Reading Museum and Town Hall Christmas Market 2026

Reading Museum and Town Hall are hosting their Christmas market on Saturday 21 November, from 10:30am to 4:30pm. It's a free, drop-in day, so you can wander in and out whenever suits you rather than committing to a whole afternoon.

The market is spread across several spaces: the Town Hall Reception and the Soane Space in the Museum, and the Concert Hall and its foyer. There are over 50 local stallholders set up, and the Museum shop will be stocked with local products too. The whole thing is designed to bring people into the Museum and Town Hall, and this year it's billed as bigger and better than before, with more stalls than ever.

Between the browsing, the Pantry Café will be serving festive treats, including mulled wine and mince pies, and traditional mead. You can also buy the mead to take home from the Museum shop. It's listed as a family event, so it works as a day out with the kids as much as a solo trip for a few early presents. If you're just passing through, you can stop in for a drink and a browse; if you've got the whole morning, there's plenty to see across the different rooms.

It runs from 10:30am to 4:30pm on Saturday 21 November, free and drop-in, across the Town Hall Reception, the Soane Space, the Concert Hall and its foyer.