Reading, Berkshire
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 Windsor Flower Festival, bringing colour 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.
Take a look at our featured events in Berkshire to get you started and then scroll to the bottom of the page for lots more events and activities to enjoy.
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The guide below shows our calendar of events in Berkshire. Whether you're local or visiting the area, find what's happening near you by clicking the Map View button.
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Comedy
Maidenhead
A brand new stand-up show from Angela Barnes, star of Mock The Week and Live at The Apollo.
Angela is a worrier. Whatever it is, she'll worry about it. But don't let that worry you – she'll worry enough for the both of you.
This hilarious show has…
Comedy
Maidenhead
Festival favourite Lucy returns with a brand new show about the power of letting yourself go - in every sense.
Whether that means embracing your wrinkles and love handles whilst living in a slanket, or having a couple of babychams and dancing like…
Comedy
Maidenhead
The Four Horsemen of Rising Crime, Global Warming, AI and Culture Wars are galloping towards us. Are we on the road to hell? And can we avoid the potholes? In his brand new tour show 'Fair Cop' Alfie has the antidote to the breakdown of law and…
Health & Wellbeing
Reading
Wasing Park near Aldermaston, in the heart of the Berkshire countryside, offers a monthly ‘Saturday Swim & Sauna’ package, which includes an invigorating wild swim in the woodland lake, time in the authentic Scandinavian sauna, followed by a warming…
Comedy
Maidenhead
Daliso Chaponda has been writing jokes about the news for over a decade - on Have I Got News For You, Radio 4' News Quiz, Australia's Good News Week and many more besides. (In fact he's seen the news from both sides, having been in the tabloids…
Sporting Event
Ascot
A wonderful day of fabulous Jumps racing action and festive fun.
Sporting Event
Windsor
Taking place from Thursday 14th to Sunday 17th May 2026, the Royal Windsor Horse Show is the only time of year the private grounds of Windsor Castle are open to the public.
Comedy
Maidenhead
Two top comedians preview their latest work ahead of the Edinburgh Festival.
Marise Gaughan
Marise Gaughan is a critically-acclaimed comedian and author from Dublin.
As a stand-up comedian, Marise started her career in Los Angeles, appearing in on…
Comedy
Maidenhead
Life can't just be the humdrum, the mundane and the routine before the inevitable slide to disease, decay and death.
Why can't we sneak in a bit of awesome, a tad of amazing and maybe a smidge of wonderful? A forest canopy opening onto a huge vista…
Comedy
Maidenhead
Join Robin for more of his trademark cheeky charm, more quick wit and even more hilarious oversharing, in this brand new stand-up show from the star of Mock The Week and Radio 4's The News Quiz.
We're all talking to each other in an increasingly…
Comedy
Maidenhead
After a phenomenal, sold-out, international tour. Plus, a second round of supporting Milton Jones. The man who asked us, "Do you ski?" is turning everything upside down and asking, "Do you scuba?"
In a world full of relentless click bate, online…
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…
Special Events
Aldermaston
Join us at Wasing Estate, Berkshire for a restorative day designed to soothe the nervous system and invite deep rest and renewal. The day begins in our yoga studio with heart-opening cacao and a warm welcome circle, followed by a guided forest…
Sporting Event
Ascot
Royal Ascot is one of the pinnacle events of the summer social season and is certainly a must-attend event of the year and a quintessentially British day out.
Music
Maidenhead
Get ready to Spice Up Your Life with The One and Only 90's show that's taking the UK by storm this spring: That's So 90s!
From iconic Britpop anthems to the revolutionary sounds of 90s dance, from Girl Power to Cool Britannia, join us for a…
Theatre
Maidenhead
A week-long festival of one-act plays from local youth and adult groups, with comments each evening from a professional adjudicator and a host of trophies to be won.
Join us for the complete sessions and see if you agree with the final…
Music
Maidenhead
The Lost Trades are a Folk/Americana Trio, based in the West Country, with a cool Laurel Canyon vibe.
With a sound that is reminiscent of the California folk scene of the late 60s/early 70s, their three part harmonies have been described as…
Music
Maidenhead
Born in Switzerland to parents who are great lovers of the arts, UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved out a reputation as one of the world's most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle…
Music
Maidenhead
Born in Switzerland to parents who are great lovers of the arts, UK-based guitarist Nicolas Meier has carved out a reputation as one of the world's most original and uniquely talented guitarists. Drawing from a love of Turkish, Eastern & Middle…
Music
Maidenhead
Hosted by Jeff Lloyd.
Twelve groovers strut into the spotlight, each armed with their ultimate disco anthem and dreams of mirrorball glory. From glittering floor-fillers to forgotten funk, they'll boogie for your votes and dance for their vinyl…
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