brunch & Treasure Hunt for little explorers aged 5+ at the Angel Bar on 18 August. Look & book via whatsonreading.com/venues/angel...

Under The Sea: Paint, Brunch & Treasure Hunt

A magical creative adventure for little explorers aged 5+ Parents are invited to stay, mingle and enjoy the morning while the children create a masterpiece This summer, we’re inviting all little explo...

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🎵👣🚲🎶🛣🎵🚗🎶🥾🎵 Our next session is a theme night on Sunday 16th August. "The Road Less Travelled". All welcome to share songs and tunes on the theme (or we'll find a link!). Find us at 8pm in the ❤️ of Reading #SundayNight #FolkMusicNight #TheDing @rdgwhatson.bsky.social @acespacenewbury.bsky.social

"Well, I'm sitting on a toadstool and you're sitting on a most ornate throne with 'Once Upon a Time' written on it. We can only be in..." Have you heard our latest podcast? We chat with Reading Libraries head honcho Simon as we take a tour around the new Central Library! whatsonreading.com/podcast

One day. Four festivals! This Saturday you have the choice of no less than FOUR cracking festivals of varying shapes, styles and sizes: 🌴Goan Food & Cultural Festival 🐂 The Bull Inn Streatley's FESTIBULL 🌞 Here Comes The Sun Festival 🍹 Gin & Rum Festival whatsonreading.com/readings-fes...

Radio Wigwam are celebrating 10 years of supporting Grassroots music with the X Fest, a weekend extravaganza of some of the finest grassroots and independent music from all over the UK. Join them on 5 & 6 September at @purpleturtlerdg.bsky.social whatsonreading.com/venues/radio...

Enjoy bottomless pizza, dance to live DJs and keep the prosecco flowing... all while your whole group competes to be the ultimate darts champion. That's the Brunch Social at Flight Club Reading, every Saturday and Sunday

Flight Club Brunch Social

Round up your crew for the ultimate weekend Brunch Social at Flight Club Reading every Saturday and Sunday at 12pm or 2:30pm. Toast to the weekend, enjoy bottomless pizza, dance to live DJs and keep…

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Reading Art Hub - found, conveniently, in Reading Bike Hub - have some Family Creative Workshops for the summer coming up on 4 and 25 August. Using collage, paint, texture and mark-making, you’ll explore playful, intuitive ways of creating layered 2D artwork - with no rules!

Summertime Family Creative Workshops

Get creative together in this relaxed, family-friendly workshop where curiosity and experimentation take centre stage. Using collage, paint, texture and mark-making, you’ll explore playful, intuitive…

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Not long to go now till the Here Comes The Sun Festival at @risingsunartscentre! The hottest house party of the summer returns on Saturday and here's a bit more about a handful of the many acts performing across the multiple stages of the festival. More info + booking via buff.ly/0aGPnyT

A new drawing course begins on 6 August from The Caversham Picture Framer and artist Christabel Forbes. Inspired by observational drawing in and out of the studio, you'll learn different techniques and experiment with mixed media and colour to build up a portfolio of work.

Drawing into Colour with Christabel Forbes Over 4 Thursday Evenings

Guest Tutor: Christabel Forbes Class topic: Drawing Do you love the beautiful, colour saturated landscapes of Christabel Forbes? This is the perfect opportunity to learn about drawing directly from…

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There's still plenty of time to help Commando Jugendstil paint a new mural for New Directions College! You don’t need any artistic experience. If you enjoy getting creative and want to be part of a community project, they'd love to have you on board. All the info: buff.ly/NSIYzLa

There's still plenty of fun #forkids coming up during the summer holidays - heck, there's plenty , including drama camps from StageAbility Berkshire, music workshops from Reading Rock Academy, dance at Queen Anne's School, LEGO fun from Master Builders Club and much, much more! buff.ly/LRVNCFz

Our August #podcast is here! This month, we head to the new Central Library where head honcho Simon gives us the tour, chatting about the many wonderful resources – and even more wonderful people who’ve started using the brand-new building for all sorts of reasons! buff.ly/H4ZX2xm

The first names have been announced for Readipop's big (and free) Yard Party on 22 August. The line-up includes such local luminaries as The Pink Diamond Revue, Puma Theory and Famous Red Tights, as well as Readipop's own XOX Project and Beatroots Bateria.

