If you have an event planned, please send details to whatson@cavershambridge.org. We need to receive these no later than the 10th of the month before the event for inclusion in the printed paper. It is helpful if they are submitted in the standard format below, using Calibri font. Later submissions can be included on our online What’s On, which is updated regularly.
To see what has been added check: cavershambridge.org/archives/category/around-caversham
From March 2026, regular weekly events are listed separately, see What’s On Weekly.
Please note, a listing of baby and toddler groups can be found here.
Until Saturday 9 May – The original medieval manuscript of Sumer is icumen in, also known as the famed Reading Rota has returned to Reading for the first time since the dissolution of Reading Abbey in 1539. It is on loan from the British Library to Reading Museum. It is believed to be the earliest known English song with surviving music. The Museum is open, free, Tuesdays to Saturdays, 09:00 to 16:00 (17:00 Saturdays). See their website www.readingmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/sumer-icumen
Until Saturday 16 May – Exhibition and sale of Jane McDonald original monoprints – 10:00 – 16:00 Tuesday – Saturday, The Caversham Picture Framer, 5a, Church Road, Caversham RG4 7AA Website https://cavershampictureframer.co.uk
Friday 1 May – Bereavement Café – 14:00-15:30 at St. Barnabas, Emmer Green. A safe place to find others who have had their own loss and can appreciate something of your experience. For further info Tel. Gill at 0118 9478772
Saturday 2 May – Household and Handyman Sale – 10:00-12:00 St Barnabas Church Hall, Grove Road Emmer Green RG4 8LJ. Home and garden items for sale, including tools and small items of furniture and a “Tool Sharpening” service will be available.
Saturday 2 May – Caversham Horticultural Society Spring Plant Sale – 10:00-11:00 Oakley Road Allotments (next to vet surgery). Please bring plants and cutting for sale between 9:45 and 10:00 to allow time for pricing/labelling. See www.caversham-horticultural.org.uk
Sunday 3 May – The Dawn Chorus at Clayfield Copse – 05:00 Join Friends of Clayfield Copse for a stroll around Clayfield Copse and secondary woodlands to hear the best early music available with a local expert. Meet in the carpark next to the tennis courts on Caversham Park Road. The group will come back to the car park to pick up late starters at 07:00 for a shorter walk, but some birds will have finished singing by then. Tel Peter on 077487 66340 for further information
Tuesday 5 May – Caversham Women’s Institute – 19:30 at Church House, Caversham. www.thewi.org.uk or Tel: 01189 475176
Wednesday 6 May – Rosehill Ladies – 14:00 at St Barnabas Hall, Emmer Green. Tel: Sue 01189477570 or email suegreen@hotmail.com
Friday 8 May – Chazey Women’s Institute – 14:30 at St Andrew’s Church Hall. Tel: 0118 947 0964, or e-mail rowena@primology.com
Friday 8 May – Chance 2 dance 4 charity – 19:30 – 21:30 Peppard Memorial Hall, Gallowstree Road, Peppard Common RG9 5JA. In support of Amnesty International and Wyfold Riding for the Disabled. Bring your own refreshments as there will be no food or drink on sale.Tickets £8 on the door or online www.trybooking.com/uk/FSWD (+15p booking fee)
Saturday 9 May – Open Day at Reading Sailing Club – 11:00 to 15:00 Sonning Eye, Reading RG4 6TT. A day with free taster sessions, sailing activities, a BBQ, and plenty happening on and off the water. The club also offers model yacht racing, windsurfing and paddleboarding, so there really is something for everyone See www.readingsc.org.uk for more details and location map.
Saturday 9 – Sunday 17 May – Reading Walks Festival 2026 – 43 guided walks led by local experts, exploring Reading’s history and natural heritage, with over a quarter celebrating Reading’s great waterways to tie in with the 30th anniversary of the Thames Path National Trail. Tickets sold out fast last year, so check ReadingWalksFestival.org for availability and to book. A printed programme is also available at Reading’s libraries, Reading Museum reception and other outlets.
Sunday 10 May – Bell Sunday – 10:00-10:40 at St Margaret’s Church, Mapledurham RG4 7TR. An opportunity to find out about and try your hand at the ancient tradition of bell ringing. For details contact richardbisgrove52@btinternet.com
Thursday 14 – Saturday 16 May – Plant Sale to support Water Aid and the Red Cross – 10:00-17:00 daily, 97 South View Avenue, RG4 5BB. Plants for your garden, Fair Trade goods, crafts and refreshments in the garden. Donations of plants welcome. Contact Phil and Pam Chatfield 0118 947 2444, email phil.chatfield1@gmail.com
Monday 18 May – Churches Together in Caversham Annual Meeting – 19:30 Caversham Baptist Church Celebrating the work of CTC, including the work done through REinspired, the Caversham Drop-In and the Summer Holiday Club, and commissioning volunteers for the year ahead. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Tuesday 19 May – Caversham and District Residents Association Annual General Meeting and Open Meeting – 19:00 for 19:30 Caversham Baptist Church. Caversham and District Residents Association AGM (brief) followed by talks entitled Caversham: our bridge, our river and the Royal Show. As Caversham Bridge reaches 100 years old, our speakers will take you back to 1926 to look at the creation of the new bridge, the importance of the river and the Royal Show held at Caversham Park. This is an open meeting and all are welcome.
Wednesday 20 May – Saturday 27 June – Exhibition: Aftershocks & Echoes: Healing Though Making – Art as Therapy and Transformation – 10:00-16:00 Tuesday – Saturday, The Caversham Picture Framer, 5a, Church Road, Caversham RG4 7AA. A group show featuring Imy Moon, Jenna Fox and Paul Askew. Website https://cavershampictureframer.co.uk
Wednesday 20 May – From Blackboard to Mortarboard: Adult Education in Reading, a talk by Margaret Simons – 19:00 doors open, 19:30 start. Abbey Baptist Church, Abbey Square, Reading. The History of Reading Society. This meeting is open to all, visitors are asked to pay £2 each to attend. There will also be a book sale. www.historyofreadingsociety.org.uk email historyofreadingsociety@yahoo.com
Friday 22 May – Ma vie comme professeur de français et auteur – Gwen Brookes talks about her life as a Primary School French teacher and the challenges faced when producing her Berthe the Witch storybooks for children learning French or Spanish – 19:30- 21:30 Le Cercle Français at Church House, 59 Church Street, RG4 8AX. For those who are learning French, love France and for French nationals. Admission £5 welcome drink included. See www.readingfrenchcircle.co.uk for programme. Email readingcerclefrancais@gmail.com
Wednesday 27 May – Cocoa, Chrysanthemums and the Chelsea Flower Show, a talk by Andy Wetten University of Reading – 19:30 at Caversham Baptist Church, opposite Waitrose. Caversham Horticultural Society. £3 non-members. Light refreshments. For details visit www.caversham-horticultural.org.uk/talks
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Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June – Reading Amateur Regatta – River Thames at Thameside Promenade. Racing runs downstream on a two-lane course. 1500m on Saturday and 1000m on Sunday. A brilliant day out for spectators, with plenty of space for picnics in Caversham Court Gardens and along the Promenade. For details, see www.reading-amateur-regatta.org
Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 June – The Regatta Vintage Fayre – 10:00-19:00-Saturday, 10:00-17:00 Sunday. Caversham Court Gardens. A chance to watch the Reading Amateur Regatta boat races and to enjoy garden games, a craft market and live music. Food and a bar on site. Entry free. See www.angelbar.co.uk for more details
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