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Folk / Acoustic around Reading

56 upcoming events

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Oazis lists 56 folk / acoustic events around Reading, pulled from ticket sites and venue calendars, updated every day.

Right now, most of the action is around Rising Sun, Watlington House and The Butler.

Events — folk / acoustic around Reading

Sat14

Today

Saturday Showcase
Today
Singer-songwriterFolk / Acoustic

Saturday Showcase

Plough & Harrow
Saturday Showcase
At 3 PMFree
Folk / AcousticConcert

Saturday Showcase

The Hope & Anchor
The Oxford Waits
At 6:40 PM£16.50
Folk / AcousticConcert

The Oxford Waits

Goring Village Hall
Guy Davis
At 8 PM£24
BluesFolk / Acoustic

Guy Davis

The Anvil Basingstoke
Live Music: James Deane
At 8:30 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert

Live Music: James Deane

The Red Lion
Sun15

Tomorrow

An Afternoon With Fleet Rock Orchestra
Tomorrow · 3 PM£22
Folk / AcousticConcert

An Afternoon With Fleet Rock Orchestra

The Harlington
Readifolk Singers' Night
Tomorrow · 8 PM£3
Folk / AcousticConcert

Readifolk Singers' Night

Watlington House
Tue17

Tuesday 17 November

Chris Packham's World of Wonder
Tue 17 · 7:30 PM£28–45
Folk / AcousticConcert

Chris Packham's World of Wonder

The Anvil Basingstoke
Thu19

Thursday 19 November

Up Close With The Blues At Chineham Arms, Basingstoke
Thu 19 · 6 PM£27.80
BluesFolk / Acoustic

Up Close With The Blues At Chineham Arms Basingstoke

The Chineham Arms, Basingstoke
The Irish House Party
Thu 19 · 7:30 PM£26.50
Folk / AcousticTheatre

The Irish House Party

Camberley Theatre
Rough Born Legends
Thu 19 · 7:30 PM£6.60
RockFolk / Acoustic

Rough Born Legends

Other Space Arts
The Roy Bailey Big Band - Borrowed and Blue supplementary (SOLD OUT)
Thu 19 · 7:45 PM£10–16
JazzFolk / Acoustic

The Roy Bailey Big Band - Borrowed and Blue supplementary

Goring Village Hall
Third Thursday Music Night -November
Thu 19 · 8 PM£6–8
RockIndie

Third Thursday Music Night - November

Other Space Arts
The Black Feathers
Thu 19 · 8 PM£17.50
Folk / AcousticConcert

The Black Feathers

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Fri20

Friday 20 November

Los Pacaminos
Fri 20 · 7:30 PM
Folk / AcousticWorld music

Los Pacaminos

Wokingham Music Club at The Whitty Theatre
Pearl Fish, Daniel Isaiah
Fri 20 · 8 PM£13.20
Folk / AcousticConcert

Pearl Fish, Daniel Isaiah

Other Space Arts
Rootweave
Fri 20 · 8 PM£8.80
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter

Rootweave — Em Swift

Rising Sun
Rootweave
Fri 20 · 8:30 PM£8.80
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter

Rootweave

The Rising Sun Arts Centre

Later

Saturday Showcase
Sat 21 · 3 PMFree
Folk / AcousticConcert

Saturday Showcase

Plough & Harrow
Quintessential Brass 5th Anniversary Concert
Sat 21 · 6 PM£6.13–11.55
ClassicalFolk / Acoustic

Quintessential Brass 5th Anniversary Concert

Christ Church URC
Cherubini Requiem, plus some choral favourites
Sat 21 · 7:30 PM
ClassicalFolk / Acoustic

Cherubini Requiem, plus some choral favourites

St Mary the Virgin
AUT26S Lisa Paine - 12th South to Memphis
Sat 21 · 8 PM£18
Folk / AcousticWorld music

