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Berkshire is ready to welcome you for a year filled with heritage moments, cultural highlights and great days out across royal towns, riverside cities and beautiful countryside. From Reading and Newbury to Windsor and Maidenhead, you’ll find new experiences unfolding in every season.

2026 is a particularly special year. In Reading, this will be the moment when both the original Bayeux Tapestry and the UK’s full‑scale Victorian replica are in the same country for the first time — with the original arriving for a landmark exhibition at the British Museum from September 2026 to July 2027, while Britain’s full‑size 1886 replica remains proudly on display at Reading Museum. In the Royal Borough, new cultural highlights join the calendar and mix with the international renown favourites in Windsor & Maidenhead, including the launch of Long Walk Live, 26–27 June 2026, a brand‑new live music celebration on Windsor’s iconic Long Walk, and the returning Royal Windsor Horse ShowWindsor Flower Show and Parallel Windsor, bringing displays, colour, inclusivity and festival-vibes to Berkshire visitors.  2026 is a year of double centenaries in Berkshire, as Hurley Riverside Park celebrates 100 years beside the River Thames and the University of Reading marks its own milestone with Centenary Heritage Tours from February to December, offering a chance to discover historic campuses, leafy spaces and a century of stories.

From riverside walks and historic gardens to festivals, heritage anniversaries and cultural days out, Berkshire is the perfect place for a short break or longer escape. Start planning your 2026 adventure — your Berkshire experience is waiting.

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  1. Matt Forde: Defying Calamity

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    Comedy

    Maidenhead

    In his biggest live tour to date leading political comedian Matt Forde (The Royal Variety Performance, Spitting Image, HIGNFY, British Scandal) finds positivity in life despite all the evidence to the contrary in politics and his own health.

    'The…

    Dates

    From:
    16 July 2026Open 20:00 - 22:00
  2. Theatre Camp

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    Childrens Events

    Maidenhead

    Led by Sideways Drama
    Make a Play in 4 Days!

    Come along and dive into the world of theatre, writing, directing and star in a brand new play!

    Suitable for ages 8 - 14 years.

    Tues 11 - Fri 14 Aug | 10am - 4pm
    £180 | £160 RBWM Residents

    The fun…

    Dates

    From:
    11 Aug 2026to14 Aug 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
  3. Tashi Lhunpo Monks - The Power of Peace

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    Type:

    Heritage & History

    Maidenhead

    Tibet – the Land of Snows: home to Buddhist lamas whose ancient rituals have fascinated people for centuries.
    Captain John Noel films, Climbing Mount Everest and The Epic of Everest brought moving images of the 1922 and 1924 British mountaineers,…

    Dates

    From:
    9 July 2026Open 19:00 - 21:00
  4. May at Go Ape Bracknell

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    Type:

    Outdoor Event / Activities

    Bracknell

    Looking for things to do this May half term in Berkshire? Escape the ordinary and head
    to Go Ape Bracknell, for an
    unforgettable outdoor adventure.
    Perfect for families, friends, and thrill seekers, Go Ape Bracknell offers action-
    packed outdoor…

    Dates

    From:
    23 May 2026to31 May 2026Open 09:30 - 17:00
  5. Windsor Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Windsor

    Each year the world’s finest musicians, writers, artists, and local performers entertain and delight festival audiences, celebrate Windsor's special place as a Royal town, and to inspire the next generation of artistic talent and creativity.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2026to3 Oct 2026
  6. Curious About Reading

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    Type:

    Walking

    Blake's Lock, Reading

    Explore Reading’s big sights and hidden corners, uncover quirky stories, and enjoy 1–2 hours of fresh‑air exploring each route.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2026to31 Dec 2026Various Opening Times
  7. Comedy Club 4 Kids

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    Type:

    Childrens Events

    Maidenhead

    Like the name says it's a Comedy Club 4 Kids!
    Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old and under 400 years old (no vampires). We have the best comedians from the UK and world circuit doing what they do best… but without the rude…

    Dates

    From:
    16 May 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
  8. Summer Piano Series (3 of 4): Tomos Boyles

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    Music

    Maidenhead

    Welsh pianist Tomos Boyles programme embraces some enchanting Schubert song transcriptions by Liszt, one of Schumann's most poetic scores and a dramatic war-time sonata by Prokofiev.
    Tomos was winner of the 2025 Dudley International Piano…

    Dates

    From:
    5 Aug 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
  9. Maidenhead Farmers' Market

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    Type:

    Food

    Maidenhead

    Buy direct from local farmers, growers and dedicated small artisan producers and benefit from fresh quality food, honestly produced with a known provenance.

