Information for Residents
Reading Pride Love Unites Festival & Parade 2024
Kings Meadow, Reading
Road Closures – Saturday 31st August 2024 (10:30am – 12:30pm)
As you may be aware, the Reading Pride Love Unites Festival will be held on Saturday 31st August 2024. As part of the festival, we will be holding our annual parade, which will depart Reading Station at 11:00hrs.
The parade will require the temporary closure of several roads within Reading town centre. However, as a resident or business within the road closure area, access will be granted to yourselves and any visitors. As stated above, the roads will be closed between 10:30hrs and 12:30hrs, or until we are reasonably able to remove them to restore access.
We thank you in advance for your co-operation. If you have any problems or questions then please feel free to get in contact with us on 0118 229 0617 or by emailing [email protected].
Reading Pride would like to take this opportunity to invite you to our free festival. The Reading LGBT+ Pride Festival is taking place in Kings Meadow Park, Napier Road on Saturday, 4th September and is open to the public from midday to 7.30pm.
Parade route and affected roads
The parade is taking the below route through Reading town centre. The parade will set off at 11am and arrive at Kings Meadow around midday.
The below roads will be impacted by road closures during this time:
Blagrave Street
Forbury Road
Friar Street
Queen Victoria Street
Broad Street
St Marys Butts
Castle Street
Bridge Street
London Street
Duke Street
Kings Road
High Street
Market Place
The Forbury
It will also impact access from the following roads during parts of the parade:
Fobney Street
Simmonds Street
Swan Place
Maltings Place
Rose Walk
Mallard Row
Waterside Gardens
Willow Street
Talbot Court
St Mary’s Grove
If you require access
If you require access during this time, the key road closures will be manned and – if it is safe to do so – you will be granted access or exit.