Readipop Yard Party 2026

A full day of free fun at our newly refurbished Readipop Studios with live music, DJs, family workshops, studio tours, street food and more!

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The Rising Sun Arts Centre is open for another monthly art market tomorrow, 1 August. Come and browse some fab unique pieces form local artists and makers and find that special something for that special someone. Even if that someone is you. whatsonreading.com/venues/risin...

Swing Factory are on a wee break, but they'll be back from 13 August to kick off another rolling four week West Coast Swing foundation cycle, where you can learn the rhythm of the dance and the five patterns from which everything else grows. All the info - whatsonreading.com/venues/swing...

West Coast Swing Class Night

Wanting to try something new? Come and dance with us, no partner or experience required! This is West Coast Swing. Each weekly class is built up of four bite sized lessons which will enable a gradual ...

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Edinburgh Fringe hit Webber! brings political satire and musical comedy to The Face Bar in Reading this Sunday, 2 August thanks to #FutureTransmissions Don't miss out on tickets for this one-night-only performance! #Rdguk #ReadingUk #TheFaceBar #MusicalComedy #Theatre @rdgwhatson.bsky.social

Hit Edinburgh Fringe satirical musical Webber! is coming to Reading this weekend – Cheeselogs

He is the Lord who has helped create some of the biggest West End hits of all time: Cats, Phantom, Evita are just some of his many compositions. And now, a sati

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We could tell you all about Reading Rep's upcoming new season. But we borrowed this video from them instead, where the team sum it up in 30 seconds! You can grab your tickets via buff.ly/5mVKl28

Walk Reading are on the move again this weekend, with two of their popular local history walks being run once again. Well, not *run*... On Sat 1 Aug, it's an introduction to Reading's heritage On Sun 2 Aug, it's a tour of Reading Abbey Look & book via whatsonreading.com/venues/walk-...

Basildon Park is a great place to visit at the best of times, but it's definitely a great place to visit this summer! A corking exhibition, late openings and plenty to keep the kids entertained too! whatsonreading.com/venues/basil...

Birthdays and anniversaries! Local faves and international acts! Acoustic duos and acoustic you-os? And more! Your WEEKEND GIG GUIDE is here! whatsonreading.com/themes/weeke...

There's a special edition of the @purpleturtlerdg.bsky.social Underground this Monday - an International Femme Rock Fest, with three exciting acts from across the globe: New York riot grrrl outfit Mona Freaka, Australia's fierce Witch Spit and the UK's own Nell Davies

Mona Freaka with Witch Spit and Nell Davies

International Femme Rock Fest – Turtle Underground Join us at The Purple Turtle Reading for an unforgettable evening celebrating women and femme voices in punk and alternative music.

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An open-air production of Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey, performed in Reading Abbey Ruins, next to where Austen went to school – how perfect is that? Moving Parts Theatre Co. bring this touring production of Austen’s most theatrical novel to Reading on 9 August. whatsonreading.com/venues/abbey...

Northanger Abbey

The power of stories. The power of the imagination. This summer, Moving Parts Theatre Company brings you Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey. A thrilling Gothic tale of dark deeds… or a playful, heartwarmi...

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Postponed from a few weeks ago for reasons, United Wrestling UK finally brings the RG-Bar-G to the Double-Barrelled Taproom. A change of date means a change of partner for champ Chris Ares in the main event - who will it be? whatsonreading.com/venues/doubl...

It's July. It's going to hit 30 degrees later. A perfect day to start planning for Christmas and NYE, then? Because the DeVere Wokefield Estate hotel has added all manner of festive parties and kids' character events. Never hurts to plan ahead... whatsonreading.com/venues/wokef...

This weekend, Reading Mela - Berkshire's largest South Asian event - celebrates its 10th anniversary the only way it knows how... a massive celebration of South Asian culture over two days. Live music and dance performances, food stalls and so much more - and completely free! buff.ly/WNuqmRg