AUT26S Lisa Paine - 12th South to Memphis

South Hill Park Arts Centre
Hunter Muskett at Readifolk
Sun 22 · 8 PM£10
Folk / AcousticConcert

Hunter Muskett at Readifolk

Watlington House
Hugh Cornwell
Wed 25 · 7:30 PM£35
Folk / AcousticJam / Open mic

Hugh Cornwell

The Anvil Basingstoke
Acoustic Cafe
Wed 25 · 7:30 PMFree
Folk / AcousticSmall gig

Acoustic Cafe

The Newtown Pippin Bracknell
The Simon & Garfunkel Story
Thu 26 · 7:30 PM£33.75
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

Henley-on-Thames Kenton Theatre
Henley Christmas Lights: Live Music at Coppa Club
Fri 27 · 7:30 PMFree
Folk / AcousticTribute

Henley Christmas Lights: Live Music at Coppa Club

Coppa Club Henley
Ilario Ferrari
Fri 27 · 7:30 PM£16.50
Folk / AcousticJazz

Ilario Ferrari

Other Space Arts
The Magic Numbers
Sat 28 · 6:30 PM£31.32
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter

The Magic Numbers

Saint Laurence's Church
Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band
Sat 28 · 8 PM£28.50
Folk / AcousticWorld music

Steve Knightley & The Winter Yards Band

The Anvil Basingstoke
Live Music: The 45s
Sat 28 · 8:30 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert

Live Music: The 45s

The Red Lion
Steve Brown
Tue 1 · 8 PM£25
JazzSinger-songwriter

Steve Brown "The Christmas Project" featuring Clare Wheeler

The Harlington
Henley Late Night Shopping & Live Music
Thu 3 · 8 PMFree
PopFolk / Acoustic

Henley Late Night Shopping & Live Music

Coppa Club Henley
A Winter Union
Tue 8 · 7:30 PM£18–22
Folk / AcousticConcert

A Winter Union

The Anvil Basingstoke
Christmas Special  MANDOLINQUENTS + guest Slim Panatella
Wed 9 · 7:45 PM£20
Folk / AcousticClassical

Christmas Special MANDOLINQUENTS + guest Slim Panatella

Goring on Thames Village Hall
Live Music: James Deane
Sat 12 · 7 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert

Live Music: James Deane

The Red Lion
La Bouche Manouche – A Gypsy Jazz Christmas
Sat 12 · 8 PM£21.50
JazzFolk / Acoustic

La Bouche Manouche – A Gypsy Jazz Christmas

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
St Agnes Fountain
Mon 14 Dec · 7:30 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert

St Agnes Fountain

Nettlebed Village Club
MSBC Christmas Show with Marcus Bonfanti
Mon 14 Dec · 7:30 PM£22
Folk / AcousticConcert

MSBC Christmas Show with Marcus Bonfanti

The Cabin
Hampshire & Surrey Hills Men's Choir Christmas Concert
Thu 17 Dec · 7:30 PM£16
Folk / AcousticConcert

Hampshire & Surrey Hills Men's Choir Christmas Concert

High Cross Church
Feast of Fiddles
Sat 19 Dec · 7 PM£23.10
Folk / AcousticSmall gig

Feast of Fiddles

The Butler
Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter's Night
Sat 19 Dec · 7:30 PM£30
Folk / AcousticConcert

Cara Dillon - Upon A Winter's Night

The Anvil Basingstoke
Cara Dillon
Sat 19 Dec · 7:30 PM£34
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter

Cara Dillon

The Haymarket
Readifolk Festive Session
Sun 20 Dec · 8 PM£3
Folk / AcousticConcert

Readifolk Festive Session

Watlington House
The Albion Christmas Band
Mon 21 Dec · 7:30 PM£24.50
Folk / AcousticConcert

The Albion Christmas Band

The Anvil Basingstoke
The Albion Christmas Band
Tue 22 Dec · 7:30 PM£31
Folk / AcousticConcert

