What’s On in March 2026

This month we’re at Eclectic Games to chat with Becky as they celebrate 20 years of rolling dice, dealing cards and building a games community in Reading – from the customers who’ve been with them over the years to how many more players can join them in their new home on Duke Street. Plus our round-up of what else is on this month, from UK Garage to Japanese animation – and our very own awards!

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For our February podcast we chat with the team at Jelly about this year's GLOW Lantern Parade, from how easy it is to build a lantern in one of their free workshops, to the wonderful time we can all have at the parade itself. We also catch up with Shane from local acapella singing group the Readiophonics who tells us how they're celebrating their 10th anniversary this month, and how you can join them – literally! Plus our other pics of what’s on this month.

The What's on Reading podcast is produced by Atlantic Garden Media - if you'd be interested in a podcast for your business or charity please contact us at jonathan@atlanticgardenmedia.co.uk

What’s On in January 2026

For our first podcast of the new year, we headed to South Street where we (finally) caught up with Toby and Hannah from RABBLE Theatre to talk about their plans for 2026, including a national tour of Glitch and, closer to home, big plans for their acting classes for all ages – including how you can be part of that! Plus, as we were there, we chatted to John from South Street about their new SITELINES show celebrating Reading’s Sound system culture of the 70s!

The What's on Reading podcast is produced by Atlantic Garden Media - if you'd be interested in a podcast for your business or charity please contact us at jonathan@atlanticgardenmedia.co.uk

What's On in December 2025

It's our bumper festive edition and we headed to Broad Street and the sights, sounds and smells of Christmas in Reading to chat with Alexa from Reading BID about what festive fun will be taking over the town centre this December. Plus, loads of our What's On friends have called in with Merry Christmas messages about what they've got coming up this month, from panto to festive fizz!

The What's on Reading podcast is produced by Atlantic Garden Media - if you'd be interested in a podcast for your business or charity please contact us at jonathan@atlanticgardenmedia.co.uk

This month we chat with Sarah from Reading Rising about this year's festival – back at the Facebar, bigger and better than ever, with a carefully curated line-up of of alt. rock, metal and punk. Plus we catch up with Dave from TFNation, who bring their unofficial TransFormers convention back to the Great Hall later this month, too. All this, and our other highlights of the month, from local choirs to national treasures!

The What's on Reading podcast is produced by Atlantic Garden Media - if you'd be interested in a podcast for your business or charity please contact us at jonathan@atlanticgardenmedia.co.uk

What’s On in October 2025

Spooky season is upon us, so who better to talk to than Mojo Jones from the Scarlet Vixens, who have two creepy cabaret nights planned for you this month! We chat the pivot to cabaret, the fun of performing and more, plus pick our other highlights for the month – Halloween, Half-term, Black History Month and LOTS of local theatre!

The What's on Reading podcast is produced by Atlantic Garden Media - if you'd be interested in a podcast for your business or charity please contact us at jonathan@atlanticgardenmedia.co.uk

What’s On in September 2025

This month we head to the top of One Station Hill, just one of the many locations hosting an event for this year’s Heritage Open Days, taking place in September. We chat with Alex from REDA about this year’s programme, from the architecture of Alfred Waterhouse to his hidden HOD highlights. Plus, our other picks for what’s on this month, from comedy at South Street to Oktoberfest at Double-Barrelled and more!

The What's on Reading podcast is produced by Atlantic Garden Media - if you'd be interested in a podcast for your business or charity please contact us at jonathan@atlanticgardenmedia.co.uk

What’s On in August 2025

This month we catch up with Nick from Reading Rep Theatre about their new season starting in September – including mounting a musical on their new stage for the first time - and their remaining summer drama camps taking place this month (and filling up faster than we could get this thing recorded!). Plus we chat with Lauren from the Frontier Sapiens Film Festival about open air cinema in the Abbey Ruins, and round up our other August highlights, from kids activities to festivals!

The What's on Reading podcast is produced by Atlantic Garden Media - if you'd be interested in a podcast for your business or charity please contact us at jonathan@atlanticgardenmedia.co.uk