Wasing Park, Reading
Berkshire is a county full of pageantry and ceremonial events, and this year it is also celebrating its close ties to Jane Austen with a host of new tours, events, and exhibitions. Home to a host of internationally renowned events, including Royal Ascot, Royal Windsor Horse Show, Royal Windsor Flower Show and Reading Festival, you'll find Berkshire's event calendar is full to bursting.
2025 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Jane Austen, this world-famous author went to school in Reading, and her old school will be open for a series of tours for the first time. Believed to be the inspiration behind the school in her fourth novel Emma, this is the perfect time to discover more about the 18 months she spent here.
Berkshire is easily accessible for day trips from London and there's plenty of fun activities for kids to do whether it's during the holidays or for a weekend break. You'll also find a host of free events (F) to help you stretch your budget a little further. To find out what's on in Berkshire today or this weekend, use the search box above to narrow down your required date.
Don't miss the Changing of the Guards on the streets of Windsor, or the chance to follow one of the free activity trails at Windsor Castle. Look out for the magnificent Red Deers and hand-crafted adventure playground in Windsor Great Park. Stroll along the Thames Path National Trail, or catch a boat and enjoy some time on the water, watching the iconic sights of this famous Royal Borough go by.
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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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
Two top comedians preview their latest work ahead of the Edinburgh Festival.
Ahir Shah
2023 Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Ahir Shah is one of the fastest-rising comedians of his generation and is known for his sharp, intellectual brand of stand-up…
Ceremony
Windsor
Children of the Royal Borough are invited to help wish His Majesty The King a happy birthday, by taking part in the traditional 21-gun salute outside Windsor Castle, on 14 November at noon.
Christmas
Maidenhead
Presented by Maidenhead Drama Guild in association with Norden Farm.
Join the legendary Robin Hood and his merry men, as they battle the evil Sheriff of Nottingham and his two idiotic henchmen.
Will Robin be able to scupper the Sheriff's evil…
Comedy
Maidenhead
Hal is back with a brand-new tour for 2025/2026 with a show that promises to stick it to 'The Man', as long as 'The Man' doesn't stick it back to him.
With his trademark hard-hitting 'take no prisoners' comedy (this is what Hal told me to write!!!)…
Christmas
Windsor
Step into Christmas and 1,000 years of royal history at Windsor Castle. From the towering, 20-foot-high Nordmann fir tree, decked with thousands of sparkling lights and shimmering ornaments, to the tiny Christmas tree and miniature garlands in…
Comedy
Maidenhead
Hal is back with a brand-new tour for 2025/2026 with a show that promises to stick it to 'The Man', as long as 'The Man' doesn't stick it back to him.
With his trademark hard-hitting 'take no prisoners' comedy (this is what Hal told me to write!!!)…
Music
The Old Court St Leonard's Road,, Windsor
Long Walk Live is a brand new, two-day music event that, with kind permission from His Majesty The King, will be held on The Long Walk, near Windsor Castle on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 June 2026.
We invite you to pack up your picnic basket, gather…
Childrens Events
Maidenhead
Snow White and Rose Red – sisters, twins, best friends – have lived in the forest since they were Babes in the Wood. Brought up by their hardworking Mother to be kind, caring and forest fluent... if sometimes a little over enthusiastic in their…
Performing Arts
Maidenhead
Which beetle has a blaster on its bottom? Which minibeast is barely the size of a full stop? Which eight-legged hunter has fangs as big as a cheetah's claws?
Join poet Simon Mole and musician Gecko for a family show full of poems, raps and songs all…
Christmas
Maidenhead
Presented by The Last Baguette.
The snow is falling and the solstice is approaching. Ratty is getting ready. She wants everything to be really rat-tastic! But will her friends make it through the snow to the winter woodland revels?
Can you help…
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…
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