The Albion Christmas Band

Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
Readifolk Singers' Night
Sun 27 Dec · 8 PM£3
Folk / AcousticConcert

Readifolk Singers' Night

Watlington House
An AC/DC vs. Pink Floyd Candlelight Experience In Bracknell - Friday 8th January
Fri 8 Jan · 7 PM£20–45
ClassicalFolk / Acoustic

A Classical AC/DC vs Pink Floyd Tribute — Candlelight Experience

Easthampstead Parish Church (St Michael and St Mary Magdalene)
The Vintage Explosion
Fri 15 Jan · 7 PM£37.50
BluesRock

The Vintage Explosion

TOWN HALL HIGH WYCOMBE
Country Superstars
Fri 15 Jan · 7 PM£31.15
Folk / AcousticConcert

Country Superstars

Swan Theatre
Legends of Motown
Fri 15 Jan · 7:30 PM£28
Soul / FunkFolk / Acoustic

Legends of Motown

Henley-on-Thames Kenton Theatre
Errol Linton
Fri 15 Jan · 7:30 PM£19.80
BluesFolk / Acoustic

Errol Linton

The Butler
Errol Linton
Fri 15 Jan · 8 PM£19.80
BluesJazz

Errol Linton

The Butler
SPR27S Crazy Diamond
Sat 23 Jan · 7:30 PM£27.50–29
RockJazz

SPR27S Crazy Diamond

South Hill Park Arts Centre
Robb Johnson
Fri 29 Jan · 8 PM£16.50
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter

Robb Johnson

Rising Sun
Sion Whiley
Sat 6 Feb · 7 PM£8.80
Folk / AcousticConcert

Sion Whiley

St Mary's Church

See also around Reading

Parties→

23
Lagoona Park Firework Nights 2026 – Fireworks Over the Lake
Fri 13 · 5 PM£11.55–44.04
Street partyOutdoors

Lagoona Park Firework Nights 2026 – Fireworks Over the Lake

Lagoona Park Jet Ski Centre, Reading
Old Skool Hotel Party - A Nostalgic Experience
Sat 21 · 10 PM£16.60–32.58
ClubDJ set

Old Skool Hotel Party - A Nostalgic Experience

De Vere Wokefield Estate, Goodboy's Lane, Reading, UK
CALLING ALL - Moving Shadow / Over Shadow Special
At 4 PM
DJ setClub

CALLING ALL - Moving Shadow / Over Shadow Special

St Bart's Church, London Road, RG1 3QA, Reading
Mariposita Milonga
At 7:30 PM
TangoFolk dance

Mariposita Milonga

St Luke's Parish Hall, Reading
LOST SATURDAYS
At 9 PM£5–10
ClubDJ set

LOST SATURDAYS

Reading Lola Lo
Parish Christmas Fair and Sale
At 3 PM
Street partyOutdoors

Parish Christmas Fair and Sale

All Saints Hall, Reading
Singles Party Reading @ Penta Hotel (Ages: 30-50)
At 7:30 PM£15
Parties

Singles Party Reading @ Penta Hotel (Ages: 30-50)

Pentahotel Reading
What the Pop
At 8 PM£0–7
ClubDJ set

What the Pop

Popworld - Reading
BALKAN Party READING - Harvest & Beats
At 10 PM£10–12
DJ setClub

BALKAN Party READING - Harvest & Beats

Calico Bar & Eatery, Reading
GSG SATURDAYS🖤
At 10 PM£5
ClubDJ set

GSG SATURDAYS🖤

Gun Street Garden, Reading
KALOR - Market House Rooftop
At 4 PM
DJ setHouse

KALOR - Market House Rooftop

Market House, Reading
DB - EIGHT
At 12 PM£20.76
DJ set

DB - EIGHT

Double-Barrelled Brewery, Tilehurst
THROWBACK THERAPY BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH
Today
DJ set

