Reading Pride 2026

Reading Pride is the town's annual free LGBTQ+ festival, held on the first Saturday of September on Kings Meadow beside the Thames. The day opens with the Love Unites parade from outside Reading station and continues with main-stage entertainment, DJ sets, a funfair, family area and community and market stalls. Organised by the Reading Pride charity, it has run since 2004 and draws several thousand people from across Berkshire and the Thames Valley.