Call for locals and attendees to plan ahead for Reading Festival
The Thames Path will be closed between Scours Lane and the far end of Thameside Promenade from 19:00 to 06:00 on Thursday to Monday.
The council and festival organisers have produced official travel information, external, along with a wider information page, external.
Sound testing will take place on Thursday and each day of the festival before live shows under the direct supervision of council officers.
A special hotline number (020 8080 1518) is available for residents who want to offer comments or raise queries during the event.
It will be answered from 09:00 to 17:00 on 26 August and then 24 hours a day from 09:00 on 27 August until 15:00 on 31 August.
Residents can also use the council-run email address ReadingFestivalHotline@reading.gov.uk, which will be regularly checked throughout the festival.
On Tuesday, the festival’s organisers were given permission to host music on its main stage on Thursdays from 2027.