THROWBACK THERAPY BOTTOMLESS BRUNCH

Playlist Live, Reading
Reading Singles Night, 50+ | Be At One | Love at First Sign
Thu 19 · 7 PM£22.38–48.38
Parties

Reading Singles Night, 50+ | Be At One | Love at First Sign

Be At One - Reading
End of Year x Diwali Celebration
Fri 20 · 6:30 PM£27.80–38.62
Street partyDJ set

End of Year x Diwali Celebration

Best Western Reading Calcot Hotel
🔥🎤 BARS AFTER DARK — CELESTE X RGRECORDS 🎤🔥
Sat 21 · 8 PM£5–10
ClubDJ set

🔥🎤 BARS AFTER DARK — CELESTE X RGRECORDS 🎤🔥

Celeste - Shisha & Cocktails, Reading
Christmas Party Night with Live Singer & Dancers at Village Reading
Sat 21 · 7 PM£48.84
DJ setClub

Christmas Party Night with Live Singer & Dancers at Village Reading

Village Hotel Reading
Can’t stop from wukin’ up
Sun 22 · 5 PM£22.38
Parties

Can’t stop from wukin’ up

DOLPHIN’S CARIBBEAN RESTAURANT & BAR, Reading
TVYP: Festive Flight Night
Tue 24 · 6 PM£16.96
Street partyTeam sports

TVYP: Festive Flight Night

Flight Club Reading
30s & 40s Singles Night @ Be At One Reading | Love at First Sign
Wed 25 · 7 PM£20–44
ClubDJ set

30s & 40s Singles Night @ Be At One Reading | Love at First Sign

Be At One - Reading
(FINAL 50 TICKETS!) APRÉS - DAY PARTY @ PURPLE TURTLE❄️⛷️🎧
Thu 26 · 3 PM£22.50
DJ setClub

(FINAL 50 TICKETS!) APRÉS - DAY PARTY @ PURPLE TURTLE❄️⛷️🎧

Purple Turtle, Reading
Readipop presents: XOX LIVE w/ Means Of Production, Fingerwolf & more
Thu 26 · 7 PM£0
DJ setClub

Readipop presents: XOX LIVE w/ Means Of Production, Fingerwolf & more

The Oakford Social Club
MeetIRL Reading Singles Social Mixer | 28+ | Coconut Bar
Fri 27 · 7:30 PM£17.50–30
Parties

MeetIRL Reading Singles Social Mixer | 28+ | Coconut Bar

Coconut Bar & Kitchen, Reading

Stage→

11
Laughter Craft Comedy
Sat 5 · 7 PM£19.80
Stand-upComedy

Laughter Craft Comedy

Spencers Wood Village Hall, Reading
CURTAINS UP CABARET - A Cabaret Tribute to Musicals
Today
CabaretMusical

CURTAINS UP CABARET - A Cabaret Tribute to Musicals

The Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading
Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress
Today
Stand-up

Mark Simmons: Jest to Impress

Reading Town Hall
Two Play Treat: two one-act plays
Wed 18
TheatrePanto

Two Play Treat: two one-act plays

Shinfield Players Theatre, Reading
Tom Stade Rules - Special - Reading
Thu 19 · 6 PM£27
Stand-upComedy

Tom Stade Rules - Special - Reading

Just The Tonic At Sub89, Reading
Tom Stade Rules
Thu 19 · 7:30 PM
Stand-upComedy

Tom Stade Rules

Reading Sub89, Berkshire
Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise
Fri 20
Stand-up

Olga Koch: Fat Tom Cruise

21 South Street, Reading
Fawlty Towers Christmas Weekend 21/11/2026 Reading
Sat 21 · 2 PM£265
TheatreComedy

Fawlty Towers Christmas Weekend 21/11/2026 Reading

Holiday Inn Reading - West by IHG
A Christmas Carol 2026
Sat 21 · 7:30 PM£13–28
Theatre

