WHAT'S ON · THU 8 OCTOBER
What's on in Reading tomorrow
Plan tomorrow tonight: family events, shows and sessions across Reading, with times, prices and ages so you can book before bedtime.
8 things on 1 free 2 indoors 5 venues
Thu 8 October8 things on
10:00
Caribbean Contribution to RAF - Resources box
Reading Abbey Ruins · Reading
FreeAll day · check times with the venue
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Heritage
CultureMix Arts & Music Centre · Reading
Indoors- from £25
All day · check times with the venue
1-2-1 Drum Kit Taster Lessons
CultureMix Arts & Music Centre · Reading
Indoors 
All day · check times with the venue
Windsor Carriages
The Savill Garden · Egham
All day · check times with the venue
Horse and Carriage rides with Ascot Carriages
The Savill Garden · Egham
from £1512:00
Sonning Mill Ferry
Thames Rivercruise (Reading) · Reading
- from £10
13:15-14:15
Sonning Loop
Thames Rivercruise (Reading) · Reading
from £23.5017:30
Owls by Moonlight
Hawk Conservancy Trust Bird of Prey Centre · Andover
ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT
Good for a spontaneous day out
No booking, no fuss: places you can decide on over breakfast.
FreeUffington Castle
Faringdon
Walk up to a 3,000-year-old chalk horse cut into the hillside, then scramble round an Iron Age hillfort and a mound tied to the St George legend.
The Purple Turtle
Reading
A late-night bar and gig venue in Reading that stays open until 3am, or 3.30am at weekends.
Wokingham Theatre
Wokingham
A community theatre putting on eight main productions a year, plus youth theatre classes for 7 to 17 year olds.
Hearing loopToiletsWheelchair accessible
from £25Honesty Cookery School
Newbury · ages 10+
Hands-on cookery courses where a child over 10 can cook alongside an adult, plus adult-only feast classes from £25.
Pushchair friendly
Oxford Castle Quarter
Oxford
A historic castle quarter in the middle of Oxford with old stone walls and mound to wander round, open daily from 10am.
FreeThe Look Out Discovery Centre Playground
Bracknell · ages 2-12
A free outdoor playground with equipment built to challenge kids from toddler age right up to the teenage bit.
Good to know
Is anything free?
Yes, Ordinary People, Extraordinary Heritage is free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.
What do tickets cost?
Paid events start from £10. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.
What if it rains?
Ordinary People, Extraordinary Heritage and 1-2-1 Drum Kit Taster Lessons are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.
PLAN A DIFFERENT DAY
What's on, when you need it
Everything open and on in Reading today, with times and prices.
TOP PICKOrdinary People, Extraordinary Heritage · free- Fri7 things · Windsor Carriages
- Sat10 things · Horse and Carriage rides with Ascot Carriages
- Sun10 things · Classic Cars & Bikes Meet
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