    Dates

    From:
    14 June 2026Open 09:30 - 13:00
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    12 July 2026Open 09:30 - 13:00
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    9 Aug 2026Open 09:30 - 13:00
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    13 Sept 2026Open 09:30 - 13:00
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    11 Oct 2026Open 09:30 - 13:00
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    8 Nov 2026Open 09:30 - 13:00
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    13 Dec 2026Open 09:30 - 13:00
  10. Newbury Spring Festival

    Newbury Spring Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Newbury

    The Newbury Spring Festival is a long‑running annual arts festival in Newbury, England, known for bringing world‑class music, performance, and cultural events to the region each spring. We host up to 45 events at 18 different venues.

    Dates

    From:
    9 May 2026to23 May 2026Open 16:30 - 21:30
  11. Summer Piano Series: Sherri Lun

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Maidenhead

    Featuring a programme including Busoni's titanic transcription of Bach's violin Chaconne, a late Beethoven sonata and Brahms' magnificent and inventive Handel Variations.
    Winner of the 2024 Birmingham International Piano Competition, Sherri has…

    Venue

    Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Windsor and Maidenhead

    Dates

    From:
    8 July 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
  12. Royal Windsor Flower Show

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    Type:

    Gardens

    Windsor Great Park, Windsor

    The Royal Windsor Flower Show returns with inspiring showcase gardens, fabulous nurseries, incredible speakers and our Honorary President Alan Titchmarsh. It’s a wonderful day out for all the family, so come along and join in the fun – everyone’s…

    Dates

    From:
    6 June 2026Open 10:00 - 18:00
  13. The Producers

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    Type:

    Theatre

    Maidenhead

    The Producers is a multiple Tony award winning musical based on the hugely successful cult movie by comedy legend Mel Brooks.

    A down-on-his-luck Broadway producer and his mild-mannered accountant come up with a scheme to produce the most notorious…

    Dates

    From:
    20 May 2026Open 19:30 - 22:00
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    21 May 2026Open 19:30 - 22:00
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    22 May 2026Open 19:30 - 22:00
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    23 May 2026Open 19:30 - 22:00
  14. Simon Evans is Staring at the Sun

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Maidenhead

    Simon Evans is Back! Waaaay back…

    With growing evidence that we are living in a Computer Simulation – and a pretty glitchy, off-brand simulation at that – and the approaching watershed of the AI Singularity looming like a weirdly pixelated…

    Dates

    From:
    2 July 2026Open 20:00 - 22:00
  15. The Vinyl Frontier: New Vinyl (since 2020)

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Maidenhead

    Hosted by Jeff Lloyd.
    Discover the sounds of the new decade from new and old artists played by 12 of our audience. Any genre goes as long as the music was made post-2020!

    Dates

    From:
    16 May 2026Open 20:00 -
  16. You Choose

    Type

    Type:

    Childrens Events

    Maidenhead

    You Choose – Every show is unique!

    Based on the brilliant book by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt, Nonsense Room Productions (Shark in the Park and Hairy Maclary Shows) bring you an interactive musical show for all the family. But in this show –…

    Dates

    From:
    26 May 2026Open 11:30 - 12:30
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    26 May 2026Open 14:00 - 15:00
  17. Reading Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Reading

    One of the biggest musical festivals in the world, every year over 90,000 people flock to the Richfield Avenue site to experience the iconic event.

    Dates

    From:
    27 Aug 2026to30 Aug 2026
  18. Showtunes Singalong

    Type

    Type:

    Music

    Maidenhead

    Gather round the piano, exquisitely played by Seann Wilkinson, for a night of show tunes this Summer at The Farm.
    Get stuck in, sing along, or just sit back and enjoy a night of musical theatre song and plenty of laughter!

    Cabaret tables and…

    Dates

    From:
    30 July 2026Open 20:00 - 21:40
  19. The Phonics

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    Type:

    Music

    Maidenhead

    With more than four times the number of shows and more social media followers than any other Stereophonics tribute.
    The Phonics have worked hard over the last 10 years to become the undisputed UK's leading Stereophonics tribute, they are now reaping…

    Dates

    From:
    3 July 2026Open 20:00 - 22:00
  20. Father's Day Lunch

    Type

    Type:

    Father's Day

    Marlow

    Father’s Day lunch with real ale. What better way to say thanks Dad, for everything!

    Dates

    From:
    21 June 2026