A Christmas Carol 2026

Reading Rep Theatre
Off The Rails Part 4 with Miss Charley O'llocks [Christmas Edition]
Fri 27 · 7 PM£9.38
CabaretDrag show

Off The Rails Part 4 with Miss Charley O'llocks [Christmas Edition]

The Railway Tavern, Reading
What's The Game?! Holby Sh*tty
Fri 27 · 8 PM£10
ImprovStand-up

What's The Game?! Holby Sh*tty

Reading Biscuit Factory

Art & Culture→

12
Not as rational as we think: The science of cognitive biases
At 11 AM£16.96
TalkScience

Not as rational as we think: The science of cognitive biases

Biscuit Factory, Reading
How to build the perfect winter capsule wardrobe
Tomorrow · 1 PM£10
Fashion & DesignTalk

How to build the perfect winter capsule wardrobe

John Lewis Reading
Cultural Sustainability Forum
Thu 19 · 12:30 PMFree
TalkEcology

Cultural Sustainability Forum

Jelly, Mall
Fertility Treatment Options: Reading Open Day
Sat 21 · 9 AMFree
Guided tourDrop-in services

Fertility Treatment Options: Reading Open Day

London Women's Clinic Reading
TFNation Mini-Con (Reading, United Kingdom)
Sat 21
ClubManga & Comics

TFNation Mini-Con (Reading, United Kingdom)

Great Hall Reading University
200 years of Reading's Weather
Sat 21 · 2 PMFree
TalkHeritage

200 years of Reading's Weather

Watlington House, Reading
Women’s Lives: Past, Present and Future
Wed 25 · 9:30 AMFree
Talk

Women’s Lives: Past, Present and Future

The Meadow Suite, Reading
Extend Robotics: Winter Sessions
Thu 26 · 5 PMFree
TalkDigital skills

Extend Robotics: Winter Sessions

Extend Robotics Limited, Reading
Reading and the University at times of War
Thu 26 · 10 AMFree
TalkHeritage

Reading and the University at times of War

Reading Minster
Film – Land of Canaan
Fri 27 · 7:30 PM
CinemaDocumentary

Film – Land of Canaan

RISC Reading
Film Screening - Land of Canaan
Fri 27 · 7:30 PMFree
CinemaDocumentary

Film Screening - Land of Canaan

Reading International Solidarity Centre
Shamazon Time
Fri 27£0
ExhibitionStreet party

Shamazon Time

Rising Sun, Reading

Activism→

4
Reading Astronomical Society meeting
Sat 21 · 7 PM
Talk

Reading Astronomical Society meeting

St Peter's Church Hall - Earley
TVP Serious youth violence summit.
Sat 21 · 1 PMFree
Politics & EconomyVolunteering

TVP Serious youth violence summit.

Quad at ONE Station Hill Reading
She+Choir  Reading
Thu 19 · 6 PMFree
Activism

She+Choir Reading

The Rising Sun Arts Centre, Reading
Palantir’s Dangerous Record From Palestine to the UK
Wed 25 · 7:30 PMFree
Politics & EconomyHuman rights

Palantir’s Dangerous Record From Palestine to the UK

RISC Reading

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Venues — folk / acoustic around Reading

Rising Sun
2 events
Watlington House
4 events
The Butler
3 events
Coppa Club Henley
2 events
Henley-on-Thames Kenton Theatre
2 events
Goring Village Hall
2 events
Plough & Harrow
2 events
South Hill Park Arts Centre
2 events
Norden Farm Centre for the Arts
3 events
The Red Lion
3 events
The Anvil Basingstoke
7 events
Other Space Arts
4 events

Frequently asked questions

How many folk / acoustic events are there around Reading?

56 coming up on Oazis.

Where can you catch folk / acoustic around Reading?

Notably Rising Sun, Watlington House and The Butler. See the full list of venues above.

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